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Blake Gumprecht papers
WRCA 276  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Blake Gumprecht papers
    Date (inclusive): 1916-2007
    Collection Number: WRCA 276
    Creator: Gumprecht, Blake, 1959-
    Extent: 8.15 linear feet (9 boxes, 1 flat file folder)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection contains research regarding Blake Gumprecht's book The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth. Materials include correspondence, photographs, audio tapes, VHS tapes, and maps. The collection consists of research material dating from the early twentieth century to the early twenty-first century regarding the Los Angeles River and Aqueduct that was utilized by Gumprecht for his book.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Blake Gumprecht papers (WRCA 276). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Provenance unknown.

    Processing History

    Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2018.
    Processing of the Blake Gumprecht papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection's material is related to the Los Angeles River and the Los Angeles River Aqueduct. The materials were used in research for the creator, Blake Gumprecht's book The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth, which was published in 1999 by Johns Hopkins University Press. Photographs ranging from the late twentieth to early twenty-first century illustate damage that the Los Angeles River has caused in addition to pollution within the river, graffiti along the river's concrete edges, and popular movies that have been filmed there such as Grease (1978). Correspondence related to different water resource organizations and Gumprecht's progress for his book are included. Research articles, newspapers, and maps of the Los Angeles River and the surrounding area span from the late ninteenth century to early twenty-first century.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is arranged into three series as follows:
    • Series 1. The Los Angeles River, 1993-2001
    • Series 2. Secondary source material, 1916-2007
    • Series 3. Audio/Visual material, 1994-1999

    Indexing Terms

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

    Subjects

    Los Angeles (Calif.)
    Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)
    Los Angeles River (Calif.)
    Water and environmental programs (Calif.)
    Water-supply -- California -- Los Angeles

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Audiovisual materials
    Correspondence
    Maps
    Photographs