Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919
1900-1919
Title: Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919
Dates: 1900-1919
Collection Number: GC 1218
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles (Calif.). Bureau of Engineering
Extent: (Boxes: 2 ½ legal)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Correspondence on the following topics: Laguna Dam, California - Arizona; Los Angeles Harbor; Los Angeles Municipal Railway;
the decomposition of cement and concrete; the Paradise- Verde Irrigation District. Also correspondence and witness report
forms about earthquakes occurring in Southern California in 1917. Also correspondence with the following organizations and
bodies: Consolidation Committee of Los Angeles, Calif.; Los Angeles Harbor Commission; Municipal League of Los Angeles; Municipal
Waterways Association.
Language of Material: English
Research is by appointment only
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County
Biography/Administrative History
Hamlin was the City Engineer of Los Angeles from 1906 - 1917.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence on the following topics: Laguna Dam, California - Arizona; Los Angeles Harbor; Los Angeles Municipal Railway;
the decomposition of cement and concrete; the Paradise- Verde Irrigation District. Also correspondence and witness report
forms about earthquakes occurring in Southern California in 1917. Also correspondence with the following organizations and
bodies: Consolidation Committee of Los Angeles, Calif.; Los Angeles Harbor Commission; Municipal League of Los Angeles; Municipal
Waterways Association.
See also Report on the Disposal of the Surplus Waters of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, cataloged at TD224.C33 R4.
Earthquakes--California, Southern.