Oral history interview with Barbara Jean Drew conducted by Claytee D. White on May 17, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Barbara Drew is the Dean of the Academy for Ministers, teaches Bible study, and performs other spiritual work at New Jerusalem Worship Center. Drew migrated to Las Vegas from Fortune Fork, Louisiana, just two miles outside the city limits of Tallulah.

This interview covers life in the Black community beginning when Drew arrived in 1961. She spoke about the importance of businesses like the Brown Derby, Hamburger Heaven, and the Town Tavern that hosted jazz on Sunday afternoons with a dance floor that she enjoyed. She discussed her first job running American Linen, a Dry Cleaners owned by Phil Shapiro; Shapiro mentored Drew, teaching her about business operations, purchasing property for her family, bookkeeping, and the importance of having a bank account. She also spoke of a neighborhood where neighbors helped neighbors and opportunities that flourished throughout the Black community. Subjects discussed include: Jackson Ave, Town Tavern, New Jerusalem Worship Center, Kasper Park, Berkley Square, and Phil Shapiro.

Oral history interview with Rabbi Malcolm Cohen conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 15, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Cohen talks about the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community and the growth of Temple Sinai, which is a merger of sorts between two smaller congregations: Adat Ariel and Temple Beth Am.

The Mollie Gregory Collection of Oral Histories contains audio interviews and brief transcripts that focus on welfare, family, and women's issues in Nevada from 1970 to 1974. Gregory interviewed Nevada residents including Maya Miller, Ruby Duncan, and Mary Wesley, who described their lives during the anti-poverty and women's rights campaigns in the early 1970s. The collection documents views on welfare; the Equal Rights Amendment; race, discrimination, and civil rights; and political campaigns.

Oral history interview with Maxwell Kent “Tim” Hafen conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on September 14, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Hafen shares how he began his career in politics in 1963. Hafen talks of developing his ranch into two housing subdivisions in 1990 and 2000, when farming was no longer profitable. He also discusses his job as a general contractor with 2 of his 5 children in Hafen & Hafen Realty and Pahrump Utility Company.

Oral history interview with Annie Victoria Colton conducted by Gary L. Holt on February 28, 1973 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Colton discusses her family’s history in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1905 to the current time period.

Oral history interview with Pamela and Stephen Grogan conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 30, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods: an Oral History Project of Ward 1. In this interview, Pamela discusses her upbringing in Illinois and early interests in cooking. She talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 and her employment at Sur La Table. Stephen recalls forming the Colorado Gaming Owners Association, his involvement in gaming consulting, and beginning a career as a writer. He then talks about his appointment to the Las Vegas Arts Commission and being elected President of the Scotch 80s Owners Association. Later, Pamela and Stephen discuss living in the Scotch 80s neighborhood, zoning, and the urban pressures facing the Scotch 80s. Lastly, they talk about the Las Vegas Arts Commission and hosting entertainment events for their neighbors.

Oral history interview with Lisa Song Sutton conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Vanessa Concepcion, and Stefani Evans on November 19, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.

Lisa shares her personal history and childhood memories moving from Seoul, South Korea to Sierra Vista, Arizona at the age of five. She discusses her educational and professional pursuits in business litigation, bankruptcy law, entrepreneurship, modeling, and her time in the pageant circuit winning Miss Vegas and Miss Nevada in 2013. Lisa also talks about her activism and community engagement efforts to empower women within Las Vegas. She concludes her interview with insight into her Korean heritage, traditional celebrations, and religion.