Arthur Francis Pillsbury Papers, ca. 1935-1991

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Arthur Francis Pillsbury Papers, ca. 1935-1991

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Arthur Francis Pillsbury (b.1904) 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. His research in hydrology made him among the first to warn of the flood and erosion damage that results from brush fires. In 1977, he received a award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his studies of drainage system engineering and environmental resources management. The collection consists of Pillsbury's research files, reprints, correspondence, teaching material, and related papers.

21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.); 4 cartons (4 linear ft.)

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Irrigation and Soil Science

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University of California (System). Water Resources Center

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Pillsbury, Arthur Francis, 1904-....

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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...