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Photograph of Marzette Lewis with Charles I. West Middle School band director Anthony Marentic

Date

Unknown year

Description

Color photograph of Marzette Lewis with band director Anthony Marentic in the gym.

Image

Photograph of LDS Sunday School on steps of County Courthouse, Nevada, circa 1927

Date

1927

Description

Black and white photo of LDS Sunday school on steps of County Courthouse, Las Vegas, Nevada, probably summer of 1927. (Courtesy, Zina Barnum)

Image

Bryan, Roger M., 1938-

Roger M. Bryan was born September 13, 1938 in Cedar City, Utah to Marvin Bryan and Ardella Williams. Bryan worked as a journeyman painter and as a teacher and administrator in the Clark County School District.

Person

Foutz, Pauleen, 1906-

Pauleen Foutz was born in Provo, Utah on November 26, 1906. She moved to Pioche, Nevada in 1936 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1940. She was a school teacher, businesswoman, and a genealogist.

Person

Allin Chandler oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00361

Abstract

Oral history interview with Allin Chandler conducted by Claytee D. White on December 9, 2002 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Allin Chandler discusses his education and career history, including being a teacher and educational administrator in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1968-1990 as well as being a part of the Clark County Association of School Administrators (CCASA). Chandler also discusses the instructional philosophy that he follows and the originators of it. Other topics discussed are developments in education, personal writing and public speaking skills, instructional leadership, school administration, and parental responsibilities.

Archival Collection

Howard Heckethorn oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00828

Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Richard Eitland on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Heckethorn describes going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area. Heckethorn also discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1930, and recalls the Old Mormon Fort, El Rancho, The Last Frontier, and the tourism that gambling brought to the city. Heckethorn discusses the 1960s, and the impact Howard Hughes had in the development of hotels and casinos.

Archival Collection

LaVaun Hendrix oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00838

Abstract

Oral history interview with LaVaun Hendrix conducted by Judy Laliberte on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss how Hendrix originally came to Nevada, her occupational history, and differences between the school system in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hendrix explains how a changing school system has affected her job as a teacher and her students. She goes on to talk about the above-ground atomic tests, Helldorado, changes to the desert, and Nevada during World War II.

Archival Collection

Eva D. Peterson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01475

Abstract

Oral history interview with Eva D. Peterson conducted by Dorothy Ritenour on June 25, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Peterson discusses moving to Nevada in August of 1927 and recalls her experiences as an educator in Searchlight, Nevada. She goes on to explain her classroom teaching methods.

Archival Collection