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ado. The collection includes several ledger books with meeting ninutes, stockholder information, cancelled stock certificates, ;ancelled checks and payment information, and tax and insur- ance records. Legal Chough legal documentation exists in many types of collec- tions, some materials are more concentrated in that area. Larimer County District Court Map Collection (collection Sates: 1884 -1953) This collection contains maps of irriga- tion- related structures used as exhibits to establish water rights and settle water disputes in district courts. The maps provide information regarding water adjudication and water litigation in the first half of the twentieth century, mainly in Larimer County but also in Weld County. The information on some of the more comprehensive maps offers details about the physical description, capacity and water source of large canals, ditches, reservoirs and wells. Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and Family (collection dates: 1827 -1992) The "Father of Interstate River Compacts," Delph E. Carpenter (1877 -1951) served the state of Colorado as a lawyer, state senator and river commissioner. He wrote, negoti- ated and promoted the Colorado River Compact (1922), among others, following his service as lead counsel in the Wyoming vs. Colorado suit (1911- 1922). The collection extensively docu- ments interstate river compact issues as well as various water cases Carpenter was involved in. Testimony he took for one case included statements from "old- timers" recounting their observation of flows in the South Platte River. Correspondence from Carpenter's early days as a Greeley lawyer also exists, as do materials his son Judge Donald Carpenter (of district court and water court in Greeley) saved that related to his work. Research tips Finding documentation of certain topics, places, people or cases can be challenging. Know that certain facts might be found in unexpected places. For example, climate data for the late nine- teenth century can be found in a farmer's diary —a person who observed the weather and made a note of it daily. Also, non - typical document types can be found in archives, things one might not think to look at, such as meeting minutes, correspon- dence, data, maps, photographs, legislation, drafts, scrapbooks, films and audiotapes. Two starting points are recommended for discovering details of the holdings of the Water Resources Archive. One is the Archive's website [ http : / /Iib.colostate.edu/archives /water /], where there are lists of collections available as well as a search engine that looks across all the online documentation the Archive provides (and which is frequently added to!). The other starting point is contacting the archivist (970- 491 -1939 or Patricia.Rettig @colostate.edu) and picking her brain. She can suggest appropriate sources both within and outside of the Water Resources Archive. Dot Carpenter: The Woman Behind the Man: B est known for identifying the compact clause in the U.S. Constitution as a means to settle water disputes throughout the West, Delph Carpenter's contributions to the water community hold un- disputed significance, especially in today's water - scarce climate. With careful examination of his papers, now housed at Colorado State University Libraries' Water Resources Archive, the important contributions of his wife, Dot Carpenter, have risen to the surface and are explored in a new online ex- hibit "Dot Carpenter: The Woman Behind the Man' (http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/water/dot/). After having served as the lead counsel for the lengthy Supreme Court case of Wyoming vs. Colo- rado (1911 - 1922), Carpenter became the leading pro- ponent of the interstate compact as a means to settle water disputes out of court. Instrumental in negoti- ating the Colorado River Compact (1922), Carpenter traveled extensively for his work, often accompa- nied and considerably aided by his wife, Dot.