Pillsbury, Arthur Francis, 1904-....

Pillsbury joined the UCLA faculty in 1934; he became chairman of the Dept. of Irrigation and Soil Sciences, head of the engineering systems division, and director of the Water Resources Center; consultant to the World Bank on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on water quality programs for various nations; received a 1977 award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his studies of drainage system engineering and environmental resources management; his research in hydrology made him among the first to warn of the flood and erosion damage that results from brush fires; died Apr. 12, 1991, 86 years old.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1935-1991. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39029193

Biography

Pillsbury joined the UCLA faculty in 1934; he became chairman of the Department of Irrigation and Soil Sciences, head of the engineering systems division, and director of the Water Resources Center; consultant to the World Bank on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on water quality programs for various nations; received a 1977 award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his studies of drainage system engineering and environmental resources management; his research in hydrology made him among the first to warn of the flood and erosion damage that results from brush fires; died April 12, 1991, 86 years old.

From the guide to the Arthur Francis Pillsbury Papers, ca. 1935-1991, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)