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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter standing committee chairs and members

Date
1998
Description

From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.

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Photograph of gunnery trainer at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, late 1944

Date
1944
Description
Black and white image of a B-29 gunnery trainer at Nellis Air Force Base. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of high school, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1950

Date
1930 to 1950
Description
Las Vegas High School downtown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas High School was moved to another location on East Sahara Avenue, keeping the name. The old building became the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts in the 1990s and still acts as such today. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Transcript of an interview with Flora Jones conducted by Claytee D. White, July 19, 2007

Date
2007-07-19
Description

Interview with Flora Jones by Claytee D. White, July 19, 2007. Jones discusses her upbringing in Mississippi and her employment at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the Admissions Office.

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Audio clips from interview with Dr. Ed Goldman, April 4, 2016

Date
2016-04-04
Description

In these audio clips, Dr. Goldman recalls attending services as Temple Beth Sholom, and the effort to get more minorities, including Jews, hired in Clark County School District.

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Epilogue: Nevada Southern University Yearbook, 1960

Date
1960
Description

Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, NV

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Transcript of interview with Beverly Mason conducted by Claytee White, December 21, 2012

Date
2012-12-21
Description

Transcript of interview with Beverly Mason by Claytee White, December 21, 2012. Mason grew up in West Las Vegas and was part of the school integration movement in the 1970s. Her involvement in the Las Vegas School System has continued throughout her life. In the interview, she discusses her family and faith, and working at the Nevada Test Site. Beverly attended Whittier College in California, where she majored in Biology. She later received her Masters in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She brought her experience back to Nevada and went to work for the Nevada Test Site as an industrial hygienist. She chose to leave that job to focus on her family, and found a new career in the School Community Partnership Office as a program manager. She focuses on connecting students with professionals in the science, math, and technology fields to bolster interest in those careers. Beverly has always been involved in her community and her church. Beverly attended the Church of God in Christ when she was growing up, and continues to participate in services today. Her family and her faith are extremely important parts of her life. She is married to Marcus Mason and has a daughter named Cassidy.

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Transcript of interview with Dorothy Eisenberg by Caryll Batt Dziedziak, November 14, 2006

Date
2006-11-14
Description
Dorothy Eisenberg is a full-time volunteer. She worked on various causes as a member of the League of Women Voters and led the fight for integration of the Clark County School District as League president in the early 1970s. Dorothy directed the Citizens Governmental Forum and served as vice-chair of the Citizens Committee on Consolidation. Governor O'Callaghan appointed her to the Local Government Employee Management Board in 1977, and she traveled across the state of Nevada arbritrating cases between state employees and local governments. In 1979 Dorothy was the first woman to be elected president of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. In 1978 she formed the Silver State PAC, a political action committee backing federal candidates who were supportive of Israel. In 1988, Governor Bryan appointed her county commissioner for the short-lived Bullfrog County

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