About the Water Resources Center Archives (WRCA)

The mission of the Archives, located at UC Berkeley, is to collect, preserve and provide access to historical and contemporary water-related materials that support the instructional and research programs of the University of California and the needs of the people of the State. Established in 1957, the collection is relied upon by the University community as well as government agencies, corporate professionals, and the public.

The WRC Archives is a research library with more than 134,000 cataloged items. The scope of the collection includes fresh water supply and quality, ground water, municipal and industrial water uses and problems, flood control, reclamation, waste disposal, river mechanics, coastal engineering, estuaries, water pollution, water law, and water resources development and management. The Archives collects a variety of material including printed reports, government documents, books, manuscripts, maps, videos, photographs, and electronic resources. The collection concentrates on materials relating to California and the West, although there are national and international materials in the collection as well. The research supported by the WRC is also housed at the Archives.

The Archives produces two publications -- Selected Recent Accessions, a bimonthly list of new publications, and WRCA News, a newsletter that is published every three months.

For more information and to search the collections of WRCA, please visit the WRCA website at www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/.