Samuel Brooks Morris Papers 1910-1962

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Samuel Brooks Morris Papers 1910-1962

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The Samuel Brooks Morris Papers are items collected by Samuel Morris during his long career as a civil engineer specializing in water issues. Morris spent most of his life in Southern California and was particularly active with the Pasadena Water Department and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, technical papers, and other material from his work and professional life.

88 linear feet; 176 boxes

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The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department

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SNAC Resource ID: 6663360

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Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power.

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Pasadena (Calif.). Water and Power Dept.

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Morris, Samuel B. (Samuel Brooks), 1890-1962

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Upon graduation from Stanford University in 1911 with a degree in civil engineering, Samuel Morris returned to Pasadena and took a job as a field engineer with the North Pasadena Land and Water Company. This company was one of the private water companies that were purchased and merged to form the Pasadena Water Department (PWD). He was an Assistant Engineer in the PWD in 1912, and became Chief Engineer in 1913. He remained with the PWD until 1935. While at the PWD, he designed and built the Pine...

Feather River Project (Calif.)

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