William W. Bliss Manuscript Maps and Drawings

Collection

Identifier: 97-24

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Manuscript maps and drawings document land and water rights acquired, owned, developed, controlled, and sold by the Bliss family on the north and east shores of Lake Tahoe, California, and Nevada, including Bijou, Glenbrook, Tahoe City, Spooner Summit, and the Truckee River from Tahoe City to Truckee. Includes documentation about the Glenbrook Inn, Glenbrook Company, Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, property sold to George Whittell, early subdivisions at Tahoe City, rail route of the Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company along the Truckee River, and photos and specifications for the steamers SS Meteor and SS Tahoe.

Dates

1861-1955

Creator

Bliss, William W. (William Walter), 1924- (Calligrapher, Person)

Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Biographical Note

Extent

71.85 Linear Feet (19 oversize folders, (423 items))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Bliss family, of whom William W. Bliss is the successor, developed lumber, tourism, and transportation businesses at Lake Tahoe, especially at Tahoe City, California, and Glenbrook, Nevada, between the late 1860s and the mid 1900s. Manuscript maps and drawings document land and water rights acquired, owned, developed, controlled, and sold by the Bliss family on the north and east shores of Lake Tahoe, California, and Nevada, including Bijou, Glenbrook, Tahoe City, Spooner Summit, and the Truckee River from Tahoe City to Truckee (1861-1955).

Arrangement

Arranged in donor's original order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by William W. Bliss in 1997.

Related Archival Materials

96-53: Bliss Family Records

Separated Materials

The following maps and map sets were transferred to the Special Collections maps section:

USGS maps, originally numbered 33-39: Sierraville, California, 1937; Truckee, 1940; Reno, 1934; Carson, 1936; Pyramid Peak, California, 1932; and Markleeville, 1941 (paper, 20 x 16.5)

Bound set of 7, USGS Quads and index sheet, Tahoe region, California and Nevada (linen backed paper 24 x 20.5).

USGS Quadrangles for Tahoe/Eastern California/Western Nevada areas (paper, 20 x 16.5).

Bound set of Colorado River Valley surveys. Maps 1-4 USGS California-Arizona (linen cover, 20.5 x 21.5).