University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs Records
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Collection Number: UA-00046 Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs Records Box/Folder: Flat File 43
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.
Description provided with image: "Jefferson Street School-North Las Vegas, Nevada. Mrs. Garnett Prescott and her students wave good-bye as the school closes its doors. It will not re-open in the fall."
'Exhibit A.' 'L.A. & S.L. R.R. Co., Los Angeles Division.' 'August 1920.' 'Approved, [signed] C.F. Miller, Div. Engr.' '2-W-49' hand-printed in lower right corner.'Audit # 3309 12/31/24" hand-printed in lower left margin. Scale: 1 in. = 100 ft