Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919
- Dates:
- 1900-1919
- Creators:
- Los Angeles (Calif.). Bureau of Engineering
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- (Boxes: 2 ½ legal)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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Hamlin was the City Engineer of Los Angeles from 1906 - 1917.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Earthquakes--California, Southern.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1900-1919
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359