The Nevada Women’s Archives was founded in 1994 to collect, preserve, and provide access to primary source materials documenting women’s activities in the development of Nevada. It is located within the Special Collections Department of the Lied Library at UNLV and houses more than 250 collections.
Chris Giunchigliani moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978 from Johnson County, Kansas. She worked as a bartender while pursuing her Master's in Education (with an emphasis on the emotionally disturbed) at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Giunchigliani served in the Nevada State Assembly from 1991 to 2006, and as a Clark County Commissioner.