John Henry Dockweiler papers, Water Resources Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection contains engineer papers from John Dockweiler and legal documents.
Dockweiler's papers also include 19th century court cases such Spring Valley Water Company vs. City of San Francisco.
Dates
- 1857-1916
Creator
- Dockweiler, J. H. (John Henry) (Creator, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
Biography of John Henry Dockweiler
Civil Engineer, San Francisco, California, was born in Lancaster, New York, February 20, 1864. In 1891 he became City Engineer of Los Angeles, serving four years, until the end of 1894. In 1895 and 1896 he was engaged in general engineering work, and in 1897 again became City Engineer, serving for two years. He represented Spring Valley Water Company, Cuyumaca Water Company, San Francisco's City Distribution System, and Marin County Water and Supply company. He worked on water projects during the early 20th century.
Extent
23 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
John Dockweiler was a consulting engineer for water and power companies in Northern California near the San Francisco area. He represented Spring Valley Water Company, Cuyumaca Water Company, San Francisco's City Distribution System, and Marin County Water and Supply company. He worked on water projects during the early 20th century. Dockweiler's papers also include 19th century court cases such Spring Valley Water Company vs. City of San Francisco.
Series Arrangement
Series 1, San Francisco Water Company
Series 2, Engineer projects not in California
Series 3, California Engineer projects
Subseries 3.1, Los Angeles Engineer projects
Subseries 3.2, Pasadena, California Engineer projects
Subseries 3.3, Buclimo Mining Company
Subseries 3.4, Spring Valley Water Company
Subseries 3.5, Contra Costa Water Company
Subseries 3.6, Cuyumaca Water Company
Subseries 3.7, Engineer Projects -- Books A1 to Y
Subseries 3.8, Marin County Water and Power Company -- Books A-H
Series 4, Court Cases in California
Physical Location
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont University Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition of collection is unknown.
Accruals
No addition to the collection is anticipated.
General Physical Description note
19 document boxes and 4 oversize boxes
Processing Information
Arranged and Processed by Special Collections staff
- Buclimo Mining Company (Creator)
- City Distribution System (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Contra Costa Water District (Calif.)
- Crystal Springs Dam
- Dams California
- Johnson, Albert (Creator)
- Long, Percy V. (Percy Vincent) (Creator)
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
- Schussler, Hermann (Creator)
- Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.) (Creator)
- Water -- Law and legislation -- California
- Water -- Massachusetts -- History
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945
- Title
- Guide to the John Henry Dockweiler Papers, Water Resources Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding created by Russell Michalak
- Date
- August 28, 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu