Cooper (Erwin) papers, 1950-1965

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Summary

Title:
Erwin Cooper papers
Dates:
1950-1965
Creators:
Cooper, Erwin
Abstract:
The collection consists of press releases, speeches (many by former DWR Directors), news clippings, reports, photographs, and miscellaneous memoranda on California water resources development during the period 1950-1965.
Extent:
5.42 linear feet (13 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Erwin Cooper papers (WRCA 079). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of press releases, speeches (many by former DWR Directors), news clippings, reports, photographs, and miscellaneous memoranda on California water resources development during the period 1950-1965. Some of the material was used as source material for Cooper's book, Aqueduct Empire: A Guide to Water in California, its Turbulent History and its Management today,published in 1968. The collection is particularly outstanding in its coverage of the California State Water Project (Feather River Water Project).

Biographical / historical:

Erwin Cooper was a former information officer for the California Department of Water Resources, also known for writing a book, Aqueduct Empire: A Guide to Water in California, its Turbulent History and its Management today,published in 1968.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Erwin Cooper, 1973.
Processing information:

Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.

Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was MS 76/10. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

Arrangement:
  • 1 -- 1-60
  • 1-61 -- 1-120
  • 1-121 -- 1-188
  • 1-189 -- 1-259
  • 1-260 -- 1-338
  • 1-339 -- 1-445
  • 1-446 -- 1-529
  • 1-530 -- 3
  • 4 -- 21
  • 22 -- 27
  • 28 -- 32
  • 33 -- 37
  • 38 -- 42
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff.
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-04-20 23:22:06 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Erwin Cooper papers (WRCA 079). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
PO Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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