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Marisa Rodriguez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03732

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marisa Rodriguez conducted by Maribel Estrada Calderón, Monserrath Hernández and Claytee D. White for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Marisa Rodriguez discusses her childhood and living in North Las Vegas as a teenager; she was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Mexico with her family at a young age, and returned to the United States at age 12. She recounts what it was like acclimating to American life, learning English, and studying abroad in Spain before becoming a law student. Marisa attended the William S. Boyd School of Law and is currently a civil litigator in Las Vegas.

Subjects discussed include: La Voz Hispanic/Latino Law Students Association at the William S. Boyd School of Law; Huellas mentorship program.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Regents, Las Vegas, 1950s - 1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

A group photo of the Board of Regents at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Seated, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Unidentified; 2) Bonnie Smotony, Secretary; 3) Neil Humphrey, Chancellor; 4) Jacobson; 5) Paul McDermott; 6) Helen Thompson; and 7) A. C. Grant. Standing, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Dr. Louis Lombardi; 2) Unidentified; 3) William "Bill" Morris; 4) James Bilbray; 5) Mel Steniger; 6) Molly Knudtsen; and 7) Dr. Fred Anderson.

Image

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter job corps committee reports and flier

Date

1992-03-07
1992-04-11
1992-09-23
1992-12-04

Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

Text

Photograph of group at original water supply site, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 29, 1980

Date

1980-10-29

Description

A Diamond Jubilee plaque at the site of Las Vegas' original water supply gave ex-water district directors a chance to sip again. From left are seated: Thalia Dondero, Thomas Foley, George Ullom, Paul Zimmerman, Leonard Fayle; (standing) Maurice Gedance, Bert Leavitt, Richard Ronzone, Manuel J. Cortez, Ron Lurie, Jubilee coordinator John Cahlan, Rodger Hall and Larry Farnsworth.

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Alice Brown Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00079

Abstract

The Alice Brown Photograph Collection (approximately 1920-1950) consists of black-and-white and color postcards and photographic prints, with some corresponding negatives and slides. Frasher's Fotos, a Pomona, California business, printed the majority of the postcards that illustrate locations in and around Rhyolite, Nevada and Death Valley, California.

Archival Collection