Oral history interview with Judy Bowen conducted by Claytee D. White on August 11, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Bowen describes her early childhood before transitioning, and life in Virginia, Tennessee, New York, and eventually Las Vegas, Nevada. Bowen recalls working in New York clubs that included the Tango Palace and the Commodore owned by Donald Trump. She was able to invest in real estate, operated a newspaper, owned a restaurant, and was the first women elected president of the Long Island Lions Club.

This collection is unprocessed. See Access Note for more information. The John Irsfeld Professional Papers [UNPROCESSED] (approximately 1970-2010) consist of materials documenting the career of novelist and former English professor John H. Irsfeld. The papers include published and unpublished creative works, correspondence, and research files pertaining to Irsfeld’s literary career, as well as teaching materials and correspondence from his time as an English professor and administrator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

Merald “Bubba” Knight Jr. was proudly born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. A longstanding member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bubba has been performing since he was ten years old. Bubba’s wife Kathleen also joins the interview, retelling her early life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Oral history interview with Merald "Bubba" Knight Jr. and Kathleen Knight conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on October 24 and November 13, 2025 for the American Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project.

Oral history interview with Frances R. Peterson conducted by Claytee D. White on October 24, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Peterson describes her childhood in St. Louis, Missouri and Davenport, Iowa. At the age of nineteen, she relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada where she worked at Sunrise Hospital from 1974 to 2008. She recalls watching the hospital expand from its initial single building, and helping implement the computer system at the hospital. Peterson also enjoys entertainment, and frequents the Smith Center for ballet and other performances.

Oral history interview with Homero "Alex" Garza and Crisanta "Cris" Marshall conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on October 28, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, the two siblings describe their childhood and experience as children of immigrants living in Nevada. Cris, born in Ojinaga, Mexico, and Alex, born in Bunkerville, Nevada lived with their parents, who immigranted to Nevada when Cris was young, to work on ranches in Bunkerville, Hiko, and Alamo, Nevada.

Oral history interview with Richard W. Dieleman conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on October 21, 2025 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Dieleman describes his childhood and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada at age two so his father could work on building Hoover Dam. He recalls growing up in Boulder City, people watching on Fremont Street, and the yearly Helldorado parades. His father later started Jake's Crane and Rigging, which led Dieleman to work primarily in crane operation services.

The Clark County School District Community Partnership Photographs consist mostly of photographic prints and slides that depict various activities of the Clark County School District (CCSD) Community Partnership program, which include teacher training events and classes, student career days, community outreach, local business and organization involvement, and holiday events. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, newsletters, audiovisual material, and born-digital files.

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.