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Colorado Water Congress Collection
Collection
Identifier: WCWC
Abstract
The Colorado Water Congress was established in 1958 to provide information about water-related issues affecting Colorado and the West. The organization's newsletters offer a broad overview of Colorado water debates and policy issues, as well as columns and commentary from some of the state's leading water experts. Materials include newsletters, VHS tapes, and conference materials. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1958-1970, 1982-2020
Papers of Daniel Tyler
Collection
Identifier: WDTP
Abstract
Daniel Tyler (b. 1933), emeritus professor of history at Colorado State University, has taught and written extensively on western water history. This collection documents his research, including that for the biography of W.D. Farr, a Greeley, Colorado, water pioneer, cattleman, and businessman; the biography of Delph Carpenter, a Greeley water lawyer and interstate river commissioner; a book of Carpenter's parents' courtship correspondence; and Mexican land grant rights in relation to New...
Dates:
1950-2011; Majority of material found within 1985-2010
Papers of David J. Miller
Collection
Identifier: WMIL
Abstract
David J. Miller (1906-1993) was a Greeley attorney who practiced law for over 50 years. Many of his cases related to water law and particularly to the formation and dissolution of irrigation districts and water conservancy districts. This collection consists of Miller's files from his cases as an attorney; organizational documents, including meeting minutes, agendas, and reports; personal and administrative records, including calendars, appointment books, and financial documents; and...
Dates:
1882 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and Family
Collection
Identifier: WDEC
Abstract
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 professional activities (including cattle breeding), as well as Carpenter's personal life and family....
Dates:
1827-1992; Majority of material found within 1870-1951
Papers of George William Sherk
Collection
Identifier: WGWS
Abstract
George William (Jerry) Sherk (b. 1949) has had a full career as both an attorney and a professor, specializing in natural resources and environmental law and policy at numerous government agencies, private law firms, and universities. His main interests include interstate water compacts and state water laws. The collection consists mainly of articles, reports, and legal proceedings, along with correspondence, notes, presentations, and conference materials.
Dates:
1892-2019; Majority of material found within 1980-2005
Papers of Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr.
Collection
Identifier: WGJH
Abstract
A leading expert on Colorado water law, Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. (1944-2021), practiced environmental, land use, transportation, and water law for more than two decades before his appointment to the bench in 1996. The collection documents Justice Hobbs' legal work during private practice and on the court, along with his professional publications, presentations, and service activities. The collection also documents Hobbs' personal life and family. Subjects covered...
Dates:
1916-2021; Majority of material found within 1990-2013
Papers of Harold G. Evans
Collection
Identifier: WHGE
Abstract
A civil engineer, Harold G. Evans (b. 1944) served on many Colorado water-related committees, largely focused on policy and planning for Greeley Water and Sewer or the South Platte Basin. Evans' papers pertain to this service, largely on the South Platte Basin Roundtable. Beyond the meetings themselves, the files document water conservation strategies, urban and agricultural water issues, groundwater challenges, and recreational and environmental concerns. Materials include correspondence,...
Dates:
2001-2015
Papers of Tom Pitts
Collection
Identifier: WTPP
Abstract
Tom Pitts worked with local, state, and federal organizations to find solutions for water usage and environmental regulatory issues. His efforts on endangered species issues resulted in multiple long-term programs benefiting both water users and endangered fish in river basins within and beyond Colorado. The collection thoroughly documents Pitts' work on the Colorado Water Congress Special Project on Threatened and Endangered Species, including work specific to the four endangered fish...
Dates:
1974-2014; Majority of material found within 1984-2000
Records of Friends of the Poudre
Collection
Identifier: WFOP
Abstract
Friends of the Poudre, like its predecessor Preserve Our Poudre, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Cache la Poudre River and prevention of large dam projects in Poudre Canyon. Preserve Our Poudre (1980-1986) generated local support for designating the upper portion of the Poudre a Wild and Scenic River. Friends of the Poudre formed in 1986 to oppose the Grey Mountain Reservoir project and enhance the Poudre River's recreational, historic, and educational...
Dates:
1965-2003; Majority of material found within 1980-1986
Records of the Colorado Office of the Attorney General
Collection
Identifier: WCAG
Abstract
Since its creation in 1876, the Colorado Office of the Attorney General (CAG) has tried many cases related to water and other natural resources. This collection concerns the precedent-setting case United States v. Colorado (general adjudication case number W-8439-76), in which CAG argued against the United States' filing of an application for rights to instream river flows on federal land on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The United States filed...
Dates:
1842-1999; Majority of material found within 1976-1993
Water Oral Histories Collection
Collection
Identifier: WOHC
Abstract
The Water Oral Histories Collection consists of interviews and reminiscences covering the work of some of Colorado's distinguished civil engineers, irrigators, and water leaders. Subjects include Northern Colorado's irrigation history, irrigation engineering and research in Colorado, large water storage projects, groundwater issues, and the personal and professional lives of some of Colorado's water leaders. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1986-2022
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- Audiocassettes 3
- Cache la Poudre River (Colo.) 3
- Interstate agreements 3
- New Mexico 3
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 3
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) 3
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- Groundwater -- Law and legislation -- Colorado 2
- Maps 2
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- Scouting (Youth activity) -- United States 1
- Scrapbooks 1
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 1
- Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
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- Colorado River Commission 2
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- Colorado Water Conservation Board 2
- Colorado. Supreme Court 2
- Evans, Harold G. 2
- Anderson Ditch Company 1
- Boy Scouts of America 1
- Broderick, Jim 1
- Carpenter, Donald A. 1
- Central Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Coal Ridge Ditch Company 1
- Colorado State University 1
- Colorado State University. Department of Civil Engineering 1
- Colorado Water Resources Research Institute 1
- Colorado. Attorney-General's Office 1
- Colorado. Department of Natural Resources 1
- Colorado. General Assembly 1
- Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee 1
- Danielson, Jeris 1
- Denver (Colo.). Board of Water Commissioners 1
- Doesken, Nolan J. 1
- Evans, N. A. 1
- Farr, W. D. (William Daven), 1910-2007 1
- Fort Collins (Colo.). Utilities 1
- Friends of the Poudre 1
- George, Russell 1
- Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1896- 1
- Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District 1
- Hamel, Alan C. 1
- Harmon, Dennis 1
- Hobbs, Greg 1
- Hogarty family 1
- Hogarty, Michael J. 1
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 1
- Johnson, Harvey G. 1
- Kuhn, Eric 1
- Left Hand Ditch Company 1
- Longenbaugh, R. A. (Robert A.) 1
- Lower Boulder Ditch Company 1
- Luecke, Daniel 1
- Miller, David J. 1
- Missouri Basin Inter-agency Committee 1
- Mobley, Terry 1
- Ogilvie, James L. 1
- Parshall, Maxwell 1
- Philmont Scout Ranch 1
- Pitts, W. Tom 1
- Porter, John 1
- Preserve Our Poudre 1
- Pueblo Board of Water Works (Colo.) 1
- Randall, Owen 1
- Recovery Program for Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin 1
- Robbins, David W. 1
- San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program (U.S.) 1
- Scanga, Ralph 1
- Schmidt, Max 1
- Sharp, Thomas R. 1
- Sherk, George William 1
- Shimmin, Mike 1
- Shoemaker, Jeff 1
- Smith, MaryLou M., 1950- 1
- Smith, Travis 1
- Spencer, Herb 1
- Stulp, John 1
- Tom Pitts & Associates 1
- Trout, Thomas J. (Thomas James) 1
- Tyler, Daniel 1
- Union Colony of Colorado 1
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation 1
- United States. Department of Justice. Land and Natural Resources Division 1
- United States. Department of the Interior 1
- United States. Forest Service 1
- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program 1
- Utton Transboundary Resources Center 1
- Wanner, Charles 1
- Ward, Robert C. 1
- Water Supply and Storage Company 1
- Wells, Patricia 1
- Werner, Brian 1
- Wilkinson, Eric 1
- Wright, Kenneth R. 1 + ∧ less
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