Jacques Leslie Deep Water manuscripts

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: WRCA-274

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of source material and notes for journalist Jacques Leslie's book Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment. Included are articles and books used in preparation for the work, correspondence; pamphlets of projects on environmental impact and sustainability; CD's; research journals, reports/data on topics such as water flow, temperture, and deposit amounts; and maps on the topics of geology, waste deposit, and location. The authors novel discusses the impacts of dams in Africa, Australia, and India and how the World Bank's influence with the World Comission on Dams effects these countries.

Dates

Creation: circa 1930-2005

Creator

Leslie, Jacques, 1947- (Person)

Languages

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & Archives for more information.

Extent

11.0 Linear Feet (11 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jacques Leslie, 2014.

Collection Number

Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was WRCA 001. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.