PAT HARDY LEWIS, 1927-

Pat Hardy Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Grinnell College in Iowa and received her B.A. in Social Psychology from the University of Nevada-Reno. She also holds a masters degree from the University of Nevada-Reno in Counseling and Guidance, and a E.D.S. in Marriage and Family Counseling.

She was elected the the Reno City Council in 1973 and served until 1977. While a City Councilmen Ms. Lewis was most interested in planning and the use of land for Reno's future. She was a strong proponent of involving citizens in the decision process through the use of ad hoc committees. She is currently a counselor at the University of Nevada-Reno.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Pat Hardy Lewis Papers, 1973-1980, were donated by Pat Hardy Lewis in 1980. The collection consists of three boxes of records and materials. There are no restrictions on the use of the collection.

These records were created by Ms. Lewis in her years as a city councilman. They include correspondence from Ms. Lewis to other municipalities around the country to aid in her decision-making and this is reflected in the collection.

The papers have been maintained in Ms. Lewis' original order. Included are newspaper clippings, inter-office memos, reports and correspondence, plus Ms. Lewis' own notes on the different subjects. Published materials were removed and incorporated into the Special Collections book stacks.

Processed by: Chris Driggs
Date: July 18, 1988

Box 1

Folder #

1. Parks
2. Billboards and Signs
3. Reno Housing
4. Sewage Treatment
5. Moratorium [on further building]
6. Population
7. Design Review
8. Energy
9. Environmental Quality
10. Bikeways, Bicycles

Box 2

Folder #

1. Bicycles
2. Bicycles
3. Water Resources
4. Bottle Bill
5. Lemmon Valley
6. Growth
7. Recreation
8. Planning
9. Capital Improvements
10. Airport
11. Misc. Notes

Box 3

Folder #

1. Maps
2. Sewer History and Development
3. Data Re: SUP-T. River
4. 2 Cassette Tapes--[Tape recordings of the Environmental Impact Study Group to the City Council on the merits of EIR's.]
5. Real Estate and the Environment-1974

2 Land Use Maps stored in the Map Case drawers.