Andrew N. Cohen papers

Collection

Identifier: WRCA-242

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection dates from Andrew Cohen's term on the East Bay Municipal Utilities District board of directors and consists of documents pertaining to the projects and administrative work of the District. The materials consist of articles, campaign materials, correspondence, data, financial materials, legislation, meeting minutes, newsclippings, policies and procedures, and reports.

Dates

Creation: 1913-1995
Creation: Majority of material found within 1991-1994

Creator

Cohen, A. N. (Andrew N.) (Person)

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

Andrew N. Cohen was elected to the board of directors of the East Bay Municipal Utilities District in 1991. Prior to his election to the board Mr. Cohen sued to halt the building of a dam and reservoir near Moraga, California. He served one term and did not run for re-election in 1994. Cohen is a consultant who writes about environmental issues.

Extent

8 Linear Feet (8 linear feet; 11 oversize items)

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection dates from Andrew Cohen's tenure on the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Board of Directors, and consists of documents pertaining to the projects and administrative work of the District. The materials consist of meeting minutes, reports, data, planning documents, drafts, policy, correspondence, news clippings.

Collection Arrangement

When received, the materials were arranged alphabetically by the subject listed as the folder title. This arrangement has been maintained and the folder titles correspond with the original.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Andrew Cohen, 2000.

Processing History

Processed by Jennifer D. Bator, 2008.

Collection Number

Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was MS 2010/6. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.