Water and Water Rights

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Oral history interview with Reed D. Benson, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on May 8, 2000, and June 19, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Benson discusses his work as a water lawyer for WaterWatch of Oregon, and talks about water rights policy in Oregon.

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Oral history interview with Walter R. Butcher, conducted by Clark Hansen on October 23, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Butcher discusses government programs that benefit farmers, particularly the Columbia River Basin Irrigation Project, as well as his involvement with cost-benefit studies related to dams and irrigation projects.

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The collection consists of narratives written by David Dexter Clarke concerning his professional experiences and personal history, along with notes and some items of correspondence. Clarke (1844-1923) emigrated to Oregon in 1864, and worked as a surveyor and civil engineer in the Pacific Northwest for 53 years. From 1893 until his retirement in 1917, he worked for the water bureau in Portland, Oregon, serving as the head of the department for most of that time.

Abstract Ledger containing records of the Des Chutes Rim Rock Power Company of Oregon, including articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, bylaws, a proposal, and directors' oaths. The Des Chutes Rim Rock Power Company, also referred to in newspapers as Deschutes Rimrock Power Company or Deschutes Rim Rock Power Company, was founded in 1911, and acquired $9 million from English investors to build power plants to irrigate land east of the Deschutes River and south of the Columbia River. The company...

Abstract Records of Friends of the Reservoirs, a group in Portland, Oregon, that opposed the covering or discontinuation of open-air water reservoirs in the city. Collection includes correspondence, court records, records for a hearing presentation, photographs, clippings, ephemera, and video footage of demonstrations and hearings. The group was formed in 2002 in response to the Portland city government's plans to bury reservoirs on Mt. Tabor and cap reservoirs in Washington Park. The group...

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Collection includes correspondence from Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, and others, to P. J. Gallagher, 1946-1947; wills, titles, tax papers, and decrees, 1918-1975, regarding relative rights of various claimants to the waters of the Powder River, a tributary of the Snake River. Family members mentioned include Martin P. Gallagher.

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Typescript term paper, presented at the University of Washington, regarding the history of irrigation projects in the Columbia River Basin. With bibliography.

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Collection includes correspondence, minutes and other records, 1951-1958, regarding land and water use in the Klamath River Basin. The Klamath River Compact Commission was created by the 1957 Klamath River Compact as a cooperative relationship between the states of Oregon and California and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

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Oral history interview with Philip A. Meyer, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 5, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Meyer discusses Canadian and United States policies regarding water use and energy production in the Pacific Northwest, and talks about his work as a private consultant for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and for the Yakama Nation.

Abstract Records of the Russellville Water Company, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, consisting of a book of handwritten minutes from 1939 to 1950 maintained by secretary Beryl Knoblauch; financial records, correspondence, and notes; and typed minutes for a meeting to dissolve the company. The Russellville Water Company, Inc. was a water utility firm that operated water lines in the Russellville neighborhood of eastern Portland, Oregon. In late 1950, it dissolved and sold its assets to the Russellville...