The first gaming license issued by the State of Nevada, County of Clark. It was issued to Mayme V. Stocker and J.H. Morgan for $1410.00. The license is good for three months ending June 20, 1931.
The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Hoover Dam dates from 1935 to 1937 and consists of black-and-white photographs of the construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada. The collection is an artifical collection created by UNLV Special Collections and Archives staff. The photographs document early construction of the Hoover Dam to images of the dam at completion. The collection also contains photographs of construction workers.
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Political Ephemera (1913-1974) contains political material collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.
A letter from Gabriel Rothstein, an engineer in Paris, France, to the Thunderbird Hotel regarding a new roulette layout that Rothstein devised, including four registered drawing patterns.
The UNLV December 6, 2023 Memorial Collection (2023-2024) contains material documenting the response to the deadly shooting on UNLV's Maryland Parkway campus on December 6, 2023. The collection contains items left at spontaneous memorials, such as handwritten notecards, small religious tokens, bracelets, teddy bears, and artificial flowers. Also included in the collection are videos of the UNLV vigil service held on December 13, 2023, archived UNLV websites, and condolence items sent to campus administration. Additionally, two members of the UNLV community donated their personal photographs and journal entries relating to the day of the shooting.
A report by Al Freeman announcing the opening of the new building called the Aqueduct, the then new 83 room and suite building located at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report overviews the size, cost, furnishings, designers, and architects. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Memorial for Queer Rhyolite Papers (2019-2020) contains documentation about the temporary monument installed for the inaugural Bullfrog Biennial at the Goldwell Open Air Museum in Rhyolite, Nevada in 2019. Materials include an information pamphlet about the exhibit as well as a small aluminum-cast monument with an inscribed dedication. Digital files in this collection include photographs of the monument during and after installation, images of Budd's sketchbook, and documents about the monument including exhibit proposals and articles written by Budd. The collection also includes archived versions of Budd's personal website and two online articles written by Budd published on the Nevada Humanities website and Engaging Collections online art journal.