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Liliam Lujan Hickey Papers (MS-00103)

Abstract

The Liliam Lujan Hickey Papers (1940-2010) contain assorted newspaper and magazine articles, books, a transcript of her oral history interview, photographs, correspondence, and awards related to education in Nevada. The papers also document her work with the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

Date
1940-2010
Extent
1.10 Cubic Feet (2 boxes and 2 flat files)
4.20 Linear Feet
Related People/Corporations
Scope and Contents Note

The Liliam Lujan Hickey Papers (1940-2010) contain assorted newspaper and magazine articles, books, a transcript of her oral history interview, photographs, correspondence, and awards related to education in Nevada. The papers also document her work in the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Biographical / Historical Note

Educator Lilliam Lujan Hickey was the first Hispanic woman in Nevada elected to the State Board of Education, where she served from 1998 to 2000. She was born in Havana, Cuba in 1932 and arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1964. She served on the local Latin Chamber of Commerce in the 1970s. Hickey become a member of the National Chamber of Commerce and was also a long standing member of the League of Women Voters, where she encouraged Hispanics to be more involved in Nevada politics.

Preferred Citation

Lilliam Lujan Hickey Papers, 1940-2010. MS-00103. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Nevada, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Gift of Lilliam Lujan Hickey, 2014; accession number 2014-009.

Processing Note

The collection was minimally processed by Tom Sommer in 2014 at the time of accessioning. In 2017 Joyce Moore finished processing the collection and entered it into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type
Papers
Collection Type
EAD ID
US::NvLN::MS00103
Finding Aid Description Rules
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English