The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alumni Association of Sports Memorabilia collection is comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) sports memorabilia collected by the UNLV Alumni Association from the 1970s to 1997. The collection primarily includes memorabilia relating to UNLV basketball during the late 1980s and the early 1990s.
Collection is comprised of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) sports memorabilia collected by the UNLV Alumni Association between the 1970s and 1997. The collection is primarily composed of UNLV basketball memorabilia from the 1989 and 1990 National College Athletic Division (NCAA) games including: a Runnin' Rebels shoe, bobblehead dolls of UNLV President Maxson, UNLV basketball coach Charlie Spoonhour, and Hey Reb! (the UNLV mascot). Items from the 1970s consist of photographs of the UNLV Alumni Association overseas trips.
Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Materials remain in original order.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Alumni Association was established in 1964 as a non-for-profit organization to promote and enhance alumni engagement on campus. To date, the association has contributed more than $7 million to the university in student scholarships, endowments, and major capital improvements such as the Alumni Amphitheater, Alumni Grove, Alumni Park, and the $2.7 million Richard Tam Alumni Center.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alumni Association Sports Memorabilia Collection, 1970s-1997. UA-00069. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 2001 by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alumni Association; accession number 2001-005.
These records are unprocessed. A rough inventory of the accession was created by Maggie Bukowski in 2017. To prepare the inventory, the described materials were reviewed to create a content list, estimate dates, and identify material types. No other work has been performed on the materials.