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Herman van Betten Papers (MS-00805)

Abstract

The Herman van Betten Papers contain correspondence, campaign fliers, photographs, conference papers, and newspaper articles regarding his involvement in education, mental health matters, regional planning, and political issues in Nevada.

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Date

1973-1984

Extent

1.20 Linear Feet (1 box)

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Herman van Betten Papers contain correspondence, campaign fliers, photographs, conference papers, and newspaper articles regarding his involvement in education, mental health matters, regional planning, and political issues in Nevada.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

Herman van Betten served for 15 years as an English professor and Director of Freshman English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In 1982 he took an administrative position at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN), where he served for 13 years as Director of the Division of Arts and Communication, Executive Director and later Dean of the Henderson Campus and as Dean of the Division of Business and Industry. Both at UNLV and CCSN, van Betten developed a number of new courses, including Black Literature, Ancient Mythology, Classical Literature in Translation, Latin, Dutch, and the Literature of the Holocaust.

Herman van Betten was a founding member of the Nevada Humanities Committee. In 1974 he was elected to the Clark County School Board, in 1975 he became a member of the Clark County Regional Planning Council, and from 1975-1978 he served as Chairman of the Clark County Housing Advisory Committee. In 1978 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the College Board, representing 12 western states.

Nevada Governors Miller and Bryan appointed van Betten to the Commission on Health/Mental Retardation, where he served for four years as its chairman. He was a contributing editor of Las Vegas Magazine and wrote political columns for that magazine from 1978-1983.

Related Collections

Van Betten, Pat and Herman. Interview, 2007 February 07 and Feburay 20. OH-01864. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Herman van Betten Papers, 1973-1984. MS-00805. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Material was donated in 2016 by Patricia van Betten; accession number 2016-024. There is no deed of gift on file for this collection.

Processing Note

Material was processed by Joyce Moore in 2016.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00805

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