Finding Aid of the Donald Penn papers 5316
Jacqueline Morin
USC Libraries Special Collections
2018 May
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Donald Penn papers
Creator:
Penn, Donald R., 1933-2016
Identifier/Call Number: 5316
Physical Description:
9 Linear Feet
9 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1960s-2000
Abstract:
Donald R. Penn received his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and electrophysics from the University
of Southern California (1963, 1968). He spent most of his career with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, but
also taught part-time at UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Georgia Tech, Louisiana State University, and the University of
Florida. He also continued his affiliation with USC by developing educational programs with regional utilities.
This collection is comprised of USC engineering course syllabi from the 1960s and 2000; documents related to the Sylmar power
station post 1994 Northridge earthquake and work on the System performance analysis of power networks.
Language of Material:
English
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USC engineering course syllabi from the 1960s and 2000; documents related to the Sylmar power station post 1994 Northridge
earthquake and work on the System performance analysis of power networks.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Erik Penn, February 13, 2017.
Donald Penn (BSEE '63, MSEE '68) received his bachelor's and master's degrees at USC in electrical enginnering and electrophysics.
During his undergraduate senior year at USC he received an internship at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power where
he was hired upon graduation and where he worked for mos tof his career. Penn continue dhis affiliation at USC by developi
ng onsite educational programs with regional utilities and he also managed a program on electric power as well. His work
took an industrial turn when he began to focus on electircal power and power grids which led to an interesting opportunity
to work on a "high voltage direct current transmission system" called the Pacific DC intertie 3000 megawatt direct current
system which extends from Sylmar to the Washington state line. The technology was developed in Europe. He has also taught
part-time at UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Georgia Tech, Louisisana State University and the University of Florida all
while working full time at LADWP. Upon his retirement in 1998, he formed a consulting company focused on solving electrical
power grid problems as a result of earthquakes and received a five year contract from Southern California Edison.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder# or item name], Donald Penn papers, Collection no. 5316, University Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California
The collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Department of Water and Power -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Reports, publications, studies, and documentation -- Archival resources
Penn, Donald R., 1933-2016 -- Archives
University of Southern California -- Archives