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Guide to the Sevier River Land and Water Company Papers, 1901-1940
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Sevier River Land and Water Company Papers, 1901-1940 |
| Subject | Water and Water Rights; Correspondence; Irrigation canals and flumes--Utah--Maps.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Utah--Sevier River Watershed.; Reservoirs--Utah--Sevier River Watershed--Design and construction.; Dams--Utah--Sevier River Watershed--Design and construction.; Irrigation engineering--Utah--Sevier River Watershed.; Hydrographic surveying--Utah--Sevier River. |
| Description | This collection contains the papers of the Sevier River Land and Water Company and spans the period 1901-1940.; Historical Note; Incorporated in 1908 and based in Lynndyl, Utah, the Sevier River Land and Water Company (SRL&WC) was one of many speculative companies formed after the passage of the Carey Act of 1894. The law gave private companies permission to construct irrigation systems in the semi-arid West and profit from the sales of water from those systems. Companies like the SRL&WC... |
| Publisher | Utah State University |
| Date | 1901/1940 |
| Rights |
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.; It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.; Permission to publish material from the Sevier River Land and Water Company Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv87976 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 54 tubes; 110 drawings |
| Coverage | 1901-1940 |
