Henry J. Ongerth papers
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, articles, press clippings and photographs regarding the professional life of Henry J. Ongerth, who worked for the California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering/California Department of Health. Ongerth was instrumental in water reclamation, Treasure Island clean-up, and Electric & Magnetic Field programs. Agencies mentioned in the collection include the Enviromental Protection Agency and American Water Works Association.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1914-1990
Creator
- Ongerth, Henry J., 1913-2011 (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 Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. 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.
Extent
27.0 Linear Feet (27 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, articles, press clippings and photographs regarding the professional life of Henry J. Ongerth, who worked for the California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering/California Department of Health. Ongerth was instrumental in water reclamation, Treasure Island clean-up, and Electric & Magnetic Field programs. Agencies mentioned in the collection include the Enviromental Protection Agency and American Water Works Association.
Acquisition Information
The collection was acquired as a gift from the Ongerth family. The collection includes papers from Ongerth's son Jerry.
Collection Number
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 13/1. 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
- American Water Works Association (Organization)
- California. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering (Organization)
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Henry J. Ongerth papers
- Status
- Collection Level
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
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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