Arguments of Lake Tahoe Protective Association against the six feet of storage-capacity asked for by the U. S. Reclamation Service on Lake Tahoe
Scope and Contents
Statement, comments and letters by William S. Bliss and Edwin Duryea, Jr., consulting engineer for the Association. The Association was seeking to prevent the Reclamation Service from adding additional storage capacity to the dam at Lake Tahoe; the increase in capacity was to benefit the Newlands Reclamation Project near Fallon, Nevada.
Dates
- 1913
Creator
- Lake Tahoe 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 Lake Tahoe Protective Association was an organization of Lake Tahoe land owners headed by William S. Bliss.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (39 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lake Tahoe Protective Association was an organization of Lake Tahoe land owners headed by William S. Bliss. Contains statement, comments and letters by William S. Bliss and Edwin Duryea, Jr., consulting engineer for the Association from 1913. The Association was seeking to prevent the Reclamation Service from adding additional storage capacity to the dam at Lake Tahoe; the increase in capacity was to benefit the Newlands Reclamation Project near Fallon, Nevada.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from an unknown source circa 1980.
Creator
- Lake Tahoe Protective Association (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Arguments of Lake Tahoe Protective Association against the six feet of storage-capacity asked for by the U. S. Reclamation Service on Lake Tahoe
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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