The UNLV Jean Nidetch Care Center Records (approximately 1990-2019) are comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Jean Nidetch Care Center (formerly the Jean Nidetch Women's Care Center) brochures, committee minutes, and planning strategies from 1990 to 2008. The materials also include internal JNCC information such as Advisory Council meeting minutes, reports, and the UNLV Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Women. Additional materials include photographs of JNCC events from the 1990s through the 2010s.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Sports Education Leadership Records (approximately 1931-2010) contains materials maintained by Dr. Jerry Landwer, a former faculty member in the Department of Sports Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Materials include reports, newspaper clippings, memorandum, research files, and publications kept by Landwer throughout his tenure at UNLV. Also included are publications from Landwer's personal library of sports and physical education related guidebooks, catalogues, and scholarly journals. The materials in this collection document various organizational efforts for the Department of Sports Education Leadership, specifically under President Carol Harter's tenure from 1995 to 1996.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine Press Clippings and Publicity Collection is comprised primarily of newspaper clippings and magazine articles from 2013 to 2015 covering the development of a medical school at UNLV. The collection materials include op-eds on UNLV's School of Medicine and articles discussing funding, development, and administration for the school. This collection also includes a copy of the Nevada Kids Count data book from 2011 which disseminates research on demographics, health factors, economics, education, safety, and welfare for the juvenile population in Nevada.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Events Audiovisual Collection (1973-1992) consists of audiovisual materials that document various conferences, speeches, lectures, and events that took place at the university. These events include the "Economic Stabilization and Inflation" speech given by Wallace C. Peterson, commencement speeches, a debate between Phyllis Schlafly and Sarah Weddington, and a panel discussion. The collection contains cassette and VHS tapes of commencement ceremonies; television programs and interviews related to university activities; university promotional announcements; and a university video series titled UNLV Campus Views.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alumni Association of Sports Memorabilia collection is comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) sports memorabilia collected by the UNLV Alumni Association from the 1970s to 1997. The collection primarily includes memorabilia relating to UNLV basketball during the late 1980s and the early 1990s.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Health and Physical Education Records (1957-1997) is comprised of University of Nevada, Las Vegas records primarily dealing with the reorganization of departments from 1994-1997. Materials include national studies, internal memos, newspaper articles, public correspondences, and histories of the university, relevant departments, and professors.
The Women's Research Institute of Nevada Records (1997-2017) document the establishment and activities of the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The majority of the collection represents research files, correspondence, and other working files kept by Joanne Goodwin, professor of history at UNLV and executive director of WRIN from 1999 to 2017. Materials include information about the creation of WRIN as well as its partnership with the National Education for Women's Leadership program to create NEW Leadership Nevada. Digital files in this collection include WRIN and NEW Leadership event photographs and administrative files used for WRIN operations. Digital files also include copies of annual reports and WRIN newsletters. Also included is a copy of Looking Back at Nevada Women, a documentary hosted by Goodwin. The records provide information on the creation of WRIN and the activities, events, and day to day operations of the institute including information on obtaining and maintaining funding for a research institute.
Records are comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Women’s Council memoranda, communications, newspaper clippings, and planning documents from 1993 to 2012. The collection includes information primarily about the Committee for an Inclusive and Just University (CIJU). The CIJU materials include planning documents for multiple surveys including: campus climate surveys, status of women, campus culture, and campus environment.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lied Library Architectural Records (1965-2010) are comprised of drawings and documents created by the American architecture firms of Welles Pugsley Architects and Leo A Daly Architects, as well as their associated consultants, engineers, and other professional collaborators. This collection documents the design and construction of Lied Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The materials feature both hand-drawn and computer generated architectural drawings, ranging from preliminary sketches and artist renderings to schematic drawings and construction documents.
Oral history interviews with John Theodore Gilcrease conducted by Robert McCracken on October 09 and 10, 2000 and March 21, 2001 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) on behalf of the Tule Springs Preservation Committee. Gilcrease opens his interview by discussing his family's lineage and Irish heritage. Gilcrease then explains how his family purchased farm land in the Tule Springs, Nevada area in 1920. He discusses how his family modified and changed the land, their irrigation system, and the animals they bred. Gilcrease goes on to talk about the development of the farm and how the development of Las Vegas, Nevada affected the property. Gilcrease recalls the life of his farm and family from the early the 1900s to the 1960s and talks about other prominent farming families in the area.