The Burrell C. Lawton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1931 to 1934. The photographs primarily depict workers, construction equipment, and the progression of the dam's concrete structures. The photographs also depict construction of diversion tunnels, bridges, the gravel plant, the intake towers, and the concrete mixing plant.

Oral history interview with William Wells conducted by David Emerson on May 22, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, William Wells, the first dean of engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986 to join UNLV. He also describes building the engineering departments, obtaining accreditation, recruiting, salaries, and faculty turnover. He then talks about diversity in the department, the successes of UNLV engineering graduates, and attracting minority groups to engineering.

The Veterans' Voices: We're Listening Oral History Project (2021-2024) contains fifty interviews conducted by members of two UNLV entities, the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) and the Military & Veteran Services Center (MVSC). UNLV is nationally recognized as a Military Friendly School, and this project contains interviews spanning all branches and eras of the U.S. military and include a representative cross-section of the diversity of Veterans.