UNR Special Collections and University Archives
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Home to the University of Nevada, Reno Archives and Special Collections materials. Our strengths include Nevada politics, activism, environmentalism and land use, mining and railroads, people and places of Nevada, and book arts/artists’ books.
A new exhibit is going up on the third floor of the Knowledge Center! “New Acquisitions, 2020-2025” is a sampler platter of materials that have come to us since the start of 2020. It will be on display until the end of March - take a break from winter chill and come take a look!
December 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A new exhibit is going up on the third floor of the Knowledge Center! “New Acquisitions, 2020-2025” is a sampler platter of materials that have come to us since the start of 2020. It will be on display until the end of March - take a break from winter chill and come take a look!
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A warning from the past: if there is anything you would like to preserve long-term in good condition, please don't stick tape on it!
As tape deteriorates, it can discolour, become brittle, lose its adhesive strength, and leave a residue stain.
Enough to give an archivist nightmares! 👻
As tape deteriorates, it can discolour, become brittle, lose its adhesive strength, and leave a residue stain.
Enough to give an archivist nightmares! 👻
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A warning from the past: if there is anything you would like to preserve long-term in good condition, please don't stick tape on it!
As tape deteriorates, it can discolour, become brittle, lose its adhesive strength, and leave a residue stain.
Enough to give an archivist nightmares! 👻
As tape deteriorates, it can discolour, become brittle, lose its adhesive strength, and leave a residue stain.
Enough to give an archivist nightmares! 👻
The physical portion of his senatorial papers opens for public research in less than a year! We’re already planning the exhibit.
Admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1963, Nevada Assemblyman (1969-71), Nevada Lieutenant Governor (1971-75), US Rep for Nevada (1983-87), and longtime US Senator for Nevada (1987-2017), Harry Mason Reid was born on Dec 2, 1939 in Searchlight, NV. #RIP t.co/RFHH5d2jjB
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The physical portion of his senatorial papers opens for public research in less than a year! We’re already planning the exhibit.
🚨Last call to see the current exhibit! “Stage Craft: Reno Little Theater at 90” closes November 24! Come check us out on the 3rd floor of the Knowledge Center before then - this is a fun one, you don’t want to miss it. #archives
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🚨Last call to see the current exhibit! “Stage Craft: Reno Little Theater at 90” closes November 24! Come check us out on the 3rd floor of the Knowledge Center before then - this is a fun one, you don’t want to miss it. #archives
Always fun to teach undergrads how to use microfilm! #ArchivesLife #GLAMS
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Always fun to teach undergrads how to use microfilm! #ArchivesLife #GLAMS
Hey #AcademicSky, how have you/your classes made use of your local archives recently? It's Friday and we're feeling chatty! #GLAMS #ArchivesLife
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hey #AcademicSky, how have you/your classes made use of your local archives recently? It's Friday and we're feeling chatty! #GLAMS #ArchivesLife
It’s spooky season! Have you thought of exploring our witchy books? Mostly about witch trials, identification, etc., rather than spells, we have books going back to the 16th century on the topic. Super cool stuff!
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It’s spooky season! Have you thought of exploring our witchy books? Mostly about witch trials, identification, etc., rather than spells, we have books going back to the 16th century on the topic. Super cool stuff!
Quick reminder that we (and the rest of the university) are closed tomorrow for Nevada Day! See you all Monday!
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Quick reminder that we (and the rest of the university) are closed tomorrow for Nevada Day! See you all Monday!
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Yesterday's thread was fun--let's do another! October 23 was another important day in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Most histories focus on the drama of the Soviet ships approaching the quarantine line, but I want to talk about how that quarantine was established in the first place #History🗃️... (1/13)
October 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yesterday's thread was fun--let's do another! October 23 was another important day in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Most histories focus on the drama of the Soviet ships approaching the quarantine line, but I want to talk about how that quarantine was established in the first place #History🗃️... (1/13)
Come join us on Saturday!
October 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Come join us on Saturday!
Hey Archivists - do you have patrons interested in Western US politics and public service? We’re accepting applications for non-Nevadans to win a $5000 award to come do research in our collections!! Applications close in TWO WEEKS. Please share widely! #AskAnArchivist #PoliticalScience
October 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Hey Archivists - do you have patrons interested in Western US politics and public service? We’re accepting applications for non-Nevadans to win a $5000 award to come do research in our collections!! Applications close in TWO WEEKS. Please share widely! #AskAnArchivist #PoliticalScience
This, right here. We have these collections FOR YOU. Please use them!
Genuinely, I wish archives in general got more use. I wish more people knew that archives exist to be used, that archivists are thrilled when people come in just because they're curious, and that we love to help them find what they need. Archives belong to the people! Use them!
October 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This, right here. We have these collections FOR YOU. Please use them!
Okay fellow Archives of BlueSky, we want to hear about our favorite archives conversation-starters - your accessioned bricks! Most of us have at least one... #AskAnArchivist
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Okay fellow Archives of BlueSky, we want to hear about our favorite archives conversation-starters - your accessioned bricks! Most of us have at least one... #AskAnArchivist
It’s #AskAnArchivist Day! Whatcha got? Let’s get this party started, Pacific time zone-style!
October 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s #AskAnArchivist Day! Whatcha got? Let’s get this party started, Pacific time zone-style!
Ask An Archivist Day is TOMORROW, October 16! Start thinking about what you want to know about us, our collections, and our career path! All kinds of questions welcome (within reason; keep it PG). Basic or complex, silly or serious, let's have a good time and some good chats tomorrow.
October 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Ask An Archivist Day is TOMORROW, October 16! Start thinking about what you want to know about us, our collections, and our career path! All kinds of questions welcome (within reason; keep it PG). Basic or complex, silly or serious, let's have a good time and some good chats tomorrow.
It’s that time again! Join us for this year’s James Award lecture, “Representation & Policymaking in NV: Exploring the History of Female Leaders & Policymakers of Color” from Rowan University professor Dr. Magdalena Martinez. It will be November 5, 3-4pm (Pacific time), on zoom. Get free tickets!
Select tickets – James Award Talk - Representation & Policymaking in NV: Exploring the History of Female Leaders & Policymakers of Color – Zoom
James Award Talk - Representation & Policymaking in NV: Exploring the History of Female Leaders & Policymakers of Color – Zoom, Wed Nov 5, 2025 - Please join the University Libraries' Special Collecti...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s that time again! Join us for this year’s James Award lecture, “Representation & Policymaking in NV: Exploring the History of Female Leaders & Policymakers of Color” from Rowan University professor Dr. Magdalena Martinez. It will be November 5, 3-4pm (Pacific time), on zoom. Get free tickets!
It’s National Archives Month, and the annual #AskAnArchivist Day is next Thursday, October 16. Got questions about archives and archivists? Just ask! Questions of any level of experience or seriousness are all welcome!
For more information: www2.archivists.org/initiatives/...
For more information: www2.archivists.org/initiatives/...
#AskAnArchivist Day - October 16, 2025 | Society of American Archivists
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October 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s National Archives Month, and the annual #AskAnArchivist Day is next Thursday, October 16. Got questions about archives and archivists? Just ask! Questions of any level of experience or seriousness are all welcome!
For more information: www2.archivists.org/initiatives/...
For more information: www2.archivists.org/initiatives/...
Seeking applicants for the 2026 James Award! This annual $5,000 prize supports scholars pursuing research in the political collections held here in Special Collections. Apply today! library.unr.edu/places/knowl... #academicsky #ResearchFunding #ApplicationsOpen
The Bruce and Nora James Visiting Scholar Award for the Study of Nevada Politics and Public Service | University Libraries | University of Nevada, Reno
Learn more about and apply for the Bruce & Nora James Visiting Scholar Award for the Study of Nevada Politics and Public Service.
library.unr.edu
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Seeking applicants for the 2026 James Award! This annual $5,000 prize supports scholars pursuing research in the political collections held here in Special Collections. Apply today! library.unr.edu/places/knowl... #academicsky #ResearchFunding #ApplicationsOpen
Not much autumn color yet around here, so we’re turning to artist’s books like “An Autumn Garden” by Claire Lawson-Hall and Muriel Mallows (2000). The book has a “Jacob’s Ladder” structure and fits easily in the palm of your hand - an excellent example of good things coming in small packages.
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Not much autumn color yet around here, so we’re turning to artist’s books like “An Autumn Garden” by Claire Lawson-Hall and Muriel Mallows (2000). The book has a “Jacob’s Ladder” structure and fits easily in the palm of your hand - an excellent example of good things coming in small packages.
That feeling when you're writing an exhibit and realize you left the hardest bits for last.
a man in a sweater with the letter a on his chest
Alt: Captain Kirk slams his fist on a control panel and yells in frustration.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
That feeling when you're writing an exhibit and realize you left the hardest bits for last.
Take note, fellow learning enthusiasts!
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Take note, fellow learning enthusiasts!
We love finding doodles in antique books! This 1868 copy of Horace Greeley’s memoir, “Recollections of a Busy Life,” was at some point owned by someone who enjoyed drawing. Both front and rear endpapers feature sketches! No clues as to whether these were drawn from life, memory, or pure imagination.
September 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We love finding doodles in antique books! This 1868 copy of Horace Greeley’s memoir, “Recollections of a Busy Life,” was at some point owned by someone who enjoyed drawing. Both front and rear endpapers feature sketches! No clues as to whether these were drawn from life, memory, or pure imagination.
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In the Sep 4, 1863 Territorial Enterprise, Mark Twain expressed his preference for the name Lake Bigler over Lake Tahoe. t.co/RupjeI0sch
"I hope some bird will catch this Grub the next time he calls Lake Bigler by so disgustingly sick and silly a name as "Lake Tahoe.""
"I hope some bird will catch this Grub the next time he calls Lake Bigler by so disgustingly sick and silly a name as "Lake Tahoe.""
September 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In the Sep 4, 1863 Territorial Enterprise, Mark Twain expressed his preference for the name Lake Bigler over Lake Tahoe. t.co/RupjeI0sch
"I hope some bird will catch this Grub the next time he calls Lake Bigler by so disgustingly sick and silly a name as "Lake Tahoe.""
"I hope some bird will catch this Grub the next time he calls Lake Bigler by so disgustingly sick and silly a name as "Lake Tahoe.""
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It was wonderful to speak with Elspeth Olson about her recent portal article, "Scaffolded Assignments and Embedded Archivists: A Critical Assessment of the Themes in Archival Instruction Literature, 2013-2023." Read the full article on our preprint site.
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portal Interview with Elspeth Olson
Elspeth Olson, Assistant Professor and Outreach Public Service Archivist at the University of Nevada, Reno, discussed her article "Scaffolded Assignments and Embedded Archivists: A Critical…
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September 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It was wonderful to speak with Elspeth Olson about her recent portal article, "Scaffolded Assignments and Embedded Archivists: A Critical Assessment of the Themes in Archival Instruction Literature, 2013-2023." Read the full article on our preprint site.
@lunabrd.bsky.social @unr-scua.bsky.social
@lunabrd.bsky.social @unr-scua.bsky.social
Normally, rodents in the archives are a huge problem - but in this case they’re just super cute! This half-page Japanese print is one of a number of Asian artworks on our uncatalogued backlog shelves - including copies of works by masters of the art form like Hokusai and Harunobu.
August 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Normally, rodents in the archives are a huge problem - but in this case they’re just super cute! This half-page Japanese print is one of a number of Asian artworks on our uncatalogued backlog shelves - including copies of works by masters of the art form like Hokusai and Harunobu.