Harry Reid Papers

The Harry Reid Papers contain the records of Harry Reid (1939-2021), a Nevada lawyer, politician, and US Senator who served as Senate Minority Leader (2005-2007, 2015-2017) and Majority Leader (2007-2015). This includes the Senator's personal records, as well as the records of his Congressional Offices starting from his election to the House of Representatives in 1983 through his time as a US Senator from 1987 to 2017. Also included are a small selection of records from his political campaigns, as well as a smaller selection of records from his time in other positions including Lt. Governor of Nevada (1971-1975) and Chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission (1977-1981).

The collection is divided into several series, which were arranged primarily on their origination and office. Series 1 contains the records of the Senator's Las Vegas field office, containing records largely relating to constitutent matters and local issues. Series 2, Electronic Records, contain the electronic records kept by the Senator's office, a large portion of which is the Senator's Constituent Service System or CSS. Series 3 contains the records for Senator Reid's main field office for Northern Nevada, in Reno as well as some records from a smaller office located in Carson City. Series 4 contains some records from the Senator's political activity, largely focused on his own campaigns.

Series 5 and 6 make up the bulk of the Senator's records from his time as a US Congressman and Senator. Series 5 contains the records from Reid's time in the House, in addition to his early activity in the US Senate. Series 6, which contains the bulk of his collection, is comprised largely of the records of his Senate and includes personal materials kept by Reid himself, in addition to the records detailing the administrative, legislative, and publicity efforts of Reid and his staff.