Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert B. Diemer papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-1965
Collection number: 1101
Creator:
Diemer, Robert B. (Robert Bernard), 1888-1966
Extent:
11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Abstract: Robert B. Diemer (1888-1966) was the general manager and chief engineer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
The collection contains a manuscript history of the North Platte River project (ca. 1912-25), copies of papers, articles,
statements, memorabilia, photographs, and various publications related to water resources development.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Diemer, 1971.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert B. Diemer papers (Collection 1101). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Diemer was born in 1888; became general manager and chief engineer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California;
he died in 1966.
Scope and Content
Collection contains a manuscript history of the North Platte River project (ca. 1912-25) and copies of papers, articles, and
statements made by Robert B. Diemer while general manager and chief engineer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California. Also includes memorabilia, photographs, and various publications related to water resources development.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- North Platte River project (Boxes 1-9,12).
- Mexico project (Box 8).
- Metropolitan Water District materials and Diemer memorabilia (Boxes 9-10).
- California Dept. of Water Resources and miscellaneous publications (Box 11).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Diemer, Robert B. (Robert Bernard), 1888-1966--Archives.
Hydraulic engineers--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Water resources development--West (U.S.)--Archival resources.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.).
North Platte River--History--Sources.