Finding Aid for the Harry French Blaney Papers, 1919-1970
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Harry French Blaney Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1919-1970
Collection number: 1682
Creator: Blaney, Harry French, 1892-
Extent:
52 boxes (26 linear ft.)
5 cartons (5 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes
Abstract: Harry French Blaney (1892-1976) worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1917-62), was a research associate in the Department
of Irrigation Research and Soil Science at UCLA (1962-65), and served in the Department of Engineering and Water Resource
Center (1965-73). He was also the author of many publications on consumptive use of water, irrigation, evaporation, and water
supply. The collection consists of materials documenting Blaneys career as an irrigation engineer and researcher.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Water Resources Center Archives, UCLA, transfer, 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harry French Blaney Papers (Collection 1682). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
Blaney was born in Los Angeles, California, July 19, 1892; BS, civil engineering, UC Berkeley, 1915; spent most of career
working for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1917-62; research associate, Department of Irrigation Research and Soil
Science, UCLA, 1962-65; served in Department of Engineering and Water Resource Center, 1965-73; author of many publications
on consumptive use of water, irrigation, evaporation, and water supply; died in 1976.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials documenting Blaneys career as an irrigation engineer and researcher. Includes reports, writings,
research notes, photographs, and correspondence related to moisture loss, waste water, irrigation, soil, and evapotranspiration.
Also includes correspondence and proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Blaney, Harry French, 1892- --Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources.
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Irrigation engineers--California--Archival resources.
Water-supply engineering--Research.
Related Material
Harry F. Blaney: water conservation engineer [oral history transcript] / Harry French Blaney, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1963. Available at
Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
Container List
Box 1
Reports and writings.
1940s-1950s
Box 2
Reports and writings.
1940s
Box 4
Reports, including typed with photos.
1930s [?]
Box 5
Reports and writings.
1930s-1950s
Box 6
Moisture loss in soils ...
Box 9
Correspondence, ASCE [American Society of Civil Engineers] material.
Box 11
ASCE material, drainage, Pecos River, agriculture.
Box 12
Consumptive use of water, ASCE material.
Box 13
ASCE material, personal files.
Box 14
Personal files, consumptive use of water.
Box 15
Consumptive use of water, drainage, annual report.
1950
Scope and Content Note
Also, reprints, research.
Boxes 16-17
Reprints, research notes, data.
Box 19
Photographs and notebook.
Box 21
ICID Bulletin, Pecos river, ASCE convention.
Box 23
Files, Pecos River, Rio Grande.
Box 27
Waste water, Imperial Valley water reclamation, Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division ASCE.
Box 28
Waste water, articles by Blaney, reprints, Kern County.
Box 29
Water use, reprints, drainage.
Box 30
Arizona California litigation, upper Gila River investigations, irrigation.
Box 31
Around the world tour.
1959
Box 31
Conservation conferences and reports.
1940-1958
Box 32
Notes on conference of division of irrigation engineering and water conservation - SCS.
1952
Scope and Content Note
Also, water conservation, diary 1923.
Box 33
Arizona, New Mexico, California
vs. Arizona, irrigation, evaporation, Colorado river, New Zealand and Australia.
Box 34
Reports, articles, water use.
Box 35
Evapotranspiration, ground water replenishment, reports - West Coast Basin, irrigation, consumptive water use.
Box 36
Evapotranspiration, ASCE, ASAE, writings of H.B. Blaney by Cullen and Willard.
Box 38
Clippings file, water analysis.
Box 39
Gypsum in agriculture, improvement of irrigation systems.
Box 40
Scrapbook, Piedmont province.
1934
Box 41
Brant sealing gasket technical manual, ground water.
Box 42
Engineering digest, botany.
Box 43
Irrigation and water levels.
Box 44
Proceedings of ASCE, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Division ASCE.
Box 45
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Division ASCE, and irrigation in Mexico.
Box 46
Annual reports, Division of irrigation, State Water Rights Board.
1947-1948
Box 47
Association of Western State Engineers.
1953
Box 48
Salinity, evapotranspiration, articles.
Box 49
Annual report, evaporation.
1952
Box 50
Elementary school material, corrosion, ASAE papers.
Box 51
Papers by various authors, Western irrigation practices book, soil conservation.
Box 52
Tulare - Bakersfield area, annual reports.
1952
Scope and Content Note
Also, Santa Barbara data.
Box 53
Articles, irrigation, engineering and maintenance.
Box 54
Soil conservation service, USDA.
Box 55
Coachella Valley, AGU discussion papers.
Box 56
Water quality and consumption, Texas.
Box 57
Ground water recharge conference, National Reclamation Association.
Box 58
National Reclamation Association, National Water Research Symposium.
1961
Box 59
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce special reports, articles.
Box 60
ASCE Ground Water Committee, ASCE publications Committee.
