Descriptive Summary
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Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
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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.
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)