Owens Valley
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains reports, correspondence, documents, maps, photographs, clippings, etc., pertaining to projects in hydraulics, sanitation, irrigation, municipal water supply, surface water and groundwater hydrology, and soil in California and other Western states, particularly for the City of Los Angeles regarding water supply from the Owens Valley.
Dates
- Creation: 1905-1959
Languages
The collection is in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet (57 boxes)
Arrangement
NOTE:At some point in his career Charles Lee gathered his files relating to work done for the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Service Commissioners in regard to Owens Valley water under one number which has several subdivisions. The majority of these files are designated by a decimal system, i.e. 98.1, 98.2, etc. A series of files relating to litigation, however, are numbered 98L, 98L1, 98L2, etc. (Some litigation is also found under the decimal series). A third series numbered 98El, etc. is composed of economic studies. There are also a few miscellaneous items designated 98Ml, etc. Lee's own index to these materials is found in Box 1 of File 98; and File 98L in Box 3 details the legal files of Goudge, Robinson & Hughes, which were incorporated into Lee's files.
Repository Details
Part of the Water Resources Collections & Archives Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 United States
specialcollections@ucr.edu