Finding Aid for the Melvin L. Blevins Collection of Material About Water Resources in the San Fernando Valley, 1957-1967 LSC.1540
Finding aid prepared by Caroline Cubé, 1999.
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Title: Melvin L. Blevins collection of material about water resources in the San Fernando Valley
Creator:
Blevins, Melvin L.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1540
Physical Description:
37 Linear Feet
(74 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1957-1967
Abstract: Melvin Blevins served with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as watermaster for the Upper Los Angeles River Area,
and as senior hydrologic engineer in the Groundwater and Water Rights, Los Angeles Aqueduct Division. The collection consists
mostly of legal material relating to a trial regarding water rights between Los Angeles and portions of the San Fernando Valley.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Melvin Blevins, 1987.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Melvin L. Blevins Collection of Material About Water Resources in the San Fernando Valley (Collection
1540). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Biography
Blevins served with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as watermaster for the Upper Los Angeles River Area, and
as senior hydrologic engineer in the Groundwater and Water Rights, Los Angeles Aqueduct Division; wrote
Background Report on Mono Basin Geology and Hydrology (1984) and
Mono Basin Geology and Hydrology (1987).
Scope and Content
Collection consists mostly of legal material relating to a trial regarding water rights between Los Angeles and portions of
the San Fernando Valley, along with a small number of water resources publications, some relating to an overview of water
resources in the Owens Valley, California.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Los Angeles versus San Fernando water rights trial -- Reporter's transcript (Boxes 1-45).
- Clerk's transcript from trial (Boxes 46-57).
- Trial exhibits (Boxes 58-70).
- Trial report of referee, opening brief, and respondent's brief (Boxes 71-74).
- Water resources publications (Box 74).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Legal documents.
Water rights -- California, Southern -- Archives.
Online resources.
Blevins, Melvin L.--Archives.
Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of Water and Power--Officials and employees--Archives
Los Angeles
vs. San Fernando et al. Water Rights Trial
box 70
Def 43 - 89, CV 7 - 12, N 7 - 10.
box 74
Water resources publications.
General note
Material kept separate by the donor.
box 74
Overview of water resources in Owens Valley, California.
