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Dr. Sylvia J. Springer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Sylvia J. Springer conducted by Sharon Beatty and Bernard Chamberlain on July 23, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Springer reflects upon her 20 years as an administrator in Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1980s to the time of the interview. She compares working with CCSD to working in Colorado, and describes the different priorities in each school district. She describes her personal approach to school administration, her regular responsibilities, and challenges that she faced as principal. She also comments on different management styles, and provides her opinion on management issues within CCSD.
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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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#67245: Venkat, Rama (Dr), Ginobbi, Paolo (Dr) with LED Lights, 2009 September 15
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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#63714: Riddle, (Dr); Schwear (Dr) - Center for Business and Economic Research, 2002 December 17
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Joseph George Jr. by Emily Powers, April 8, 2008
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Phil Benson in a fake graveyard he created as a tribute to unforgettable characters in Nevada history, 1992
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Collection Name: Don T. Walker Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Dr. Juanita Greer White, Dr. Thomas White, and Dr. James Deacon in The Life Sciences building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1976 September 11
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Collection Name: Juanita Greer White Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Dr. Harold Boyer oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Harold Boyer conducted by Claytee D. White on November 15, 30, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Dr. Harold Boyer discusses going into a medical practice in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952. He also discusses his activity in many community organizations.
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Dr. William Larkin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. William Larkin conducted by Ann Larkin on February 10, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Larkin reflects upon his career as a middle and high school teacher and administrator in Wisconsin. He discusses different schools and universities that he taught at before becoming a principal, challenges that he faced as a new principal, and life experiences that shaped his approach to education. He describes his experiences working with culturally diverse schools, standardized testing, and school violence, and highlights elements of his training that best prepared him for his career. He also provides his opinion on contemporary topics within the education system, such as curriculum changes, salaries, and school board oversight.
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Dr. James B. McMillan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. James B. McMillan conducted by A. D. Hopkins on January 23, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In the interview, McMillan discusses his childhood in Aberdeen, Mississippi with a focus on his parents' experience with racial discrimination. He then talks about his own experiences with racial discrimination while living in Las Vegas, Nevada. McMillan recalls his memories of the Berkeley Square and Twin Lakes neighborhoods in Las Vegas, his involvement with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and friction between the NAACP with local law enforcement. Lastly, McMillan discusses employment and housing legislation, as well as Las Vegas activists and legal figures including Dr. William H. "Bob" Bailey and Roger Thomas Foley.
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