Guide to the Barrick Lecture Series Records

This finding aid was created by Mary Anilao and Joseph Puentes. This copy was published on February 11, 2020. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1ft0d

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Barrick Lecture Series Records

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Summary Information ...... 3 Historical Note ...... 3 Scope and Contents Note ...... 4 Arrangement ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 4 Names and Subjects ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 5

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Summary Information

Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Creator: Barrick Lecture Series Title: Barrick Lecture Series Records ID: UA-00028 Date [inclusive]: approximately 1980 to 2011 Physical Description: 3.08 Cubic Feet (10 boxes and 1 oversized box) Physical Description: 6.89 Linear Feet Language of the English Material: Abstract: The Barrick Lecture Series Records consist of audio recordings of lectures given by distinguished guests from approximately 1980 to 2011 as part of the Barrick Lecture Series at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Some of the guests included former U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, as well as politicians such as Henry Kissinger and Bill Bradley. Other notable guests included astronomer Carl Sagan, journalist Cokie Roberts, political satirist Mark Russell, and former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The records also contain photographs, posters, and pamphlets advertising the lecture events. Preferred Citation Barrick Lecture Series Records, approximately 1980-2011. UA-00028. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Historical Note

The Barrick Lecture Series was established in 1980 by philanthropist Marjorie Barrick in honor of her late husband, Edward, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lectures take place two to three times every year. Invited lecturers have included politicians, journalists, broadcasters, diplomats, and international figures. Sources: "Barrick Lecture Series." University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Accessed September 30, 2019. https:// www.unlv.edu/pac/barrick.

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"Marjorie Barrick." University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Accessed September 30, 2019. https://www.unlv.edu/ barrickmuseum/marjorie-barrick. "Marjorie Barrick." Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 06, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2019. https:// www.legacy.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=marjorie-barrick&pid=142140323.

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Scope and Contents Note

The Barrick Lecture Series Records consists of audio recordings and poster advertisements of lectures given by distinguished guests from approximately 1980 to 2011 as part of the Barrick Lecture Series. Some of the guests included Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter as well as politicians such as Henry Kissinger and Bill Bradley. Other notable guests included astronomer Carl Sagan, journalist Cokie Roberts, political satirist Mark Russell, and former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The records also contain photographs, posters, and pamphlets advertising the lecture events.

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Arrangement

Materials remain in the order they were received.

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Administrative Information

Access Note Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced noticed is required. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

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Acquisition Note Materials were received periodically from the Barrick Lecture Series; accession number 2017-078. This set of records include former record group number RG 7.2.1. Processing Note In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Mary Anilao processed the materials and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. Later in 2019, Joseph Puentes processed and boxed additional materials and updated finding aid information.

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Names and Subjects

• Politicians • Journalists • Lectures and lecturing • Photographs • University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- History

Collection Inventory

Title/Description Containers "What's Ahead for the Economy," "Reganomics and the Future of Conservatism," box 01 "Challenger VII Astronauts," and Walter Cronkite lecture: audio cassette tapes, 1981 September 22, 1982 January 10, 1983 August 12, 1982 February 08 Physical Description: 7 Audio Cassettes

"Survival in a Lethal Society," "Political Satirist," and "Preserving a Civil Tongue:" box 02 audio cassette tapes, 1984 February 16, 1984 April 01, 1984 September 12, 1984 May 29 Physical Description: 12 Audio Cassettes

Jeane Kirkpatrick, former UN Ambassador lecture,"Prospects for Peace in the Middle box 03 East," "An Evening with Dr. Kissinger," "The Two Bicentennials: The Declaration and the Constitution," "The Origins of Mankind," and "An Evening with the 38th President of the United States of America:" audio cassette tapes, 1985 September 20, 1986 April 21, 1986 October 29, 1988 February 08, 1987 November 19, 1987 April 30 Physical Description: 10 Audio Cassettes

"An Evening with Former President Carter," "The Presidency: Power and the Press," box 04 "Dr. Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees of the Gombe:" audio cassette tapes, 1988 April 14, 1988 October 18, 1990 May 02

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Physical Description: 5 Audio Cassettes

"60 Minutes with Ed Bradley," "Willy Brandt: The Reunification of Germany," box 05 "Foreign Policy in Perspective," "An Evening with Tom Wolfe," "Mother of all Columnists," Ralph Nader lecture, and George Plimpton lecture: audio cassette tapes, 1990 September 13, 1990 October 29, 1991 January 28, 1991 September 30, 1991 November 21, 1992 April 29, 1993 April 20 Physical Description: 13 Audio Cassettes

Mark Russell lecture, Arthur Ashe lecture, Cokie Roberts lecture, Terry Waite box 06 lecture, "Defense Reorganization Revisited," Andrea Mitchell lecture, and "Politics in the Press:" audio cassette tapes, 1992 September 15, 1992 December 03, 1993 February 22, 1993 October 25, 1994 December 15, 1998 May 20, 2003 December 02 Physical Description: 6 Audio Cassettes Physical Description: 1 VHS Tapes

Barrick Lecture fliers, photographic prints and negatives, and photograph receipts, box 07 approximately 1985 to 2011

William Safire lecture, C. Everett Koop lecture, Barrick Lecture panel discussions, box 08 Ken Burns lecture, William Safire press conference, Doris Kearns Goodwin lecture, Steven Roberts lecture, David Broder lecture, John Irving lecture, James Carville lecture, Frank Cappiello lecture, Clarence Page lecture, Congresswoman Pat Schroeder lecture, Beverly Rogers lecture, Linda Ellerbee lecture, and Jeffrey Toobin lecture, untitled lectures: audio cassette tapes, 1980 to 2005 Physical Description: 19 Audio Cassettes

F. W. de Klerk lecture, Senator Bob Dole lecture, James Carville lecture, Mary box 09 Matalin lecture, Mark Russell lecture, Sam Donaldson lecture, Lesley Stahl lecture, Louis Rukeyser lecture, Wole Soyinka lecture, Geraldine Ferraro lecture, Mario Cuomo lecture, Stephen Jay Gould lecture, untitled Greenspun, Black Mountain, and Barrick Lectures: audio cassette tapes, approximately 1995 to 2007 Physical Description: 19 Audio Cassettes

Senator Bill Bradley lecture, Mario Cuomo lecture press conference, Ann Richards box 10 lecture: audio cassette tapes; Mikhail Gorbachev Barrick Lecture: video cassette tape, approximately 1995 to 2007 Physical Description: 3 Audio Cassettes Physical Description: 1 VHS Tapes

Barrick Lecture posters, 1980 to 1995 oversized box 11

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