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Letter and envelope from Laura, Panguitch, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah
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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an envelope, a typed transcription of a letter, and a copy of original letter attached. The original letter is missing.
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Photograph of Ann Brewington and Alice Maher, July 1989
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State of Nevada Educational Directories, Bulletins, and Certification Requirements
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The State of Nevada Educational Directories, Bulletins, and Certification Requirements (1934-1991) contain bi-monthly bulletins, yearly directories, information to certify teachers, and retirement salaries.
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Transcript of interview with Harvey N. Dondero by Elizabeth N. Patrick, August 9, 1984
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Dr. Carolyn Reedom oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Carolyn Reedom conducted by Kristina Knebl on November 22, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Reedom reflects upon her 28 years as a principal in Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). She discusses the process by which she became an elementary school principal, and compares it with when she served as a high school principal. She discusses her approach to school administration, and how her experience as a 27-year old principal of Red Rock Elementary School shaped her career. She also describes her experience with school desegregation, and explains why she believes it was desegregation instead of integration.
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Photograph of Rose Valley School, Rose Valley, Nevada, 1931
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Danit Farwell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Danit Farwell conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 27, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Farwell discusses her early life in Morocco, antisemitism she experienced there, and being sent to Israel as a young girl. She recalls the hardships she faced while traveling to Israel, living in a kibbutz, and completing a teaching seminar to become a grade school teacher. Farwell talks about arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974, her first impression of the city, and her decision to stay. Farwell describes becoming a member of Temple Beth Sholom, being a teacher there, and going to card dealing school. Lastly, Farwell talks about being a part-time card dealer at different casinos on the Strip.
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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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