Hall (Warren A.) papers, 1940-1969

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Summary

Title:
Warren A. Hall papers
Dates:
1940-1969
Abstract:
Warren Acker Hall was born on Aug. 12, 1919 in Hot Springs, SD. After receiving his Ph.D in engineering from UCLA in 1952, he went on to faculty positions in universities across California, including UCLA, UC Davis, and UC Riverside. His work is related to water resources systems and agricultural engineering. This collection consists of research notes, reports and manuscripts, and correspondence.
Extent:
2.0 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Warren A. Hall Papers (Collection 1619). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of research notes, reports and manuscripts, and correspondence related to water resources systems and agricultural engineering.

Biographical / historical:

Warren Acker Hall was born on Aug. 12, 1919 in Hot Springs, SD; BS, California Institute of Technology, 1942; Ph.D in engineering, UCLA, 1952; lecturer in engineering (1947-48), instructor (1948-50), lecturer (1950-52), asst. professor (1952-53), UCLA; asst. professor of engineering, UC Davis, 1953-56; from asst. professor to professor of engineering (1955-66), asst. dean of engineering (1956-60), and director of Water Resources Center (1961-66), UCLA; professor, UC Riverside, 1966-69; technical asst., water resources, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, 1969-71; professor of soil science and agricultural engineering, UC Riverside, 1971-72; assoc. director and acting director (1972-73) and director (1973-77), Office of Water Resources Research, Dept. of the Interior; in 1977 became professor of Engineering Resources Center, Colorado State University; publications include Water resources systems engineering (with John A. Dracup, 1970).

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown.
Processing information:

Reprocessed by Lindsay Chaney in 2015 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Chaney, 2015; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
©2015 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-09-11T10:34-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

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Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Warren A. Hall Papers (Collection 1619). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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