Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and family, 1827-1992.

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Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and family, 1827-1992.

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The Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and Family consists of documents dated 1827 to 1992, with the bulk falling from 1870 to 1951. The focus of the collection is Delph Carpenter's work on interstate river compacts (primarily the Colorado River Compact) and legal cases (primarily Wyoming vs. Colorado). However, the documentation goes far beyond these to include other professional activities, personal life and family members. Carpenter's service as a state senator and his cattle breeding business are both documented, though fairly minimally. His school years, creative writings, speaking engagements and home life are represented by various kinds of documents. Noteable family members represented in the collecion are son Weld County Judge Donald A. Carpenter, pioneer father Leroy S. Carpenter, and father-in-law and Civil War veteran Captain M. J. Hogarty. Significant documentation related to the Union Colony of Colorado exists as well. Further subjects beyond water rights ajudication and interstate river compacts this collection can inform include Colorado state politics, the role of the federal goverment, pioneer life, family relations and women's activities. Predominant material types include correspondence, minutes, legal briefs, financial papers, reports, publications, speeches, diaries, clippings, photographs, maps, certificates, scrapbooks and artifacts.

65.75+ linear ft.

Colorado State University, Morgan Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7810257

Colorado State University, Morgan Library

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Colorado River Commission

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Carpenter family.

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Carpenter, Leroy S., 1843-1927

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Carpenter, Delph

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The "Father of Interstate River Compacts," Delph E. Carpenter (1877-1951) served the state of Colorado as a lawyer, state senator and river commissioner. He wrote, negotiated and promoted the Colorado River Compact, among others, following his service as lead counsel in the Wyoming vs. Colorado suit. The collection documents these and other of his professional activities (including cattle breeding), as well as his personal life and family. Materials from his son Weld County Judge Donald A. Carpe...

Carpenter, Donald A.

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Hogarty, Michael J.

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Hogarty family.

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