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Oral history interview with Starr Hoffman conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 17, 2025 for the Game On! An Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Hoffman describes her childhood in California and Texas, and attending college, double majoring in English literature and studio artistry. After obtaining a master's degree in art history and a doctorate in higher education, Hoffman began working at the University of Nevada Libraries in 2015. Hoffman remembers living through the COVID lockdown, and coming out as a lesbian, and divorcing her husband. Hoffman recalls coming out, making friends in the LGBTQ+ community, and getting involved in a local, gay kickball league. Hoffman now helps run the league, and has added additional social sports such as billiards, sand volleyball, and cornhole. She explains that both the social and competitive leagues are receptive and warm to newcomers, and the league has been growing because of this. She also recently took up burlesque, and has done various performances in Las Vegas. She loves Las Vegas for how different it is, and loves the acceptance she has found within her community. Digital audio available; no transcript available.

Oral history interview with Sandra Douglass Morgan conducted by Claytee D. White an Stefani Evans on November 10, 2025 for the Game On! the Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Morgan reminisces about her early life in Las Vegas, Nevada, growing up at Nellis Air Force Base. Involved in sports from a young age, she was very partial to track and cheerleading. After graduating from Eldorado High School, Morgan attended the University of Nevada, Reno for her undergraduate degree and then Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. During this time, Morgan remembered experiencing a lack of diversity in both her undergraduate and law classes and was witness to racism on campus. Morgan then recounts her career, working at the City of North Las Vegas as city attorney, and later the Director for External Affairs for AT&T Wireless. Later, she was appointed to the Nevada Athletic Commissio and then the Gaming Commission. She started her own consulting firm, Douglass-Morgan LLC, and in 2021, was offered a position on the Allegiant Airlines board of directors, with a focus on the new stadium. Digital audio available; no transcript available.

The Employees Series (1963-1979) contains photographs of individuals and groups of employees. Also included are photographs of various sports activities the employees engaged in while working at the Sands Hotel and special parties.