Elmer K. Nelson papers

Finding aid prepared by Brooke Dykman Dockter.
Special Collections & University Archives
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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.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
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


Box 1, Item 1

Horne, Frank B. Certain legal aspects of reclamation 1953

Box 1, Item 2

Relating to the administration by the Secretary of the Interior of section 9, subsections (d) and (e) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939,1955-1957

Box 1, Item 3

The Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, Nebraska, and present status of its contract, under reclamation law, with the United States, through the Secretary of the Interior 1950

Box 1, Item 4

Repayment and related provisions of Federal reclamation laws of general Application 1951

Box 1, Item 5

Memorandum on some legal and factual details with respect to S. 851 and other "water rights" bills before Congress 1960

Box 1, Item 6

Memorandum, remarks and statement regarding the water right bills, S. 851 and others 1959-1960

Box 1, Item 7

Moses, Raphael J. Federal vs. state water rights : a middle ground 1959

Box 1, Item 8

Dworshak, Henry. Remarks on agriculture and irrigation 1959

Box 1, Item 9

Tables of areas of Federally-owned lands, Federal reservations, and Federally-administered lands in the states west of the 98th meridian with respect to provisions of S. 851, S. 1416, and S. 1592 1959

Box 1, Item 10

Policy proposed to be established by the Congress relating to Federal development of water control project in compliance with local or State laws 1959

Box 1, Item 11

Final desert land entries 1940

Box 1, Item 12

Navigation developments 1958-1960

Box 1, Item 13

Witmer, T. Richard, Hatfield Chilson, and Perry W. Morton Federal water rights legislation : three papers. Washington, D.C. : U.S. GPO 1960

Box 1, Item 14

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Upper Missouri Basin water rights. Washington, D.C. : U.S. GPO 1960

Box 1, Item 15

Exhibits I, II, III, and IV relating to use of land in the 48 states 1960

Box 1, Item 16

Request for information on the situation presently existing in connection with proposed legislation in the field of water rights 1960

Box 1, Item 17

National Reclamation Association. National water policy statement / presented to the Task Force on Water Resources and Power of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government by National Reclamation Association. Washington, DC : The Association 1954

Box 1, Item 18

Sedimentation at hydro reservoirs 1950

Box 1, Item 19

Congressional approval of a subsidy to irrigation developments in the Missouri River Basin from net power revenues from hydroelectric power production of Federal plants of the Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers 1960

Box 2, Item 20

Summary analysis of Columbia Interstate Compact approved by Compact Commissioners of the seven states, and presently before state legislatures for ratification October 3, 1960 1961

Box 2, Item 21

Hearings in Idaho on by Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers, jointly, on a "joint study to investigate and report on the need for and potential of development of the land and water resources of the Snake River Basin" above the Brownlee Dam December 7, 8 and 9, 1960 1960

Box 2, Item 22

Memoranda regarding treaty between Canada and United States relating to the cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin 1961

Box 2, Item 23

Request for information with respect to the recent treaty between the United States and Canada in the development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin 1961

Box 2, Item 24

General geographic and hydrologic data of Columbia River Basin 1958

Box 2, Item 25

Analysis of Columbia Interstate Compact, approved by Compact Commissioners at Spokane, Washington on as suggested by you prior to the December 6, 7, and 9th hearings in Idaho. Memorandum to Sen. Henry Dworshak October 3, 1960 1960

Box 2, Item 26

Columbia River Basin : (a) basic data on waters of the basin; uses of water; residual run-off at principal points. (b) General and specific provisions of the treaty signed by representatives of the United States and Canada on relating to cooperative development with reference to flood control and hydroelectric power January 17, 1961 1961

Box 2, Item 27

The preliminary summary report, upper Snake River Basin investigation : Bureau of Reclamation and Corps of Engineers 1960

Box 2, Item 28

Columbia River Basin: miscellaneous reports, correspondence, notes, data and maps 1955-1961

Physical Description: 1 envelope
Box 2, Item 29

Miscellaneous letters and notes concerning water rights and various water Projects 1950-1962

Physical Description: 1 envelope
Box 2, Item 30

Upper Colorado River Basin : preliminary studies of historical runoff 1943