Land use -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Laurel W. Ames Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1344
Abstract

Laurel Ames is a long-time resident of South Lake Tahoe who has worked with various agencies dedicated to the use and conservation of Lake Tahoe including The League to Save Lake Tahoe, the California Water Quality Control Board, Sierra Club, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The collection contains materials created and collected by Ames while working with organizations in the Lake Tahoe basin whose primary goal was to protect Lake Tahoe from overdevelopment and urbanization.

Dates: 1971-2016
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Laurel W. Ames Papers

Bliss Family Records

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Identifier: 96-53
Abstract Records of the Bliss family businesses which centered around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, include those of the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, Lake Tahoe Transportation Company, Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company, Sierra Realty Company, Truckee Lumber Company, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Water Works, and Glenbrook Improvement Company. Topics include the lumber industry; Lake Tahoe development; Lake Tahoe tourism industry; Tahoe Tavern at Tahoe City; railroads...
Dates: 1869-1949
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Bliss Family Records

William W. Bliss Manuscript Maps and Drawings

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Identifier: 97-24
Abstract The Bliss family, of whom William W. Bliss is the successor, developed lumber, tourism, and transportation businesses at Lake Tahoe, especially at Tahoe City, California, and Glenbrook, Nevada, between the late 1860s and the mid 1900s. Manuscript maps and drawings document land and water rights acquired, owned, developed, controlled, and sold by the Bliss family on the north and east shores of Lake Tahoe, California, and Nevada, including Bijou, Glenbrook, Tahoe City, Spooner Summit, and the...
Dates: 1861-1955
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / William W. Bliss Manuscript Maps and Drawings

Lake Tahoe Area Council Records

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Identifier: NC1200
Abstract The Lake Tahoe Area Council (LTAC) was a private, non-profit, non-political organization established in 1958 to seek cooperation between private land owners at Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, and government agencies in solving Tahoe Basin problems of planning, land use, park and recreational development, pollution control, and soil convervation. The LTAC disbanded in 1975 due to lack of funds. The collection includes LTAC background and historical information, bylaws, meeting minutes,...
Dates: 1950-1980
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Lake Tahoe Area Council Records

Walter E. MacKenzie Papers

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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
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Walter E. MacKenzie Papers

Dwight A. Nelson Scrapbooks

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Identifier: NC679
Abstract

Dwight A. Nelson was the chief juvenile probation officer for Washoe County, Nevada. The collection contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about juvenile crime in the Reno-Sparks, Nevada area, 1949-1969 and maps and plans of the Mt. Rose Property Owner's Association, Ravazza Ranch Unit no. 3 (Reno, Nevada), and Stillwater Cove condominiums (Lake Tahoe), 1977-1978.

Dates: 1949-1969
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Dwight A. Nelson Scrapbooks

Jim Santini Papers

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Identifier: 82-61
Abstract

James David Santini's papers as Representative to the U.S. Congress from Nevada include files related to his committee assignments and interests, particularly on the Energy and Commerce Committee; Interior and Insular Affairs Committee; and Select Committee on Aging. Campaign files are included. Material from 1974-1982.

Dates: 1974-1982
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Jim Santini Papers

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Records

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Identifier: 82-37
Abstract The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was created jointly in the late 1960s as a bi-state compact by the states of California and Nevada to meet Lake Tahoe basin-wide planning needs, including general plans. The collection includes correspondence; legislation related to Lake Tahoe issues; files on topics such as construction and development of Harrah's Tahoe (casino and hotel) and Harvey's Resort Hotel, parking and transportation in the Tahoe basin, land use, shoreline developments, timber...
Dates: 1971-1979
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Records