The Hal Erickson Correspondence (1967-1993) documents Erickson's role in higher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection includes letters addressed to Hal Erickson from various Nevada politicians and educators relating to the possible acquisition of materials for the UNLV Special Collections and Archives, service on various boards, and congratulations on his impending retirement. The collection also includes materials that document Erickson's involvement with the national and Clark County Democratic conventions.

The Stephen Powell Papers (1933-1997) contain research bibliographies, indexes, and notecards for his book, A Gambling Bibliography based on the Collection, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The collection also contains his unpublished and published manuscripts, as well as gaming pamphlets, articles, and ephemera from 1934-1977. The collection includes gaming bibliographies in foreign languages, university archive guides, catalog records, and acquisition files for research books.

Collection consists of an original manuscript, "Geology and Ore-Deposition at Tonopah, Nevada" by Josiah Edward Spurr (1870-1950) with hand-drawn diagrams, and letters discussing the donation of the manuscript. The manuscript, which was published in the journal Economic Geology in 1915, is a geological description of the Tonopah mining area; the Tonopah Mining Company is mentioned frequently. It is undated, but the publication date suggests it was written approximately 1913-1915.