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WRCA 012
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Title: Henry J. Ongerth papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1914-1990
Collection Number: WRCA 012
Creator:
Ongerth, Henry J., 1913-2011
Extent:
27.0 linear feet
(27 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, articles, press clippings and photographs regarding the professional life of Henry
J. Ongerth, who worked for the California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering/California Department of Health. Ongerth was instrumental
in water reclamation, Treasure Island clean-up, and Electric & Magnetic Field programs. Agencies mentioned in the collection
include the Enviromental Protection Agency and American Water Works Association.
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 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.
The collection was acquired as a gift from the Ongerth family. The collection includes papers from Ongerth's son Jerry.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Henry J. Ongerth papers (WRCA 012). Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 13/1. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
This collection contains correspondence, articles, press clippings and photographs regarding the professional life of Henry
J. Ongerth, who worked for the California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering/California Department of Health. Ongerth was instrumental
in water reclamation, Treasure Island clean-up, and Electric & Magnetic Field programs. Agencies mentioned in the collection
include the Enviromental Protection Agency and American Water Works Association.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
American Water Works Association
California. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Sanitary engineering
Water reuse
Articles
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Photographs