Charles Aiken Papers

Collection

Identifier: SHL224

Staff Only

Content Description

A box with 4 folders, containing a copy of Charles Curry Aiken’s Master of Liberal Studies Thesis for the University of Oklahoma Graduate College: “Sagebrush War: The California-Nevada Boundary Dispute on the 120th Meridian”. A Thesis submitted to the Graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Liberal Studies. Norman, Oklahoma, 1971. Handwritten notes on the title page, including: “copyright Aiken 1989.”

Dates

Creation: 1971

Creator

Aiken, Charles Curry (Person)

Biographical / Historical

The Sagebrush War (1850s-1860s) was an armed conflict between the California county of Plumas and the now-defunct Nevada County of Roop over the jurisdiction of Honey Lake Valley and Susanville, California. The boundary conflict was the result of John C. Fremont’s selection in 1850 of the 120th Meridian for California’s eastern boundary. Charles Aiken’s thesis “Sagebrush War: The California-Nevada Boundary Dispute on the 120th Meridian” explores the 14 years (1849-1863) when it was unclear whether the region of the Northeastern California fell under the jurisdiction of Nevada. The author describes the establishment of California’s eastern boundary and its acceptance by the inhabitants of the Honey Lake Valley, the only inhabited area in the region at that time.

Extent

1 box (Box contains 4 folders with the copies of the Thesis chapters in this order: folder 1.: Title page through Chapter II, folder 2.: Chapters III - V, folder 3.: Chapters VI - VII, folder 4.: Chapter VIII through Appendices. ) : Handwritten notes on the title page, including a copyright statement: "Aiken c 1989." All pages have two puncture holes on top.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Sagebrush War (1850s-1860s) was an armed conflict between the California county of Plumas and the now-defunct Nevada County of Roop over the jurisdiction of Honey Lake Valley and Susanville, California. Collection consists of a box with 4 folders, containing a copy of Charles Curry Aiken’s Master of Liberal Studies Thesis for the University of Oklahoma Graduate College: “Sagebrush War: The California-Nevada Boundary Dispute on the 120th Meridian”.