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William E. Warne papers
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  • 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: William E. Warne papers
    Date (inclusive): 1961-1966
    Collection Number: WRCA 070
    Creator: Warne, William E.
    Extent: 4.0 linear feet (4 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists primarily of speeches by Warne during his tenure as Director of the California Dept. of Water Resources, 1961-1966; also includes miscellaneous correspondence and articles written by Warne during this period.
    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]. William E. Warne papers (WRCA 070). 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, 1999.

    Collection Number

    Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was WARNE. 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

    William E. Warne, state, federal, and international government official for a quarter-century, is the Administrator of the Resources Agency of California and Director of the California State Department of Water Resources.
    His professional career has been devoted to the conservation and development of water and other natural resources in California and throughout the nation, and to resources and economic development in foreign countries on behalf of the United Nations and the United States.
    The civil service and appointive posts in which he has served since 1935 include the following:
    State of California -Administrator, Resources Agency of California (since October 1, 1961); Director, Department of Water Resources (since January 3, 1961); Director, Department of Agriculture (1960); Director, Department of Fish and Game (1959).
    International -Economic Coordinator, United Nations Command, Korea (1957-59); Mission Director, U. S. International Cooperation Administration, Brazil (1955-56), and Iran (1951-55).
    Federal -Assistant Secretary of the Interior (1947-51); Assistant Commissioner, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (1943-47); Chief of Staff, War Production Board (early World War II); special assignments to national resources, power, and river basin work and information and editorial positions in the Bureau of Reclamation (1935-42).
    Warne was raised on a farm in California's Imperial Valley. He was a newspaper and press service reporter and editor in California and Washington, D. C. for eight years after he graduated from the University of California in 1927.
    The United Nations, the United States, and foreign countries have honored Warne for his work. Special awards to him included: United Nations Command's Citation for Outstanding Service (1959), honorary degrees, Seoul National University and Yonsei University, Korea (1959); U. S. Foreign Operation Administration's Honor Award for Distinguished Public Service (1955); Shah of Iran's Order of the Crown (1955); U. S. Department of the Interior's Distinguished Service Honor Award (1951).
    Warne is the author of Mission for Peace, a book in which he relates his experiences in Iran as the administrator of the United States' first point 4 Program.
    Warne was born September 2, 1905, near Seafield, Indiana, and moved to Imperial Valley with his family in 1914. He graduated from the Holtville Union High School.
    He and his wife, the former Edith Peterson, have three children: Jane Warne (Mrs. David C. Beeder), Lieutenant William Robert Warne, U. S. Army, and Margaret Warne. He lives in Sacramento and maintains his official residence in Altadena.
    He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha, the National Press Club, and the Commonwealth Club of California.
    From: State of California, The Resources Agency of California, Department of Water Resources, May 1, 1962
    Who's Who in the West. WARNE, William Elme,Irrigationist; b. nr. Seafield, Ind., September 2, 1905; s. William Rufus and Nettle Jane (Williams) W.; A.B., U. Cal. 1927; Doctor of Economics, Yonsei U., Seoul, 1959; LL.D., Seoul Nat. U., 1959; m. Edith Margaret Peterson, July 9, 1929; children-Jane Ingrid (Mrs. David C. Beeder), William Robert, Margaret Edith. Reporter, San Francisco (Cal.) Bulletin and Oakland (Cal.) Post-Enquirer, 1925-27; news editor, Brawley (Cal.) News, 1927, Calexico (Cal.) Chronicle, 1927-28; editor and night mgr. Los Angeles bur. A.P., 1928-31, corr. San Diego bur., 1931-33, Washington (D.C.) corr., 1933-35; editor, bur. of reclamation, Dept. of Interior, 1935-37; on staff Third World Power Conf., 1936; asso. to reviewing com. Nat. Resources Com. on preparation of Drainage Basin Problems and Programs, 1936, mem. editorial com. for revision, 1937; chief of information, bur. of reclamation, 1937-42; co-dir. (with the late Harlan II. Barrows) Columbia Basin Joint Investigations, 1939-42; chief of staff, war production drive, W.P.B., 1942; asst. dir. div. of power, Dept. of Interior, 1942-43; dir. of Information, Dept. of Interior, 1943; asst. commr., bur. of reclamation, 1943-47; apptd. asst. sec., Dept. Interior, 1947, asst. see. Water and Power Devel., 1950-51; U.S. minister charge Tech. Cooperation for Iran, 1951-55, Brazil, 1955-56; U.S. minister and economic coordinator for Korea, 1956-59; dir. Cal. Dept. Fish and Game, 1959-60 Agriculture, 1960-61, Water Resources, 1961-66 administrator Resources Agency California, 1961-62. Chairman President's Committee on San Diego Water Supply, 1944-46, chairman Fed. Inter-Agency River Basin Com., 1948, Fed. Com. on Alaskan Devel., 1948; pres. Group Health Assn., Inc., 1947-51; chmn. U.S. Del. 2d InterAm. Conf. Indian Life, Cuzco, Peru, 1949; U.S. Del. 4th World Power Conference London, England, 1950; mem. bd. Near East Found., 1956-58, 59; Cal. Water Pollution Control bd., 1959, Commn. Interstate Co-operation, 1960; mem. adv. bd. Fed. Water Pollution Control, 1962--; member Governor's cabinet, 1961; U.S. committee International Commission Large Dams. Served as second It., O.R.C., 1927-37. Recipient Distinguished Service award, Dept. of Interior, 1951; Distinguished Pub. Service Honor award, FOA. 1955; Order of Crown, Shah of Iran, 1955; Outstanding Service citation UN Command, 1959. Mem. Sigma Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha. Clubs: Nat. Press (Washington); University, Sutter (Sacramento). Author: Mission for Peace-Point 4 in Iran, 1956. Home: 2090 8th Av. Office: 1120 N St., Sacramento 14.
    From: Who's Who in the West,9th edition, 1964 page 829.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists primarily of speeches by Warne during his tenure as Director of the California Dept. of Water Resources, 1961-1966; also includes miscellaneous correspondence and articles written by Warne during this period.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is arranged into two series as follows:
    • Series 1. Speeches, 1963-1964
    • Series 2. Miscellaneous - Correspondence, Articles, 1961-1966, undated

    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. Davis-Grunsky Act
    California. Department of Water Resources
    San Joaquin Master Drain (Calif.)
    Western States Water Council
    Dam safety -- California
    Del Valle Dam (Calif.)
    Flood control -- California
    Marysville Dam (Calif.: Proposed)
    North Bay Aqueduct (Calif.)
    Oroville Dam (Calif.)
    Peripheral Canal (Calif.)
    Saline water conversion -- California
    Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
    Water -- California -- Recreational use
    Water resources development -- California

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Articles
    Correspondence
    Speeches (documents)