Elmer Chester Marliave papers
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, reports, drafts, notes, legal documents, maps, diagrams, and photographs relating to geologic investigation done for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other firms and agencies. The more important projects include Bodega Bay Atomic Park, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and Union Valley Dam. Also includes material on water disputes in Southern California.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1967
Creator
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
Elmer Chester Marliave (1910-1967) was an engineering geologist with interest in California water resources development. After receiving his A. B. from the University of California in 1932, he worked for the California Division of Water Resources from 1935 to 1956, being Chief Engineering Geologist from 1939 on. His work there included studies of dams and reservoirs, tunnels, power plants, ground water and water quality problms. As a consulting geologist in private practice after 1956 he worked on similar projects.
Extent
2.92 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Abstract
The collection includes correspondence, reports, drafts, notes, legal documents, maps, diagrams, and photographs relating to geologic investigation done for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other firms and agencies. The more important projects include Bodega Bay Atomic Park, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and Union Valley Dam. Also includes material on water disputes in Southern California.
Collection Arrangement
The arrangement of the collection is basically that used by Marliave. The PG & G material is broken down by project. The rest is arranged by company and/or project. In most cases the arrangement of papers within the folders has been maintained as he left it. Longer reports and important documents, however, have been listed individually
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Elmer C. Marliave.
Processing History
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.
Collection Number
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 80/10. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Subject
- Bonilla, Manuel G., 1920- (Person)
- Central Basin Municipal Water District (Calif.) (Organization)
- Housner, G. W. (George William), 1910-2008 (Person)
- Mantaro Valley Project (Peru) (Organization)
- Nevada Irrigation District (Organization)
- Northern California Association to Preserve Bodega Head and Harbor (Organization)
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Organization)
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Department of Engineering Research (Organization)
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Calif.) (Organization)
- Saint-Amand, Pierre, 1920- (Person)
- San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood Control District (Calif.) (Organization)
- San Luis Rey Water Conservation District (Calif.) (Organization)
- Schlocker, Julius (Person)
- Tocher, Don, 1926- (Person)
- Wiegel, Robert L. (Person)
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Bodega Bay Atomic Park (Calif.)
- Bodega Head (Calif.)
- Diablo Canyon Nuclear Powerplant (Calif.)
- Humboldt Bay Power Plant (Calif.)
- Lake Almanor Project, Calif
- Union Valley Dam (Calif.)
Topical
- Electric power-plants -- Location -- California
- Geothermal power plants -- California -- Geysers, The
- Hydroelectric power plants -- California -- Pit River
- Montezuma Nuclear Power Plant (Calif.: Proposed)
- Nuclear power plants -- Earthquake effects -- California
- Nuclear power plants -- Location -- California
- Pt. Arena Nuclear Power Plant (Calif.: Proposed)
- Title
- Elmer Chester Marliave papers
- Status
- Legacy
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff.
- Date
- 1999
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
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