Black Rock Desert Protective Association Records
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, articles, and reports on the Black Rock Desert, geothermal energy, the proposed national monument, and the Black Rock Desert Protective Association's work.
Dates
- 1975-1977
Creator
- Black Rock Desert Protective Association (Organization)
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.
Administrative History
The Black Rock Desert Protective Association was an informal association of individuals who worked together to protect Nevada's Black Rock Desert from geothermal energy development and to have the area declared the Emigrant-Bicentennial National Historical Monument.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, clippings, articles, and reports on the Black Rock Desert, geothermal energy, the proposed national monument, and the Protective Association's work. Informal association of individuals who worked together to protect Nevada's Black Rock Desert from geothermal energy development and to have the area declared the Emigrant-Bicentennial National Historical Monument.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Kenneth Carpenter on December 3, 1985.
Creator
- Black Rock Desert Protective Association (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Black Rock Desert Protective Association Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu