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Photograph of Holocaust Resource Center's Myra Berkovits, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 31, 2016

Date
2016-05-31
Description

Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center of Las Vegas education specialist Myra Berkovits.

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Jane McCarthy oral history interview

Identifier
OH-01236
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jane McCarthy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 06, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, McCarthy discusses her involvement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education and their outreach program with the Navajo Nation. She explains that UNLV professors visit the reservation and offer graduate classes to teachers. McCarthy describes the reservation she visited, doing her sabbatical on the reservation in 2002, and the challenges that come with teaching Navajo children. Later, McCarthy recalls how she became involved with the Accelerated Schools Project, starting her career at Stanford University, and the differences between Stanford and UNLV. Lastly, McCarthy talks about the No Child Left Behind Act and the shortage of teachers in the Clark County School District (CCSD).

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Andre Denson oral history interview

Identifier
OH-02951
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Andre Denson conducted by Zaid Haddad on April 27, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Denson discusses his career with the Clark County School District as both a teacher and administrator. He discusses challenges that he faced as an administrator in both middle and high schools, and how each experience shaped his philosophy of education. He emphasizes the importance of balancing personal and professional duties, and offers suggestions for individuals interested in teaching as well pursuing school administration.

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Tom Wright oral history interview

Identifier
OH-02032
Abstract

Oral history interview with Tom Wright conducted by Claytee White on February 14, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas History Project. Wright opens his interview by discussing his family history and his education. He then describes what the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) was like in the 1960s and his father's experiences working at the newly established university. Wright then recalls his own experiences at UNLV in the history department as a "Latin Americanist" professor and dean. He also discusses Latin American history and his dissertation about Chilean politics.

Archival Collection

Grant M. Bowler oral history interview

Identifier
OH-00226
Abstract

Oral history interview with Grant M. Bowler conducted by David N. Cunningham on February 20, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview, Bowler discusses his personal family history in relation to Nevada, education, employment, and his thirty seven years of experience as a principal in Moapa Valley, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Marvin Sedway campaign materials, item 02

Description

Letter from "Women for Sedway"

Interview with Melva Jean (Davis) O'Neill, July 2, 2004

Date
2004-07-02
Description
Narrator affiliation: Family Member; Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation

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Transcript of interview with Linda Rivera by Layne Karafantis, October 2, 2009

Date
2009-10-02
Description
Erma "Linda" Rivera was born in Morenci, Arizona, in 1952. In the Las Vegas Valley, where Linda has lived for over twenty years, she has promoted educational opportunities for youth, particularly in the Hispanic community. Both she and her husband moved from Montana, where her husband worked as a power plant operator on Yellowtail Dam, to southern Nevada to work on Hoover Dam in 1986. Linda was put in charge of the affirmative employment plan for her branch of the Bureau of Reclamation. She thought there should be more Hispanics working for the Bureau of Reclamation, but she found that there weren't many Hispanics studying engineering. Linda reached out to John Medina at the Southern Nevada Hispanic Employment Program for help. He convinced her to become involved with the program, and she would later become its conference chair. Linda organized the Family Leadership Module for parents in the Clark County School District to give advice and encouragement for parents who are non-native speakers of English, so that they feel more confident becoming involved in the school district. She currently works as the Diversity Officer for the Bureau of Reclamation in Boulder City.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 13, 1975

Date
1975-05-13
Description
Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate.

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