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Westside School alumni oral history interviews
Oral history interviews of Westside School alumni conducted by Claytee D. White on March 20, March 29, April 27, and June 22, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Alumni of the Historic Westside School of Las Vegas, also known as the Las Vegas Grammar School, gathered in 2010 to celebrate the official registration of the school as a historic site in the city. These alumni discussed their education, what they remember of the school, their teachers, and what life was like in Las Vegas at that time.
The individuals interviewed are: Jackie Y. Brantley, Eugene Buford, Margaret (Addison) Coleman, Regina Cone, Shirley Edmond, Frank Harris, Otis Harris, Tisha Harris, Willie B. (Jones) Jackson, Jerry Neal, Sadie Marie Prentiss, Calvin Wallace Jr., Nathaniel Whaley, and Cleophis Williams.
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Various views of students at the Pahrump School: photographic prints
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Moapa School Jurisdiction: correspondence
Report from Supervisor W. W. Coon to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the Moapa School Jurisdiction. Section I details enrollment at schools in Moapa, Las Vegas, Fort Mohave, Sherman Institute, Phoenix, and Moapa Public. Section II details the health of students and employees.
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Clark County (Schools - High Schools), 1917-1970
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Las Vegas High School's school orchestra, 1912
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School, undated
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View of Pahrump School: photographic print
The Pahrump School, operated by the Rose School District, Main Street, Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, 1948. From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.E. Ford Family.
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Schools, undated
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