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Notes
- Summary:
- Fredric Watson’s family migrated to southern Nevada in 1946 and located in Carver Park, a wartime housing project for the BMI war materials plant. He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School and received his BA and MA in Education from Nevada Southern University. He served as an elementary school teacher and principal with the Clark County School District for thirty-six years. The interview segment shown here is part of a largely unrecorded practice interview conducted by students of Robert Taylor Elementary School. In the segment, Watson shares a story about the legend of the Henderson Hermit and describes childhood adventures in the desert and neighboring mountains.
- Creation/Production Credits:
- This oral history was provided to Henderson District Public Libraries by the Henderson Historical Society. For more information about the Henderson Historical Society, please visit http://hendersonhistoricalsociety.org
- Additional Physical Form:
- Reference copies of the DVD and printed transcript are located in the Archives of the Paseo Verde branch of the Henderson District Public Libraries in Henderson, Nevada.
- Creation/Production Credits:
- Transcription provided by Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Henderson District Public Libraries
- Holding Location:
- Henderson Oral History Project
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- Resources such as digital images, digital audio and video, and electronic texts are made available by Henderson District Public Libraries for use in research, instruction or private study only. These materials can never be used for commercial purposes without explicit, prior written permission from the copyright owner. Many items offered by Henderson District Public Libraries may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Some items may have restrictions imposed by the copyright holder or the repository owning the physical items. The holding repositories have made best efforts to identify the copyright status for online items. This information is offered as a service to the general public in determining the proper use of an item and is found in collection finding aids and/or upon inquiry to the holding repository. However, it is always the user's responsibility to determine copyright restrictions and obtain the permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- hoh0055 ( Digital Id )
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