Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Collection Number
Biographical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: David K. Todd papers
Date (inclusive): 1957-1969
Collection Number: WRCA 069
Extent:
2.5 linear feet
(6 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists chiefly of correspondence, minutes, press releases of various water resources organizations; and reports,
maps, charts, photographs, and articles relating to Skagit Hydroelectric Project, Washington.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable
rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. David K. Todd papers (WRCA 069). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special
Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gifts of David K. Todd, 1975 and 2000.
Processing History
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1998.
Collection Number
Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was TODD. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Biographical Note
Born in Lafayette, Ind., 1923. B.S. degree in civil engineering (Purdue University, 1948); hydraulic engineer, U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation, Denver, Colo. (1948-1950); M.S. in meteorology (New York University, 1948); Ph.D. in hydraulics (University
of California, 1953). Professor of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; chairman of the Universities Council
on Water Resource; and an instrumental figure in organizing the world-wide International Hydrological Decade. President of
Todd Engineers, Emeryville, Calif., a consulting firm specializing in groundwater investigations (1978-present).
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence, minutes, press releases of various water resources organizations; and reports,
maps, charts, photographs, and articles relating to Skagit Hydroelectric Project, Washington.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
American Geophysical Union. Committee on Status and Needs in Hydrology
Co-ordinating Council of the International Hydrological Decade
International Hydrological Decade
Skagit River Hydroelectric Project
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Civil Engineering
University of California (System). Water Resources Center. West Side San Joaquin Valley Coordinating Council
Universities Council on Hydrology
Universities Council on Water Resources
Western Interstate Water Conference (2nd : 1965 : Corvallis, Or.)
Frozen ground
Gorge High Dam (Wash.)
Pacific Southwest Water Plan
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Maps
Minutes (administrative records)
Reports
Photographs