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Steven D. McCoy oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02582

Abstract

Oral history interview with Steven D. McCoy conducted by Hope Vigil-Delgado on November 26, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, McCoy reflects upon his 33-year career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District. He describes the process by which he became a teacher, and discusses how his teaching experience shaped his approach to school administration. He discusses his experience at Roy Martin Middle School, and describes the student cultural diversity and bilingual education programs within the school. He also discusses various programs that he implemented at various schools, and describes his approach to teacher evaluations and dismissals.

Archival Collection

Beth Duncombe oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00502

Abstract

Oral history interview with Beth Duncombe conducted by Jennifer Kalas on December 12, 2004 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Duncombe reflects upon her 30-year career as a teacher and administrator in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes the process by which she became a special education teacher, and life experiences that she feels best prepared her for the principalship, such as teaching in England and working in both public and private education. She also discusses her approach to school administration, and her efforts in creating certain learning environments.

Archival Collection

Kathleen Harney oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00795

Abstract

Oral history interview with Kathleen Harney conducted by Claytee White on July 19, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In her interview Harney discusses her and her husband's move to the historic John S. Park Neighborhood in 1975, about ten years after moving to Las Vegas from Ohio. Kathleen also discusses her career as a high school teacher and teaching English and journalism.

Archival Collection

Faculty at Boulder City School: photographic print

Date

1933 (year approximate) to 1934 (year approximate)

Description

From the Tom and Erma Godbey Photograph Collection (PH-00262) -- Written on the back of the photograph, "(c. 1933-1934). Mr. Weed (principal) 4th from left, seated. Elton Garrett 5th from left. Music teacher 3rd from left. Athletic coach 6th from left."

Image

Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Joint Subcommittees on Human Services/Capital Improvements, Public Safety/Natural Resources/Transportation, Joint Committees on Taxation, Committee on Health and Education, Committee on Finance meeting recordings: optical discs, 2009

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bob Coffin Political Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01054
Collection Name: Bob Coffin Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 129

Archival Component

#70575: College of Education faculty and staff (Carolanne Kardash, Kim Nehls, Mary Ellen Ganny, LeAnn Putney, Patricia Bighem, Nanette Meyer, Josefina Boyle, and Eileen Quinn) portraits on October 28, 2015., 2015 October 28

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

#70312: Holocaust survivor Sabina Callwood shares her story with K-12 educators from around the country during the Always Remember: Reading and Writing About the Holocaust held in the Student Union on June 11, 2015., 2015 June 11

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

#69725: Boyd School of Law Immigration Clinic student won an award from the Clinical Legal Education Association for their work and publication of a report on conditions of immigrant detainees at the Henderson Detention Center on May 15, 2014, 2014 May 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Roger Bryan by Paul Murphy, February 27, 1979

Date

1979-02-27

Description

Roger Bryan (born 1938 in Cedar City, Utah) is interviewed by Paul Murphy in his office about his experiences living in Las Vegas. Bryan, who was the principal of Harvey Dondero Elementary School at the time of the interview, mainly discusses his background in education and his experiences teaching at various schools around Southern Nevada. Bryan mentions several of the cities he lived in prior to coming to Las Vegas as well as the various parts of town he lived in after arriving. He also talks specifically about the schools he attended in Las Vegas, the superintendents in charge of the school district, the decisions he made while on the school board, some of his experiences in being a teacher and principal, the extent of vandalism in schools, and how the school district has changed over the years. Bryan additionally recalls the visits of political figures to Las Vegas, some of the developmental changes in Las Vegas over time, the role of the Mormon religion in his life, and the types of recreational activities he and his family took part in. Bryan finalizes the interview with a discussion of the most influential teachers he had when he was a student.

Text

Audio recording clips of interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White, June 28, 2012, and July 12, 2012

Date

2012-06-28
2012-07-12

Description

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.

Sound