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.
The Ilene Bittle Collection on Basic High School (1942-1982) is comprised of assorted memorabilia and visual materials from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. Materials includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, event programs and invitations, newsletters, and other school mementos. Black-and-white negatives, photographs, and transparencies of various school events, faculty and staff, and student life are also included in the collection.
The application and supporting documents provide details about Mark Fine and his contributions to Clark County and Las Vegas, Nevada. There are letters of support from many members of the community, including his children and elected officials, and from leaders in religious groups, non-profit organizations and business enterprises.
The educational and professional papers include materials from Frank Reynolds' doctoral studies, his career as an architect and urban planner, and his time as a UNLV School of Architecture professor (1961-2012). Reynolds' UNLV material includes lecture notes, syllabi, and student work from his architectural history, graphic design, and urban design courses between the mid-1980s to the mid-2010s. Materials from Reynolds' professional career includes architectural and urban planning studies and reports, aerial photography, and graphic design work for Las Vegas organizations. Also included are papers from Reynolds' time in the University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Doctoral Program in Architecture.
Optical discs in this series contain student project submittals for source assignments.
Courses Reynolds taught in UNLV include the subjects of Architecture (AAE), Architecture Design (AAD), and Urban Planning (AAP).
Archival Collection
Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00926 Collection Name: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers Box/Folder: N/A