Hi! I'm having a hard time finding any primary sources about Lake Tahoe. I am looking for both a visual primary source, as well as an article or document of some kind. Must be dated before 1980. I am writing a paper and field guide about Lake Tahoe, and specifically would like to make it on conservation, or animals, or something around that kind of thing. The main point of it is seeing how it affects the landscape of lake tahoe. At this point though, I would be fine with changing my direction and doing it on something else, because I can't really find any primary sources on any subjects about Lake Tahoe. I have an appointment on Tuesday with a college librarian to see if we can find something, but was hoping I might find something before. Any leads would be awesome. Thank you.
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I can't help with the primary source, but Marc Reisner's Cadillac Desert may help point you in the right direction. It's mainly focused on the Bureau of Reclamation under Floyd Dominy, but it discusses Western Conservation/water policy more broadly.