Hamlin (Homer) Correspondence, 1900-1919, 1900-1919

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:

Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

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:

Hamlin was the City Engineer of Los Angeles from 1906 - 1917.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Earthquakes--California, Southern.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
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:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Homer Hamlin Correspondence, 1900-1919. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359