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Robert Leland Papers
Collection
Identifier: NC1035
Abstract
Robert Leland (1912-1986) was a Nevada lawyer who worked closely with Washoe and Paiute Indigenous Peoples. Material in the collection is exclusively concerned with issues of Indigenous Peoples, mainly the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. The collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, legal documents, printed material, tribal records, and maps relate to Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal concerns including water, economic development, and claims.
Dates:
1912-1980
The Pyramid Lake controversy
Collection
Identifier: NC1132
Abstract
The Pyramid Lake Controversy is a student paper submitted to Oberlin College on water rights and use of Pyramid Lake and Truckee River water by farmers in the Newlands Project area near Fallon, Nevada, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
Dates:
1970
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
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- Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation (Nev.) 1
- Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) 1
- Water -- Law and legislation -- Nevada 1
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- Farquhar, Francis P. (Francis Peloubet), 1887-1974 1
- Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada 1
- Joint California-Nevada Interstate Compact Commission 1
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- National Congress of American Indians 1
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