Huberty (Martin R.) Papers, ca. 1925-1960

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Summary

Title:
Martin R. Huberty Papers,
Dates:
ca. 1925-1960
Creators:
Huberty, Martin R. (Martin Richard), b. 1894
Abstract:
Martin R. Huberty (1894-1960) joined the staff of the Irrigation Division, College of Agriculture, Davis and Berkeley (1921), transferred to Riverside (1936), and to Los Angeles (1939) where held various positions including professor of irrigation engineering, chairman of the Department of irrigation and soil science, and acting dean of agriculture. He also served as director of the University of California's system-wide Water Resources Center (1957-60), helped establish the Water Resources Archives on the Berkeley campus, served in Rome as Senior Irrigation and Drainage Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, and was a consultant to the UC Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the Federal Interagency Advisory Committee on Soils, Water and Fertilizer Research. The collection consists of teaching, research and committee materials, publications by Huberty and others, correspondence, notes, and photographs.
Extent:
14 boxes (7 linear ft.) 30 cartons (30 linear ft.) 2 oversize boxes
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Martin R. Huberty Papers (Collection 1683). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of teaching, research and committee materials, publications by Huberty and others, correspondence, notes, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Huberty was born on May 16, 1894 in San Andreas, California; BS in agriculture, UC Berkeley, 1920; professional degree of engineer, Stanford University, 1934; joined the staff of the Irrigation Division, College of Agriculture, Davis and Berkeley, 1921; transferred to Riverside in 1936 and to Los Angeles in 1939; was variously professor of irrigation engineering, chairman of the Department of irrigation and soil science, and acting dean of agriculture, UCLA; director of University of California system-wide Water Resources Center (1957-60), coordinating all water research within the University, including sea water reclamation, and helped establish the Water Resources Archives on the Berkeley campus; served in Rome as Senior Irrigation and Drainage Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN; was consultant to the UC Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the Federal Interagency Advisory Committee on Soils, Water and Fertilizer Research; wrote some 90 technical papers, and was senior editor and principal contributor of Natural resources (1959); he died on December 12, 1960.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, April 2005 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: November 1991 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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], Martin R. Huberty Papers (Collection 1683). Department of 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:
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