Randolph Collier papers

Finding aid prepared by Xiuzhi Zhou.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.


Descriptive Summary

Title: Randolph Collier papers
Date (inclusive): 1945-1955
Collection Number: WRCA 033
Creator: Collier, Randolph, 1902-1983
Extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, reports, legislation, and memoranda concerning the diversion of water from the Klamath and Trinity Rivers into the Sacramento Valley, California.
Languages: The collection is in English.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Randolph Collier papers (WRCA 033). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Processing History

Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.

Collection Number

Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was COLLIER. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

Biographical Note

Randolph Collier was born in Etna, California on July 26, 1902. He was a resident of Siskiyou County his entire life, attending Yreka grammar and high schools, and the University of California, Berkeley. In 1925, he was appointed police court judge of the City of Yreka, serving in that capacity until his election to the California State Senate in 1938. He was re-elected in 1942, 1946, 1950, and 1954. He served as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and co-authored the Collier-Burns Highway Act of 1947. He also served as Chairman of the Senate Interim Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges. Senator Collier died on August 2, 1983.

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, reports, legislation, and memoranda concerning the diversion of water from the Klamath and Trinity Rivers into the Sacramento Valley, California.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged topically.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

California. Department of Water Resources
California. State Water Resources Control Board
Central Valley Project (Calif.)
United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Iron Gate Dam (Calif.)
Irrigation -- California -- Sacramento Valley
Water diversion -- California -- Trinity River
Water diversion -- Klamath River (Calif. and Or.)
Water resources development -- California, Northern

Genres and Forms of Materials

Correspondence
Memorandums
Reports


Box 1, Item 1

1945-1949

Box 1, Item 2

1949-1950

Box 1, Item 3

1947-1955