Inventory of the Records of the Colorado River Board of California 1949-1966

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Inventory of the Records of the Colorado River Board of California 1949-1966

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The Colorado River Board of California was created by legislation in 1937 (Chapter 838). The records of the Board consist of two series: Office Files (1949-1953), which document the activities and functions of the Board, and Newspaper Clippings (1960-1966), which highlight significant news stories pertaining to actions of the Board and to Colorado River water rights and access issues.

1.50 cubic feet of textual records

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California State Archives

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Colorado River Board of California

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Administrative History The Colorado River Board of California was created in 1937 (Chapter 838) to protect the rights and interests of the State of California, its agencies and citizens, in and to the waters of the Colorado River system. The maximum use of Colorado River water is essential to the development of nearly one million acres of agricultural land in the Palo Verde, Imperial and Coachella valleys, and to the domestic, industrial, and...