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Water rights and legal issues at the East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1951-1983 : oral history transcript / 1997.
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Water rights and legal issues at the East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1951-1983 : oral history transcript / 1997
East Bay Municipal Utility District oral history series

Creator/Contributor:

Reilley, John B. (John Brady), 1916-, creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

McFarland, John W.

Creator/Contributor:

Howard, Frank E.

Creator/Contributor:

LaBerge, Germaine, interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

A graduate of the Boalt School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and attornbey for the East Bay Municipal Utility District, John B. Reilly talks about the Alameda County Public Defender's Office under Willard Shea; litigation and negotiation for Mokelumne River water, and the contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for American River water; unionization and affirmative action. He reflects on board members, and on water law and environmental issues.

Date:

1997 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Water-supply -- California -- Alameda County
Water-supply -- California -- Contra Costa County
Lawyers -- California -- Alameda County -- Interviews
Water -- Law and legislation -- California
Eau -- Approvisionnement -- Californie -- Alameda (Comté)
Eau -- Approvisionnement -- Californie -- Contra Costa
Water-supply
Water -- Law and legislation
Lawyers
East Bay Municipal Utility District (Calif.)
California -- East Bay Municipal Utility District
California -- Contra Costa County
California -- Alameda County
California
Alameda County (Calif.). -- Public Defender's Office.

Note:

John B. Reilley ; with introductions by John W. McFarland and Frank E. Howard. Interview conducted by Germaine LaBerge in 1995 and 1996. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Forms part of: East Bay Municipal Utility District oral history series.
Also available online.
Volume includes index.
Duplicate transcript: Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

biography
Interviews
Oral histories.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

print
1 volume (viii, 120 pages) : portrait ; 28 cm
9 audiocassettes

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Related Item:

Water rights and legal issues at the East Bay Municipal Utility District, 1951-1983 : oral history transcript 1997 : Reilley, John B. (John Brady), 1916- : (OCoLC)1085935320