Skip to content

Rare Books

In miners' mirage-land

Image not available



You might also be interested in

  • Image not available

    The land of purple shadows

    Rare Books

    13929

  • Image not available

    The loom of the desert

    Rare Books

    30614

  • Image not available

    The loom of the desert

    Rare Books

    30615

  • Image not available

    [Stories

    Rare Books

    332666

  • Image not available

    The disposition of the mineral lands

    Rare Books

    6211

  • Image not available

    Mining – Mineral lands & regulations 1999

    Manuscripts

    Personal and professional papers of Frank Wheat, with particular emphasis on his political activism and philanthropy. The papers cover his effort for the California Desert Protection Act (CDPA); the work on his California Desert Miracle, The Fight for Desert Parks and Wilderness (1999), and other environmental issues, particularly including mining's effect on the environment; the Alliance for Children's Rights, the Center for Law in the Public Interest and Human Rights Watch and his involvement with Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The collection also contains information on Wheat's legal career, including his presidency of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, his tenure as an SEC Commissioner, his expertise in securities and corporate law, and his involvement with the California Citizens Budget Commission and California Commission on Campaign Financing.

    mssWheat papers