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Dedication of the Motorcycle Training course at Clark County Community College (CCCC): Val Garner, Head of Community Services at CCCC; Raymond Switzer, North Las Vegas City manager; Dr. Jerry Young, Dean of Educational Services; Dr. Judith Eaton, President, CCCC; Ray Daines, Mayor of North Las Vegas; Gary Rainey, North Las Vegas Police Department, 1981 March
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Sun Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Erica Mosca oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Erica Mosca conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Stefani Evans, and Jerwin Tiu on February 3, 2023 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Mosca reflects on her life journey from a low-income Asian American to a current serving Nevada State Assemblywoman. She recalls that most of her childhood was in Palm Springs, California where she enjoyed a diverse community of students within her education system. It was not until she moved to Navato, California where she first experienced the economic and resource gap between economically diverse areas. Mosca went on to be involved in a college readiness program and received a scholarship to Boston University. After college, Mosca went on to work for Teach for America where she was stationed on the east side of Las Vegas at Goldfarb Elementary School where she grew a passion for leadership. She eventually returned to school and graduated from Harvard University, returning to Las Vegas to start her nonprofit "Leaders in Training." Mosca hopes to inspire change in her communities by enacting legislation and initiatives targeted towards the communities she was and continutes to be a part of.
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Las Vegas branch NAACP records: documents, correspondence
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Archival Collection
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Folder of materials from the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Civic engagement file. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) certificate, journal, radio script, program booklets, and correspondence. This folder includes a policy statement of the NAACP, certificate of merit, education department features booklet, Gala Celebration and Awards Banquet booklets, and NAACP Historical Committee documents.
Mixed Content
Frank Mathews oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Frank Mathews conducted by Pat Kohlman on December 07, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Mathews discusses his life as a teacher at J. D. Smith Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1953 to 1975. He discusses traveling through the city during its early stages of growth, employment, and home construction in various Las Vegas Valley locations including Lorenzi Park (currently known as Twin Lakes), Hyde Park, and North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Andre Denson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Andre Denson conducted by Zaid Haddad on April 27, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Dr. Denson discusses his career with the Clark County School District as both a teacher and administrator. He discusses challenges that he faced as an administrator in both middle and high schools, and how each experience shaped his philosophy of education. He emphasizes the importance of balancing personal and professional duties, and offers suggestions for individuals interested in teaching as well pursuing school administration.
Archival Collection
Susan B. Brand oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Susan B. Brand conducted by Judith Kelly on November 20, 2004 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Brand discusses her upbringing in South Dakota, and her attendance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She discusses how she worked with the Clark County School District as a switchboard operator, teacher, human relations consultant, assistant principal at Rancho High School, and principal at multiple elementary schools. She discusses her personal philosophy of educational administration, her job duties as assistant principal and principal, and offers suggestions on how to be a successful principal. She also discusses her integration efforts that promoted diversity in the classroom.
Archival Collection
Mario C. Monaco oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mario C. Monaco conducted by Carrie Regula on April 26, 2002 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Monaco reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District. He discusses his approach to school administration, and describes experiences that shaped that approach. He describes his regular responsibilities and challenges, programs that he implemented throughout his career, and his priority in establishing working relationships with students, staff, and parents.
Archival Collection
Mabel and David Hoggard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mabel and David Hoggard conducted by Perry Kaufman on February 23, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. David first discusses working at Nellis Air Force Base, how the armed forces weren’t segregated, and that segregation was not as big as it was outside of the base. David then explains the hostility between the civilian black community and the military black community. Mabel discusses education in West Las Vegas, Nevada, working with the American Red Cross, Teachers Local, and her membership with the National Education Association.
Archival Collection
Frank Lamping oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dr. Frank Lamping conducted by Karen Bennett and Nancy Heavey on July 23, 2001 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Lamping reflects upon his roughly 30-year career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District. He discusses his opening of Thurman White Middle School, programs that were implemented such as computer classes, and challenges that were faced with curriculum changes and standardized programs. He also discusses his personal approach to education, and how his upbringing and experiences shaped his approach.
Archival Collection
Charles Santelman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles Santelman conducted by Catrina J. First on November 17, 2002 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Santelman reflects upon his 36-year career as a teacher and administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). He discusses his teaching experience in Sandy Valley, Nevada, and compares it to teaching in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also describes the process by which he became an administrator and his working relationship with teachers and parents, and offers suggestions for individuals interested in pursuing school administration.
Archival Collection