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Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1941

Date

1941

Description

Louis Wiener, Jr., sitting for his official Nevada State Bar photo, was the only person who took (and passed) the State Bar examination in Clark County in 1941.

Image

Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1984

Date

1984

Description

Louis Wiener, Jr. shares a Las Vegas story during a Congressman Harry Reid re-election event in 1984. The pin on his shirt reads: "Congressman Harry Reid, Independent like Nevada."

Image

Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1980s - 1990s

Date

1980 to 1996

Description

A portrait of Louis Wiener, Jr. Louis Wiener, Jr., Valerie Wiener?s father, arrived in Las Vegas, NV, in 1931. He, like his daughter, graduated from Las Vegas High School. After graduating from the University of California/Berkeley Boalt School of Law, Louis practiced law in Las Vegas for 55 years until the day he died in 1996.

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Louis Wiener, Jr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01974

Abstract

Oral history interview with Louis Wiener conducted by Eleanor Johnson on January 24, 1990, February 09, 1990, and February 23, 1990. Wiener discusses being raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931. He also discusses his parents, both businesspeople, and his experience as an attorney.

Archival Collection

Louis Wiener, approximately 1970-1989

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 40

Archival Component

Louis Wiener, Jr. memorial book, 1996

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Valerie Wiener Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01148
Collection Name: Valerie Wiener Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 05

Archival Component

Louis Wiener, Jr. correspondence, personal papers, biographical information, and celebration of life; information ana photographic prints of Louis Wiener, Jr. elementary school and the Omelet House (owned by Louis Wiener, Jr.), approximately 1920 to 2009

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Valerie Wiener Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01148
Collection Name: Valerie Wiener Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Audio clip from interview with Louis Wiener, Jr., February 1, 1990

Date

1990-02-01

Description

Part of an interview with Louis Wiener, Jr. on February 1, 1990. In this clip, Wiener talks about how he became the attorney for Bugsy Siegel in the 1940s, and Siegel's desire to protect Wiener from criticism.

Sound

Biographical history of Louis Wiener, Jr. by Valerie Wiener, 1995

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Valerie Wiener Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01148
Collection Name: Valerie Wiener Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component