The UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera (approximately 1863-2012) is comprised of Las Vegas, Nevada casino gaming artifacts; games such as Pai Gow, Las Vegas themed board games, Piquet, and punchboards; and ephemera items about gaming. The collection contains postcards and newspaper clippings advertising for casinos in Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Bahamas, France, and California. The collection also contains information on gaming legislation in Europe and the United States, writings on gambling systems, gaming tickets, and various pamphlets on how to play different games such as roulette and baccarat, as well as several decks of souvenir playing cards, dice, and buttons.

The collection consists of one spiral bound copy of galley notes for John Archer's book, "The Archer Method of Winning at Blackjack," published in 1973.

The collection, dated 1941-1947, consists of loose-leaf notes from the daily journal of Arlin Rex Johnson (1898-1970), Budget and Planning Officer at the Coordinator of Information (COI) office in Washington, D.C. from September 2, 1941 to December 23, 1941, and a list of foreign visitors during his tenure as Assistant Director of Foreign Agricultural Relations at the United States Department of Agriculture from 1945-1947.

The William Neely Letter consists of one typescript letter (photocopied) transcribed from an original dated December 4, 1864 from William Neely in Virginia City, Nevada to his nephew. The letter discusses Nevada's impending statehood and the mining business and financial situation at the time.

Collection consists of envelopes with the Silver Centennial commemorative postage stamp (canceled) with the "Virginia City, Nevada Silver Centennial 1859-1959" die hub with postmarks of ten Nevada cities including Las Vegas. There is also a first day of issue decorative envelope.

The Henry Wieking Papers (1932-1935) contain personal recollections, daily journal pages, newspaper clippings, and a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) memorandum.

The Ken "Nevada" Maines Papers (approximately 1960-1980) contains items written by Maines, including sheet music for his songs "Fremont Street," "My Name Is Love," and "My Little Polish Rose," a poem, and a flier "Hints for Handicappers." There is a printout of an article on Maines that appeared in the Las Vegas Sun. The collection also contains various sound recordings, some of which Maines composed.