Oil and gas leases--Utah
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Tim DeChristopher protest collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2739
Abstract
The Tim DeChristopher protest collection (2011) consists of flyers and brochures announcing protests in solidarity with Tim DeChristopher. DeChristopher disrupted a U.S. Bureau of Land Mangement oil and gas lease auction December 19, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. A federal grand jury handed up a two-count felony indictment against DeChristopher that accused him of violating the terms of the auction he promised to observe when he signed up to bid.
Dates:
2011
Tim DeChristopher Protest photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1999
Abstract
Timothy Mansfield “Tim” DeChristopher (1981-) is an environmental and climate activists who was arrested and sentenced to two years in federal prison for disrupting a United States Bureau of Land Mangement oil and gas lease auction December 19, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains color photographs documenting DeChristopher's protest and sentencing.
Dates:
2008-2011
Preston Nutter Corporation records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0289
Abstract
The Preston Nutter Corporation records (1876-1981) document over one hundred years of ranching in Colorado, Arizona, and Utah. The records cover virtually every aspect of cattle ranching, from the buying, selling and shipping of cattle; to the acquisition of land, water, and grazing rights; to the wages and injuries of ranch hands. Also covered are many aspects of the private lives of the Nutter family.
Dates:
1876-1981