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Juanita Greer White Papers
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The collection is comprised of the personal, professional and business papers of Dr. Juanita Greer White from 1927 to 1980. Included are correspondence, booklets, dissertations, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and various other materials linked to women's organizations and Nevada organizations relating to education, health, and aging. Other material includes documents from her work in the Nevada State Legislature, books, catalogs, chemistry papers, plaques, and campaign materials.
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Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection
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The Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection primarily consists of Byrd's research files on Nevada from 1930 to 1970. The materials concentrate on her monograph, "Nevada Nomads," as well as her co-authored textbook, "Here is Nevada." The collection also includes speeches, journal articles, memos, research note cards and papers, correspondence, informational booklets and pamphlets, maps, photographs, audiovisual materials, and newspaper articles and clippings.
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Photograph of Panaca Mormon church school students and teachers, Panaca (Nev.), 1890
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James B. McMillan Elementary School dedication ceremony: photographic print
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Task Forces, 1971-1974
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This series includes files from NOW's task forces from 1971 to 1974. The topics covered by the task forces include broadcast media, education, fundraising, health, unions, legislation, marriage, minority women, poverty, rape, reproduction, and volunteerism.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: National Organization for Women, Las Vegas Chapter Records
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Las Vegas Paiute Colony election: report and guidelines
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Adult Education Specialist Fred W. Forbusch's report about the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony organizing a formal governing body and discussions of including the Colony in the Model Cities program of North Las Vegas. Las Vegas Indian Colony Guidelines for election committee.
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Board of Regents agendas, 1981-1982
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The records are comprised of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regent agendas from 1981 to 1982. The agendas contain information about various school in the NSHE system such as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs Records
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Mary Hausch oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Hausch conducted by Claytee D. White on April 07, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Hausch discusses her upbringing in Ohio and her career in education journalism during the 1960s and 1970s. She describes attending Ohio University during the protest movements against the Vietnam War and how the Kent State University shootings affected college life. Hausch then talks about working at the Las Vegas Review-Journal during the 1970s, where she covered the education system of Las Vegas, Nevada as it began enforcing racial integration in its schools. She explains how race relations were at the time and Nevada's busing program.
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Anita Tijerina Revilla oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Anita Tijerina Revilla conducted by Marcela Rodriguez-Campo on October 09, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Revilla discusses her early life in San Antonio, Texas. She talks about her decision to make education a priority, figuring out the college application process on her own, and her initial interest in social justice. Revilla talks about how her critical consciousness was developed, and her pedagogical approach to teaching. Revilla describes her role in the 2006 May Day march, advocating advocating for the queer community, and disrupting oppressive systems to increase educational access for students. Lastly, Revilla discusses ethnic studies and the history of inequality in the United States.
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