Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum

The Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum tells the story of the men and women who braved the desolation of the southern Nevada desert to build Hoover Dam and settle Boulder City. Their's is a story of American ambition, vision and grit. Built during the Great Depression and as the Dust Bowl ravaged the American heartland, the engineering and construction marvel that is Hoover Dam also served as a beacon of hope -- signaling a brighter future. The archives are housed on the Ground Level of the Boulder Dam Hotel where they are accessible to researchers for a variety of purposes. The collections are recognized as a national treasure by Save America’s Treasures and the National Park Service. They are under the care of a collections specialist who is responsible for ensuring the BCMHA’s policies and standards are maintained. The BC/HD Museum Preserves and Interprets Artifacts Related to the Construction of Hoover Dam and the Settlement of Boulder City: • Over 13, 000 cataloged photographs • 189 manuscripts including diaries, personal correspondences, printed materials written or collected by individuals, and other two-dimensional records • 3,500 three-dimensional items including household goods, tools, games, medical apparatus, folk art, fine art, architectural components, decorative arts, furniture, personal items belonging to the men and women who worked on Hoover Dam and settled Boulder City, and many other categories • A 600-book research library relating to Hoover Dam, southern Nevada, the Lower Colorado Region, Boulder City, and the Great Depression • 7,500 biographic files related to individuals who lived in Boulder City at some time • 2,015 subject files include categories of places, events, businesses, or activities that have occurred since the beginning of construction on Hoover Dam and Boulder City