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<br />T he \\'ell-kn~>wn Ll'th l:cmury water 1;I\\'yer Delph
<br />Cupemer helped dmdc the w:Jlep; elf tht' COltlr.ldel
<br />River by de\'dllrm~ J lcHll agreement In U~ tll this
<br />day In th~' paxt'~:S. ht' kept nllummt1uS re[kJTb.
<br />dlant'S and letters that de';Jdc~
<br />later would almost be il,S! 1<), 01
<br />all thmgs. a f1...10d
<br />:-':ow rhox' R'c0rds arc :;..~ic
<br />and \nll St.xm be anllabl...' to
<br />R'SC"JrChCT~ .!nd tht' puhh,: alike
<br />at C...,lorado 'l;lte Lniwr<.ltys
<br />\\'JlerRc5l.JurcesArdll\'c Cr(~dtcd
<br />In 2001. the arehtH' IS .l ell\'
<br />laboratl\"c n~nturc by CSL' ,md
<br />the CoJ.'rado \Vater Rt'souru:s
<br />Rl'~'af"('h Ins\llutt' to pH's,'n'c
<br />and protect Ctl\orado's w~lter hls-
<br />tor.... \Vater cn~mcas. hlS(Onans
<br />.md fcsean:hcr.; :;ay the arChl\"CS
<br />\\"111 play an In\"aluahlc w1c In
<br />cl'ntrah:::mg and prCSCr\1ng the
<br />photographs. maps, HXMds. let-
<br />ters Jnd mher pnm;lry $1l1ln:6
<br />that can help modern-\.by ~lhol-
<br />ars understand hl'\~ Colorad,.ls
<br />Ct'mmunlllt'S, t'COllOm} and hfe-
<br />style h,\ve be~n ",h,lpt'd hy ,'UT
<br />scarce watcrreStlUrn:'..
<br />Carpenter, .1 leader 111 the
<br />cl't',l.IiLm l,f th~ C\1!<1rado RIver
<br />C.lmpJ<:l of J<}2l, became
<br />known .b th~ "Llther 11j Llllorad., Rln'r Tr~Jll.'" His (om-
<br />mltment W nq::.uU,l1ion. llN lill~,ltlL'n, ~rawnl'd Ill,my .'omplex
<br />1I11t'Tst.ll,' ,'ompalh whllh dclcrmmcd hll\1 Color,ldl' w,'tlld
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<br />~h;lre Its rivers with ad)J,ll"nI st,iles CUpfnlCT died m 11}51
<br />It'a\lng hIS ll1lkCllon e,f W,lll'r rnt'lllOlrs with hIS family
<br />But wht'n ,\ .Jogged (ul\"t'n pusill'd ~wundw"tcr mw {he
<br />Grel'ky-area bd",-,"lllcnl of D,m:ild Carpi'nter-Ddph's s<.ln-;md
<br />thrt:.ItClled bl)'\C!' ,,! lrTeplil.'cJble
<br />u.1eumt"nts, the bmlly knt'\\" the
<br />pJpi'TS needed J 111;'\\ home
<br />In J lnill-;e \'film, the doeu-
<br />nll,'nts wt'Te hrst ,,[,'red ;it the
<br />'\orthcrn Colorado Watt'T
<br />Conscr\',mcy Dlstnd offices m
<br />L,wdand But th.' wlleClll'll was
<br />llwldm,g Jnd III need of profes,
<br />slonal Tt'SWrJtll'll Lot1klng for
<br />;I plan' Ih;l1 ":ll\Jld both care 1t1]'
<br />Jnd pro\'ldt" J(ces~ \.' tht' papers,
<br />the C1Tpt'lltl'r fJmlly deCld,
<br />ed 10 don.He the L\llkcllOrl to
<br />Colorado ~lJ.tt" L'nJ\crsllY III \lJ~
<br />2l)(l-l Cum:ntly, [ht' Untn:rslly
<br />I;. busy TeSlOnn~ and orgamzmg
<br />Carpemer's qO how;. 01 water hts-
<br />lOry that m,th up what IS likely
<br />elllt' "f Iht" mtl"t \'Jluahk assets In
<br />ib ari.hl\'t's
<br />Amtlllg tht' d(,cunWllts In lhe
<br />ClTpemrr colleCl1on arc \cuers
<br />lrom PresJdt"nt Herben Hoo\"Cr,
<br />who hecame ,1 fnend of Delph's
<br />durlllg the o.:ompal! negotl:illons
<br />and Crt:-dlled Carpenter's ~tt'llac-
<br />wnh seem:; lht' L"ompall ncgOlJJljons to
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