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.
From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.
The Patrick Meiklejohn Collection of Nevada Hotel and Casino Ephemera (1970s-1994) consists of 117 decks of casino and airline playing cards and casino marketing material and ephemera, including hats, keychains, bags, pens, napkins, and hotel room courtesy items.
Colors image of a wooden cross used by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing.
From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.
The Summa Corporation and Nevada series dates from 1955-1976 and is composed almost entirely of reference files of newspaper clippings that contain materials related to Las Vegas and Nevada, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Las Vegas in general, and mining operations primarily in Nevada as well as materials about the Summa Corporation operations and Atomic Energy Commission.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
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Collection Number: MS-00380 Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files Box/Folder: N/A