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Bruce E. Miller oral history interview (OH-01292)

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Bruce E. Miller conducted by Pauline MacDonald on May 11, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Miller reflects upon his roughly 40-year career as a teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District from the 1950s to the 2000s. He discusses his experiences as a teacher at J. D. Smith Middle School and Rancho High School, and his approach to education and school administration. He discusses student cultural diversity, school integration, curriculum changes, and standardized testing. He also describes his regular job responsibilities and challenges, and offers suggestions for how to be a successful school administrator.

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Date

2006-05-11

Extent

2 digital_files (0.147 GB) MP3
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
0.10 Linear Feet

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Scope and Contents Note

Oral history interview with Dr. Bruce E. Miller conducted by Pauline MacDonald on May 11, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Miller reflects upon his roughly 40-year career as a teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District from the 1950s to the 2000s. He discusses his experiences as a teacher at J. D. Smith Middle School and Rancho High School, and his approach to education and school administration. He discusses student cultural diversity, school integration, curriculum changes, and standardized testing. He also describes his regular job responsibilities and challenges, and offers suggestions for how to be a successful school administrator. Digital audio available; print transcript available.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Some transcripts do not exist in final form, therefore any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked.

Preferred Citation

Bruce E. Miller oral history interview, 2006 May 11. OH-01292. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials from this oral history project were transferred to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives by Professor Patrick Carlton of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education. Transfers began in 2002 and are ongoing.

Processing Note

Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017. The audio cassette(s) for this interview have been reformatted by an external vendor into a digital format. MP3 files of the audio are available for research use. In 2022, Kassidy Whetstone wrote the collection description.

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US::NvLN::OH01292

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