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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
2. Coachello Valley, Salton Sea, Imperial Valley and Colorado River profile
- Description
- The collection consists of letters and documents (including 8 volumes) and 876 maps related to irrigation projects in the western United States. There are correspondence, reports, etc. regarding Colorado River projects (including the Colorado River-Los Angeles Gravity Flow Aqueduct); the Klamath Lake Project in Oregon; the Merced Irrigation District in California; the San Juan River, Little Colorado, and Verde projects in Arizona; and many others. Of note in the collection are diaries of La Rue's Colorado River trips from 1921, 1922, and 1924, and maps of western areas.
- Production date
- 1909-1949.
- Call number
- mssLa Rue papers
