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Dr. Ed Goldman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Edward Goldman conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 22, 2016 and April 04, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Goldman discusses his career as a Clark County School District teacher, negotiator, and regional superintendent over the span of thirty years. He also talks about his activity in the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community at Temple Beth Sholom and being a founding member of Midbar Kodesh Temple.
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Edward Scott oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Edward Scott conducted by Sallie Van Buren on March 12, 2003 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Scott reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator in Chicago, Illinois from the 1950s to the 1990s. He discusses his regular job responsibilities and challenges, describes his experiences with school integration, and compares working in Chicago to working with Nevada’s Clark County School District.
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Transcript of interview with Lee Gray by Claytee D. White, November 20, 2006
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Interview with Lee Gray conducted by Claytee D. White on November 20, 2006. Gray came to Las Vegas as a child in the 1950s and attended school at Westside Elementary, K. O. Knudsen Jr. High, and Rancho High School. Following high school, Gray worked for Bob Williams during the summer, helping with Bob's comedy act. After two years of college at Central Arizona College in Glendale, Gray transferred to Regis College in Denver, Colorado, where he worked as a teacher's aide for a school district before returning to Las Vegas to work at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Beginning in grounds keeping, Gray rose to become supervisor of UNLV's HV/AC Department.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Vicki Richardson by Claytee D. White, August 19, 2003, and January 29, 2004
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Part of an interview with Vicki Richardson conducted by Claytee D. White in two sessions on August 19, 2003 and January 29, 2004. Richardson describes the development of her art gallery as a community resource.
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Vassili Sulich teaching a ballet class, image 004: photographic print
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Vassili Sulich teaching a ballet class, image 005: photographic print
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Transcript of interview with Judy Laliberte by LaVaun Hendrix, February 27, 1979
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On February 27, 1979, collector Judy Laliberte interviewed local school teacher LaVaun Hendrix in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss how Hendrix originally came to Nevada, her occupational history, and differences between the school system in Las Vegas and other states that she’s lived in. Hendrix explains how a changing school system has affected her job as a teacher and her students. She goes on to talk about the above-ground atomic tests, Helldorado, changes to the desert, and Nevada during World War II. The interview concludes with Hendrix describing her travels through Nevada.
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Matti Smith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Matti Smith conducted by Jaime Golden on November 07, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Smith reflects upon her career as a teacher, counselor, and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). She discusses the process by which she first hired on with CCSD, different jobs that she held, and how her experiences shaped her approach to school administration. She also discusses some of her biggest responsibilities and challenges, offers suggestions for individuals interested in pursuing school administration, and provides her opinion on topics such as standardized testing and student values.
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