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Land and power development in California, Greece, and Latin America

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Title
Land and power development in California, Greece, and Latin America
Date Created
1964
1966
1970
Date Published
1970
Description
Interviews conducted 1964-1966 by Willa K. Baum for Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library. Introduction by Allan Temko
personal reminiscences of Walter Packard by Carey McWilliams. Graduate work in soils and irrigation engineering, University of California
work in Imperial Valley Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service, University of California
superintendent of Delhi Land Settlement Project
experiences on consulting jobs in Mexico
work with AAA, Resettlement Administration and Farm Security Administration
Central Valley Project
adviser to governor of Puerto Rico, 1945-1947
experiences in Greece, 1948-1954, as irrigation specialist, in foreign aid program
efforts on behalf of public power. Copies of photographs, clippings, and documents inserted and appended.
Item or Container Annotation
Notes on original containers: t01: Delhi Land Settlement Project, 1920-194; Public Power - Greece; 1964-05-04 t02: Delhi, 1964-05-11 t03: Greece, 1964-08-10 t04: Public Power - Greece, 1964-08-17
Creators and Contributors
Creator: Bancroft Library. Oral History Center
Interviewer: Baum, Willa K.
Interviewee: Packard, Walter E.
Language
English

Media type
Sound
Format
1/4 inch audio tape
Extent
4 Tapes
Generation
Original
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Call Number
Phonotape 514 B
Link to Internet Archive
http://archive.org/details/cabeuroh_000190