David K. Todd papers
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1969
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.
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).
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
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.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
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.
Subject
- American Geophysical Union. Committee on Status and Needs in Hydrology (Organization)
- Co-ordinating Council of the International Hydrological Decade (Organization)
- International Hydrological Decade (Organization)
- Skagit River Hydroelectric Project (Organization)
- University of California, Berkeley. Department of Civil Engineering (Organization)
- University of California (System). Water Resources Center. West Side San Joaquin Valley Coordinating Council (Organization)
- Universities Council on Hydrology (Organization)
- Universities Council on Water Resources (Organization)
- Western Interstate Water Conference (2nd : 1965 : Corvallis, Or.) (Organization)
- Title
- David K. Todd papers
- Status
- Legacy
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Xiuzhi Zhou.
- Date
- 1998
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Water Resources Collections & Archives Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 United States
specialcollections@ucr.edu