Frank L. Lathrop papers

Processed by the Special Collections and Archives Staff.

Special Collections & University Archives

The UCR Library

P.O. Box 5900

University of California

Riverside, California 92517-5900

Phone: 951-827-3233

Fax: 951-827-4673

Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu

URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives

Descriptive Summary

Title: Frank L. Lathrop papers

Date (inclusive): 1939-1962

Collection Number: WRCA 051

Creator: Lathrop, Frank L.

Extent: 3.34 linear feet (8 boxes)

Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.

Riverside, CA 92517-5900

Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, news clippings, manuscripts, and reports related primarily to the development and usage of the Klamath River Basin in the mid-20th century, created and compiled by consultant Frank L. Lathrop.

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 & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Frank L. Lathrop papers (WRCA 051). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Processing History

The collection was processed by the Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, and a machine-readable finding aid was created by James Lake in 1998. The finding aid was updated by Jessica Geiser in 2017.

Biographical Note

Frank L. Lathrop was born on April 3, 1882. He was a licensed real estate broker and a "specialist in fact finding." He resided in Yreka, California, and took interest in public lands and water-supply.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, news clippings, manuscripts, and reports related primarily to the development and usage of the Klamath River Basin.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series as follows:

Series 1. Correspondence, 1945-1961
Series 2. Reports and Related Materials, 1939-1962

Collection Number

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

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

California. Klamath River Compact Commission

California Oregon Power Company

Klamath River (Or. and Calif.)

Power resources -- Klamath River (Or. and Calif.)

Water resources development -- California -- Siskiyou County

Water resources development -- Law and legislation -- California

Genres and Forms of Materials

Correspondence

Reports

Series 1. Correspondence 1945-1961

Series Scope and Contents

The series consists of correspondence and related materials regarding the Klamath River and other water issues affecting Siskiyou County. Correspondents include Lathrop, and various federal and state government officials.

Series Arrangement

Materials in the series are arranged chronologically.

Box 1, Folder 1

Correspondence 1945-1951