The Josephine A. Johnson Diaries (approximately 1940-1978) consist of the personal diaries of Josephine Johnson, a homemaker who moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952. Included in the daily handwritten entries are prices of goods and services, shops and businesses frequented by the family, anecdotes about the weather, and some receipts, notes, and ephemera kept inside the diaries. Also included are two Bibles and a small personal phonebook.

The Joel Mur Collection of Red Rock Canyon (1980-1984) contains newspaper clippings, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) newletters and press releases, magazines, and correspondence relating to Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area. Joel Mur was the Interpretive Specialist for Red Rock Canyon Recreation Lands (BLM) at the time of donation.

The Shirley Edmond Papers (approximately 1950-2019) contain newspaper clippings, magazines, and church bulletins related to Edmond's civic participation over the years. The collection also contains photographs and ephemera related to the Johnson family and their business on Jackson Street on the Westside, Johnson's Malt Shop. Shirley Edmond grew up on the Westside, and was the first African American woman in Southern Nevada promoted by the United States Post Office to be a supervisor. She also worked at Matt Kelly Elementary School.

The Richard Taylor Collection on Moulin Rouge Hotel History contains documents that provide information on a short-term lease of the shuttered Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 1956. The collection contains a lease between Harry Miller (trustee in bankruptcy) and Richard Taylor for a short term lease of the hotel; a certificate of fictitious firm name submitted by Richard Taylor; a press release issued by Harry Miller on behalf of the hotel; and three Moulin Rouge guest register tags.

The George E. Perkins Letter about Paiute History (approximately 1900-1929) consists of a four-page handwritten recounting of Paiute history and tradition "as told to the author" (George Elwood Perkins). The recounted story references the Las Vegas Wash and Boulder Canyon, as well as agreements between the Hualapais and the Paiutes regarding living and hunting along the Colorado River.

The T. D. Bonner Manuscript Draft (approximately 1880-1899) consists of a single typed manuscript draft with "T. D. Bonner, 1st. edition 1856" written on the top. It appears to be a brief introduction and seventy-seven corresponding footnotes. It is not known if this is related to either books that Bonner co-authored.

The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining (1905-1921) contains documents, financial records, and customer correspondence from various mining companies operating in Southern Nevada during the early 20th century. Key figures and mining operations represented in the collection include Charles Sprague, Benjamin Gill, Hugh Brown, Earl Rinker, and the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company. Also included is a 1905 panoramic photograph entitled "Rose & Palmer's Teams" taken by Ramsey and Pierce in Las Vegas, Nevada.