Northcutt Ely Papers, 1900-1982

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Ely, Northcutt
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, research notes, rough drafts of reports, printed reports and pamphlets.
Extent:
ca. 240 linear ft.
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, memoranda, research notes, rough drafts of reports, printed reports and pamphlets.

Collection is organized into four accessions originally treated as separate collections: M0223 (Series 1: Working files ; Series 2 : General files) ; M252 (Series 3 : Books ; Series 4 : Magazines; Series 5 : Pamphlets ; Series 6 : Reports ; Series 7 : Miscellaneous) ; M269 (Series 8 : Oil and Gas ; Series 9 : Water Irrigation ; Series 10 : Colorado River), M365, and accession 2002-112.

Biographical / historical:

Legal representative of various interests in disputes over water projects on the Colorado and other rivers. Ely was Executive assistant to the Secretary of the Interior during the Hoover Administration.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Northcutt Ely, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1982, and of his estate, 2002.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022