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Artist and UNLV alumnus Troy Gillett installs a September 11th memorial sculpture inside Lied Library: digital photographs

Date

2011-07-30

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: UNLV Libraries. Artist and UNLV alumnus Troy Gillett installs a September 11th memorial sculpture inside Lied Library July 30, 2011 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The piece resembles a double-helix strand of DNA and will display 5,000 T-shirts that were collected at the New York, New York Hotel Casino following the 9/11 terrorism attack and donated to the Lied Libraries Special Collections.

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Joe Cortez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03523

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joe Cortez conducted by Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on November 29, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Cortez discusses his early life in New York City, New York and growing up in the Spanish Harlem. He talks about Puerto Rican traditions he participated in, his early interest in boxing, competing in the Golden Glove tournaments, and becoming a boxing referee. Cortez recalls some of the biggest fights he refereed, and being inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Lastly, Cortez discusses the boxing rivalry between Mexican and Puerto Rican boxers, and the future of boxing.

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Mauricia Baca oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03580

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mauricia Baca conducted by Claytee D. White on March 7, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. Mauricia Baca discusses her early life, her education, and her experiences living in New York City, New York before she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She also relates her experiences on and after the 1 October mass shooting. Baca relates information on her agency, Get Outdoors Nevada. Baca shares how her agency worked with the City of Las Vegas in the construction and operation of the Healing Garden. Finally, she discusses the book she helped author regarding 1 October.

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