Scope and Contents Alexander graduated from Long Beach High School in 1915. Served in the United States Navy from October 1917 to September 1919 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1922. Was an engineer for the Southern California Water Company and its predecessor company, the American States Water Company 1928-?; design engineer for water supply, developed treatment processes for purification of well waters; later chief engineer in...

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Mostly government publications and conference proceedings on the Colorado River, clippings, and correspondence.

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Business ledgers: minute books, stock record book, accounts book, assessment books, from this early water company in the Pomona Valley.

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Pomona Valley water company, business records. Information on the sale of the Harrison Avenue Water Company to the Southern California Water Company. By-laws, meeting minutes, and stockholders of the Harrison Water Company. Financial statements of the East Ditch Water Company and information on the El Camino Water Company.

Scope and Contents Minutes, reports, speeches, memoranda, and resolutions. Information on the construction of the San Jacinto Tunnel; construction of the Coachella Valley Road and Berdoo Canyon Road; construction of Valverde and Bernasconi Tunnels; construction of Coachella Tunnels; construction of Iron Mountain, Coxcomb, and Cottonwood Tunnels; and construction of the Hollywood Tunnel. As well as information on the West Basin Feeder, California Aqueduct, and transmission lines in the Mecca Pass to the...

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Pomona Valley water company, business records. Bylaws, canceled stock certificates, and account books.

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Information on the American Water Works Association, the Grand Coulee Project, water policy, and stocks. Reports on California water problems. Built Morris Dam during his time as the Pasadena Water Department Chief Engineer and General Manager. Retired as General Manager and Chief Engineer of the Department of Water and Power for the city of Los Angeles in 1955.

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3 bank books - The First National Bank of Pomona in account with Richards Irrigation Company