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Transcript of interview with Dr. William Sullivan by Claytee D. White, December 20, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Dr. William Sullivan conducted by Claytee D. White on December 20, 2006. Sullivan was recruited by University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1978 to be Director of Student Support Services. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Sullivan earned his doctoral degree from University of Utah, where he helped open the Minority Center. As President of the Utah Association of the National Council for Black Studies programs, Sullivan designed minority recruiting strategies for universities.
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Mike O'Callaghan Professional Papers
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The Mike O'Callaghan Professional Papers (1943, 1968-2004) mainly consist of research files gathered by Mike O'Callaghan in his post-political capacity as executive editor of the Las Vegas Sun as well as owner and publisher of the Henderson Home News, Boulder City News, and Green Valley News. The papers also contain handwritten and typewritten drafts of O'Callaghan's "Where I Stand" article for the Las Vegas Sun, along with his reporter's notebooks, monthly planners, and photographic prints. The research files cover a wide variety of topics, including but not limited to environmental issues; nuclear waste; state and local politics; military and veterans affairs; foreign relations including Israel, Iraq, and Korea; and education. The collection also contains copies of speeches given by O'Callaghan as the 23rd Governor of Nevada between 1971 and 1979, some of which contain handwritten notations.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Dr. Tony Miranda by Claytee D. White, July 24, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Jeanne P. Chretien by Cynthia L. Reeves, February 26, 1979
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Archival Collection
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On February 26, 1979, Cynthia L. Reeves interviewed Jeanne P. Chretien (born 1923 in Marshalltown, Iowa) about her life in Southern Nevada. Chretien first talks about her move to Las Vegas and her beginning education, including how the educational system has changed over time. She also describes her first occupations, political activity, involvement in groups such as the Girl Scouts, and early recreational activities. The two later discuss Block 16, entertainment, the atomic testing, the effects of World War II, and flooding in Las Vegas. The latter part of the interview includes topics on Chretien’s religious activity, her enrollment into Nevada Southern University, and the changes in Las Vegas over time. The interview concludes with Chretien’s thoughts on rearing children in Las Vegas as well as how she believes the city will continue to grow in the future.
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Organizational records, 1973-1999
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The organizational records series includes correspondence, reports, newsletters, and publications detailing workshops and EERC funding, development, and promotion dating between 1973 and 1999. The series also includes audiovisual recordings of EERC workshops, , educational videos, promotional videos, documentaries, and television and radio spots.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Educational Equity Resource Center Records
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Archival Component
Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County (Nev.): rosters, correspondence
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Archival Collection
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From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series I. Administrative. This folder contains reports, correspondence, and rosters of the Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County, Nevada from 1964 through 1970.
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Phi Delta Kappa sorority records
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Archival Collection
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Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Civic engagement file. National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa certificate, journal, meeting minutes, program, and poem.
Mixed Content
Audio recording clip of interview with Corbin Harney by Mary Palevsky, July 24-25, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Sound
Law School Study for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (final draft)
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Archival Collection
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A final draft version of the "Law School Study for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas" by Dean Willard H. Pedrick, College of Law, Arizona State University, and Professor Lorne Seidman, Chairman, Department of Finance, College of Business and Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).
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