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Ortiz Family Collection on the Las Vegas 51s Baseball Team (MS-00267)

Abstract

The Ortiz Family Collection on the Las Vegas 51s Baseball Team consists of programs, baseball cards, posters, newspaper clippings, and seasonal media guides from 1983 to 2010. The bulk of material is from 1983-2000, when the Las Vegas Stars franchise was affiliated with the San Diego Padres. In 1983, a Pacific Coast Minor League franchise moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and became the Las Vegas Stars. The team was an affiliate of the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 2000, and in 2001 the name changed to the Las Vegas 51s. The team was then affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-2008), the Toronto Blue Jays (2009-2012), and the New York Mets (2013-2018). Now the Las Vegas Aviators, the team is affliated with the Oakland A's (2019-present).

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1983-2010
bulk 1983-2000

Extent

2.65 Linear Feet (8 boxes, 1 flat file)

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Ortiz Family Collection on the Las Vegas 51s Baseball Team consists of programs, baseball cards, posters, newspaper clippings, and seasonal media guides from 1983 to 2010. The bulk of material is from 1983-2000, when the Las Vegas Stars franchise was affiliated with the San Diego Padres. In 1983, a Pacific Coast Minor League franchise moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and became the Las Vegas Stars. The team was an affiliate of the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 2000, and in 2001 the name changed to the Las Vegas 51s. The team was then affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-2008), the Toronto Blue Jays (2009-2012), and the New York Mets (2013-2018). Now the Las Vegas Aviators, the team is affliated with the Oakland A's (2019-present). This material was formerly known as the Ortiz Family Collection on the Las Vegas Stars Baseball Team.

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 and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

In 1983, a Pacific Coast Minor League franchise moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and became a professional minor league, triple-A (AAA) baseball team known as the Las Vegas Stars. The team was an affiliate of the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 2000, and in 2001 the name changed to the Las Vegas 51s. The team was then affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-2008), the Toronto Blue Jays (2009-2012), and the New York Mets (2013-2018). Now the Las Vegas Aviators, the team is affliated with the Oakland A's (2019-present).

Preferred Citation

The Ortiz Family Collection on the Las Vegas 51s Baseball Team, 1983-2010. MS-00267. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1990 and 2003 by the Ortiz family; accession numbers 86-065 and 2003-24.

Processing Note

Material was processed by Special Collections Staff. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Dallas Reiber revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2016, Joyce Moore added a 2003 accession and updated ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00267

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