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Forests of the Sierra Nevada by Robert Cermak
MSS 340  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Forests of the Sierra Nevada by Robert Cermak
    Dates: 2012
    Collection Number: MSS 340
    Creator/Collector: Cermak, Robert W.
    Extent: 1 box, .21 linear feet.
    Repository: California State University, Chico
    Chico, California 95929-0295
    Abstract: The unfinished book discusses the Sierra Nevada mountain environment during the California gold rush.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research without restriction.

    Publication Rights

    The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish reproductions from the owner of copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    Forests of the Sierra Nevada by Robert Cermak. California State University, Chico

    Acquisition Information

    Gift.

    Biography/Administrative History

    Robert Cermack was a professional forester with the United States Forest Service with an interest in the California gold rush.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The unfinished manuscript discusses human impact, economic development, forests, fires, mining, lumber industry, endangered species, and wildlife of the Sierra Nevada mountains from 1841 to 1905.

    Indexing Terms

    Natural history--Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
    Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)--History.
    Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)--Environmental conditions.