Jacob Trolson and Melville Curtis Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: NC472

Scope and Contents

The Jacob Trolson and Melville Curtis Notebooks contains 16 notebooks including assay books, survey books, level books, transit books, township plats of Austin, Nevada, and diaries belonging to Jacob Trolson, Austin, Nevada assayer, and Melville Curtis, mineral surveyor, 1869-1924.

Dates

  • 1869-1924

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

Jacob Trolson was an Austin, Nevada assayer; Melville Curtis was a mineral surveyor and Lander County Surveyor from 1876-1878.

Extent

0.62 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Jacob Trolson was an Austin, Nevada assayer; Melville Curtis was a mineral surveyor and Lander County Surveyor from 1876-1878. The collection contains assay, survey, level, and transit books, as well as township plats of Austin, Nevada, and diaries of Trolson and Curtis.

Arrangement

Arranged without hierarchy.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from unknown source circa 1975.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Jacob Trolson and Melville Curtis Notebooks
Status
Completed
Author
Jacquelyn Sundstrand
Date
October 5, 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
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