Olson (Reuel) papers on the Colorado River Compact, Water Resources Collection, 1919-1967 and undated
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Reuel Olson Papers on the Colorado River Compact, Water Resources Collection
- Dates:
- 1919-1967 and undated
- Creators:
- Olson, Reuel Leslie
- Abstract:
- Materials in this collection consist of Reuel Olson's notes, letters, newspaper clippings, government-related documents, and other research materials that became his doctoral thesis on the Colorado River Compact: a seven state agreement on the allocation of water resources in the Colorado River basin. Olson, a law professor at University of Southern California School of Law, wrote his thesis to satisfy requirements for his doctorate at Harvard University. These materials provide historical background on the Compact, signed in 1922, and present Olson's personal work in constructing a history of the Compact.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (5 document boxes)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Reuel Olson Papers, Water Collection (H.Mss.0584). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of Reuel Olson's materials used in the creation of his thesis on the Colorado River Compact and include various items such as newspaper clippings, essays, briefs, articles, letters, and Olson's personal notes. Materials principally focus on the Compact while some materials relate to other compacts formed during the time or to various associations and commissions. Materials present a multi-faceted perspective of the Colorado River Compact as it contains responses to the Compact by states, law-makers, and citizens who were actively involved in the matter or contributed information on the issues surrounding its creation.
- Biographical / historical:
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Reuel Leslie Olson, A. M., J. D., Ph. D., was a law professor at the University of Southern California School of Law. For his doctoral thesis at Harvard University, Olson conducted research on the Colorado River Compact: a 1922 seven state agreement on water rights in the Colorado River basin. Olson began his investigation of this topic to encourage more study of the United States Constitution's clause (Article 1, Section 10) on compacts which prohibits compacts between states without consent of Congress. Olson published his thesis in 1926.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquisition information unknown.
- Processing information:
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Arranged and processed by Special Collections staff in 1975. Collection rearranged and re-catalogued by Jamella Gow in 2012.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into the following series and subseries:
- Series 1: Associations, undated
- Series 2: Colorado River Compact Colorado River Compact, 1925-1967 and undated
- Subseries 2.1: Government, 1925 and undated
- Series 3: Other Compacts/Projects, 1919 and undated
- Series 4: Reuel Olsen Materials, undated
- Subseries 4.1: Colorado River Compact thesis-related materials, undated
- Series 5: Miscellaneous Materials, undated
- Accruals:
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No additions to the collection are anticipated.
- Physical location:
- Please consult repository.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2021
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-02-09 14:19:49 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Reuel Olson Papers, Water Collection (H.Mss.0584). Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.
- Location of this collection:
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800 N. Dartmouth Ave.Claremont, CA 91711, US
- Contact:
- (909) 607‑3977