George E.P. Smithpapers, 1895-1972

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George E.P. Smithpapers, 1895-1972

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This collection is organized into two subgroups and seven series,which include, Biographical Information, 1895-1955. Diaries, 1908- 1909,1949-1954. Correspondence, 1900-1963. Articles and Addresses, 1908- 1972.Project Files, 1899-1944. Supplemental Papers, 1904-1941. Photographs,1906-1953. arrangement varies by series. Contains mainly correspondence,1915-1958, regarding his professional interest in the development andutilization of underground and surface water in Arizona. Correspondents includeCarl Hayden, Barry Goldwater, John R. Murdock, and other state and localleaders. Also includes his articles and addresses, project files, andphotographs concerning irrigation engineering, agriculture, and water supplyprojects.

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Smith, G. E. P. (George Edson Philip), 1873-

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George Edson Philip Smith was born 29 December 1873 in Lyndonville, Vermont, the son of Franklin H. Smith and his wife Harriet Lovisa Powers. Both parents died by the time Smith was 12, and he spent the rest of his youth living with his grandparents. In 1893, he entered the University of Vermont at Burlington, graduating in 1897 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He taught at the University of Vermont for three years before coming to Tucson and the University of Arizona. ...