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Reports
Manuscripts
Contains reports "Pacific Northwest Water Resources and Their Future Development," Oct. 1936; Raymond Basin Area Conference Preliminary Draft of Geological Report, January 1940; brief form memo re: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute new members; color map of Feather River Project; Puget Sound Regional Planning Commission Publications, Sept. 1942; multiple copies of charts apparently related to Feather River Project costs; "Development of Resources and of Economic Opportunity in the Pacific Northwest, Part II: Agricultural Land Development in the Pacific Northwest," 1941.
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Miscellaneous Material
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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Miscellaneous
Manuscripts
This series includes miscellaneous maps, charts, publications, and other materials. Note: This series has not been fully processed and some materials may not be fully represented. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
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Water Problems
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Contains draft copies of following papers, "Water and Power Problems of California Municipalities", "Southern California's Future in the Colorado River", "Water Plan of California", "A Proposal for Financing of Federal Water Power Projects", "Water Resources of the State of California" and "Current Water Supply Condition in the Southwest."
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Personal
Manuscripts
Family Christmas letter; 1956 Cosmos Club Bulletin; comparative costs for several different cars Morris apparently considering purchasing; child's drawing of solar system, with annotation "Mickey drew this in 1955."
mssMorris, Samuel papers
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Materials
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