Burns-Porter Act; folder of newspaper clippings on the California Water Plan, passage of the Burns-Porter Act, campaign literature pro and con the Act, a proposed amendment to the state constitution, an agenda for legal discussion of the act and Dept. of Water Resources maps of proposed Water Plan facilities, 1959-1960
File — Box: 9, Folder: 4
Collection Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of press releases, speeches (many by former DWR Directors), news clippings, reports, photographs, and miscellaneous memoranda on California water resources development during the period 1950-1965. Some of the material was used as source material for Cooper's book, Aqueduct Empire: A Guide to Water in California, its Turbulent History and its Management today,published in 1968. The collection is particularly outstanding in its coverage of the California State Water Project (Feather River Water Project).
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1960
Creator
- From the Collection: Cooper, Erwin (Person)
Languages
From the Collection:
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.42 Linear Feet (13 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
specialcollections@ucr.edu
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 United States
specialcollections@ucr.edu