George Basye papers
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials from George Basye, a water rights lawyer who was well known for his work related to water and irrigation issues in the Sacramento Valley. Items in the collection include speeches, legal documents, and articles written by Basye and related to California water issues. The collection also includes correspondence, legal documents, and other materials related to the founding of the American River Reclamation District no. 1 in the early 1900s.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1907-1911, 1962-2015
Creator
- Basye, George, 1926-2021 (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.
Publication Rights
Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & University Archives for more information.
Extent
0.83 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
The collection consists of materials from George Basye, a water rights lawyer who was well known for his work related to water and irrigation issues in the Sacramento Valley. Items in the collection include speeches, legal documents, and articles written by Basye and related to California water issues. The collection also includes correspondence, legal documents, and other materials related to the founding of the American River Reclamation District no. 1 in the early 1900s.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Anne Basye, 2023.
Separated Materials
Books donated with the collection have been separated for cataloging in Special Collections, searchable by title online as "George Basye papers".
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- George Basye papers
- Status
- Collection Level
- Date
- 2023
- 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