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Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.). Calaveras Dam, California : reports, photographs and miscellany regarding the design and construction.

Title: Calaveras Dam, California : reports, photographs and miscellany regarding the design and construction. 1913-1918.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (ca. 14 pieces, 27 photos).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27864896 View

Jones, Gerald W., 1911-. Water for Los Angeles : oral history transcript /by Andrew D. Basiago, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987.

Title: Water for Los Angeles : oral history transcript /by Andrew D. Basiago, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987.

Jones disusses his career with the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power. He offers his recollections of issues and leaders including William Mulholland, Joseph Barlow Lippincott, the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, city government and mayors Bowron, Yorty, and Bradley. He also discusses the technical aspects of water supply.

ArchivalResource: ix, 122 p. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214569250 View

Bradbury Land Papers, 1855-1933

Title: Bradbury Land Papers 1855-1933

This collection consists of land records associated with the Bradbury family and company developments in the Rancho Azusa de Duarte and the city of Monrovia from the 1850s to the 1930s.

ArchivalResource: 54 items

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt558039mp View

Hewitt, Randall H. (Randall Henry), b. 1840. Manuscripts of Randall H. Hewitt, 1849-1916.

Title: Manuscripts of Randall H. Hewitt, 1849-1916.

The collection consists chiefly of articles, speeches, and manuscripts written by Randall H. Hewitt. These manuscripts cover a variety of subjects including: the Salton Sea and water supply in California; the Colorado desert; the postal service; railway mail service; the Western Union Telegraph Company; railroads, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway and the Southern Pacific Company; William Mulholland, Sir William Willcocks, Colonel George W. Goethals and the Los Angeles Aqueduct; the Panama Canal; the city of Los Angeles; the Rio Grande and floods in El Paso, and Juarez and Nogales, Mexico. Most of the speeches were given before the Los Angeles Pioneer Society. There is also one scrapbook with copies of articles by Hewitt and others and a typed copy of a letter by Jonas Winchester to Horace Greeley regarding newspapers in California, gold mining and San Francisco. There are also two newspaper clippings.

ArchivalResource: 28 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/407414209 View

Hughes Photo. Mack truck carrying 10-ton load : photographs, ca. 1920.

Title: Mack truck carrying 10-ton load : photographs, ca. 1920.

The first photograph depicts several people standing by the 3 1/2 ton truck (the Mack "Bulldog" with a load of 20,185 lbs.) The other prints show the truck carrying the load on a narrow dirt mountain road, possibly part of the Los Angeles aqueduct construction system. At one point, the truck slips partially off the road. Two photographers are with the party, as well as what looks to be a financial backer or director, possibly William Mulholland.

ArchivalResource: 6 photographic prints ; 50.5 x 75.5 cm or slightly smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84159072 View

Mulholland, William. Independent cost estimate of the proposed tunnels for the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct through the Diablo Range / by Wm. Mulholland, J.B. Lippincott.

Title: Independent cost estimate of the proposed tunnels for the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct through the Diablo Range / by Wm. Mulholland, J.B. Lippincott. 1912.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27215124 View

Bicknell, John Dustin, 1838-1911. Papers of John Dustin Bicknell, 1872-1914 (bulk 1887-1897).

Title: Papers of John Dustin Bicknell, 1872-1914 (bulk 1887-1897).

The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the professional activities of John Dustin Bicknell, who was a partner in several Los Angeles law firms. In addition, the collection also includes 51 bound volumes (19 letter books, account books, journals, etc.), six rolled documents and maps, and two photographs.

ArchivalResource: 9,802 pieces.20 boxes.51 bound volumes.6 rolls.2 photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122383216 View

Mulholland, William, 1855-1935. A review by M. and L. of Freeman's conclusions on the yield of the Alameda system.

Title: A review by M. and L. of Freeman's conclusions on the yield of the Alameda system. 1912.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27233445 View

Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. Physical data, Alameda Creek, catchment area, Spring Valley Water Company / by William Mulholland and J.B. Lippincott.

Title: Physical data, Alameda Creek, catchment area, Spring Valley Water Company / by William Mulholland and J.B. Lippincott. 1912.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27215116 View

Mulholland, William. Proposed type Calaveras Dam / by Wm. Mulholland.

Title: Proposed type Calaveras Dam / by Wm. Mulholland. 1913.

ArchivalResource: [ca. 80] leaves, bound.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24253609 View

Bradbury family. Bradbury Land Papers, 1855-1933.

Title: Bradbury Land Papers, 1855-1933.

This collection consists of land records associated with the Bradbury family and company developments in the Rancho Azusa de Duarte and the city of Monrovia from the 1850s to the 1930s. These documents include certificates of title, deeds, and contractual agreements relating to land sales, mortgages, leases, and water rights. Parties to various contracts in the collection include the city of Monrovia, Los Angeles County, the Southern California Edison Company, Elias Jackson Baldwin, and several members of the Bradbury family, including L. L. Bradbury, Simona Bradbury, and Lewis Bradbury. There is also a folder of correspondence relating to the family's business interests. Correspondents include the Los Angeles Flood Control District and William Mulholland.

ArchivalResource: 54 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/407170642 View

Gray, John Alexander, fl. 1960s. Papers of John Alexander Gray, 1963-1965.

Title: Papers of John Alexander Gray, 1963-1965.

The collection consists of the personal correspondence of John Alexander Gray (1963-65) and information about William Mulholland, Ezra Scattergood, and other engineers connected with the procurement of water and power from the Owens Valley (California) and from Boulder Dam for the city of Los Angeles. The collection also includes drafts of articles and and newspaper clippings.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 75 pieces.1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332605 View

Peirson M. Hall papaers, 1908-1979

Title: Peirson M. Hall papaers 1908-1979

This collection consists of Judge Peirson M. Hall's personal and professional papers.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 22,229 items

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8nc5zk9 View

Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. Water supply and sewage disposal of city of Los Angeles.

Title: Water supply and sewage disposal of city of Los Angeles. 1897-1913.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27130124 View

Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938. Papers of Reginaldo F. del Valle, 1835-1938 (bulk 1920-1937).

Title: Papers of Reginaldo F. del Valle, 1835-1938 (bulk 1920-1937).

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, documents (including one bound volume) and maps (in English and Spanish) related to the life and career of Reginald Francisco del Valle. It includes materials on California politics and government, water resources, agriculture in the Owens Valley, the St. Francis Dam disaster, Stephen Mallory White, the Del Valle family (including a copy of the will of Ygnacio del Valle) and the William Mulholland Memorial. There are also land papers for the Camulos Ranch in Ventura County, California.

ArchivalResource: 371 pieces.4 boxes.4 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122288737 View

Mulholland, William, 1855-1935. Value of structural properties of the Oakland division, Contra Costa Water Company as of date January 1, 1905 / as given by Wm. Mulholland, witness for defendants.

Title: Value of structural properties of the Oakland division, Contra Costa Water Company as of date January 1, 1905 / as given by Wm. Mulholland, witness for defendants. 1913.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (various foliations) ; 22 x 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48854422 View

Rhodin, Carl Jonas, 1877-1932. Spring Valley Water Company, 1911-1912.

Title: Spring Valley Water Company, 1911-1912.

ArchivalResource: 2 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28370046 View

Nordskog, Andrae B., 1885-. Andrae B. Nordskog papers, 1919-1964.

Title: Andrae B. Nordskog papers, 1919-1964.

Correspondence, clippings, printed items, and miscellany reflecting Nordskog's varied career and interests, primarily in California.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 cu. ft. (2 boxes, and 1 v. shelved loose).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122588117 View

Papers of John Alexander Gray, 1961-1965

Title: Papers of John Alexander Gray 1961-1965

The collection consists primarily of draft article manuscripts written by John Alexander Gray, a Los Angeles newswriter who drafted articles relating to the Bureau of Power and Light (later the Dept. of Water and Power) and of the history of the City of Los Angeles.

ArchivalResource: 176 items; 1 box

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4q2nf2v6 View

Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.). Calaveras Dam notebook, 1910-1914.

Title: Calaveras Dam notebook, 1910-1914. 1910-14.

Record of construction of this hydraulic fill dam on the Alameda Creek system; F.C. Herrmann, Chief Engineer, William Mulholland, Consulting Engineer.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. loose-leaf [ca. 150] leaves : ill., maps (some folded) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24253322 View