Abstract
The Chris Giunchigliani Political Papers (1986-2019) document Giunchigliani's career as a member of the Nevada Assembly as well as her involvement as a Clark County Commissioner. The majority of the collection is a "newspaper and document archive" which consists of media articles and newspaper clippings collected by Giunchigliani's office that mention Giunchigliani throughout her political career. The collection also includes campaign materials such as mailers and photographs. Interviews Giunchigliani did with local news networks in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as televised campaign advertisements for the Clark County Commission election are represented in the collection. Other materials include legislative research files for bills on gypsum reclamation, development near Red Rock Canyon, education reform, and funding to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas. The collection also includes a certificate of commendation from Senator Harry Reid and thank you cards from schoolchildren.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Chris Giunchigliani Political Papers (1986-2019) document Giunchigliani's career as a member of the Nevada Assembly as well as her involvement as a Clark County Commissioner. The majority of the collection is a "newspaper and document archive" which consists of media articles and newspaper clippings collected by Giunchigliani's office that mention Giunchigliani throughout her political career. The collection also includes campaign materials such as mailers and photographs. Interviews Giunchigliani did with local news networks in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as televised campaign advertisements for the Clark County Commission election are represented in the collection. Other materials include legislative research files for bills on gypsum reclamation, development near Red Rock Canyon, education reform, and funding to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas. The collection also includes a certificate of commendation from Senator Harry Reid and thank you cards from schoolchildren.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please contact Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
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.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Chris Giunchigliani was born in Lucca, Italy on November 27, 1954 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She earned a bachelor's degree in special education from Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri and then earned a master's degree in special education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Giunchigliani taught as a special education teacher for the Clark County School District at Bridger Junior High and was also active in professional associations. She served as president of the Clark County Education Association from 1983 to 1987 and as president of the Nevada State Education Association from 1987 to 1991. From 1990 to 2006 Giunchigliani served in the Nevada State Assembly where she served eight regular terms and five special sessions. From 2007 to 2019 Giunchigliani served on the Clark County Commission where she represented District E.
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"Chris Giunchigliani." University of Nevada, Las Vegas Directories. Accessed January 27, 2021. https://www.unlv.edu/people/chris-giunchigliani.
"Biography." Chris Giunchigliani. September 27, 2007. Web. Accessed January 27, 2021. http://www.giunchigliani.com/bio.php. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002646/http://www.giunchigliani.com/bio.php.
Preferred Citation
Chris Giunchigliani Political Papers, 1986-2019. MS-01035. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2020 by Chris Giunchigliani, accession number 2020-084.
Processing Note
In 2021, Tammi Kim accessioned the collection and created the finding aid. Digital files were transferred off of optical discs and converted to PDF/A and M4V.