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Walter E. MacKenzie Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1060
Abstract
Walter Edward MacKenzie (1929-2018) was active in marketing and advertising for various companies in the Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe regions. The collection consists of records of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and related agencies and advisory bodies, including minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, studies, ordinances, subject files, and printed material concerning Lake Tahoe. Other records include those from his time with the Sierra Pacific Power Company, the State of...
Dates:
1898-2018
Sierra Club Records
Collection
Identifier: NC1260
Abstract
The Sierra Club is a California based national organization devoted to preserving nature for future generations. Organized about 1890 in San Francisco, the club issues a Bulletin and publishes books about nature; they also investigate and lobby to prevent damage to the wilderness. Divided into chapters and subgroups based on geography. Richard Sill served on the national board of directors and executive committee from 1967-1971, on the executive board of the Toiyabe Chapter (Nevada), and as...
Dates:
1899-1979
Marjorie Sill Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017-31
Abstract
Marjorie L. Sill (1923-2016) was a Reno local and noted environmental activist for the Eastern Sierra and Great Basin regions through involvement with the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club and other regional and national organizations. The collection comprises materials related to her activism, organizational involvement, and a small amount of materials from her career as a high school teacher. It includes memos, publications, photographs, correspondence, government press releases and...
Dates:
1940-2015
Richard Sill Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2017-32
Abstract
Richard Clements Sill (1922-1981) was an assistant professor in the Physics Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a longtime active member of the Sierra Club, including service on the Executive Board and co-founding the Toiyabe Chapter. The collection includes correspondence, Club records, research, photographs, slides, videos, and audio materials relating to Marjorie and Richard Sill's work dealing with environmental issues and organizations, primarily with the work of the...
Dates:
1933-1995
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- Forest management -- Nevada 2
- Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) 2
- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) 2
- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 2
- Toiyabe National Forest (Nev. and Calif.) 2
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- Air -- Pollution -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 1
- All terrain vehicles -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.) 1
- Bodega Bay (Calif.) 1
- Casinos -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 1
- Environmental impact statements -- West (U.S.) 1
- Excerpts 1
- Grazing -- Environmental aspects -- Nevada 1
- Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.) 1
- Land subdivision -- Environmental aspects -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 1
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- MX (Weapons system) -- Environmental aspects -- Nevada 1
- Minutes (Records) 1
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- Outdoor recreation -- Nevada 1
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- Radioactive waste disposal -- Nevada -- Yucca Mountain 1
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- Sill, Marjorie Leite 2
- Sill, Richard C. (Richard Clement), 1923-1981 2
- Bi-County Planning Commission of California 1
- Farquhar, Francis P. (Francis Peloubet), 1887-1974 1
- Johnson Development Company 1
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