The papers are comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor Barbara Cloud's records dating from 1983 to 2008 and the Communications Studies Department "University Focus" radio program audio tapes. The records include research Barbara Cloud conducted while a professor in the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs including: women journalists, women newspaper writers, women editors, women and men in the media, and the role of newspapers in the American west. The materials also include information about lectures Professor Cloud gave. The records provide an overview about the type of research and work Professor Cloud was engaged with while teaching journalism at UNLV.

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American War Mothers Organization Records (1947-1995) are comprised primarily of scrapbooks containing correspondence and minutes, numerous newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also included are pamphlets on American War Mothers organizational rituals, bylaws, history, ceremonial ephemera, flags, and a Henderson Chapter Charter. The materials also contain items relating to the North Las Vegas Chapter, the Rose Garden Chapter, and the State Chapter.