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Carey McWilliams Papers, 1894-1982 (bulk 1921-1980)

Owning Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

About this Collection

Carey McWilliams (1905-1980) was a writer, lawyer, journalist, lecturer, activist, as well as Chief of the California Division of Immigration and Housing (1938-1942) and editor of The Nation (1955-1975). The collection contains personal diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, publicity materials, and assorted correspondence and research files related to McWilliams's life and career. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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52 items found in this collection

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2 Sides Square Off in Mono Water Fight: Critics Claim City has …
85% Cut in L.A. Mono Lake Water Diversion Backed
About Nature
Accord Reached in Owens Water Study
Air Quality May Suffer Under L.A. Pumping Plan
Article on Harry Chandler
Blast Rips Apart Spillgate on Owens Valley Aqueduct: Forces Shutdown of System;Will …
Carey McWilliams riding a pony at age 5
Court Urged to Deny Bid for Owens Valley Water: L.A. Has 'Toothless' …
Crop Loss From Smog Put as High as 50%
DWP Asks Dismissal of Inyo Water Suit: Charges Ulterior Motive in Owens …
DWP Offers Deal in Owens Valley Suit
DWP Report on Owens Valley Water Attacked
DWP Seeks Court Approval to Double Water Pumping at Owens Valley Wells
DWP Sued on Mono Lake Water Issue
Eagles, Wolves, and Lambs: The Times Explosion of 1910
The Great St. Francis Dam Failure: Our First Major Water Disaster
The Ills of Bigness
Inyo County Rejects L.A. Water Bid: Won't Support Request to Lift Limit …
L.A., Inyo County Bid for Water Truce Fails: City Turns Down Proposal;Court …
L.A. Use of Owens Valley Water Doubled by Court
Land Use, Pumping in Owens Valley
Letter, 1959 March 30, Los Angeles, Calif. to Carey McWilliams
Letter, 1967 January 8, [Texas] to Carey McWilliams
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