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Title: George Basye papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1907-1911, 1962-2015
Collection Number: WRCA 283
Creator:
Basye, George, 1926-2021
Extent:
0.83 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of materials from George Basye, a water rights lawyer who was well known for his work related to water
and irrigation issues in the Sacramento Valley. Items in the collection include speeches, legal documents, and articles written
by Basye and related to California water issues. The collection also includes correspondence, legal documents, and other materials
related to the founding of the American River Reclamation District no. 1 in the early 1900s.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials
for research use.
Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & University Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & University Archives for more information.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. George Basye papers (WRCA 283). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Gift of Anne Basye, 2023.
The collection consists of materials from George Basye, a water rights lawyer who was well known for his work related to water
and irrigation issues in the Sacramento Valley. Items in the collection include speeches, legal documents, and articles written
by Basye and related to California water issues. The collection also includes correspondence, legal documents, and other materials
related to the founding of the American River Reclamation District no. 1 in the early 1900s.
Books donated with the collection have been separated for cataloging in Special Collections, searchable by title online as
"George Basye papers".
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
American River (Calif.)
Delta Region (Calif.) -- Water rights
Irrigation water -- California
Articles
Legal documents
Speeches (documents)