The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection (approximately 1900-2004) depicts the development of the university and the city of Las Vegas. The collection includes images of campus buildings, student activities, sports teams, past university presidents, and Las Vegas in the early twentieth century. Early images depicting the surrounding area are included in this collection as well.

The Nevada Political Buttons Collection contains campaign buttons from 1972 to 2000. The collection includes buttons for political candidates at the federal, state, and local levels, including Bill Clinton and Al Gore for President of the United States, Harry Reid for United States Senate from Nevada, Bob Miller for governor of Nevada, and various candidates for Nevada's state legislature and other elected positions. The collection also contains buttons from some of Nevada's local political organizations, including Las Vegas, Nevada's branch of the Culinary Union, Nevada Fair Pay Coalition, and No Nuclear in Nevada.

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.