Oral history interview with Doris Watson conducted by Claytee D. White on May 7, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Watson discusses her childhood in Colorado and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. She recalls finding relief and success in both sports and education, excelling in math, science, basketball, and cross country. Watson discusses the importance of coaching, a skill that Watson still applies to her graduate students in the field of education at UNLV. With over 20 years of experience in sports pedagogy, Watson joined UNLV's Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education in 2011. Digital audio available.
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Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
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Includes meeting agenda and minutes along with additional information about the qualifications verification committee operating policy and senate bylaws. CSUN Session 13 (Part 2) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
Part of an interview with Rejoyce Williams, June 12, 1996. In this clip, Williams talks about working as a hotel maid and avoiding trouble when she was accused of stealing.
Part of an interview with Faye Todd by Claytee White on October 15, 1996. Todd discusses how she came to work for the Landmark and what it was like to work with entertainers.
Two audio clips from an interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White on June 28 and July 12, 2012. In the clips, Theron and Naomi remember their early years in the Las Vegas schools and the advent of desegregation.
The Sinatra Living series is comprised primarily of project planning files from 2015 to 2017 from the 2017 UNLV Solar Decathlon team for their solar home, Sinatra Living. Records include meeting notes, research files, and various computer-aided design files. Also included are the team's submission to compete in the Solar Decathlon as well as final reports for each competition. The archived websites in this series includes the UNLV team page from U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon website, Sinatra Living website, and the competition team's social media profiles with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records
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