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Vassili Sulich, image 015: photographic print

Date

1950 to 2011

Archival Collection

Description

Vassili Sulich teaching at the Professional Dance Teachers Association Conference in Boston n.d.

Image

Vassili Sulich, image 016: photographic print

Date

1950 to 2011

Archival Collection

Description

Vassili Sulich teaching at the Professional Dance Teachers Association Conference in Boston n.d.

Image

Photograph of Mabel Grant Plumb, May 1905

Date

1905-05

Description

A portrait of Mabel Grant Plumb, the first school teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Transcript of interview with Dr. Agnes Lockette by Shannon Smith, February 26, 1980

Date

1980-02-26

Description

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.

Text

Photograph of Lincoln Co. High School, Panaca, Nevada, circa 1918-1929

Date

1918 to 1929

Description

Black and white photo of Lincoln County High School teachers and students.

Image

Betty Henderson Professional Papers

Identifier

MS-00253

Abstract

The Betty Henderson Professional Papers (1963-1985) are comprised of materials produced by Betty Henderson in her capacity as a private music teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada and as a member of the Nevada Music Teachers Association (NMTA). The collection includes scrapbooks of concert programs and NMTA events, materials from Henderson's experiences in Europe as a People-to-People ambassador with the Music Teachers National Association, and recordings on reel-to-reel tapes of concerts Henderson performed in or judged.

Archival Collection

Howard Heckethorn interview, February 15, 1979: transcript

Date

1979-02-15

Description

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.

Text

Audio recording clips of interview with Theron and Naomi Goynes by Claytee D. White, June 28, 2012, and July 12, 2012

Date

2012-06-28
2012-07-12

Description

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.

Sound

Kaweeda Adams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00007

Abstract

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

Video, Welcome to the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas, circa 1998

Date

1998

Archival Collection

Description

This promotional video showcases teachers and students at the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas.

Moving Image