Anthony “Tony the Hat” Stralla Cornero (1899-1955) was an American bootlegger and gambling entrepreneur from the 1920s to the 1950s. Famous for being the mind behind the Las Vegas, Nevada Stardust resort and casino, Cornero was also known for his affiliation with organized crime. He ran businesses and gambling ships with questionable legality in Los Angeles, California.

Dianne Lee Menzel was born October 29, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Geraldine Paige and Gordon Wallace Sharpe.

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Geraldine Sharpe and Dianne Menzel oral history interview, 2016 May 23. OH-02700. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ilene Bittle (1936-) was an educator from the Clark County School District, and a life-long resident of Henderson, Nevada. Over the years, she collected assorted memorabilia and visual materials from the old Basic High School in Henderson. Materials included scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, event programs and invitations, newsletters, and other school mementos. She donated this collection to UNLV Special Collections & Archives in 1993. She was also a founding member of Friends of Henderson Libraries.

Thomas "Bob" Patrick was born in Los Angeles, California on November 26, 1934. He was the founder of the first Las Vegas, Nevada television production company, The Production Company, and was the producer for many commercials across the country. He got his start in entertainment when he joined his mother's band at age eight.