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Pamela Goynes-Brown oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pamela Goynes-Brown conducted by Kane Toomer on November 26, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Goynes-Brown discusses her upbringing and describes her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her education, being involved in music, and explains why her parents decided to move to Las Vegas. Goynes-Brown recalls experiencing racism in school, her employment at Mabel Hoggard Elementary School as a music teacher, and working in the Clark County School District. Later, Goynes-Brown talks about African American community leaders in Las Vegas and serving on the City Council of North Las Vegas. Lastly, Goynes-Brown talks about the importance of voting, especially the African American community, and the development of the West Las Vegas.
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Film transparency of children posing for a group picture, Las Vegas, 1906
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Dr. James LaBuda oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. James LaBuda conducted by Rhonda Calvo on November 08, 2004 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, LaBuda reflects upon his more than 20-year career as an elementary and junior high school teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1980s to the 2000s. He describes the process by which he became a teacher, and eventually a principal, as well as some of the challenges that he faced at different schools. He discusses challenges surrounding cultural diversity, standardized testing, and the 1988 PEPCON explosion. He reflects upon his training that he believes was the most beneficial for his principalship, discusses his approach to educational leadership, and describes expectations that successful principals would commonly face.
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Photograph of Tom Wright, John Foley and Peter Arapis at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992
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Photograph of Elton Garrett and students, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School Class, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950
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Jane McCarthy oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jane McCarthy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 06, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, McCarthy discusses her involvement with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Education and their outreach program with the Navajo Nation. She explains that UNLV professors visit the reservation and offer graduate classes to teachers. McCarthy describes the reservation she visited, doing her sabbatical on the reservation in 2002, and the challenges that come with teaching Navajo children. Later, McCarthy recalls how she became involved with the Accelerated Schools Project, starting her career at Stanford University, and the differences between Stanford and UNLV. Lastly, McCarthy talks about the No Child Left Behind Act and the shortage of teachers in the Clark County School District (CCSD).
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Rosemary Q. Flores interview, October 16, 2018, October 29, 2018: transcript
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Session 1: Interviewed by Elsa Lopez. Rosemary's parents originated from Sonora, Mexico where her father worked in the strawberry fields and her mother was a kindergarten teacher. Her father, in search for a better life, came to Nevada after he heard of jobs available in the Northern Nevada mines. The two met and settled down in Reno after her mother became enamored with the beauty of Lake Tahoe. Rosemary and her four younger siblings grew up in Reno with their parents until the divorce. Her father soon joined the army during the Korean war and felt that it would be best if Rosemary and her siblings lived with their grandmother back in Mexico. There they stayed for two years, and although she missed her family and did not speak much Spanish, she recalls her time there with fondness. She eventually moved back to Reno and finished high school, graduating in the top 20. She married afterwards and had her son as well. After some convincing from her husband, Rosemary enrolled into the University of Nevada, Reno and graduated with a major in Secondary Education with a specialty in Physics and Math. Rosemary became further involved in community outreach and non-profit programs such as Founding Hispanic Youth Image, Co-founding ALITAS, being a board member for the Title XX Commission, and being a Chair for the Latino Youth Leadership Conference. She has two children and is currently working at UNLV with the program Multicultural Education Services Alliance (MESA) as a Family Engagement Specialist. Subjects: Reno Nevada, UNLV, Multicultural Education, Family Engagement, Activism; Session 2: Interviewed by Elsa Lopez. This is a continuation of a previous interview. We have asked Rosemary Q. Flores to tell us more about her work in the Multicultural Education Services Alliance. We also spoke more about her family and early childhood in Mexico while she was away from her family.
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Elsa Lopez-Martinez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elsa Lopez-Martinez conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 21, 2021 for Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.
Elsa, one of the original student interviewers for the Latinx Voices project, talks about her family, her Mexican-American roots, and her experience learning Spanish and English. She discusses her education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her work as an interviewer with Latinx Voices before her graduation. Elsa also shares what it has been like entering the workforce as an elementary school teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Logan City, Utah. to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah
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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.
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