Camp, Charles Lewis, 1893-1975
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1893-1975
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies Records
Collection
Identifier: 2001-01
Overview
Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountains Studies was founded in 1960 in Washoe Valley, Nevada by Richard and Maya Miller. The Millers and their associates believed there was a need for a non-governmental, non-profit research organization in the community of western Nevada/eastern California that would encourage, sponsor, and initiate scientific research, resource surveys and other natural history studies. Foresta was a pioneer in environmental education with its flagship programs being the...
Dates:
1849-2007; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1980
Margaret M. Wheat Papers
Collection
Identifier: 83-24
Abstract
Margaret M. Wheat (1908-1988) was an ethnologist, geologist, and photographer who worked closely with Paiute native americans. In 1980, Margaret Wheat received an honorary doctorate of science degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. Papers collected or created by Wheat in her professions as an ethnologist and geologist, her involvement in Nevada State Parks, and during her work of making oral histories of elder Paiute Tribal members. Of special note are files on Ichthyosaur State Park and...
Dates:
1879-1981