Los Angeles County Flood Control District papers, 1931-1936.

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Los Angeles County Flood Control District papers, 1931-1936.

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Collection of correspondence and reports related to Frank E. Trask's work with water resource and flood control projects in Southern California from 1931 to 1936. Topics covered include the Los Angeles County Flood Control District's 1927-1931 comprehensive flood control plan, which included the creation of permanent flood channels, reservoirs, and debris basins throughout Los Angeles County; the construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct, which was funded by a $220,000,000 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California bond in 1931; and the funding for various flood control and water resource projects in Southern California from the Fulmer Act (of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration) and the Clarke-McNary Fund. In addition to Trask, notable correspondents include C.H. Howell (Chief Engineer for the Los Angeles County Flood Control District), Senator Hiram Johnson, Senator William G. McAdoo, John Anson Ford, and George Harris Collingwood (American Forestry Association). Also includes correspondence relating to the Municipal League of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the National Recovery Administration, the Santa Monica Mountains Fire Prevention Association, the Venice Flood Relief Association, the American Forestry Association, and the National Rivers and Harbors Congress.

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United States. National Recovery Administration

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Trask, Frank E.

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Frank E. Trask worked as a consulting civil and hydraulic engineer in Los Angeles County. From the description of Report on municipal water system for the city of Covina, California, 1915, December 27. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 635577702 The Los Angeles County Flood Control District was established by the Los Angeles County Flood Control Act of 1915. The Flood Control District is governed by the Los Angeles County Boar...

Municipal League of Los Angeles

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Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors

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Blackman, J.W.B.,

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American Forestry Association.

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Malone, George W. (George Wilson), 1890-1961

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Beasley, O.N.,

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Howell, C. H.

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Hagen, Vivian,

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Ford, John Anson

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Legg, Herbert C.

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Pratt, Anthony (Anthony James)

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Beatty, Mame B.,

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Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945

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Hiram Johnson was the governor of California, 1911-1917, a United States Senator from California, 1917-1945, and a leader in the Progressive Party. From the description of Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 82192663 Hiram Johnson served as governor of Calif. (1911-1917), Progressive candidate for Vice President of the U.S. (1912), and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1917-1945). From the description of Hiram Johnso...

National Rivres and Harbors Congress.

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Arnoll, Arthur G.,

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Collingwood, G.H. (George Harris), 1890-1958

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McAdoo, William, 1853-1930

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U.S. Representative from New Jersey and assistant secretary of the navy. From the description of Letters, 1886-1909. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70954770 ...

Buckman, Henry Holland

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