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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.

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Title
Walter E. Packard, Land and power development in California, Greece, and Latin America
Creator
interviewee., Packard, Walter E. 1884-1966, (Walter Eugene),
interviewer., Baum, Willa K.,
Temko, Allan.
McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published
Berkeley, Calif., University of California, ©1970.
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Full Collection Name
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Other Identifiers
cabeuroh_000190
Subject (Person)
Packard, Walter E. 1884-1966 (Walter Eugene), Interviews.
Subject (Corporate)
University of California Agricultural Extension Service.
United States. Farm Security Administration.
Central Valley Project (Calif.)
Subject (Topic)
Reclamation of land.
Irrigation.
Electric utilities Government ownership.
Améliorations foncières.
Services publics d'électricité Nationalisations.
irrigation systems.
Geographic Coverage
Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico)
Mexico History -- 1910-1946.
Mexico Politics and government.
Puerto Rico.
Greece.
Delhi State Land Settlement (Calif.)
Impériale, Vallée (Calif. et Mexique)
Mexique Histoire -- 1910-1946.
Mexique Politique et gouvernement.
Porto Rico.
Type
Audio
Format
Oral histories.
Archive
The Library
Contents
Phonotapes: Partial interviews. Reel 1: May 4, 1964, track 1: 1533 ft., track 2: blank
Reel 2: May 11, 1964, track 1: 1520 ft., track 2: blank
Reel 3: Aug. 10, 1964, track 1: 1397 ft., track 2: blank
Reel 4: Aug. 17, 1964, track 1: 1023 ft., track 2: 855 ft. Interview notes also available.
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