Night view of the MGM Grand in Reno, Nevada. Officially opened in May of 1978, the MGM Grand has been changed and remodeled into multiple other casinos, including the Bally's Reno, then the Reno Hilton, and finally the 2011 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR). Site Name: MGM Grand (Reno. Nev.)
The Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada (approximately 1987-1995) consists of oral histories collected by Andrew Russell while researching his master's thesis, "Friends, neighbors, foes, and invaders: conflicting images and experiences of Japanese Americans in wartime Nevada" while at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The interviews are audiocassettes and must be reformatted before use. Some interviews have accompanying biographical information or draft transcripts.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Housing and Residential Life Records (1959-2020) is comprised of photographs and records from the Office of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, videos, and scrapbooks documenting various residential life events sponsored by the Residence Hall Association (RHA). Also included are informational booklets on housing and residential life at UNLV and issues of Living UNLV, the newsletter for UNLV residents. Residential life leadership and orientation training materials for HRL staff members are also represented in the collection.