Kenneth M. Turner papers
Finding aid prepared by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Kenneth M. Turner papers
Date (inclusive): 1936, 1958-1959, 1981-1983
Collection Number: WRCA 246
Creator:
Turner, Kenneth M.
Extent:
0.56 linear feet
(1 box, 7 flat file folders)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: Assorted materials and documents relating to water rights including Tahoe basin, Hetch-Hetchy, and Glen Canyon Dam.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Kenneth M. Turner papers (WRCA 246). Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist, 2019.
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection contains materials and documents pertaining to water rights. Topics include Tahoe basin, Hetch-Hetchy, and Glen
Canyon dam. Documents include legal materials, departmental memos, photos, engineering drawings, and newspaper clippings.
Some materials are in oversized flat file drawers.
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
Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.)
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (Calif.)
Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.)
Tahoe, Lake, Watershed (Calif. and Nev.)
Water -- Law and legislation -- United States
Genres and Forms of Materials
Clippings (information artifacts)
Documents
Box 1, Folder 1, Flat-File-Folder 01
United States v Alpine Land and Reservoir Co., et. al.
1967, 1973-1983
Oversized
Oversized folder contains Newspapers: The Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 9, 1983. Folder located in flat files.
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, memoranda, and legal documents.
Box 1, Folder 2, Flat-File-Folder 02, Flat-File-Folder 03, Flat-File-Folder 04
State of California Department of Water Resources - Tahoe Basin
1956-1959
Oversized
Oversized folders pertain to memoranda dated 26 Mar 1959, 28 Apr 1959, and 8 May 1959. Folders located in flat files.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Tahoe, Lake, Watershed (Calif. and Nev.)
Box 1, Folder 3, Flat-File-Folder 05
Hetch Hetchy newspaper clippings
1949-1955, 1985-1987
Oversized
Oversized newspaper clippings moved to oversized folder in flat files.
Scope and Contents
Folder contains a memo, edited typescript of essay or lecture, notes, newspaper clippings, and three reports from the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
Flat-File-Folder 06
Feather River Project newspapers
1957
Scope and Contents
Oroville Mercury newspapers from May 1957 on the Feather River Project in California.
Box 1, Folder 4
Materials related to Eustance Cullins
1922 & 1932
Scope and Contents
Contents are letter, reprints, and facsimile of testimony before US Senate Judiciary Committe.
Box 1, Folder 5, Flat-File-Folder 07
Glen Canyon Dam and Power Plant
1957-1958
Scope and Contents
Materials include photos, clippings, and architectural drawings.
Oversized
Architectural drawings moved to oversized and located in flat files.
Box 1, Folder 6
Tchernozeme de la Russie D'Europe
1879
Box 1, Folder 7
Western Construction News
1936
General Note
Vol. XI, No. 5