Oral history interview with Sandra Stupak conducted by Claytee D. White on October 12, 2020 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Stupak describes her early life in a rural town outside of Melbourne, Australia. While working at radio station in Melbourne, Sandra met her future husband, Bob Stupak, and the couple eventually relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. Sandra describes the process of acquiring funding, gaming licenses, and eventually opening Vegas World in 1979 and the Stratosphere in 1996.

Oral history interview with Susan Lowe Shlisky conducted by Claytee D. White on November 23, 2022 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Shlisky describes growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada after moving with her family at the age of five. She describes working at the Sahara Hotel from a young age, eventually working in the pit on the casino floor. She then moved on to long career working at the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor.

This collection is unprocessed. See Access Note for more information. The Ted McIlvenna Pornography Collection (approximately 1965-2013) consists of pornographic periodicals, audiovisual materials, and books. The audiovisual materials include films in formats such as Betacam, VHS, and 8mm film reels. The periodicals in the collection date from the 1960s to mid-2000s and include titles such as Adult Cinema Review, Adam Film World, Screw, Gent, D-Cup, Cheri, Fox, Curious, High Society, Genesis, Swedish Erotica Film Review, and various non-serial pornographic publications.

The Barbara G. Brents Professional Papers (1982-2025) contain materials representing sociologist Barbara "Barb" Brents's academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In particular, the materials document Brents's research on the political economy of sex workers in Nevada and the culminating scholarly output including papers and her co-authored monograph, The State of Sex: Tourism, Sex and Sin in the New American Heartland.

The Alan Feldman Papers (approximately 1989-1992) consist of items related to casino sports promotions, including programs and a site agreement for boxing matches held at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The George Lee Papers (approximately 1925-2024) consist of materials documenting the life of professional ballet dancer and blackjack dealer George Lee. The materials include photographic prints, show programs and advertisements, newspaper articles about Lee’s performances, scrapbooks, postcards, and correspondence. The photographs depict Lee’s family and childhood; dance rehearsals; travel; professional headshots, and promotional stills of various performances, including The Nutcracker and Flower Drum Song.

Oral history interview with Peter Eliades on July 11 and 14, 2025 conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Eliades begins by describing his early life in Kastoria, Greece, as he was born in 1933, the second child out of five. After surviving both World War II and the Greek Civil War, Eliades ultimately moved to the United States. First landing in New York, he later moved to Duluth, Minnesota.

Oral history interview with Limmie Monroe, LuChana Turner, Francesca Monroe-Dixon, and Patricia Turner conducted by Claytee D. White on August 5, 2025 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, three generations of the Monroe family discuss living and growing up in the Westside of Las Vegas, Nevada. They take turns describing the businesses on Jackson Street, federal housing developments in the 1950s, later moving to Casper Park II where the matriarch, Limmie Monroe, still lives as of 2025.

Oral history interview with Sherri Sullivan conducted by Claytee D. White on July 23, 2025 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.In this interview, Sullivan describes growing up in a family of school teachers, and becoming one herself. After about five years of teaching, she became a flight attendant with Hughes Airwest. She met her husband, William Sullivan, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He started programs like Gear UP, Upward Bound, and others working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Oral history interview with Nicole Garcia-Contreras conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on June 24, 2025 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Garcia-Contreras recalls what it was like growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada with her parents, who immigrated from Mexico in the 1990s. She attended Silverado High School, serving on student council and playing in the marching band. After graduating in 2022 with high honors, she enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a political science major.