Title	Letter from George W. P. Hunt to J. D. Black
Creator	Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934
Date Created	1926-01-11
Date Range	1920-1929
Description	Letter from Governor George W. P. Hunt of Arizona to J. D. Black regarding water rights to the Colorado River.
Note	To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the City of Los Angeles began additional large-scale purchases of land in the Owens Valley to increase its supply of water from the valley, resulting in the city's almost complete control of the valley's agricultural land. This led to a decline in the valley's agricultural infrastructure and economy. As secretary for the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) and later for the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA), J. D. Black (1893-1960) was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water conflict.
Physical Description	1 page
Genre	Letters
Subject	Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--Arizona; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Geographic Location	Phoenix (Ariz.); Big Pine (Calif.)
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	J. D. Black Papers
Collection Number	CSLA-15
Container Information	Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 8; Folder No. 7
Identifier	sc_jdbp001770001
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Type	Text
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng