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Dieleman, Ruth Myrtle, 1908-2004
Ruth Dieleman was born in 1908 in Searchlight, Nevada and worked as a teacher.
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Semling, Evelyn, 1924-2017
Evelyn Semling born on February 10, 1924 and died on January 5, 2017. She was a music teacher that wrote children's songs.
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Donoho, Ronald Lee, 1929-2010
Ron Donoho was born July 1, 1929 in Amboy, Illinois. He was an auto mechanic, a peace officer, and a school teacher.
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Gaston, Kathleen Bryan, 1949-
Kathleen Bryan was born on June 25, 1949 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a student at the University of Nevada, Reno and was a teacher.
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Dieleman, Ruth Myrtle, 1908-2004
Ruth Dieleman was born in 1908 in Searchlight, Nevada and worked as a teacher.
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Eddie Wright Jr. and Johnie B. Wright oral history interview
Oral history interview with Eddie Wright Jr. and Johnie B. Wright conducted by B. Leon Green on October 6, 2012; October 13, 2012; November 16, 2012; and November 28, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Wright and Wright Jr. discuss coming to Las Vegas, Nevada and their careers as a teacher/nursing aid and a ticket agent at the local Greyhound station, respectively.
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Howard Heckethorn interview, March 2, 1977: transcript
On March 2, 1977, Neil C. Dalmas interviewed teacher Howard Heckethorn, (born on September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
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Burgwardt, Lestor, 1926-
Lestor Burgwardt was born May 24, 1926 in Hamburg, New York. He moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1954 to work as a biology teacher.
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Russell H. Allen oral history interview
Oral history interview with Russell H. Allen conducted by Izola Olsen on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Allen discusses home life, living and working in Alamo, Nevada, teaching, and changes in education.
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