Abstract
The Jany Ortiz-Robinson Papers (1984-2020) contain the papers of Ortiz-Robinson, who has worked in Nevada's early childhood education field for over twenty years. The collection mainly consists of awards and certificates awarded to Ortiz-Robinson over her career, from various organizations including the Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County, The Nevada Registry, Clark County School District, and the Nevada Association of the Education of Young Children. Also included is a copy of her dissertation from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), materials documenting graduation ceremonies, and yearbooks from her time at Moapa Valley High School and the University of San Francisco. A scrapbook documenting her senior year at Moapa Valley High School (1984-1985) contains photographs, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes about her final year in high school.
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The Jany Ortiz-Robinson Papers (1984-2020) contain the papers of Ortiz-Robinson, who has worked in Nevada's early childhood education field for over twenty years. The collection mainly consists of awards and certificates awarded to Ortiz-Robinson over her career, from various organizations including the Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County, The Nevada Registry, Clark County School District, and the Nevada Association of the Education of Young Children. Also included is a copy of her dissertation from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), materials documenting graduation ceremonies, and yearbooks from her time at Moapa Valley High School and the University of San Francisco. A scrapbook documenting her senior year at Moapa Valley High School (1984-1985) contains photographs, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes about her final year in high school.
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Collection is open for research.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Jany Ortiz-Robinson, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Jany Ortiz-Robinson Papers (MS-01199) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Biographical / Historical Note
Dr. Juanita (Jany) Ortiz-Robinson has over twenty years of experience in the early childhood education field, working mainly in Nevada. Born to Marta and Pedro Ortiz in Moapa, Nevada, Jany graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1985. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of San Francisco, a master’s degree in early childhood special education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a PhD in special education with a research emphasis in early childhood and cultural diversity from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As of 2024, she works as the Project Facilitator in the Pre-K Title I program for Clark County School District and also serves as the board’s Early Childhood Education expert.
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"Clark County Team," Acelero Learning website. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://acelerolearning.com/region/clark-county/clark-county-team/
Jany Ortiz-Robinson Papers, 1984-2020. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Jany Ortiz-Robinson Papers, 1984-2020. MS-01199. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1qj51
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2024 by Jany Ortiz-Robinson; accession number 2024-117.
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In 2024, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, enhanced the donor-provided inventory, foldered the material, and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
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Acquired by Visual Materials Curator, Aaron Mayes, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on the history of women and the Latinx community in Southern Nevada. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.