Public lands in Nevada, opportunities for successful homestead and desert land entries through irrigation pumping and dry farm reclamation
Scope and Contents
Proposed publication for the 1915 Nevada exposition on public lands belonging to the federal government, in Nevada and which seem to present favorable opportunities for homestead or desertland entry. Manuscript submitted to the Nevada exposition commission by University of Nevada faculty members Charles A. Norcross, Director of Agricultural Extension; Charles S. Knight, Dean, College of Agriculture; and James G. Scrugham, Dean, College of Engineering. Includes copy of a section written by Nevada senator Milton L. Lee, on Duck Valley, Lincoln County.
Dates
- 1915
Creator
- Norcross, Charles A., 1866-1948 (Creator, 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.
Administrative History
Proposed publication prepared for the 1915 Nevada exposition on public lands belonging to the federal government, in Nevada and which seem to present favorable opportunities for homestead or desert land entry. Manuscript submitted to the Nevada exposition commission by University of Nevada faculty members Charles A. Norcross, Director of Agricultural Extension; Charles S. Knight, Dean, College of Agriculture; and James G. Scrugham, Dean, College of Engineering. One section was written by Nevada state senator Milton L. Lee on the subject of Duck Valley in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Proposed publication for the 1915 Nevada exposition on public lands belonging to the federal government, in Nevada and which seem to present favorable opportunities for homestead or desertland entry. Includes copy of a section written by Nevada senator Milton L. Lee, on Duck Valley, Lincoln County.
Arrangement
Unarranged.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Nevada State Archives; 1988.
Creator
- Norcross, Charles A., 1866-1948 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Public lands in Nevada, opportunities for successful homestead and desert land entries through irrigation pumping and dry farm reclamation Guide
- 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. University Archives Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
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