Papers, 1890-1963.

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Papers, 1890-1963.

Collection consists of correspondence, papers, photographs, and printed material related to Philip David Swing and his career as a US Congressman, CA state official, and private attorney. Includes materials related to Swing's involvement with the California State Water Resources Board, Hoover Dam, the All-American Canal System, the Colorado River, and water legislation in CA and the west.

152 boxes (76 linear ft.)10 oversize boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7400494

University of California, Los Angeles

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Swing, Philip David, 1884-1963

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Philip David Swing was born in San Bernadino, CA, Nov. 30, 1884; graduated, Stanford, 1905; admitted to CA bar, 1907, and practiced law in San Bernadino; deputy D.A. and D.A., Imperial County, 1908-15; judge of the Superior Court of Imperial County, 1919-21; delegate to Republican state conventions, Sacramento, CA, 1920-32; elected as Republican to 67th US Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses (1921-33); appointed member, California State Water Resources Board, 1945-58; died in San Dieg...

Swing, Philip David, 1884-1963

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Philip David Swing was born in San Bernadino, CA, Nov. 30, 1884; graduated, Stanford, 1905; admitted to CA bar, 1907, and practiced law in San Bernadino; deputy D.A. and D.A., Imperial County, 1908-15; judge of the Superior Court of Imperial County, 1919-21; delegate to Republican state conventions, Sacramento, CA, 1920-32; elected as Republican to 67th US Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses (1921-33); appointed member, California State Water Resources Board, 1945-58; died in San Dieg...

All-American Canal System (U.S.)

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