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Kings River collection
WRCA 196  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Number
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Kings River collection
    Date (inclusive): 1916-1970
    Date (bulk): 1946-1962
    Collection Number: WRCA 196
    Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of miscellaneous materials pertaining to the history and development of the Kings River, California, and the construction of the Kings River Project.
    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]. Kings River collection (WRCA 196). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Provenance unknown.

    Processing History

    Processed by Randal Brandt, WRCA Technical Services Librarian, 2000.

    Collection Number

    Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 98/5. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of miscellaneous materials pertaining to the history and development of the Kings River, California, and the construction of the Kings River Project. Includes typescripts, printed pamphlets, maps, diagrams, and news clippings. Documents chiefly created by the Kings River Water Association and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

    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

    Kings River Project (Calif.)
    Kings River Water Association
    Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Hydroelectric power plants -- California -- Kings River
    Kings River (Calif.) -- Power utilization
    Kings River (Calif.) -- Water rights
    Pine Flat Dam (Calif.)
    Pine Flat Lake (Calif.)
    Water resources development -- California -- Kings River

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Clippings (information artifacts)
    Maps
    Pamphlets
    Typescripts