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Vassili Sulich, image 016: photographic print
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Photograph of Panaca Grammar School, Panaca, Nevada, circa 1916
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State of Nevada Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 78
From the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. Resolution expressing condolences about the death of Mabel Hoggard, and listing her accomplishments. State of Nevada Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 78, adopted by the Assembly June 6, 1989; adopted by the Senate June 7, 1989
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Video, Welcome to the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas, circa 1998
This promotional video showcases teachers and students at the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Judith Ann Allaire by Tracye Ann Collins, March 10, 1980
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette by Shannon Smith, February 26, 1980
Interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette conducted by Shannon Smith on February 26, 1980. Lockette moved to Nevada to be an elementary school teacher and an early childhood education professor at UNLV. She reviews the evolution of education in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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Pat Skorkowsky oral history interview
Oral history interview with Pat Skorkowsky conducted by Russell Holmen on March 29, 2007 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Skorkowsky reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). He discusses the process by which he started working with CCSD as a teacher, and later became an administrator and assistant superintendent. He describes his approach to school administration, his working relationships with parents, teachers, and other administrators, and experiences that shaped his career.
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Howard Heckethorn interview, February 15, 1979: transcript
On February 15, 1979, collector Richard Eitland interviewed Howard Heckethorn (born September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn discusses going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area.
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Audio recording clips of interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White, June 28, 2012, and July 12, 2012
Two audio clips from an interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White on June 28 and July 12, 2012. In the clips, Theron and Naomi remember their early years in the Las Vegas schools and the advent of desegregation.
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Betty Henderson Professional Papers
The Betty Henderson Professional Papers (1963-1985) are comprised of materials produced by Betty Henderson in her capacity as a private music teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada and as a member of the Nevada Music Teachers Association (NMTA). The collection includes scrapbooks of concert programs and NMTA events, materials from Henderson's experiences in Europe as a People-to-People ambassador with the Music Teachers National Association, and recordings on reel-to-reel tapes of concerts Henderson performed in or judged.
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