Gage Canal collection, circa 1891-1975

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection contains newspaper clippings, articles, and other material on the history of the Gage Canal, the system built in 1898 to supply water to the city of Riverside, California. Materials in the collection cover the sale of the Gage Canal company, various lawsuits and legal issues, and correspondence and photographs belonging to John M. Mylne, the superintendent and engineer of the Gage Canal System.
Extent:
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Gage Canal collection (MS 002). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains newspaper clippings, articles, and other material on the history of the Gage Canal, the sale of the Gage Canal company, and various lawsuits and legal issues. Materials in the collection also include correspondence, family diary entries, and photographs belonging to John M. Mylne, the superintendent and engineer of the Gage Canal System.

Biographical / historical:

The Gage Canal was built in the 1880s by Matthew Gage, a Canadian jeweler who filed a claim on 640 acres of land in the recently formed agricultural settlement of Riverside, California. In order for Gage to receive the title to his claim, he was required to bring water to the land, so he began the construction of a canal from the Santa Ana River in San Bernardino.

The Gage Canal, which eventually extended 20.13 miles, irrigated much of the city and allowed for the development of the city of Riverside as well as the expansion of the local citrus industry.

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.

Processing of the Gage Canal collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged topically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Gage Canal collection (MS 002). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

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