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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Contains Itinerary of a Tour of H. R. Public Lands Committee of Lower Colorado River, Paper by S. B.Morris and E. F. Scattergood, a Copy of "Colorado River Facts" and maps of the Colorado River.
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Contains correspondence, Itinerary and Hand Written Notes on Student Aqueduct Trip. Also Maps and Copy of Aqueduct News.
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Contains copy of S. B. Morris' remarks on dedication of Shasta Dam, newspaper clippings and program of Tracy Pumping Plant Dedication, a brochure of the Central Valley Project and printed material on Tracy Pumping Plant Dedication.
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8 items, booklets, brochures, and other materials: booklet, "Water from the Colorado River" (MWDSC), 8/1931 ; booklet, "Colorado River Aqueduct" (MWDSC), 3/1935 ; stapled report, Plan for a celebration in Los Angeles to commemorate the Four Hundred Anniversary of the discovery of the Colorado River," prepared by several water agencies, including MWDSC, 3/5/1940 ; article tear sheet, California - magazine of the Pacific, 3/1949, "The fight for Colorado River water" ; booklet, "San Diego's quest for water" (MWDSC), 1947 ; booklet, "California's stake in the Colorado River" prepared by the Colorado River Board of California, 1954 ; complete issue, Byjac News (Borg-Warner Corp., 5/1960, "Colorado River Aqueduct completed."
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Approx. 20 items, a large proportion of them produced by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Notable items: booklet, "Facts - Colorado River Aqueduct" (MWDSC), 8/1931 ; booklet, "Water for Thirteen Cities in the Metropolitan..." (MWDSC), 1935 ; news release from Rep. Norris Poulson, "Arizona scheme threatens reclamation appropriations..." (1949) ; booklet, Colorado River Aqueduct, 10/1950, (MWDSC) ; pp. 81-86 of a transcript labeled "oral history" with a report on Colorado River Water by Clayburn C. Elder, Hydroelectric Engineer, UCLA, 1969 ; booklet, "Water from the Colorado River" (MWDSC), 8/1931 ; etc.
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Contains Various Documents Related to Water Rights Including a Press Release Announcing the Filing of the Opening Brief in Defense of California's right to Colorado River Water also A Statement of Samuel B. Morris Before the U. S. Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources.
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