Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Collection Number
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Elmer K. Nelson papers
Date (bulk): 1943-1962
Collection Number: WRCA 057
Creator:
Nelson, Elmer K.
Extent:
0.83 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence and reports concerning the legal aspects of reclamation, water rights, public lands,
Columbia River Watershed, Snake River Watershed, and Colorado River Watershed.
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.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Elmer K. Nelson papers (WRCA 057). Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1998.
Collection Number
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was NELSON. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Biographical Note
Engineering consultant, United States Senate, Interior and Insular Affairs Committee.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence and reports concerning the legal aspects of reclamation, water rights, public lands,
Columbia River Watershed, Snake River Watershed, and Colorado River Watershed.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Columbia River Watershed
Reclamation of land -- United States -- Law and legislation
Snake River Watershed (Wyo.-Wash.)
Water rights -- United States
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Reports