Hiram W. Johnson papers

Finding aid prepared by Special Collections Processing Archivist Andrew Lippert

Special Collections & University Archives

The UCR Library

P.O. Box 5900

University of California

Riverside, California 92517-5900

Phone: 951-827-3233

Fax: 951-827-4673

Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu

URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives

Descriptive Summary

Title: Hiram W. Johnson papers

Date (inclusive): 1912-1952 & undated

Collection Number: WRCA 268

Creator: Johnson, Hiram W., 1866-1945

Extent: 1.8 linear feet (2 boxes and 2 flat file folders)

Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.

Riverside, CA 92517-5900

Abstract: The Hiram W. Johnson papers include materials from Johnson's time as a Senator from California that pertain to the Colorado River, Hoover dam, Colorado River Compact, and All-American Canal.

Languages: English

Access

This collection is open for research.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection were left in their original order at the time of processing. Some of the original folders were numbered, and some of these numbers were duplicated; all of these numbers were retained in the title on the new folders.

Biographical Note

Hiram W. Johnson (1866-1945) was the Governor of California from 1911 to 1917 and a United States Senator from the state of California from 1917 to 1945. As a Senator, Johnson supported the construction of the Boulder dam (later called the Hoover dam). He co-sponsered the Swing-Johnson bill, with Representative Phil D. Swing, that set forth the plan for the study of the Colorado River, its flooding, the building of a dam, and electricity generation.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Hiram W. Johnson papers (WRCA 268). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Related Materials

See also the Wilbur F. McClure papers (WRCA 265) and John L. Bacon papers (WRCA 266) for other collections pertaining to the Colorado River in the early 20th century.

See also the Hiram Johnson papers (BANC MSS C-B 581) held at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.

Scope and Contents

This collection of papers from Senator Hiram W. Johnson is comprised of materials related to the Colorado River, Boulder Canyon, Boulder (Hoover) dam, the Colorado River Commission and Compact, and other water related concerns associated with these topics. Materials include memoranda, publications with articles or other contents pertaining to the Colorado River, and Congressional materials (such as published versions of speeches and House and Senate legislation).

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. 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.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)

All American Canal (Calif.)

Colorado River Compact

Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)

United States. Congress

Box 1, Folder 1

(1) All-American Canal Preliminary Report 1918

Box 1, Folder 2

(1) Message of the President of the United States transmitting data of the Work of the Interior Department 1912

Scope and Contents

Publication from the 62nd Congress

Box 1, Folder 3

(2) Pamphlets on Colorado River and All-American Canal 1923-1924

Box 1, Folder 4

(3) Power Industry 1924-1925

Scope and Contents

One pamphlet is an address by Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover

Box 1, Folder 5

(4) Message of the President of the United States 1925

Box 1, Folder 6

(5) United States v Holt State Bank, et al 1925

Scope and Contents

SCOTUS pamphlet, with marginalia

Box 1, Folder 7

(7) Sunset Magazine 1926

Scope and Contents

Magazine contains article on proposed dam for Boulder Canyon

Box 1, Folder 8

(8) Hearings before the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation 1924

Scope and Contents

HR 8836 and HR 9611

Box 1, Folder 9

(8) Boulder Dam All-American Canal Project and Imperial Valley Pictorially undated

Box 1, Folder 10

(9) Memorandum of Points Made Against Legislation with Brief Answers to Such Points undated

Scope and Contents

Boulder Dam Association

Box 1, Folder 11

(10) Senate Resolution 320 1925

Scope and Contents

68th Congress

Box 1, Folder 12

(10c) Senate Resolution 1868 1925

Scope and Contents

69th Congress

Box 1, Folder 13

(11) The Boulder Dam All-American Canal Project 1927

Box 1, Folder 14

(12) The Independent 18 June 1927

Scope and Contents

Vol 18, No 4020. Articles about the flooding of the Colorado River.

Box 1, Folder 15

(13) The Federal Government's Colorado River Project 1927

Box 1, Folder 16

(16) Who's Who in the Super-Power Lobby 1927

Box 1, Folder 17

(19) Public Ownership Considered with Special Reference to Boulder Dam 1928

Box 1, Folder 18

(20) Electrical World 17 November 1928

Scope and Contents

Vol 92, No 20

Box 1, Folder 19

(21) Western Construction News 25 January 1929

Scope and Contents

Vol IV, No 2

Box 1, Folder 20

(22) Current History 1929

Scope and Contents

Vol XXIX, No 5

Box 1, Folder 21

(23) Control and Utilization of the Mississippi and the Drainage of its Valley 1929

Scope and Contents

71st Congress

Box 1, Folder 22

(24) Public Utilities Fortnightly 30 May 1929

Scope and Contents

Vol III, No 11

Box 1, Folder 23

(25) New Reclamation Era 1931

Scope and Contents

Vol 20: No 1, 9, and 10. Vol 21: No 1-3 and 12. Vol 22: No 4 and 5.

Box 1, Folder 24, Flat-File-Folder 01

(26) Report of The California Joint Federal-State Water Resources Commission 1930

Box 1, Folder 25

(27) Public Ownership 1929-1930

Scope and Contents

Vol XI, No 4. Vol XII, No 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11.

Box 1, Folder 26

(28) Colorado River Aqueduct 1936

Scope and Contents

Publication from the Metropolitan Water District, authored by F. E. Weymouth.

Box 1, Folder 27

(30) Boulder Dam 1936 & 1941

Scope and Contents

"The Story of Boulder Dam" and "Boulder Dam Power"

Box 1, Folder 28

(35) Colorado River Speeches 1926, 1928, and 1935

Scope and Contents

Speeches by Phil Swing (CA), Reed Smoot (UT), Charles E. WInter (WY), and Edward T. Taylor (CO).

Box 1, Folder 29

Boulder Canyon and Colorado River pamphlets undated

Scope and Contents

These pamphlets were loose and brought together into this folder during processing of the collection.

Box 1, Folders 30-31

Congressional Record 1928-1948 1951

Box 1, Folder 32

Congressional Record 1949-1950 1950

Box 2, Folder 1

S. 75 Debate (C.A.P) Congressional Record May 28 to June 13, 1951 1952

Box 2, Folder 2

77th Congress Bills etc. undated

Box 2, Folder 3

79th Congress Laws 1944-1947

Box 2, Folder 4

Colorado River Compact Agreements 1925 & undated

Box 2, Folder 5

Colorado River Commission. Courtesy Hoover undated

Scope and Contents

Facsimiles of documents related to the Colorado River Commission. The original folder was labeled "Courtesy Hoover", referring to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover.

Box 2, Folder 6

Colorado River Compact. Memoranda 1922-1927

Flat-File-Folder 02

Mojave County Miner. Boulder Dam Edition 1929