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Title: Norris Hundley papers,
Date (inclusive): 1794-2000
Date (bulk): (bulk 1960-2000)
Collection number: 577
Creator: Hundley, Norris
Extent: 81 boxes (40.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Collection consists of correspondence and research files related to Norris Hundley's editorship of the
Pacific Historical Review, the case of City of Los Angeles
vs. City of San Fernando et al., and publication of
The Great Thirst (2000, revised ed.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Norris Hundley, Jr. received his A.B. from Whittier College in 1958, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los
Angeles in 1963. His long and distinguished teaching career began as a professor of American History at the University of
Houston (1963-1964), and then continued at UCLA (1964-1994), where he became Professor Emeritus of American History in 1994.
As a scholar, he authored over a hundred books and essays, including several groundbreaking works on the history of water
usage in California and the West. Hundley was also the editor of the
Pacific Historical Review for twenty-nine years (1968-1997), during which time the journal took a leading role in the development of environmental
and ethnic studies. He has held leadership positions in many historical organizations, including the Western History Association
(President, 1994-1995) and the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch (president, 1994-1995). In addition,
Hundley served as the Director of the UCLA Latin American Center from 1989-1994, Chair of the UCLA Program on Mexico from
1981-1994, and sat on various boards and committees related to the history of California and water usage rights.
Collection consists of peer review files for the
Pacific Historical Review (PHR), chiefly correspondence, and materials related to the research and publication of
The Great Thirst (1992, 2000 revised edition). Files include extensive exhibits, transcripts, and filings from The City of Los Angeles
vs. The City of San Fernando, et al., a major pueblo water rights case which included the cities of Glendale, Burbank, and others
and established precedent for water rights pertaining to the Los Angeles river. The exhibits for the case include copies of
Spanish and Mexican documents from the Los Angeles City Archives and the Department of Water and Power, in addition to copies
of early case material and texts. Materials used for the revised edition of
The Great Thirst include extensive clippings and research files, and several reels of microfilm containing documents from the Library of Congress
and the National Archives. Lastly, the collection contains numerous water usage project reports from California and other
parts of the West. The
PHR correspondence is sealed until 2020 to protect the confidentiality of contributors and reviewers.
Some materials are in Spanish
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hundley, Norris--Archives.
Historians--California--Los Angeles--Archives.
Periodical editors--California--Los Angeles--Archives.
Water rights--California--History--Archival resources.
Water--Law and legislation--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Items Removed from the Collection
A bibliography of articles removed from the Norris Hundley Collection has been added to the collection file. Available upon
request at the Department of Special Collections, UCLA.