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.
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