David K. Todd papers
Finding aid prepared by Xiuzhi Zhou.
Special Collections & University Archives
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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
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Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
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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
Box 1, Item 1.1, Box 2, Item 1.1
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Lighting
1954-1958
Scope and Contents
Reports, maps, charts, plots, photographs relating to artificial freezing of groundwater in foundation work for Gorge High
Dam, Skagit Hydroelectric Project.
Partial Contents: First stage freezing operation temperature data, plots, August 1956 -July 1958 --First stage freezing isotherm
charts --Expanded elevation of second stage ice wall.
Box 3, Item 1.2
Townsend, C. L.
1954
Scope and Contents
Estimate for frozen earth cofferdam at Gorge High Dam, upper damsite
Box 3, Item 1.3
Coombs, Howard A.
1954
Scope and Contents
Geologic examination of the Gorge High Dam site, Skagit Project, Seattle City Light.
Box 3, Item 1.4
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Lighting
1954
Physical Description: 1 volume: photos
Scope and Contents
Report on information accumulated on drilling cased holes, pumping ground water and grouting and freezing the river fill material
in connection with water diversion at the Gorge High Dam site.
Box 3, Item 1.5
Townsend, C. L. Freezing the cofferdams at Gorge High Dam
1954
Box 3, Item 1.6
Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Lighting
1954
Physical Description: 1 volume
Scope and Contents
Report on ground water pumping test in connection with water diversion at the Gorge High Dam site.
Box 3, Item 1.7
Mosman, John L.
1954
Scope and Contents
Gorge High Dam: report on freezing of wall of ice for retention of perculating water
Box 3, Item 1.8
Todd, David K.
1953-1959
Physical Description: 20 photographs: b
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the construction of Gorge High Dam, Skagit River, Washington
Box 3, Item 2
Todd, David K.
1962
Physical Description: 1 envelope
Scope and Contents
Literature review on ground freezing; notes for a bibliography
Box 3, Item 3
Ruedy, R.
1905-1955
Scope and Contents
Shaft sinking by the freezing method, bibliography, translations, and notes
Box 4, Item 4
Universities Council on Hydrology correspondence and miscellany
1962-1964
Physical Description: 5 volumes and 1 envelope
Box 5, Item 5
Universities Council on Water Resources correspondence re membership, committees, and other miscellany
1964-1967
Physical Description: 5 folders
Scope and Contents
Partial Contents: Minutes, Executive Board Meeting, 1965-1966 --Report on Universities Council on Water Resources Standing
Committees / by E. Roy Tinney, 1965 --Minutes, annual meetings, 1965-1966 --UCOWR Newsletter, 1965-1967 --UCOWR brochure "Career
opportunities in water resources."
Box 6, Item 6
University of California (System). Water Resources Center. West Side San Joaquin Valley Coordinating Council
1965-1967
Physical Description: 2 folders
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, photos and annual reports regarding the San Joaquin Valley Project, planning for the impact of water
on land.
Partial Contents: Annual report for 1965-66 to the Water Resources Center, planning for the impact of water on land / by
David K. Todd --Objectives, organization and functions of the Water Resources Center of the University of California.
Box 6, Item 7
Pacific Southwest Water Plan Conference
1964 June 4-6
Physical Description: 1 folder
Scope and Contents
Papers presented at the Conference, Lake Arrowhead Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, California
Partial Contents: Conceptual features of a regional water plan, assumptions and the planning process / by David K. Todd --Legal
considerations incident to regional planning and allocation of water resources, a background paper / prepared by Sho Sato
--Economic issues in regional water development proposal, a background paper / prepard by M. F. Brewer and W. Z. Hirsch.
Box 6, Item 8
Western Interstate Water Conference
1965
Physical Description: 1 folder
Scope and Contents
2nd: Corvallis, Oregon, "Western attention to Western water."
Partial Contents: Conference program, resolutions; regional water transfer alternatives; remarks by Commissioner of Reclamation
Floyd E. Dominy, Dept. of the Interior; Colorado River Association, newsletter.
Box 6, Item 9
American Geophysical Union. Section of Hydrology. Committee on Status and Needs in Hydrology
1963
Physical Description: 1 folder
Scope and Contents
Record, summary and reports of conferences. Partial Contents: Statement of position regarding institutions and mechanisms,
adopted February 15, 1963 --Summary of conference activities and actions, February 13-15, 1963 --A record of the First Monticello
Conference, Monticello, Illinois, June 24-28, 1963 --A report on the analysis of the Ballots from the Hott House Conference
... / by John B. Stall --Sixty-nine research areas in hydrology, a summary for the American Geophysical Union Committee on
Status and Needs in Hydrology.
Box 6, Item 10
Unesco. Council for the International Hydrological Decade
1963-1964
Physical Description: 1 folder
Scope and Contents
Partial Contents: Prepartory meeting on the long-term programme of reseach in scientific hydrology, Unesco House, Paris, 20-29
May, 1963 --Memorandum, U.S. participation in the International Hydrological Decade --Transmittal note, December 10, 1963
--Revised terms of reference, Council for the International Hydrological Decade --Meeting on U.S. Participation in the International
Hydrological Decade, held December 18, 1963 at Dept. of State --Program development.
Box 6, Item 11
Universities Council on Water Resources correspondence and minutes
1962-1969
Physical Description: 1 folder
Scope and Contents
Partial Contents: Inter-university conference on hydrology and formation of the Universities Council on Hydrology / by David
K. Todd --By-laws --Annual report, on Committee on Visiting Scientists Program, 1966-1967, 1967-68 --Preliminary report, Committee
on Education and Research in Water Quality, Universities Council on Water Resources, Cornell University, July 25, 1967 --Challenging
issues in water resources. --Business meeting, July 27, 1966 --Inter-University Conference on Hydrology, Lake Arrowhead, California,
August 7-9,1962.
