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Augustus Kempkey papers
WRCA 049  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Number
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Augustus Kempkey papers
    Date (inclusive): 1915-1955
    Collection Number: WRCA 049
    Creator: Kempkey, Augustus
    Extent: 1.67 linear feet (4 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of economic and engineering reports written by Augustus Kempkey, a consulting civil engineer; design of structures, preparation of detailed plans and specifications, supervision and administration of construction and operation, appraisals as to value for rate fixing, taxation, sale, and other purposes.
    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]. Augustus Kempkey papers (WRCA 049). 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, 1998.

    Collection Number

    Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was KEMPKEY. 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 economic and engineering reports written by Augustus Kempkey, a consulting civil engineer; design of structures, preparation of detailed plans and specifications, supervision and administration of construction and operation, appraisals as to value for rate fixing, taxation, sale, and other purposes.

    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

    Black Diamond Water Company
    Contra Costa Irrigation Project (Calif.)
    San Joaquin and Kings River Canal and Irrigation Company
    San Joaquin River Water Storage District
    Real property -- Valuation -- California
    Water power -- Economic aspects -- California
    Water resources development -- California
    Water rights -- California
    Water-supply -- California -- Costs

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Reports