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Pamela Goynes-Brown oral history interview
Oral history interview with Pamela Goynes-Brown conducted by Kane Toomer on November 26, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Goynes-Brown discusses her upbringing and describes her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her education, being involved in music, and explains why her parents decided to move to Las Vegas. Goynes-Brown recalls experiencing racism in school, her employment at Mabel Hoggard Elementary School as a music teacher, and working in the Clark County School District. Later, Goynes-Brown talks about African American community leaders in Las Vegas and serving on the City Council of North Las Vegas. Lastly, Goynes-Brown talks about the importance of voting, especially the African American community, and the development of the West Las Vegas.
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Patti Chess oral history interview, 2025 March 12
Oral history interview with Patti Chess conducted by Stefani Evans on March 12, 2025 for the Game On! An Oral History of Sports project. In this interview Patti discusses being one of five children growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, and moving to Las Vegas to live with a local cousin, and attend UNLV on a scholarship. She graduated and spend twenty five years as an investigator with DCFS. During her time at UNLV, she first started playing soccer, then softball. After ten years of playing these sports, she transitioned to tennis, which she played consistently for thirty years. After an injury, she decided to move away from tennis and got involved in pickleball. She eventually became a US Pickleball Ambassador, and taught lessons to those wanting to learn. Pickleball continued to grow, and Patti discusses the tensions that came with this rapid growth between tennis and pickleball. Eventually the tensions lessened and pickleball has become a permanent fixture in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is one of the most rapidly expanding cities for pickleball, and that led Patti to helping grow the pickleball community within CCSD. She trained physical education teachers on how to instruct their students, and it was warmly received. CCSD grew to love pickleball, and eventually expanded to having a teacher league, and yearly tournaments amongst teachers and administrators. Patti has seen pickleball help a variety of people over the years. Those that have struggled with loss and need community, those with mental health issues who need an outlet, and those who want to be more physically active and improve their health. She is confident that pickleball will continue to grow, and Las Vegas will be one of the premiere destinations for pickleball players. Digital audio and transcript available.
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Jane McCarthy oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jane McCarthy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 06, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, McCarthy discusses her involvement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education and their outreach program with the Navajo Nation. She explains that UNLV professors visit the reservation and offer graduate classes to teachers. McCarthy describes the reservation she visited, doing her sabbatical on the reservation in 2002, and the challenges that come with teaching Navajo children. Later, McCarthy recalls how she became involved with the Accelerated Schools Project, starting her career at Stanford University, and the differences between Stanford and UNLV. Lastly, McCarthy talks about the No Child Left Behind Act and the shortage of teachers in the Clark County School District (CCSD).
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Photograph of Dr. George R. Carpenter, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1972
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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, January 1957 - April 1963
The meeting minutes of the board of directors of Temple Beth Sholom, then known as the Jewish Community Center of Las Vegas, Inc., include the proceedings of meetings held from 1957 to 1963.
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Elsa Lopez-Martinez oral history interview
Oral history interview with Elsa Lopez-Martinez conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 21, 2021 for Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.
Elsa, one of the original student interviewers for the Latinx Voices project, talks about her family, her Mexican-American roots, and her experience learning Spanish and English. She discusses her education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her work as an interviewer with Latinx Voices before her graduation. Elsa also shares what it has been like entering the workforce as an elementary school teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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