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Edward R. Bowen Papers, Water Resources Collection
H.Mss.0488
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Title: Edward R. Bowen Papers, Water Resources Collection
Dates: 1920-1942
Collection number: H.Mss.0488
Creator:
Bowen, Edward R.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 half-size document box)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The collection
contains Edward R. Bowen's memorandum, letters, and a report on the water supply and water
rights of various areas in Southern California. An employee of the Spring Valley Water
Company, Bowen worked as a consulting engineer for water-related enterprises in both
Southern and Northern California. Here, Bowen proposes costs and feasibility of developing
water supplies and gives background information, such as water rights, on the water
companies already in place within Southern California.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Collection open for research.
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
Special Collections.
[Identification of item], Edward R. Bowen Papers, Water Resources Collection
(H.Mss.0488). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges
Services, Claremont, California.
No additions to the collection anticipated.
Arranged and processed by Russell Michalak, 2009.
Biography / Administrative History
Edward R. Bowen was a consulting engineer who worked on water projects in Northern and
Southern California. He worked for the Spring Valley Water Company.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains typed manuscripts by Edward R. Bowen in order to provide
information on water rights and water development in Southern California. Materials include
two letters, a long memorandum, and an extended report. Memorandum contains a table and
report includes tables, maps, and graphs. Date of materials ranges from 1920 to 1942.
Other reports by Edward R. Bowen can be found in the online catalog of The Claremont
Colleges Library (https://library.claremont.edu/), by searching for "Edward R. Bowen" in the
author field.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Beaumont (Calif.)
Irrigation districts
Lippincott, Joseph Barlow
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.)
Water resources development
Water rights -- California, Southern
Water-supply -- California, Southern
Water-supply engineers