Many of the Shaw Center’s manuscripts and other unique materials are housed at Lied Library in UNLV’s Special Collections and Archives. Librarians at Special Collections can assist patrons with access and reproduction questions.
We are currently in the process of sorting and housing our very large collection. The list below shows both items that have been processed and available for immediate examination, as well as items that are awaiting processing. Click on a collection’s name for more information and finding aids.
Available for Patron Access
- Atkinson, Connie — Collection of Sheet Music and Music Scores
- Boranian, Hixon — Music Scores
- Casella, Danny — Collection of Sheet Music
- Casella, Danny — Papers
- Costa, Tony — Sheet Music and Music Scores
- De Haven, Rene — Papers, music manuscripts, recordings, photographs
- Di Julio, Max — Music Scores
- Fontana, Carl — Music Manuscripts
- Fotine, Larry — Papers, music manuscripts
- Freeman, Russ — Television Music Manuscripts
- Friedlander, Bob — Jazz Music Manuscripts
- Gold, Hyman — Papers (1935–2004)
- Haig, Johnny Eshow — Papers and Music Manuscripts
- Hannah, Don — Music Manuscripts
- Hanlon, Ken — Interview with UNLV Oral History Project (Claytee D. White, author)
- Hanlon, Ken — Jazz Music Manuscripts
- Jazz on the Strip Scrapbooks (Las Vegas Jazz Society)
- Morgan, Russ — Music Manuscripts
(see also Morgan, Russ — Stock arrangements and printed music, under Print Materials and Recordings) - Munford, Gordon — Papers and Music Scores
- Pate, Johnny — Music Scores and Music Manuscripts
- Ray, Johnnie — Music Scores
- Shaw, Arnold — Oral History Project on Las Vegas Entertainers, 1960–2004
- Shaw, Arnold — Papers
- Shaw, Marlena — Music Scores
- Spilka, Bill — Interviews with jazz musicians, masterclass recordings, and live performance recordings
- Stabile, Richard “Dick” — Music Scores, 1899–1986
- Willard, Bill — Papers
- Zentner, Si — Collection of Music Scores
- Zentner, Si — Memorabilia
In Process
- Blanz collection — Photographs of jazz musicians
- Reddie, Bill — Music Manuscripts, Personal Papers
- Cal Gooden (McKinley) / Johnny Carson TV Scripts and Music Production Notes
