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Lewis Homes Records

Identifier

MS-00653

Abstract

The Lewis Homes Records (approximately 1990-2009) contain the records of Lewis Homes, a Southern California based company that was one of the top home builders in the Las Vegas Valley during the 1990s and 2000s. This collection focuses on the Orchards and Orchards West neighboorhood in eastern Las Vegas, Nevada and contains a parcel map, history of title claims for certain land parcels, and documents related to site development. The collection also contains some material related to the Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association in the 2000s.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

The Dunes hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Photograph of the Thunderbird, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

The entrance of the hotel Thunderbird. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Harry Reid oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03211

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Harry Reid conducted by Claytee D. White on July 28, 2017, December 1, 2017, August 8, 2019, and September 12, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Senator Harry Reid talks about his experiences as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981. He discusses casino decisions related to the Stardust Resort and Casino, the Fremont Hotel, the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and the Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino as well as the FBI requesting wiretaps and the Nevada Gaming Commission issuing gaming licenses at that time. In the second interview, Reid shares details as city attorney in Henderson, Nevada, his work with the University Medical Center Hospital Board, and case details as an attorney with the firm of Singleton, DeLanoy, and Jemison. Some of the cases he describes include litigation against Safeway stores, charges of drugs and murder, and evictions.

In the third interview, Reid discusses his term serving the United States House of Representatives and his role as Senate Majority Leader. He recalls his election to Nevada Assembly in 1968, his tenure as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1975, his position as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981, and his position as Nevada's delegate in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. Reid also talks about his political defeats when running for United States Senate and for Mayor of Las Vegas. In the fourth interview, Reid talks about various significant sites in Nevada including Searchlight, Yucca Mountain, and the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), prelimnary grading plan, November 18, 1954

Date

1954-11-18

Description

Preliminary plans for the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Drawn on paper with pencil.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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