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Finding Aid for the Arthur Francis Pillsbury Papers, ca. 1935-1991
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Title: Arthur Francis Pillsbury Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1935-1991
Collection number: 1681
Creator:
Pillsbury, Arthur Francis, 1904-
Extent: 21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Arthur Francis Pillsbury (b.1904) joined the UCLA faculty in 1934. He became chairman of the Department of Irrigation and
Soil Sciences, head of the engineering systems division, and director of the Water Resources Center. His research in hydrology
made him among the first to warn of the flood and erosion damage that results from brush fires. In 1977, he received a award
from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his studies of drainage system engineering and environmental resources management.
The collection consists of Pillsbury's research files, reprints, correspondence, teaching material, and related papers.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
This collection was transferred to the UCLA Department of Special Collections from the UCLA Water Resources Center Archives
in 1991.
[Identification of item], Arthur Francis Pillsbury Papers (Collection 1681). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2722822
Pillsbury joined the UCLA faculty in 1934; he became chairman of the Department of Irrigation and Soil Sciences, head of the
engineering systems division, and director of the Water Resources Center; consultant to the World Bank on behalf of the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on water quality programs for various nations; received a 1977 award from
the American Society of Civil Engineers for his studies of drainage system engineering and environmental resources management;
his research in hydrology made him among the first to warn of the flood and erosion damage that results from brush fires;
died April 12, 1991, 86 years old.
Collection consists of research files, reprints, correspondence, teaching material, and related papers of hydrologist and
UCLA faculy member Arthur Francis Pillsbury. Includes materials related to the San Joaquin Valley 4-year study.
Arranged in the following series:
- Writings, correspondence, teaching material (Boxes 1-2).
- Publications (Box 3).
- Research files and correspondence (Boxes 4-7, 21, 23).
- Reprints (Boxes 8-11).
- San Joaquin Valley 4-year study (Boxes 11-20, 22).
- Bennett plot flow charts (Boxes 24-25).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Pillsbury, Arthur Francis, 1904- --Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Irrigation and Soil Science--Faculty--Archival resources.
University of California (System). Water Resources Center.
Hydrologists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.