Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Collection Number
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Related Collections
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Shore Erosion Control in the United States collection
Date (inclusive): 1922-1974
Collection Number: WRCA 135
Source:
O'Brien, Morrough P. (Morrough Parker), 1902-1988
Extent:
11.0 linear feet
(11 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of materials authored mainly by the various District Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
and by U.S. Beach Erosion Board. Reports by the District Offices are generally accompanied by reports, correspondence and
revisions made by the reviewers of the Beach Erosion Board.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
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]. Shore Erosion Control in the United States collection (WRCA 135). Water Resources
Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Materials were collected by Morrough P. O'Brien, who served as member of the U.S. Beach Erosion Board and the U.S. Coastal
Engineering Research Center Board, 1938-1978.
Processing History
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.
Collection Number
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 89/3. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials authored mainly by the various District Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
and by U.S. Beach Erosion Board. Reports by the District Offices are generally accompanied by reports, correspondence and
revisions made by the reviewers of the Beach Erosion Board.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 24 series, based on location.
Related Collections
Morrough P. O'Brien papers (WRCA 059)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
O'Brien, Morrough P. (Morrough Parker), 1902-1988
Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)
United States. Beach Erosion Board
Beach erosion -- United States
Coast changes -- United States
Coastal engineering -- United States
Shore protection -- United States
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Drafts (documents)
Reports