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Erma Cunningham Collection on the Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada (MS-00156)

Abstract

The Erma Cunningham Collection on the Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada is comprised of materials related to the elementary school that was located in Nelson, Clark County, Nevada from 1941 through 1952. It includes attendance records, student grades, and assorted materials related to education.

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Date

1941-1952

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Erma Cunningham Collection on the Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada is comprised of materials related to the elementary school that was located in Nelson, Clark County, Nevada from 1941 through 1952. It includes attendance records, student grades, and assorted materials related to education.

Access Note

Bound volumes of student records are restricted because they include student grades. Grades will need to be redacted prior to researcher access.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Biographical / Historical Note

Erma Cunningham (1912-2003) taught school throughout Southern Nevada. She was born October 26, 1912 in Granby, Missouri. Cunningham taught in one-room schools in Beatty and Nelson, Nevada and retired from Gordon McCaw Elementary School in Henderson, Nevada. She passed away on March 9, 2003, in Henderson, Nevada.

Source: "Obituary." Las Vegas Sun, March 12, 2003.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Cunningham, Erma. Interview, 1975 July 04. OH-00312. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Erma Cunningham Collection on Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada, 1941-1952. MS-00156. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1977 by Erma Cunningham; accession number 76-191, T-65.

Processing Note

Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Angela Moor revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00156

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