- Title
- Letter from Big Pine Property Owners Association to S. S. Hayes
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- Creator
- Big Pine Property Owners Association; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960
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- Date
- 01 September 1920
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- Description
- Letter from Big Pine Property Owners Association to S. S. Hayes regarding any additional information Hayes may need for his argument on the Los Angeles Owen Valley water controversy.
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- Format Extent
- 1 page
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- Subject
- Big Pine Property Owners Association; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Hayes, S. S.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles ; Letters
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- 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.
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- Collection
- J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 8; Folder No. 9
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- Type Value
- ["Correspondence"]
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- Keywords
- ["Los Angeles Aqueduct","LA Aqueduct","Aqueduct"]
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- Language
- eng
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