Abstract
Oral history interview with Kathleen Harney conducted by Claytee White on July 19, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In her interview Harney discusses her and her husband's move to the historic John S. Park Neighborhood in 1975, about ten years after moving to Las Vegas from Ohio. Kathleen also discusses her career as a high school teacher and teaching English and journalism.
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Oral history interview with Kathleen Harney conducted by Claytee White on July 19, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In her interview Harney discusses her and her husband's move to the historic John S. Park Neighborhood in 1975, about ten years after moving to Las Vegas from Ohio. Kathleen also discusses her career as a high school teacher and teaching English and journalism. Additionally Harney discusses the development of the John S. Park Neighborhood. Digital audio and transcript available.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Kathleen Harney grew up in Toronto, Ohio with four siblings. Her mother was a teacher and later went to cosmetology school. Her father was a preacher. Kathleen moved to Las Vegas in 1965 where she could make more as a teacher compared to her former position in Ohio.
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Kathleen Harney oral history interview, 2010 July 19. OH-00795. [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.
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Acquisition Note
This interview was conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.
Processing Note
Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2017. Hana Gutierrez wrote the collection description.
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Existence and Location of Copies
A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives: F849.L35 H375 2010