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John Muir Newsletter, September/December 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies Sep 1983

John Muir Newsletter, September/December 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies X^ / Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 3 SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 1983 NUMBER 5 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. UMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS CATCHING UP We apologize for the delay in distributing this final newsletter of 1983. Our intentions were to keep the publication bimonthly if possible, but the fall workload and the delay in NEH funding news kept us from turning out a September- October edition. We are grateful for your patience and understanding. FUNDING UPDATE As anticipated in our last newsletter, the National Endowment for the Humanities has contributed $20,000 …


John Muir Newsletter, July/August 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies Jul 1983

John Muir Newsletter, July/August 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \ ,/ Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 3 JULY/AUGUST 1983 NUMBER 4 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS FUNDING UPDATE As we go to press we have not yet received formal word, but our "unimpeachable sources" tell us we are about to receive a major grant that will provide most of the Project funding for 1984. The next newsletter will hopefully fill in the details, but we could not wait to share the good news. DATING MUIR MANUSCRIPTS In previous editions we have descibed the complexities of …


John Muir Newsletter, May/June 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies May 1983

John Muir Newsletter, May/June 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center V-/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies X Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 3 MAY/JUNE 1983 NUMBER 3 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS FINANCIAL UPDATE Pardon our delay, but this is one case where no news is good news! Congress has approved favorable budget legislation for both NHPRC and NARS, and also has given the green light to a bill separating NARS from the General Services Administration. It remains to be seen what the ultimate outcome of the current budget battle with the White House will be, but unlike earlier Congresses, this Congress …


Colonial Astronomers In Search Of The Longitude Of New England, Richard F. Rothschild Apr 1983

Colonial Astronomers In Search Of The Longitude Of New England, Richard F. Rothschild

Maine History

This article deals with aspects of progress made between 1755 and 1785 to identify the longitude of New England and the reasons for the failure of the Harvard-American Academy of Arts and Sciences expedition to Penobscot to see the totality of the solar eclipse of October 27 1780.


John Muir Newsletter, March/April 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies Mar 1983

John Muir Newsletter, March/April 1983, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center for Western Studies University of the Pacific Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 3 MARCH/APRIL 1983 NUMBER 2 PROJECT UPDATE EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS Project staff had cause to celebrate last week. After nearly a year of intensive work they completed the control system for the 457 unpublished manuscripts and precursor drafts of publications that comprise Series III of the Muir collection at the University of the Pacific. Each of the 11,133 pages in this extensive and complex series has been identified, numbered, conserved if special care was needed, and arranged by chronological sequence where …


Test 1505: John Deere 1450 Diesel 9-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1505: John Deere 1450 Diesel 9-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1478: Massey-Ferguson 254 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1478: Massey-Ferguson 254 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1467: White Farm Equipment-Iseki 2-65 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1467: White Farm Equipment-Iseki 2-65 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1466: White Farm Equipment-Iseki 2-55 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1466: White Farm Equipment-Iseki 2-55 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1469: John Deere 2150 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1469: John Deere 2150 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1470: John Deere 2350 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1470: John Deere 2350 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1472: John Deere 2750 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1472: John Deere 2750 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1473: John Deere 2950 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1473: John Deere 2950 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1475: John Deere 4250 Quadrange Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1475: John Deere 4250 Quadrange Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1476: John Deere 4450 Quadrange Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1476: John Deere 4450 Quadrange Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1479: Massey-Ferguson 274 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1479: Massey-Ferguson 274 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1480: Massey-Ferguson 294 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1480: Massey-Ferguson 294 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1481: Massey-Ferguson 2640 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1481: Massey-Ferguson 2640 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1468: White Farm Equipment 2-110 Diesel 18-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1468: White Farm Equipment 2-110 Diesel 18-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1482: Versatile 835 Series 3 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1482: Versatile 835 Series 3 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1483: Versatile 875 Series 3 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1483: Versatile 875 Series 3 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1471: John Deere 2550 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1471: John Deere 2550 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1486: White Farm Equipment-Iseki 2-75 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1486: White Farm Equipment-Iseki 2-75 Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1484: Hesston 466, 466 Dt, 466 Dt/L And 466/L Fiat Models (12-Speed), Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1484: Hesston 466, 466 Dt, 466 Dt/L And 466/L Fiat Models (12-Speed), Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1491: Ford 2910 (8x2) Diesel 8-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1491: Ford 2910 (8x2) Diesel 8-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1474: John Deere 4050 Quadrange Diesl 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1474: John Deere 4050 Quadrange Diesl 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1495: Kubota M4050dt And M4050 Diesel 8-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1495: Kubota M4050dt And M4050 Diesel 8-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1477: John Deere 4650 Quadrange Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1477: John Deere 4650 Quadrange Diesel 16-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1496: Kubota M4950dt And M4950 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1496: Kubota M4950dt And M4950 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …


Test 1498: Kubota M6950dt And M6950 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Jan 1983

Test 1498: Kubota M6950dt And M6950 Diesel 12-Speed, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURE General Tractors are tested at the University of Nebraska according to the Agricultural Tractor Test Code approved by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers or official Nebraska test procedure. The manufacturer selects the tractor to be tested and certifies that it is a stock model. Each tractor is equipped with the common power consuming accessories such as power steering, power lift pump, generator, etc., if available. Power consuming accessories may be disconnected only when the means for disconnecting can be reached from the operating station. An official representative of …