Research Guides: POM EA 170 / US Environmental History / Professor Miller / SPR 2021: Introduction, Reflective Essay

Welcome and your assignment

This guide is to help you find a Special Collections item to be used for your reflective essay following your "virtual class visit" to Special Collections. In consultation with your professor, we decided to focus materials on water issues in Southern California. Your task after your visit will be to select one or more of these items and analyze their significance. What issues does these materials raise? How might you interpret them? Can you draw any connections between the document and the context?

Here are some of the topics covered by the materials:

Dams and Floods
Colorado Aqueduct
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Los Angeles River
Mojave Desert/River
Salton Sea
Santa Ana River

Important links for your project

EA 170 Slide Presentation
View slides presented by Lisa during class. Presentation includes slides which address issues covered during live demonstration. These slides were not shown during the class presentation.
Special Collections Virtual Exhibit
Curated for EA 170, this virtual exhibit contains digitized versions of materials found in Special Collections. These items are to help course students complete their Deconstructing Claremont project. Materials in this virtual exhibit include primary sources Materials in this virtual exhibit include primary sources spanning 1872 to 2017 and cover a variety of topics including Tongva indigenous people, Rancho San José, the precursor to the City of Claremont,1880s boosterism materials citrus industry, early water and power efforts in the area,1916 and 1938 flood photographs, ground water information, and local water issues.
Western Water Archives
Water resources archival collections from seven partner institutions are now available in a central location. These collections originate from a variety of sources, such as federal, state and local governments, water companies, local agencies, engineers and other individuals involved in water resources development in the Southern California region. In essence, you will be searching the CA Water Documents Collection in the CCDL, but this portal provides more information about the partners and the collections.

Virtual Exhibit Bibliography
Bibliographic listing of materials contained in Special Collections Virtual Exhibit. Also includes links to Suggested Archival Collections and Suggested Claremont Colleges Digital Library Collections.

Special Collections Account
If you haven't already done so, create a SCL account so you can request materials for your project.
Find and Request Special Collections Materials
Library research guide with step-by-step instructions to help you create a SCL account, request materials via Library Search, the CCDL, and the OAC, and place scan on demand requests.
TCCL Curbside Pickup & Mailing
Check-out materials from The Claremont Colleges Library open stacks!

Western Americana Manuscripts Librarian

Lisa Crane

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Contact:

Special Collections & Libraries Division
The Claremont Colleges Library

909-607-0862; on-campus x70862

Subjects:Special Collections