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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: William Bruce McMillan papers
Creator:
McMillan, William Bruce, 1888-1972
Identifier/Call Number: SC1641
Physical Description:
9 Linear Feet
6 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1905-2014
Date (bulk): 1920-1946
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Evelyn McMillan, 2023.
William Bruce McMillan received his Bachelors and Engineers degrees from Stanford in 1911
and 1912. His father, John G. McMillan, served as the county eningeer of Santa Clara County
for 24 years. The senior McMillan and another son, Percy, ran Mcmillan and McMillan, civil
engineering firm for which William McMillan continuously consulted until his death in 1972.
William McMillan began his career as a field engineer during the construction of Big Basin
Road. He supervised field crews locating the route of Hetch-Hetchy Aqueduct which carries
San Francisco's Water supply from the Sierra. He designed several projects for the City of
San Francisco and while working for several firms designed hydroelectric projects
constructed on the West Coast and in Japan.
McMillan also served in the Army Corps of Engineers in Europe during World War I.
His daughter, Evelyn McMillan, is Tanner Librarian Emerita at Stanford University.
[identification of item] William Bruce McMillan papers (SC1641). Dept. of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
This collection contains materials related to the life and work of noted civil engineer
William McMillan, who received his Bachelors and Engineers' degrees from Stanford University
in 1911 and 1912. Incluided are biographical materials, news clippings, correspondence, and
technical reports related to McMillan's engineering career. Also included are correspondence
and news clippings related to McMillan's time spent in the Europe during World War I as a
member of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil engineering.
Stanford alumni
McMillan, Evelyn.