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Dynamiting of Los Angeles Aqueduct (1924) and problems with Owens Valley residents

 Item — Box: 69
Identifier: 131

Collection Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This is an annotated listing of reports, papers and photographs in the J.B. Lippincott collection, Water Resources Collections and Archives, University of California, Riverside.

The collection is arranged here in the order in which it was kept by Lippincott, i.e., alphabetically by name of contracting agency, project title, or geographical entity.

Manuscript materials in the collection of the Water Resources Collections and Archives cannot be loaned. Arrangements can be made to photocopy items of interest.

The Van Valkenburgh sketch of Lippincott used as a frontispiece is reproduced by courtesy of Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley.

The photographs in this collection were cataloged by Rochelle Zelzer and Sharon Laven. Project supervisors are J.W. Johnson, Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, and David K. Todd, Professor of Civil Engineering.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923-1928

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

The collection is in English

Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 42 Linear Feet (86 boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Water Resources Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 United States