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Photographs of home economics classrooms, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Miscellaneous snapshots of the exterior and interior of a house, and classrooms. Additional notes provided with image: "C. early 1900s - no identification. Lottie Ward was a home economics teacher; some of the photos look like a home ec. classroom."

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Letter and envelope from Nellie Harrison, Mt. Carmel to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date
1895-03-08
Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, the original envelope with the stamp removed, and a copy of the original letter.

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Henderson, Betty, 1923-1985

Betty Henderson was a private music teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada and dedicated member of the Nevada Music Teachers Association. She was born on January 23, 1923 in Portland, Indiana. She wanted to pursue a career in music and enrolled at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, but was forced to drop out after she started to become deaf. She married Charles B. Henderson, a civil engineer, in 1948 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She had many different jobs in the city including secretary and company auditor.

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Photograph of house, Pioche (Nev.), 1910s

Date
1910 to 1919
Description
Early residents of Pioche, NV. House is down the hill from old courthouse. Left to right: 1. Thelma Thomas, 2. Winnie Thomas Amsden. Both were school teachers. This is one of Pioche's oldest buildings, circa 1870.

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Transcript of interview with Andrea Chrestensen by Margaret Louis, July 11, 1995

Date
1995-07-11
Description
On Tuesday, July 11th, 1995, Margaret Louis interviewed distance learning student, Andrea Chrestensen (born March, 23rd, 1948, in Carson City, Nevada) at Northern Nevada Community College. During the interview Chrestensen discusses nursing education and her job as a school nurse to kindergarten and grade one students. She expresses her aspirations of becoming a nurse practitioner working in emergency rooms in hospitals. She is a fifth generation Nevadan. Her family was one of the founding families of Nevada.

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Slide of students in a classroom, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date
1970 to 1979
Description
UNLV students sitting in an auditorium classroom.

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Slide of Donald Schmeidel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1968

Date
1968
Description
A portrait photo of University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty member, Donald Schmeidel.

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Slide of Jerome Vallen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1968

Date
1966 to 1970
Description
Jerome (Jerry) Vallen, founder of the UNLV College of Hotel Administration.

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Slide of graduating class, Panaca, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1970s

Date
1960 to 1979
Description
First graduating class of high school at Panaca Elementary School and Lincoln County High School.

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