David Weeks papers, bulk approximately 1912-1967

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Summary

Title:
David Weeks papers
Dates:
bulk approximately 1912-1967
Creators:
Weeks, David
Abstract:
Papers of David Weeks, agricultural economist and University of California, Berkeley faculty member.
Extent:
6.5 Linear Feet (5 cartons, 1 volume)
Language:
English and Collection materials are mostly in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], David Weeks papers, BANC MSS 87/20 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of biographical materials, a file documenting Weeks' professional experience, one file of professional correspondence, a professional chronological file (consisting of materials on various projects and writings, mostly on land and water policy); and a small number of other papers.

Biographical / historical:

David Weeks (1890-1986) was born in Aurora, Nebraska and educated at the University of Nebraska and Iowa State College. He received his doctoral degree from the University of California, where he served as a faculty member in Agricultural Economics for most of his career. Weeks focused his research on land and water development and held research appointments with the California Agricultural Experiment Station and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. In addition to his academic work, Weeks served in the following consulting positions: consultant to the California Department of Water Resources during the 1950s; advisor to the President of Bolivia; member of the President's Water Resources Policy Commission in 1950; consultant in the development of a master plan for El Dorado County in 1962; advisor in the Hydraulics Works Department of the Turkish government in 1964-1965; and water policy consultant for the sheikdom of Kuwait in 1965 and the Corporacion Venezolao de Guyana in Venezuela in 1966-1967.

Acquisition information:
The David Weeks papers were gifted to the Bancroft Library by Mary Weeks in 1986.
Processing information:

Processed by Lara Michels in February 2015.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Lara Michels
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-02-05 11:05:16 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], David Weeks papers, BANC MSS 87/20 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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