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Oral history interview with Robert A. Lynn conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on January 29, 2007 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this interview, Lynn discusses his background, education in Las Vegas, Nevada, his parents and siblings, his military career, and his professional and work training that prepared him for his first position as a groundskeeper at UNLV in 1986. He continues to discuss his career at UNLV as he rose from groundskeeper to Ground Facilities Supervisor, mentioning various project highlights, construction projects, and his supervisory style that helped create a close-working team.

Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Richard Eitland on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Heckethorn describes going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area. Heckethorn also discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1930, and recalls the Old Mormon Fort, El Rancho, The Last Frontier, and the tourism that gambling brought to the city. Heckethorn discusses the 1960s, and the impact Howard Hughes had in the development of hotels and casinos.

Oral history interview with LaVaun Hendrix conducted by Judy Laliberte on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The two discuss how Hendrix originally came to Nevada, her occupational history, and differences between the school system in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hendrix explains how a changing school system has affected her job as a teacher and her students. She goes on to talk about the above-ground atomic tests, Helldorado, changes to the desert, and Nevada during World War II.

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). Sherri recalls helping her husband with this work, and also serving as a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., working with Feed The Homeless Programs in Southern Nevada, and volunteering with senior citizen centers in Southern Nevada. The two were married for over 40 years until William passed away in 2023 at the age of 74.