This database was created to bring together microform holdings of Nevada History Resources at UNLV Library.
To view a detailed list of entries, click on a subject below. All records are listed chronologically by date.
Census
There are over 10,000 reels of Nevada newspapers on microfilm. Consult the Nevada Newspaper List, a database sort of newspapers compiled by city, title, and county. An electronic Nevada Newspaper Index is available on computers in the UNLV Library. This index covers selected Nevada newspapers from 1972 - 1982 and 1991 - 1996. A microfiche index is available at the Research and Information 2 service desk for selected Nevada newspapers from 1983 - 1995. The Marden Index references articles about the Chinese population from the Winnemucca newspapers (1873 - 1939) and is obtainable at the Research & Information 2 service desk.
Choose Internet Sites listed by topic:
| Books and Newspaper | City, County and State | Environment |
| History | Museums | People |
Nevada Historical Society Quarterly Index
http://nevadaculture.org/museums/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=461&Itemid=224
University of Nevada Press
http://www.nvbooks.nevada.edu/
UNLV Library Special Collections Department
http://library.nevada.edu/speccol/collects.html
Nevada State Library and Archives
http://www.nevadaculture.org/nsla/
Nevada Newspaper List
http://library.nevada.edu/collections/micro/nevnews/alphabytitle.html
Nevada Press Association Newspapers
http://www.nevadapress.com/
Nevada Newspapers Available Online
http://www.mondotimes.com/world/usa/newspapers.html?state=28
State of Nevada Demographer
http://www.nsbdc.org/what/data_statistics/demographer/
Nevada River Chronologies
http://water.nv.gov/WaterPlanning/nvchrono.cfm
Earthquake history of Nevada
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/?region=Nevada
Eureka County, Nevada nuclear waste page
http://www.nsrm-friends.org/
Department of Energy, Nevada Operations - Nevada Test Site
http://www.nv.doe.gov/Default.htm
About the Las Vegas Wash. History
Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee
http://www.lvwash.org
Las Vegas Springs Preserve - Cultural History - History of
http://www.lvspringspreserve.org/html/index.html
Nevada History on the Web
http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=660&Itemid=85
Nevada Labor History
http://www.nevadalabor.com/hist.html
Nevada History A walk in the past
http://www.nevada-history.org/index.html
Nevada Women's Archives-Special Collections
http://library.nevada.edu/women/index.html
White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society
http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/
Roots-l Nevada History
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/nv/history.html
Women in Nevada History
http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=658&Itemid=95
Political History of Nevada, Biographies of NV Senators & Representatives
http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1668
History of Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode
http://www.vcnevada.com/history.htm
Nevada Northern & Railroads of White Pine County, Nevada
http://nn.railfan.net/index.html
A Nevada Northern Railway History
http://www.nevadanorthernrailway.net
Researching Nevada Legislative History
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/lcb/research/library/index.cfm
Nevada Museum Links
http://www.museumlink.com/nevada.htm
The Nevada Index: Las Vegas History
http://www.nevadaindex.com/3lvhistory.htm
Historical Las Vegas
http://www.nitewalk.com
McCarran Airport (Las Vegas) History Timeline
http://www.mccarran.com/04_fastfact_airporthistory.asp
History of Nevada, written by Frank Wright of the Nevada State Museum and
Historical Society. Supported by the Nevada Humanities Committee.
http://www.knpr.org/nevadayesterdays/list.cfm
Political History of Nevada
http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=660&Itemid=85
Nevada Governors' Biographical Information
http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=850&Itemid=95
Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs. Division of Museums and History
http://nevadaculture.org/museums/
Central Pacific Railroad History and Museum
http://cprr.org/
Nevada State Museum and Historical Society (Las Vegas)
http://nevadaculture.org/museums/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=446&Itemid=122
Virtual Museum tour: Nevada State Museum
http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/destinations/des.riggi.statefront.html
The First 100 persons who had major impacts on Las Vegas over the city's first century.
http://www.1st100.com/
Nevada Adoption Resource Page
http://nevada.adoption.com/
Nevada Department of Museums, Library and Arts. Genealogical Resources
http://nevadaculture.org/nsla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=587&Itemid=99
Nevada Family History Centers
http://www.genhomepage.com/FHC/Nevada.html
Nevada's Online Census Database. Covers Federal manuscript census for 1860 - 1920
http://nevadaculture.org/shpo/
