Robert and Helen Lewis Papers

MS.45; Box 1; ff 4/6: correspondence, from: Knights of Pythias [1942-43]
MS.45; Box 1; ff 4/6

correspondence, from: Knights of Pythias [1942-43]

Name/Title

Robert and Helen Lewis Papers

Entry/Object ID

MS.45

Scope and Content

Robert and Helen Lewis Papers MS 45 Robert and Helen Lewis Papers Robert [1900-1979] and Helen Lewis [1901-1985] came to Boulder City from Ruth, Nevada in 1932. Lewis was a charter member of Boulder City's Knights of Pythias and the Lions Club. The house in which they settled at 640 Avenue C is the last Six Companies house in Boulder City nearly unchanged from its original construction. Historian and philanthropist Virginia "Teddy" Fenton bought the house in 1985-86 after the death of Mrs. Lewis and has maintained it as the Museum House, which is bequeathed to the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association upon her, Mrs. Fenton's, death. * * *

Collection

Manuscripts

Category

Primary Level

Acquisition

Notes

999.031

Archive Items Details

Notes

MS 45 Robert and Helen Lewis Papers inventory [1 box] Box 1 of 1 ff no. 1. address book 2. application stub for marriage license [1923] 3. certificate - Lions Club: past president [1948-49] 4. correspondence, from: Knights of Pythias [1942-43] 5. Knights of Pythias - material [1940s-70s] 6. loan papers [Boulder Dam (Federal) Credit Union, 1969-70] * * *

Location

Location

Rolling Rack #3

Research Room

Date

March 10, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lewis, Robert G.

Person or Organization

Lewis, Helen

Person or Organization

Lewis, Beverly

Person or Organization

Mackie, Beverly

Person or Organization

Fenton, Virginia "Teddy"

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Create Date

September 22, 2002

Updated By

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Update Date

November 5, 2025