Hiram W. Johnson papers
Scope and Contents
This collection of papers from Senator Hiram W. Johnson is comprised of materials related to the Colorado River, Boulder Canyon, Boulder (Hoover) dam, the Colorado River Commission and Compact, and other water related concerns associated with these topics. Materials include memoranda, publications with articles or other contents pertaining to the Colorado River, and Congressional materials (such as published versions of speeches and House and Senate legislation).
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1952 & undated
Creator
- Johnson, Hiram W., 1866-1945 (Person)
Language
English
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Biographical Note
Hiram W. Johnson (1866-1945) was the Governor of California from 1911 to 1917 and a United States Senator from the state of California from 1917 to 1945. As a Senator, Johnson supported the construction of the Boulder dam (later called the Hoover dam). He co-sponsered the Swing-Johnson bill, with Representative Phil D. Swing, that set forth the plan for the study of the Colorado River, its flooding, the building of a dam, and electricity generation.
Extent
1.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 2 flat file folders)
Abstract
The Hiram W. Johnson papers include materials from Johnson's time as a Senator from California that pertain to the Colorado River, Hoover dam, Colorado River Compact, and All-American Canal.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection were left in their original order at the time of processing. Some of the original folders were numbered, and some of these numbers were duplicated; all of these numbers were retained in the title on the new folders.
- Title
- Hiram W. Johnson papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Special Collections Processing Archivist Andrew Lippert
- Date
- October 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 24 Oct 2023: Collection was processed and collection level finding aid updated to a full finding aid
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