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be traced through this correspondence, giving a good idea of what ideas were mentioned, by whom, and how they were received. Much material supporting the compact negotia- tions can be found in the second series of the col- lection, Professional papers (5 linear feet). These include meeting minutes, reports, data, maps, legislation, briefs, and more relating to rivers in general as well as compact issues. Perhaps most significant to a modern understanding of what the compact commissioners actually intended to convey in the compacts are the drafts that exist. Though not always dated or numbered to be able to trace their evolution, the drafts show how the text of compacts varied over the course of nego- tiations. Occasionally Carpenter's notes on the draft pages give some insight into his thoughts on the matter. The collection contains drafts of the Arkansas, Colorado, La Plata, Little Snake, North Platte, Rio Grande, and South Platte com- pacts. While the majority of the compact-related ma- terials are of a business nature, an exception is Colorado State University Libraries Water Resources Archive presents A Celebration of the Papers of Delph E. Carpenter & Family Recently restored and now available for public study Featuring Dan Tyler author of Silver Fox of the Rockies: Delphus E. Carpenter and Western Water Compacts And Patty Rettig archivist, Water Resources Archive Carpenter's diaries. They are not detailed with thoughts and feelings about a day's activities, though there are exceptions; mostly they give Carpenter's whereabouts during his frequent travels, or whom he was meeting with on what topics. For example, the entire entry on Novem- ber 18,1922, during the Colorado River Com- pact negotiations in Santa Fe reads: "Sessions of Commission. Phrasing and drafting of compact. Blow -up by Arizona." Carpenter kept diaries for nearly every year between 1914 and 1928, the most important years of his working life. They are contained in one box in series three (0.5 linear feet). The three series mentioned so far contain more than compact-related materials. There are also documents from Carpenter's other activities: his law practice (including the Wyoming vs. Colorado suit), his time as a Colorado state senator, his cattle breeding endeavors, as well as personal materials. Personal items include papers from his college days at the University of Denver; writ- ings (poems, articles, and short stories); medical assessments; financial and real estate documents; and memorials written in his memory after he died in 1951. Exhibits on display in Archives and Special Collections November 18, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. Third Floor, Morgan Library Free and Open to the Public RSVP Appreciated to 970.491.1844 Proudly sponsored by Hilton Fort Collins Other series in the Carpenter papers with compact - related materials include series 7, Publications and reports (3.5 linear feet); series 8, Clippings (0.5 linear feet); and series 9, Photographs (0.25 linear feet). Though largely published items, the publications and reports also contain "grey literature" such as printed speeches and legislation. The clippings contain hundreds of articles clipped from newspapers and organized by sub- ject, greatly facilitating research access to daily news coverage of compact negotia- tions, especially for the Colorado River. Few of the more than 700 photographs in the collection relate directly to water issues, but there are some gems, such as a snapshot of Carpenter on a raft in the Grand Canyon portion of the Colorado River. So much more can be said about the col- lection, but any description of it would