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Photograph of Armin D. Lehmann, circa 1970s
A portrait of the College of Hotel Administration part-time faculty member Armin D. Lehmann at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Celese Rayford oral history interview
Oral history interview with Celese Rayford conducted by Phillip Walley on November 14, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Rayford discusses her career as an educator in Las Vegas, Nevada. She begins by describing her upbringing in Las Vegas, the Westside community of Las Vegas, and attending Spellman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Rayford then discusses her involvement with Top Teens of America and how that program helps to prepare young girls for college. She continues, talking about the effectiveness of disciplinary action against students, her experiences from her first year of teaching, and headstart programs for students who live in poverty.
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Everlena Brown oral history interview
Oral history interview with Everlena Brown conducted by Claytee D. White on June 15, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Brown discusses her upbringing in Moro, Arkansas and moving to Little Rock, Arkansas. She talks about the Little Rock Nine students and her experience attending a segregated school for African Americans. Brown recalls attending Clark County Community College (now College of Southern Nevada) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), becoming a nurse, and the process of applying for nursing positions. Later, Brown discusses living in the Westside, entertainment on Jackson Street, and participating in church activities. Lastly, Brown describes changes in the Westside.
Archival Collection
Slide of the UNLV logo, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa mid-late 1990s
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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Slide of students demonstrating on campus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970
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Photograph of construction at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1960s-1970s
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