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Westside School alumni oral history interviews
Identifier
OH-02643
Abstract
Oral history interviews of Westside School alumni conducted by Claytee D. White on March 20, March 29, April 27, and June 22, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Alumni of the Historic Westside School of Las Vegas, also known as the Las Vegas Grammar School, gathered in 2010 to celebrate the official registration of the school as a historic site in the city. These alumni discussed their education, what they remember of the school, their teachers, and what life was like in Las Vegas at that time.
The individuals interviewed are: Jackie Y. Brantley, Eugene Buford, Margaret (Addison) Coleman, Regina Cone, Shirley Edmond, Frank Harris, Otis Harris, Tisha Harris, Willie B. (Jones) Jackson, Jerry Neal, Sadie Marie Prentiss, Calvin Wallace Jr., Nathaniel Whaley, and Cleophis Williams.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas High School, grades K-8: photograph
Date
1924
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas School, grades K-8, 1924. Las Vegas School previously housed all grades, including high school students in a separate wing during the early 1900s. Research suggests that the high school was later separated into a different building. That school, named Clark County High School and then renamed Las Vegas High School, was constructed in 1917.
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Department of Education budget overview, K-12 school system budget, NSHE planning report, Nevada state senate agenda information, 2009 to 2011
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Bob Coffin Political Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01054
Collection Name: Bob Coffin Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 186
Collection Name: Bob Coffin Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 186
Archival Component
"Proposals for Reorganization of Guidances Services for Special Education Work Experience and Job Training Programs in the Clark County School District" by J. Myron Patridge, 1966
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Ardis Kearns Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00348
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 13
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 13
Archival Component
Moapa School Jurisdiction: correspondence
Date
1926-11-09
Archival Collection
Description
Report from Supervisor W. W. Coon to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the Moapa School Jurisdiction. Section I details enrollment at schools in Moapa, Las Vegas, Fort Mohave, Sherman Institute, Phoenix, and Moapa Public. Section II details the health of students and employees.
Text
Postcard of a high school, Las Vegas, circa 1930s to 1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of a high school. Description given with postcard: "This new Senior High School, built at a cost of $350,000 and a $225,000 grammar school offer preparatory education facilities unexcelled in the entire state of Nevada. School enrollment is now over 2,000."
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The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs College Scholarship and Awards Ceremony on April 28, 2014: digital photographs
Date
2014-04-28
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Monica Moradkhan, Urban Affairs
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Slide of William D. Carlson Education Building, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior of William D. Carlson Education Building, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Slide of William D. Carlson Education Building, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior of William D. Carlson Education Building,University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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