Water rights -- Nevada

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Robert Leland Papers

Robert S. Mayer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 90-24
Abstract

Robert S. Mayer was a realtor and appraiser in Nevada. The collection contains correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings related to Nevada water issues, especially water rights and their sale.

Dates: 1983-1986
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Robert S. Mayer Papers

Nevada Waterfowl Association Litigation Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC1407
Abstract

The Nevada Waterfowl Association was founded in 1987 and was involved in the passage of Public Law 101-618, the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990. The collection contains legal records and materials regarding water rights in the the Lahontan Valley, as well as documentation on the implementation of Section 206 of the Act.

Dates: 1992-2017
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Nevada Waterfowl Association Litigation Records

The Orr Ditch Case, 1913-1944

 Collection
Identifier: NC1246/1
Abstract In 1913, the United States sued in Federal District Court, in what is known as the Orr Ditch litigation, to adjudicate water rights to the Truckee River for the benefit of both the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the Newlands Reclamation Project. The collection contains draft and final edition of a study of water allocation and litigation over the Orr Ditch in the Truckee River area of Reno, Nevada from 1978. It also includes a history of the origins of the suit, history of various court...
Dates: 1978
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / The Orr Ditch Case, 1913-1944

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
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / The Pyramid Lake controversy

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC16
Abstract The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is governed by 10 Tribal Council members who are elected bi-annually in December and on staggered two year terms. The Collection contains correspondence; minutes; constitution; corporate charter; leases and permits relating to tribal economic matters, mining, fishing, boating, agriculture, and livestock; tribal roll; welfare and health records; material on the development of tribal lands, both recreational and residential; and papers reflecting the tribal...
Dates: 1930-1979
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada Records

Alfred Merritt Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC100
Abstract Alfred Merritt Smith (1876-1968), received both his Bachelors and Masters in Mining Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. He served as Nevada State Engineer from 1935-1952, was an administrative assistant to Senator George Malone (1952-1960), served on the Colorado River Commission, Atomic Power Utilization Committee (1952-1959), and served on various committees regarding water in Nevada and California. The majority of the papers are from his professional life and includes...
Dates: 1908-1961
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Alfred Merritt Smith Papers

Wedertz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1145
Abstract Ludowig (Louis) Edmund Wedertz (1824-1881) operated a stage station at Sulpher Springs on the Carson-Aurora road from about 1862-1866 when he moved his family to Aurora for two years. By 1874 they were living in Sulpher Springs again where Clarence R. and Frank Lewis were born. In 1881, Wedertz opened a store in Bridgeport, California, which his widow Niklamine ran after his death in December 1881. The family continued to live in Bridgeport and Smith Valley. The collection primarily contains...
Dates: circa 1860-1930s
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Wedertz Family Papers