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Martin H. Blote papers
WRCA 028  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Number
  • Biographical Note
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Martin H. Blote papers
    Date (inclusive): 1930-1971
    Collection Number: WRCA 028
    Creator: Blote, Martin H.
    Extent: 8.0 linear feet (8 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of notes, memoranda, correspondence, speeches, reports, maps, photographs, and records relating to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Region, salinity, the Delta hearings, water rights, acreage limitations, the Reber Plan, fish and wildlife, USBR/CVP contracts and leases, floods and flood control, and miscellaneous power and energy issues.
    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]. Martin H. Blote papers (WRCA 028). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Provenance unknown.

    Processing History

    Processed by Randal Brandt, WRCA Technical Services Librarian, 1998.

    Collection Number

    Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was BLOTE-1. 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

    Martin H. Blote served in numerous positions related to water resources and development, including as the Superintendant of Operations for the Central Valley Project, the Supervisor of Irrigation and Power for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and for the Sacramento Region as a consultant.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of notes, memoranda, correspondence, speeches, reports, maps, photographs, and records relating to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Region, salinity, the Delta hearings, water rights, acreage limitations, the Reber Plan, fish and wildlife, USBR/CVP contracts and leases, floods and flood control, and miscellaneous power and energy issues.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection consists of eleven series as follows:
    • Series 1. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - General, 1931-1959
    • Series 2. Central Valley Project - General, 1939-1969
    • Series 3. California Department of Water Resources, 1962-1966
    • Series 4. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1962-1969
    • Series 5. Miscellaneous U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Projects, undated
    • Series 6. Water Rights, 1920-1969
    • Series 7. Fish and Wildlife, 1949-1971
    • Series 8. Contracts, Laws, etc. - Specific, undated
    • Series 9. Contracts, Laws, etc. - USBR General, undated
    • Series 10. Floods, 1940-1963
    • Series 11. Hydroelectric Power, 1939-1964

    Indexing Terms

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

    Subjects

    Central Valley Project (Calif.)
    United States. Bureau of Reclamation
    Water Project Authority of the State of California
    Delta Region (Calif.) -- Water rights
    Flood control -- California
    Flood damage -- California -- Delta Region
    Floods -- California
    Sacramento River (Calif.) -- Water rights
    Salinity -- California -- Delta Region
    San Joaquin River (Calif.) -- Water rights
    Water rights -- California

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Correspondence
    Maps
    Notes
    Photographs