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Harold McKay interview, March 13, 1981: transcript
On March 13, 1981, Dana Jamerson interviewed Harold McKay (b. July 27th, 1903 in Dresden, Kansas) about his life as a teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. McKay speaks about his education, his move from Chicago, Illinois to Las Vegas and how he began his career in education. McKay focuses on how and why he founded the Teacher’s Credit Union, his time working in administration and his business school, as well as the problems related to segregation and integration in the educational system. Lastly, he talks about the growth of the gaming and entertainment industry in Las Vegas, and his volunteer work with the Senior Citizen Center.
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and agendas of subcommittees on issues including mental health, the MX missile program, public school teachers, hearing testimony on bills, senate human resources and facilities, child counseling, a State Board of Education study. Also contains the Interim Finance Committee agenda, minutes of the regular meeting of the State Board of Vocational Education, minutes of the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau, and Mental Hygiene and Mental Retardation Subcommittee meeting minutes, 1975-1980
Collection Name: John Vergiels Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 039, Box 040
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Mabel Hoggard: teaching materials
Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Educational work and legacy file. This folder includes teaching contracts, a Clark County School District Las Vegas Area map, teacher-student guidelines, newsletters, a conference booklet, a speech transcript, and other documents related to Mabel Hoggard's teaching career.
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Juliana Urtubey oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Juliana Urtubey conducted by Nathalie Martinez and Barbara Tabach on May 24, 2021 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Born in Colombia, Julia was able to immigrate with her family to the United States when she was six years old. The family lived in Chicago, Illinois and later in Phoenix, Arizona. Juliana moved to Las Vegas in 2013 and taught learners with special education needs at the elementary level. In 2021, she was named the National Teacher of the Year, the first Latina and the only Nevadan to ever hold the distinction. Juliana personally received the award from Dr. Jill Biden. Subjects discussed include: Colombia, Chicago, Illinois, National Teacher of the Year, and bilingual education.
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Photograph of Adalberto Meneses and woman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
Teacher Adalberto Meneses instructing a class at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Nevada History Elementary School Teaching Kits
The Nevada History Elementary School Teaching Kits (approximately 1990-1999) collection contains teaching kits for elementary school teachers in Nevada about mining and Nevada history. The kits contain textbooks, booklets, pamphlets, puzzles, and maps designed for elementary school educators in Nevada.
Archival Collection
Audio recording clip of interview with Dr. Porter Troutman by Claytee D. White, November 20, 2006
Part of an interview with Dr. Porter Troutman by Claytee White on November 20, 2006. Troutman describes his career as an educator.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Shirley Edmond by Claytee D. White, June 24, 2010
Part of an interview with Shirley Edmond conducted by Claytee D. White on June 24, 2010. Edmond shares childhood memories of Westside School.
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Rosamond McDougal interview, February 14, 1979: transcript
On February 14, 1979, Concepcion Fernandez interviewed Rosamond McDougal (born in Texas) about her life as a teacher in Las Vegas. McDougal speaks primarily about her time as a teacher in the Clark County School District, her unique class setup and the district’s changes. Moreover, McDougal speaks about the growing number of students and teachers, the superintendent’s role in bond issues, the courses offered, racial integration in the school district (and the casinos), and the building of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. McDougal gives personal anecdotes about her family, her husband’s job at the Atomic Test Site and her time as an organ player in churches around the city. Lastly, she talks about recreational activities, Helldorado, the casinos and department stores.
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Photograph of the students and faculty at Las Vegas School, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1917
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