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Westside School, 1952

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 004

Archival Component

Westside School Groundbreaking Ceremony

Identifier

OH-02267

Abstract

Westside School Groundbreaking ceremony including Brenda Williams, Hannah Brown, Ricki Barlow, Carolyn Goodman and others on January 17, 2015 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this groundbreaking ceremony, Mayor Carol Goodman and City Councilman Ricki Barlow talk about the significance of the location of the school and its surrounding community. Brown discusses funding for the project and her upbringing in West Las Vegas. Lastly, Williams describes her vision for the Westside community and the renovation of the property.

Archival Collection

Westside School number 3, 1955

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 005

Archival Component

Westside School, 1982 to 1988

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
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Collection Number: MS-00547
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Regional History Files
Box/Folder: Box 63

Archival Component

Westside School alumni oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02643

Abstract

Oral history interviews of Westside School alumni conducted by Claytee D. White on March 20, March 29, April 27, and June 22, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.

Alumni of the Historic Westside School of Las Vegas, also known as the Las Vegas Grammar School, gathered in 2010 to celebrate the official registration of the school as a historic site in the city. These alumni discussed their education, what they remember of the school, their teachers, and what life was like in Las Vegas at that time.

The individuals interviewed are: Jackie Y. Brantley, Eugene Buford, Margaret (Addison) Coleman, Regina Cone, Shirley Edmond, Frank Harris, Otis Harris, Tisha Harris, Willie B. (Jones) Jackson, Jerry Neal, Sadie Marie Prentiss, Calvin Wallace Jr., Nathaniel Whaley, and Cleophis Williams.

Archival Collection

Historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

Sunrise illuminates the Historic Westside School in the West Las Vegas neighborhood.

Image

Historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

Sunrise illuminates the Historic Westside School in the West Las Vegas neighborhood.

Image

Historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

Sunrise illuminates the Historic Westside School in the West Las Vegas neighborhood.

Image

Historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

Sunrise illuminates the Historic Westside School in the West Las Vegas neighborhood.

Image

Historic Westside school, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-10-26

Description

Sunrise illuminates the Historic Westside School along Washington Avenue in the West Las Vegas neighborhood.

Image