Correspondence re Engineering Reports and Surveys, 1939-1940
Scope and Content
Cover of original binding by Henry M. Isaacs reads "Engineering reports and surveys: A.L. Sonderegger, Francis Bates, Charles H. Bates, US Coast and Geodetic Survey, D.E. Hughes, Capt. H.W. Rhodes, Hervey Shaw field notes (Ray Shaw), Reports of Chief of Engineers (US Army), Frank F. Mead, Howard B. Blanchard, and others; covering miscellaneous boundaries, tidelands, navigable waters, etc.; maps, field notes and reports, and engineering files."
Correspondence between H.M. Isaacs, Jackson W. Chance (UP attorneys) and others re surveys of Long Beach Harbor area, typescripts including receipts for insured mail dated 15 Jul 1938 and 18 Jul 1938; bills for research work done in locating and copying maps, surveys, and other documents; and "Comparison of instructions of Surveyor General concerning meander lines" 1851 and 1855 (1939-1940).
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1940
Creator
- From the Collection: Bates, Francis E. (Person)
- From the Collection: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) (Surveyor, Person)
- From the Collection: Lippincott, Joseph Barlow (Engineer, Person)
- From the Collection: Union Pacific Railroad Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Hansen, George (Surveyor, Person)
- From the Collection: Hancock, Henry (Surveyor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 33 Linear Feet (13 boxes and 1 mapcase drawer)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu