Willis S. Jones Papers, Water Resources Collection, 1919-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Jones, Willis S.
Abstract:
His papers contain field notebooks when Willis S. Jones was superintendent of Claremont Domestic Water Company and consulting engineer Vail Company, legal cases on water rights and supply, maps of Southern California, photographs of San Gabriel Valley, rainfall and run-off records from Southern California, reports on water use in Southern California, the San Gabriel investigation, an water rights and water supply in Southern California from 1919-1979.
Extent:
14 feet (14 boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English

Background

Scope and content:

The papers in collection consist of 60 field books, legal cases on water rights, maps, photographs, records of rainfall and wells, engineer's reports.

Biographical / historical:

Willis S. Jones was a consulting engineer for the Consolidated Water Company of Pomona in 1907; superintendent of Claremont Domestic Water Co.; and consulting engineer for nthe Vail Co. in Riverside Co. He built dams along the Santa Margarita and Temecula River on the Pauba Ranch near Temecula, California.

Acquisition information:
Unknown.
Arrangement:

Series 1 Field Notebooks by Willis S. Jones

Series 2 Legal Cases on Water Rights

Series 3 Maps of Southern California

Series 4 Photographs of San Gabriel Valley

Series 5 Rainfall and Run-off Records

Series 6 Photographs of San Gabriel Valley

Series 7 San Gabriel Investigation

Series 8 Water Rights and Water Supply in Southern California

Series 8.1 Pauba Ranch, Temecula and Santa Margarita Rivers, Riverside County, California

Series 8.2 Monrovia, California

Series 9 Log of Wells in Southern California

Physical location:
Special Collections. Honnold/Mudd Library.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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