On February 16, 1979, collector Elaine Broniecki, interviewed local Clark County School District teacher, Pamela Calos Hicks, (born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 23rd, 1946) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hicks moved from Ohio to Southern Nevada in 1947. This interview covers Hicks’ recollections of Las Vegas from 1955 to 1979. Hicks’ also lists the addresses of where she has lived within Las Vegas.

Della Mae Rostine moved with her husband Rocco to Las Vegas from Missouri in 1942. After living for a year in Las Vegas, they moved to Henderson so her husband could work in construction at the Basic Magnesium plant. She later worked there briefly as a machinist. The plant later became Rheem Manufacturing. "The timing of the Rostine Family's arrival and the fact that they stayed and made a permanent home in Henderson led to their designation as one of Henderson's 'founding families'".

Beginning in clerical work at the Nevada Test Site, Daniel rose to become the Assistant Hotel Manager at Union Plaza Hotel and Casino. She established the Hotel Managers Association and the Professional Black Women's Alliance. After leaving the gaming industry, Daniel returned to school to train for a career in education. She worked closely with the Displaced Homemaker Program at the Community College of Southern Nevada and later with Help Centers of Southern Nevada.

Tony Midnite, born Tony Murdoch, was a female impersonator, costume designer, and LGBT activist who worked throughout the United States, including Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born September 26, 1926 in Texas, and died August 31, 2009 in Las Vegas.

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"PASSAGES Tony Midnite." Windy City Times. September 9, 2009. Accessed April 15, 2020. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/PASSAGES-Tony-Midnite/22835.html

Lucille Down was born December 14, 1911 in Wellington, Kansas. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1919 when her dad was an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, she worked for the Southern Nevada Telephone Company. Down married her husband, James, in 1931 and she was a housewife ever since. Down passed away February 27, 2007.