Oral history project conducted through the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) at the UNLV University Libraries.

Oral history project conducted through the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) at the UNLV University Libraries.

The Boulder City Library Oral History details the history of Boulder City, Nevada. It features the history through the building of the Boulder Dam and the building of the town, as well as it's influential citizens and it's effect on early Las Vegas.

Sources:

Lee Tilman oral history interviews, 1996 February 06, 11, 13, 17, and 22; May 28; July 09. OH-01826.

Audio Recording. Oral History Research Center, Special

Slot Operations Oral History Project was made possible through the generosity of the UNLV University Libraries Advisory Board. The Oral History Research Center enables students and staff to work together with community members to generate this selection of first-person narratives. The participants in this project thank the university for the support given that allowed an idea the opportunity to flourish.In 2016, the Center for Gaming Research undertook a series of interviews with slot managers in order to capture the complexity and history of this position.

"Between 1970 and 2010, Southern Nevada’s population increased seven-fold. The urban skyline changed dramatically, while dense suburban tracts pushed at the edges of the desert. The UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives launched the Building Las Vegas collecting initiative in 2016 to collect and preserve evidence about this dramatic growth.