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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
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Records are comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs records from 1952 to 2009. The collection contains information about UNLV's academic affairs including information about the development and growth of departments, as well as what type of classes were offered. The collection also includes faculty schedule cards from 1955 to 1978.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics consists of photocopied periodicals and book chapters on a wide variety of gaming and general Las Vegas, Nevada topics. The majority of the collection material focuses on problem gambling and were copied from psychology, psychiatry, and addiction journals originating in the United States and Europe. Original dates of publication range from approximately 1837 to 1999. Other topics include tourism, southern Nevada history, and Howard Hughes' influence in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of people at Panaca, Nevada, circa 1972
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Slide of Gerald R. Ford, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 8, 1988
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Photograph of a young woman being coached at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 3, 1976
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Grant Snow oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Grant Snow conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on November 16, 1982 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Snow discusses arriving to St. Thomas, Nevada in 1925. Snow also describes teaching in St. Thomas, the significance of mines to the region, and increase of local businesses.
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Laughlin, Nevada photographs, 1970-1990
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The Laughlin, Nevada photographs depict the town of Laughlin, Nevada from 1970 to 1990. The photographs primarily depict hotels and casinos, the Laughlin Community Center, and ferries on the Colorado River. The photographs also depict Don Laughlin, the entrepreneur who purchased the land where Laughlin is located.
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Collection Name: Bill Willard Photograph Collection
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Photograph of Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada, 1980
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Postcard of a Squaw Race, Ely, Nevada, 1909
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Postcard of Winnemucca, Nevada, circa 1910s-1920s
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