Augustus Kempkey papers
Finding aid prepared by James Lake.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
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University of California
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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.
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
Box 1, Item 1
Appraisal of physical properties and water rights for the purpose of purchase by the San Joaquin River Water Storage District
1925
Box 1, Item 2
Appraisal of the property of the Black Diamond Water Company as of
January 1st, 1929
Box 1, Item 3
Report covering appraised value as of March 1, 1913 for income tax purposes of the property of the Patterson Ranch Company
in Patterson Colony, Stanislaus County, California
1926
Box 1, Item 4
Data concerning water right transactions as influencing the "market value" of the water right of the San Joaquin Kings River
Canal Irrigation Company
1929
Box 1, Item 5
Imperial irrigation district proposed hydroelectric development
1927
Box 2, Item 6
Memo concerning engineering reports in re the Sacramento River-Delta service area prepared by the Water Project Authority
1955
Box 2, Item 7
Memo in re a water supply distribution system for Brisbane and the Guadalupe Valley industrial area
1948
Box 2, Item 8
Memo in re replacing main transmission pipe line and installing additional distributing reservoir storage for the Bolinas
Public Utility District
1948
Box 2, Item 9
Napa City water works, Eastside distributing reservoir : plans, specifications and contract documents
1945
Box 2, Item 10
Palermo Land Water Co. : report concerning the determination of total fixed capital as of January 1, 1923 for purposes of
accounting
1923
Box 2, Item 11
Preliminary engineering report concerning a domestic and industrial water supply for the City of Pittsburg, California, and
the contiguously located industries
1936
Box 2, Item 12
Preliminary engineering report concerning an industrial and domestic water supply for the industries comprising the Pittsburg
Industrial Association of Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California
1938
Box 2, Item 13
Preliminary engineering report concerning an industrial and domestic water supply for the Columbia Steel Company of Pittsburg,
Contra Costa County, California
1938
Box 2, Item 14
Preliminary report on the economic development of hydro-electric energy for Tahoe Tavern
1923
Box 2, Item 15
Report on the proposed extension of the system of the East Contra Costa Irrigation Company to provide an industrial and domestic
water supply
1919
Box 3, Item 16
The Reno-Sparks water supply and distribution system
1939
Physical Description:
3 v
Box 3, Item 17
Report covering water supply and sewage disposal for the property of Balfour, Guthrie and Company at Brentwood, Contra Costa
County, California
1918
Box 3, Item 18
Report for the Piedmont Land Cattle Co. concerning a water supply for irrigation from the San Antonio River
1927
Box 4, Item 19
Report on the system of the Byron-Bethany Irrigation Company and its relation to the territory embraced in the Brentwood Project
1918
Box 4, Item 20
Report relative to the purchase of the properties of the Napa City Water Co. by the City of Napa
1922
Box 4, Item 21
Valuation for rate fixing. Vol. No. 1
1929
Box 4, Item 22
The San Lucas Project on the Salinas River in California comparison of cost estimates : States vs Army
1952
Box 4, Item 23
Report on the use of the flood waters of Marsh Creek on the Rancho Los Meganos, Contra Costa County, California
1918
Box 4, Item 24
Valuation for rate fixing purposes of the property of the Black Diamond Water Company as of
January 1st, 1915
Box 4, Item 25
Valuation of the properties of Elmhurst Water Supply Co. as of November 1, 1928, for the purpose of purchase
1928
Box 4, Item 26
Zuberbuhler and Bosch report on the irrigation of approximately 360 acres of land
1914
