Water Resources Research Center records
Scope and Contents
The Water Resources Research Center contains administrative material regarding committee information and meeting minutes. It also includes research and presentation material regarding specific proposals and symposiums pertaining to the work they undertook related to groundwater and freshwater management.
Dates
- Creation: 1964-1972
Creator
- Water Resources Research Center (University of Minnesota) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.
Historical Note
The Water Resources Research Center was established through the graduate school on October 19, 1964 with support from the United States Water Resources Research Act. (1) As one of the forty-four similar centers within the nation at that time, the Water Resources Research Center began researching the effects of water resource problems and to coordinate this research with not only state and federal agencies, but also other universities and organizations within Minnesota. (1) It also began creating additional courses to help train graduate students and local researchers to advance the study of water resource development. (1) These trainings have continued to this day through onsite programs, workshops and conferences such as the Minnesota Water Resources Conference and the Water Resources Assembly and Research Symposium. (2) Since its inception the Water Resources Research Center has produced valuable data and research in water resources as it relates to agriculture and the environment, wastewater, supply and quality and through social policy, both locally and nationally. (2)
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Extent
1.25 Cubic Foot (1 record box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains the administrative and research material created and used by the Water Resources Research Center from 1962 to 1974.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Administrative Material, 1964-1972
- Series 2: Research and Presentation Material, 1961-1972
Processing Information
Processing completed with funds from the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society (2021-2022).
- Title
- Water Resources Research Center records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Holscher; Katelyn Morken
- Date
- August 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Collecting Area Details
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