Part of an interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette by Shannon Smith on February 6, 1980. Lockette describes developing the early childhood education program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and describes challenges in the Las Vegas public school systems during the population boom of the 1950s.
Part of an interview with Lynn Leshgold Rosencrantz on January 7, 2016. In this clip, Rosencrantz discusses relocating to Las Vegas and teaching education.
On August 9, 1984, collector Elizabeth N. Patrick recorded an address by local long time educator, Harvey N. Dondero (born November 12, 1909 in Hawthorne, Nevada) before the Kiwanis Club at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas. This address includes Dondero’s observations on the growth of the school system in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the address, Dondero receives a Distinguished Service Award, from the Kiwanis Club of Uptown Las Vegas, as a token of appreciation for his fifty-three years of dedication to children and youth education in Nevada. Dondero also answers questions posed by audience members, regarding the future of Nevada’s education system.
Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Educational work and legacy file. This folder includes teaching contracts, a Clark County School District Las Vegas Area map, teacher-student guidelines, newsletters, a conference booklet, a speech transcript, and other documents related to Mabel Hoggard's teaching career.