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Theresa M. Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01725

Abstract

Oral history interview with Dr. Theresa M. Smith conducted by Cheryl Waldman on February 23, 2003 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Smith reflects upon her 24 years as a school administrator in Nevada’s Clark County School District. She discusses her approach to school administration, describes her regular responsibilities and challenges, and compares her responsibilities between middle and high school. She also discusses teacher evaluations, and different challenges associated with evaluations and standardized student testing.

Archival Collection

Chris Erbe oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02058

Abstract

Oral history interview with Chris Erbe conducted by Jennifer Warner on November 15, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Erbe reflects upon his more than 20-year career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). He discusses the process by which he became a teacher, and describes how his experiences as a teacher shaped his approach to school administration. He describes his regular responsibilities as principal, some of his biggest challenges including safety threats, and what he believes makes an effective administrator.

Archival Collection

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

Clifford J. Lawrence oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02586

Abstract

Oral history interview with Clifford J. Lawrence conducted by Stephany Herrera on April 02, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Lawrence reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1950s to the 1980s. He describes how he first started teaching at the Las Vegas Union School District, before it was named the Clark County School District. He discusses his experiences with school bussing and integration, his approach to school administration, and how his experiences as a teacher shaped his approach to administration. He discusses the importance of principals' community involvement, and their working relationship with assistant principals and the Board of Education.

Archival Collection

Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs

Identifier

MS-00126

Abstract

The Basic Magnesium Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs (1933-1965) document the planning, construction, and management of the BMI magnesium manufacturing plants near present-day Henderson in Clark County, Nevada and a magnesium mining operation in Gabbs, Nye County, Nevada. Materials include chronological reports, press releases, telegrams, budgets, building diagrams, maps, and black-and-white photographic prints. The records document employee housing and infrastructure projects, magnesium production statistics, and employee data. The photographic prints, which include many aerial images, provide a visual record of the construction of the plant, the mining operation, and the associated support facilities and employee housing.

Archival Collection

Gold Hill Nevada Masonic Lodge Records

Identifier

MS-00127

Abstract

The collection consists of three bound volumes and a small leather folder, documenting Masonic Lodge activity in Gold Hill, Nevada between 1866 and 1917. The volumes contain lodge meeting minutes from 1866 to 1872; lodge membership records from 1866 to 1872; and lodge financial records from 1866 to 1917.

Archival Collection

Liberty Engine Company No. 1 Records

Identifier

MS-00128

Abstract

The Liberty Engine Company No. 1 Records (1876-1927) consist of two accounting ledgers belonging to the Liberty Engine Company No. 1, the fifth volunteer fire company formed in Gold Hill, Nevada in 1868. One ledger is signed by a the wife of J. H. (John H.) Witte, who was listed in an 1880 edition of the Gold Hill Daily News as a member of the Liberty Engine Company No. 1. The collection also contains banking transactions dating from 1926 to 1927 and a handwritten account of various payments made to the heirs of a Mrs. S. K. Witte in 1906. Some items in this collection are digital surrogates.

Archival Collection

George E. Franklin Sr. Papers

Identifier

MS-00129

Abstract

The George E. Franklin Sr. Papers consist primarily of two original manuscripts by George E. Franklin (1890-1971), an English-born writer and former Las Vegas resident. Franklin published From Cotswolds to High Sierras (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1966) and The Fallacy of Appeasment (New York: Carlton Press, 1968). The collection also includes an undated newspaper article announcing Franklin's donation of the manuscripts to Nevada Southern University (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.)

Archival Collection

Don Ashbaugh Papers on Nevada Ghost Towns

Identifier

MS-00130

Abstract

The Don Ashbaugh Papers (1950-1960) document Las Vegas history, Nevada history, and ghost towns. The collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings, and a geographical index of Nevada ghost towns.

Archival Collection

Norman Kaye Papers

Identifier

MS-00131

Abstract

The Norman Kaye Papers span the years of 1952 to 1969 and are comprised of material from the career of Norman Kaye, a Las Vegas lounge entertainer and longtime poet laureate of Nevada. The materials contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, music manuscripts and poetry, and audio recordings from the Mary Kaye Trio.

Archival Collection