Project files and research files compiled by J. W. Johnson during his career as Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and as a professional consulting engineer.

Joe William Johnson was born on July 19, 1908 in Pittsburg, Kansas. He grew up in Winslow, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California. He spent his first two years of college at the University of California, Los Angeles, and then transferred to Berkeley, where he received his B.S. degree in May 1931 and his M.S. degree in May 1934, both in civil engineering.

43 manuscript boxes and 1 photograph box

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