Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Richard J. Dolwig Collection,
- Dates:
- 1950-1981
- Creators:
- Dolwig, Richard J., 1908-
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Richard J. Dolwig Collection, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Files on water: reports, notes, clippings, minutes, correspondence
- Biographical / historical:
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Republican State Senator Richard Dolwig was born in North Dakota. He practiced law in Redwood City, California and was elected to the State Assembly in 1946 and reelected four times. As Senator from San Mateo County he introduced a water plan in 1960. In 1961 he ran for Attorney General and was defeated. In 1965, he introduced legislation to divide the state into a Northern and Southern California. He was active in supporting conservation issues. He and six others were indicted in 1975 for attempting to bilk millions of dollars out of real estate developers. He was found guilty of eight counts of fraud and sentenced to five years in the federal penetentiary.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1998
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Unrestricted.
- Terms of access:
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Please credit California State Library.
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Richard J. Dolwig Collection, California State Library.
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176