LibGuides: Nevada History Day Research: Research Materials

Research Resources: Nevada

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Search UNLV Libraries Nevada History Resources Guide for printed and online primary sources, including newspapers and web sites from Nevada historical and cultural organizations.

Search the UNLV Libraries online catalog or other ebook collections

Explore the Special Collections and Archives Portal, selected from primary sources in Special Collections

Topics include Hoover Dam, the Nevada Test Site, Early Las Vegas, mining and railroads, Las Vegas architecture, water management and the environment, food and menus, Las Vegas entertainment, maps

Search Special Collections for oral histories, archives and manuscripts, photographs.

Las Vegas Age This link opens in a new window
1905-1947
The Las Vegas Age newspaper, published between 1905 and 1947.

Uncovering Nevada's Past by John B. Reid; Ronald M. James
Call Number: Lied Library Special Collections F836 .U53 2004
ISBN: 9780874176506
Publication Date: 2004
Historians John B. Reid and Ronald M. James have collected more than fifty major documents and visual images—some never before published—that define Nevada’s colorful and complex development.

Research Resources: History of Other Places

Historical Research: Ancient World
Article databases, online primary sources, and art images and history.
Historical Research: Middle Ages (to 1450)
Article databases, microfilm research collections, online primary sources, and art images.
Historical Research 1450-1650
Online databases, research collections on microfilm, online research collections, and art images.
Historical Research 1650-1800
Online databases and collections, microfilm collections, and web resources.
Historical Research 1801-1900
19th century books & journals, 19th century newspapers, indexes to 19th century publications, free full text 19th century resource collections and websites.
Historical Research 1900-2000
Primary source collections, historical and current newspapers online, online research materials, and secondary sources.
The American West (full text)
1722-1939.
Pamphlets, maps, books, ephemeral material and rare printed sources related to the history of the American West. beyond that, historical newspapers and American Periodicals Series

U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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1760-
Primary documents, encyclopedia entries, and journal articles about U.S. history.
A collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day. It combines more than 1,000 primary documents with coverage found in more than a dozen reference sources, including Scribner's Dictionary of American History and the Dictionary of American Biography.

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