The manuscript materials series (1917-1974) consists of Chester Longwell's handwritten and typed drafts of articles, speeches, and other written materials. The majority of the materials reference geological locations in southern Nevada, but also include articles on general geological topics, biographical memoirs, and several short fictional stories written by Longwell.
Archival Collection
Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017 Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers Box/Folder: N/A
Scale [ca. 1:2,400] 1 in.=200 feet1 map ; col. ; 20 x 16 cm ; Eureka Con. Mine is in the Eureka Mining District in Nevada ; "Juliue Bien & Co. lith." ; "U.S. Geological Survey. Annual report 1883, pl. XXXIII"--Upper right margin ; Library's copy has "Nev." printed in pencil in upper right corner
Relief shown by contours. Includes township and range lines. Scale 1:96,000 (W 115°30´--W 114°45´/N 36°30´--N 36°00´). Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) 1780. Originally published as plate 5 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780.