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Title: Fred D. Pyle papers
Date (inclusive): 1926-1947
Collection Number: WRCA 122
Creator:
Pyle, Fred D.
Extent:
1.67 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, papers, and news clippings related to water-supply, water storage, and water transfer
issues in San Diego County, California.
Languages: The collection is in English.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable
rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Fred D. Pyle papers (WRCA 122). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was MS 86/4. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Fred D. Pyle was born October 8, 1882 in Perry Township, Pennsylvania.
After graduating in 1903 from Utah Agricultural College he held positions of increasing responsibility with various irrigation
districts in the western United States. From 1926 to 1928 he was Engineer/Manager of the Vista Irrigation District, a small
district composed of 18,000 acres.
In 1928 he joined the San Diego Water Department, where as an Engineer and Assistant Hydraulic Engineer he served under H.
N. Savage. From 1934 to 1947 he was Hydraulic Engineer, responsible for most of the major projects for the San Diego Water
Department.
In 1947 he was appointed to the position of Hydraulic Engineer in charge of the Engineering Division, a position he held
until 1950. In that capacity he was responsible for location, design, and construction of all major work for the San Diego
Water Department.
Pyle died July 21, 1950.
The collection consists of correspondence, papers, and news clippings related to water-supply, water storage, and water transfer
issues in San Diego County, California.
The collection is arranged topically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
San Diego (Calif.). Water Department (1936-1963)
Sweetwater Falls Project (Calif.)
Vista Irrigation District (Calif.)
San Diego Aqueduct (Calif.)
Water resources development -- California -- San Diego County
Water transfer -- California -- San Diego County
Water-supply -- California -- San Diego County
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Papers (documents)