Education -- Nevada

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Paradise Public Schools Nevada Educational Exhibit

 Collection
Identifier: NC520
Abstract

Paradise Public Schools are public schools located in Paradise, Humboldt County, Nevada. The collection contains examples of students' work prepared for the Mid-Winter Fair held in San Francisco, California.

Dates: 1894

Charles Priest Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC559
Abstract

Charles Priest was a Nevada educator, veteran, and Freemason. The collection primarily contains correspondence related to Priest's career in education and his military activities.

Dates: 1901-1965

Public Education in Nevada, Survey Report (A Tentative Draft)

 Collection
Identifier: NC644
Abstract

Survey, also known as the Peabody report, to study the financial, administrative and educational problems of Nevada schools and recommendations for solutions to those problems.,Includes sections on the socio-economic setting of education (including the history of education in Nevada), state and local educational organizations, instructional personnel, education of children, secondary education, pupil transportation, finance, business management, and the physical plants.

Dates: 1954

Reservation Eyes

 Collection
Identifier: NC1353
Abstract

John Gilbertson was a teacher for Washoe County School District in Nevada from 1977-2009, retiring from Reno High School. He taught at Nixon High School (Nixon, Nevada) for one year from 1979-1980. This collection contains Gilbertson's transcribed teaching journal from the year spent at Nixon.

Dates: 2018

Stewart Indian School Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-61
Abstract The Stewart Indian School operated from December 17, 1890-1980 in Carson City as a federal commitment to pursue Native American education in Nevada. Student curriculum included classes in reading, writing, and arithmetic but focused on vocational training in various trades, agriculture, and the service industry. In May 2015, the Nevada 150 Foundation awarded the Nevada Indian Commission a $20,000 grant as part of the yearlong celebration of Nevada's founding and legacy project. Collection...
Dates: 2016-2017

Carley Sullivan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 97-14
Abstract

Carley L. Sullivan was elected to the Nevada State Board of Education and served as a member, vice-president, and president of the School Board, retiring from the Board in 1994. Included scrapbooks and textual material about the Nevada Congress of Parents and Teachers in Elko and other areas of Nevada, Business and Professional Women in Nevada, education in Nevada in general, and vocational education. There is also a small amount of material about Sullivan's family (1962-1997).

Dates: 1962-1997

Carley Sullivan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 95-93
Abstract Includes materials related to the Nevada State Board of Education: subject files; correspondence; policy manual; budget material; reports on gifted and talented programs for schools, early childhood education, Nevada scholars program, and the Nevada Vocational Association; and a scrapbook commemorating Carley L. Sullivan's term as president of the State Board of Education.,Other materials include National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club speeches, certificates, and...
Dates: 1980-1992