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Vassili Sulich, image 015: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Vassili Sulich, image 016: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Mabel Grant Plumb, May 1905
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette by Shannon Smith, February 26, 1980
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette conducted by Shannon Smith on February 26, 1980. Lockette moved to Nevada to be an elementary school teacher and an early childhood education professor at UNLV. She reviews the evolution of education in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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Howard Heckethorn interview, February 15, 1979: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 15, 1979, collector Richard Eitland interviewed Howard Heckethorn (born September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn discusses going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area.
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Photograph of Lincoln Co. High School, Panaca, Nevada, circa 1918-1929
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Archival Collection
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Video, Welcome to the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas, circa 1998
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Archival Collection
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This promotional video showcases teachers and students at the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas.
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Audio recording clips of interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White, June 28, 2012, and July 12, 2012
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Archival Collection
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Two audio clips from an interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White on June 28 and July 12, 2012. In the clips, Theron and Naomi remember their early years in the Las Vegas schools and the advent of desegregation.
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Photograph of Panaca Grammar School, Panaca, Nevada, circa 1916
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Archival Collection
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Kaweeda Adams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kaweeda Adams conducted by Kim Kershaw on March 05, 2004 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Adams reflects upon her career as a teacher in Louisiana from the 1980s to the 1990s, and as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1990s to the early 2000s. She discusses her upbringing, and how her upbringing influenced her pursuit of education. She describes the process by which she became a teacher and eventually administrator, and compares her experiences working in Louisiana and Nevada. She discusses how these experiences shaped her philosophy of education, as well as changes that she has observed in the students over time. She describes her regular job duties, as well as challenges that she faced as a school administrator such as teacher dismissal and evaluations.
Archival Collection