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Frank E. Bonner papers
WRCA 139  
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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: Frank E. Bonner papers
    Date (inclusive): 1886-1967
    Collection Number: WRCA 139
    Creator: Bonner, Frank E.
    Extent: 17.75 linear feet (29 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: This collection is the result of Frank E. Bonner's work as a consulting engineer for four California water agencies. The materials in this collection consist of water and hydroelectric power studies, maps, designs, computations, drawings, photographs, and reports on various constructed or proposed water developments in the Sierra Nevada.
    Languages: Description 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]. Frank E. Bonner papers (WRCA 139). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of John F. Bonner, 1990.

    Processing History

    Processed by Erica Nordmeier, 2008.

    Collection Number

    Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was MS 90/2 . 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

    This collection is the result of Frank E. Bonner's work as a consulting engineer for four California water agencies. The materials in this collection consist of water and hydroelectric power studies, maps, designs, computations, drawings, photographs, and reports on various constructed or proposed water developments in the Sierra Nevada.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is divided into six series: California (General), Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts, Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District, Richvale Irrigation District, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and Yuba County Water District. These series are further broken down into the following subseries: General and Components. Materials under the General Subseries discuss the projects as a whole while the materials under the Components Subseries focus on specific aspects of each project.

    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.). American River Division
    Feather River Project (Calif.)
    Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Calif.)
    Stanislaus River Project (Calif.)
    Beardsley Dam (Calif.)
    Clio Reservoir (Calif.)
    Donnells Dam (Calif.)
    Feather River, Middle Fork (Calif.) -- Power utilization
    Feather River, South Fork (Calif.) -- Power utilization
    Folsom Dam (Calif.)
    Grass Valley Dam (Calif.)
    Grizzly Valley Dam (Calif.)
    Hydroelectric power plants -- California
    Lost Creek Dam (Calif.)
    Matilija Dam (Calif.)
    Miners Ranch Reservoir (Calif.)
    Oakdale Irrigation District (Calif.)
    Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District (Calif.)
    Ponderosa Dam (Calif.)
    Richvale Irrigation District (Calif.)
    South San Joaquin Irrigation District (Calif.)
    Stanislaus River (Calif.) -- Power utilization
    Tulloch Dam (Calif.)
    Water resources development -- California
    Water-power -- California
    Wyandotte Dam (Calif.)
    Yuba County Water District (Calif.)

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Maps
    Photographs
    Reports