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Assistant Principal Gina Valverde White speaks with two Hispanic high school students at Las Vegas High School: photographic print

Date
1983 to 1986
Description

With the rapidly expanding Hispanic student population in the Clark County school district, a demand for teachers, counselors, and administrators sensitive to the special needs of this segment of the student body became apparent. Gina Valverde White, a Cuban refugee, works to address those needs. Starting her career as a classroom teacher, she went on to become the Assistant Principal at Las Vegas High School and is now Assistant Principal of the Washington Alternative Programs School. She is shown here working with Hispanic high school students.

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Leni H. Proctor oral history interview

Identifier
OH-01517
Abstract

Oral history interview with Leni H. Proctor conducted by Jennifer Blankingship on May 16, 2002 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Proctor reflects upon her experience as a principal in Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). She describes the process by which she became a teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada, and later became principal of Helen J. Stewart School. She also discusses her experiences as a female, and how these experiences shaped her approach to school administration, teacher-principal relationships, and interactions with parents. She also provides her opinion on standardized testing, curriculum changes, and what she believes makes an effective school administrator.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a two dozen roses for a special dinner, Las Vegas, May 23, 1963

Date
1936-05-23
Description
Two dozen American Beauty Roses given to the Classroom Teachers Association Testimonial dinner given by J.S. Park P.T.A.

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Letter and envelope from Laura, Panguitch, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah

Date
1894-01-21
Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an envelope, a typed transcription of a letter, and a copy of original letter attached. The original letter is missing.

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Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Provo City, Utah to John M Bunker, Logan City, Utah

Date
1894-01-27
Description

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

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Photograph of Dr. Charles L. Douglas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1975

Date
1975
Description
Proof shots of Dr. Charles L. Douglas, Adjunct Associate professor of Biology, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Photograph of Dr. Charles L. Douglas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1975

Date
1975
Description
Proof shots of Dr. Charles L. Douglas, Adjunct Associate professor of Biology, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Transcript of interview with Harvey N. Dondero by Elizabeth N. Patrick, August 9, 1984

Date
1984-08-09
Description
On August 9, 1984, collector Elizabeth N. Patrick recorded an address by local long time educator, Harvey N. Dondero (born November 12, 1909 in Hawthorne, Nevada) before the Kiwanis Club at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas. This address includes Dondero’s observations on the growth of the school system in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the address, Dondero receives a Distinguished Service Award, from the Kiwanis Club of Uptown Las Vegas, as a token of appreciation for his fifty-three years of dedication to children and youth education in Nevada. Dondero also answers questions posed by audience members, regarding the future of Nevada’s education system.

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