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A companion and guide to the waterwise garden, including a listing of plants found in the garden suited for water-conserving gardens in Southern California
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Two reports, "Water Conservation by Spreading" and "Consideration of the Water Problems of Southern California
Manuscripts
The collection deals primarily with the professional and personal activities of Samuel Brooks Morris, a civil engineer of note in Southern California who was most active from the 1930s into the early 1960s. The collection deals with local (Pasadena and Los Angeles), state and national engineering concerns, largely related to water reclamation, dams, hydrogeology, water litigation, and a wide range of related technical publications. The material consists of a highly diverse mix of manuscripts and printed materials, including correspondence, maps, notes, charts, fliers, and brochures, often interspersed within each folder. The correspondence is primarly to and from colleagues, but also includes discusion with government officials at all levels from local to national. The collection includes a small number of photographs, located in appropriate sections of the collection by subject.
mssMorris, Samuel papers
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Cutting garden, important specialties, and plant lists for California homes
Visual Materials
Yoch's original folder title was "Cutting garden, important specialties, every home list for California."
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Flora of southern and Lower California : a check-list of the flowering plants and ferns
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Conservative Water Company. 2 memos (1964, Oct. 5) to California. Dept. of Public Health. Includes Chemical and Water Analysis
Manuscripts
The collection includes correspondence, reports and ephemera. The Correspondence series is primarily related to the Conservative Water Company. Many of the letters deal with the company's public health, financial and legal issues. Though the letters are to or from the Conservative Water Company, many are addressed to and signed by Elizabeth E. Pedder and Otto B. Frank. The company corresponded with institutions like Bank of America, the California Department of Public Health, Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, and Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee. The Reports series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee. The reports are primarily about the company's water supply. Moreover, there are some reports about the company's financial state. Many of the reports contain financial information and correspondence inside. Lastly, the Ephemera series includes newspaper clippings, financial documents, legal documents, maps, pamphlets, empty envelopes and public health documents. There are also several maps.
mssConservative Water records