John W. Mackay Statue Rededication Records

The John W. Mackay Statue Redidication Records consists of university publications, announcements, newspaper clippings, invitations, correspondence, and photographs of the family and the events in April 1996. It also includes a copy of a biography of Clarence Mackay by Robert M. Hawkins, which was written in 1961 when Hawkins was a student at the University of Nevada.

In addition, there are two videocassettes. The first cassette records the rededication ceremony in front of the Mackay Statue. Among the speakers are University President Joseph Crowley, Associated Students President Daniel Oster, Gwen Mackay, and John Tyson. The second videocassette records an interview with Gwen Mackay, a KOLO television newscast on the rededication, a report by John Tyson on pouring gold bricks at the Newmont Mine, and a blast at the Newmont Mine in Carlin, Nevada.

A collection of photographs of the Mackay Week Celebration. Included are photographs of events, tours, and receptions as well as family members Each photo was numbered and identified by Mati Stephens, Mackay School of Mines.