Chilton Engineering and Surveying Records
Scope and Contents
The Chilton Engineering and Surveying records contain aerial photographs, field notes, and maps belonging to Chilton Engineering and Surveying, a company based out of Elko, Nevada. Series 1 contains aerial photographs taken by Chilton Engineering, primarily of northern and central Nevada. Series 2 contains field notes about various locations and plats, ranging from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Series 3 contains oversized materials, mostly maps, used in surveying.
Dates
- circa 1910-2005
Creator
- Chilton Engineering (Firm) (Creator, Organization)
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 / Historical
Chilton Engineering and Surveying was founded in 1969 by Mark Chilton of Elko, Nevada. The firm worked primarily on civil engineering projects and surveying in northeastern Nevada, though it also performed work throughout the rest of the state. Chilton retired in the early 2000s, with the company being purchased by Reno-based Farr West Engineering in 2012.
Extent
18.3 Linear Feet (19 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Chilton Engineering and Surveying Papers contain aerial photographs, field notes, and maps belonging to Chilton Engineering and Surveying, an engineering company based and operating in Elko from the 1960s through the 2000s.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Aerial Photographs; 2) Field Notebooks; and 3) Maps and Oversized Materials.
Custodial History
The records of Chilton Engineering and Surveying were acquired by Farr West Engineering, when the company purchased Chilton in 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Farr West Engineering in July 2017.
Processing Information
Aerial photographs weeded for duplicates. Certain duplicates kept if they included annotated information on the prints.
Creator
- Chilton Engineering (Firm) (Creator, Organization)
Source
- Farr West Engineering (Donor, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Chilton Engineering and Surveying Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ian McGlory and Serena Lipparelli
- Date
- January 2020
- 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