Elwood Mead papers, [ca. 1907-1924].

ArchivalResource

Elwood Mead papers, [ca. 1907-1924].

Correspondence, research data, manuscripts and reprints of writings, photographs and slides, hearing transcripts, students' these, etc., relating in part to agriculture, irrigation, and engineering in California, Australia, Canada, Britain, and Mexico.

22 cartons.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7170275

UC Berkeley Libraries

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Mead, Elwood, 1858-1936

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6640mmk (person)

Elwood Mead (1858-1936) was territorial engineer and later, the first state engineer of Wyoming, 1888-1899, and author of its first water code. From 1899-1907, he was in charge of irrigation investigations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was chairman of the Rivers and Water Supply Commission in Victoria, Australia, 1907-1915, professor of Rural Institutions at the University of California, 1915-1924, and Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1924 until his death in 1936....

University of California (1868-1952). Dept. of Engineering.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q590gr (corporateBody)