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Southern Nevada school, college, and university photographs, 1962-1994
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Scope and Contents
The Southern Nevada school, college, and university photographs depict schools in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1962 to 1994. The photographs depict the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Nevada Southern University before it became UNLV, St. Viator Catholic School, the Clark County Classroom Teachers Association, Las Vegas High School, and Rancho High School.
Archival Collection
Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Archival Component
Series of three Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis at her desk
Date
unspecified year in XXXX
Archival Collection
Description
Series of three color Polaroid photographs taken for the Hall of Fame showing Marzette Lewis at her desk.
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Photograph of school children, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905-1915
Date
1905 to 1915
Archival Collection
Description
School children sit and stand with their teacher for a class photo. Bottom row, eighth from the left is Tom Martin. Bruce Beckley is in the top row, fourth from the right.
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Transcript of interview with Robert L. Skaggs by Dr. David Emerson, May 06, 2006
Date
2006-05-06
Archival Collection
Description
Dr. Robert Skaggs grew up around the St. Louis area. His father was a teamster with a milk delivery route, tried his hand at the restaurant business, and during WWII worked tor U.S. Cartridge. Several members of Dr. Skaggs's family were teachers, including his grandmother and a couple of aunts. Robert graduated trom Normandy High School and afterwards attended the Missouri School of Mines and majored in metallurgical engineering. He graduated in 1954 and went to work tor DuPont tor two years. He went to graduate school at Iowa State on an Atomic Energy Commission scholarship, and afterwards was hired by Standard Oil of California. During this time he met and married Anna Pedersen (1961) and moved to Minneapolis to work for Honeywell. Around 1966, Bob started teaching at the University of Kentucky. After a couple of years, he got wind of teaching opportunities at the Southern Division of the University of Nevada (now UNLV), and interviewed with Herb Wells. He and his family moved to Boulder City (1969) and he began teaching at what is now UNLV. He was involved in the work bringing accreditation to the engineering department, establishing a chapter for Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, and building a master's and a PhD program. After a heart attack in 1975, Dr. Skaggs took a sabbatical from UNLV and did some team teaching at University of Arizona in Tucson with Ray Sierka. He returned to UNLV on a half time teaching basis, and also worked for the Bureau of Mines. He was again involved in accreditation preparations and stayed to graduate a PhD student in engineering. He looks upon his experiences at UNLV as very positive and delightful.
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Photograph of Robert Steinbauer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969
Date
1969
Description
Robert Steinbauer sitting at a piano looking at sheet music.
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Transcript of interview with Ken Hanlon by Claytee D. White, November 29, 2006
Date
2006-11-29
Archival Collection
Description
Ken Hanlon was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1941. He attended 2nd grade through high school in Parkville schools. He took up his first instrument, the snare drum, at the age often, and by eighth grade had taken up baritone horn and trombone. His parents were very supportive of his interests. Ken developed a very strong work ethic early on, through the influence and example of his parents. He earned money in high school to pay for things he wanted by assisting on a paper route. He also took private lessons, which he paid for, and played in a dance band. After graduation, he attended Peabody Conservatory on a scholarship. He finished his last two years there with the principal of the Baltimore Symphony. He taught at Peabody Preparatory for seven years as undergraduate and graduate. He continued his Master's degree at Peabody Conservatory while working as a public school instrumental music teacher. He also played in the rock and roll band and worked in a city concert band. In 1968, Ken and his family moved to Las Vegas. He connected with the Si Zentner band and went on the road with him, then played in hotels up and down the Strip. Ken worked in bands that backed many famous headliners and has many anecdotes and memorable stories to share about those days. In 1970, Ken interviewed with Howard Chase, chair of the music department at UNLV. He was hired and his first UNLV job at the age of 29 was chair of the music department. He kept this position for 16 years, with one year off to establish residency for his doctorate. Dr. Hanlon has had a long and varied career, filled with people, places and events vital to the music industry. Today he continues to teach a graduate course, is currently Las Vegas president of the International Trombone Association, and runs the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center.
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Photograph of Julia Russell, Mrs. Worrell, Grace Worrell, Olive Lake, and Wanda Bell, circa 1900s-1930s
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of women including Julia Russell, Mrs. Worrell, Grace Worrell, Olive Lake, and Wanda Ball. Grace Worrell was a Sunday School Teacher.
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