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Audio recording clips of interview with Rev. Claude H. and Stella Parson by Maurice R. Page, February 26, 1977

Date
1977-02-26
Description

Two audio clips from an interview with Stella and Rev. Claude H. Parson conducted by Maurice R. Page on February 26, 1977. As educators, the Parsons discuss the integration of schools in Las Vegas. In the clips, Rev. Parson discusses early housing development in West Las Vegas, church management, and equal opportunity progress.

Sound

Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 009

Description
4.1 Morrill Hall.; 4.2 Mackay Mines and Education.

Rona and David Mendelson oral history interview

Identifier
OH-02658
Abstract

Oral history interview with Rona and David Mendelson conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 26, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Rona and David Mendelson describe moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973 as a married couple and how they became board members of Congregation Ner Tamid, which led them to getting involved with the small and growing Jewish community. They discuss their activities and their current family ties within the Jewish community in Las Vegas. As educators, they also delve into their experiences with the school system in Southern Nevada and the discrimination they faced as Jewish educators and parents.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Clark County High School Basketball team, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1923

Date
1923
Description
The Clark County High School (now Las Vegas High School) Men's Basketball team, 1923. Font row, L-R: Leonard Noblitt, Lester Leavitt, Floyd Knickerbocker. Back row, L-R: Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr., Jack Sandy, C. D. Baker (coach and math teacher), Julian Andersen, Gerald Crowe.

Image

Women posing for a picture in white dresses: photographic print

Date
1916 to 1917
Archival Collection
Description
Ladies of Pahrump Ranch, 1916-1917. From left to right is Anita Chubb, wife of mechanic; Carolyn Darrough, wife of ranch manager; Clare Telford, wife of carpenter; Miss Cash, boarding house cook; & Verne Bowen, school teacher, later married Earl Hegle, Ranch store keeper.

Image

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 4, 1991

Date
1991-04-04
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes along with additional information about the memorandum.

Text

Marzette Lewis Papers

Identifier
MS-00621
Abstract

The Marzette Lewis Papers (1970-2011) reflect Lewis' extensive history of activism in the Las Vegas, Nevada community regarding the education standards of the Clark County School District (CCSD), and her work to fight discrimination within the district. The bulk of material dates from 1988 to 2009. It contains correspondence, Clark County School District (CCSD) zoning information, CCSD agendas, information on Lewis' two organizations, Westside Action Alliance Korps (W.A.A.K- U.P.) and Concerned Citizens, and video and audio recordings.

Archival Collection

Fletcher, Dorothy Ross, 1936-

Dorothy Fletcher, née Ross, was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 30, 1936. She was a housewife and a teacher.

Person