Jacques Leslie Deep Water manuscripts, circa 1930-2005

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Summary

Creators:
Leslie, Jacques, 1947-
Abstract:
The collection consists of source material and notes for journalist Jacques Leslie's book Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment. Included are articles and books used in preparation for the work, correspondence, pamphlets, CDs, research journals, reports/data, speeches, and maps on the topics of water. This collection consists of numerous rare reports from the World Commission on Dams and the World Bank.
Extent:
11.0 linear feet (11 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Jacques Leslie "Deep Water" manuscripts (WRCA 274). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of source material and notes for journalist Jacques Leslie's book Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment. Included are articles and books used in preparation for the work, correspondence; pamphlets of projects on environmental impact and sustainability; CD's; research journals, reports/data on topics such as water flow, temperture, and deposit amounts; and maps on the topics of geology, waste deposit, and location. The authors novel discusses the impacts of dams in Africa, Australia, and India and how the World Bank's influence with the World Comission on Dams effects these countries.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jacques Leslie, 2014.
Processing information:

Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was WRCA 001. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & Archives for more information.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Jacques Leslie "Deep Water" manuscripts (WRCA 274). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
PO Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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