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Otis and Tisha Harris oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Otis R. Harris Jr. and Tisha Harris conducted by Claytee White on September 15, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In their interview Otis and Tisha talk about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada during a time of racial change. Otis discusses working for the convention and visitors authority, working on economic development for West Las Vegas, and serving as an Assemblyman. Sylvia "Tisha" Harris discusses working as a teacher in Las Vegas for 29 years. Tisha and Otis also discuss how they have remained active in the community and operate Unibex Global Corporation.
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Ann Lynch oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ann Lynch conducted by Emily Powers on May 27, 2008 for the Heart to Heart Oral History Project. In this interview Ann Lynch discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1959, being camp director for the Girl Scout program at Mount Charleston, and being highly involved with the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), not only at the local level, but at the state level as well. She also discusses being elected as Nevada PTA President, being one of the founding members of the Sunrise Hospital Children's Foundation and the Public Education Foundation, and lobbying in the Nevada State Legislature and in Washington, D.C.
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Howard Heckethorn interview, March 2, 1977: transcript
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On March 2, 1977, Neil C. Dalmas interviewed teacher Howard Heckethorn, (born on September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
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Reynaldo Martinez (Chief of Staff) and Senator Harry Reid together in Reid's office: photographic print
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A former high school government teacher and championship baseball coach at Western High School, Reynaldo Martinez, Chief of Staff for former Congressman and now United States Senator from Nevada, Harry Reid, is one of a select few Americans, Hispanic and non-Hispanic, to work within the privileged confines of the United States Senate, this nation's highest elective body.
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Semling, Evelyn, 1924-2017
Evelyn Semling born on February 10, 1924 and died on January 5, 2017. She was a music teacher that wrote children's songs.
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Decker, Clarabelle, 1900-1984
Teacher, librarian, and writer Clarabelle H. Decker was born Clarabelle Douglas in Bellevue, Colorado on November 03, 1900. She and her family moved to Oatman, Arizona, where Decker attended Northern Arizona State Teachers College (now Northern Arizona University) and received her Bachelor of Arts degree. She later earned a Master of Arts degree in English and School Supervision from the University of Washington, and a degree in library sciences from the University of Southern California.
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Donoho, Ronald Lee, 1929-2010
Ron Donoho was born July 1, 1929 in Amboy, Illinois. He was an auto mechanic, a peace officer, and a school teacher.
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Fletcher, Dorothy Ross, 1936-
Dorothy Fletcher, née Ross, was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 30, 1936. She was a housewife and a teacher.
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