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Judd, Samuel, 1892-1971

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Biography

Samuel Judd was born in Denver on March 15, 1892. He was the son of Abraham and Fannie Judelowitz, nee Baer. His siblings were George, Edward, Benjamin, Robert, Simon, Mollie (Malke), Philip, and Sarah (Meer). Samuel was educated in Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. He married Lillian Israelske and they had three children: Grayce (Aronofsky), E. (Edmond) James, and William. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1935 until retiring in 1963. He selected sites and designed many large dams (including Boulder Dam, Hoover dam, Yangtze Dam in China) and did city planning for Boulder City, Nevada and Page, Arizona.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Box 23, 1961-2009

 File — Box B088.06.0023: Series B088.06 [Barcode: U186023282370]
Identifier: B088.06.0023
Abstract

Box includes: 1961 Reclamation Project Data, photography book on the Hoover Dam and folder of Hoover Dam miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 1961-2009

Samuel Judd, 1918-1966

 File
Identifier: B088.04.0020.0004
Abstract This folder contains photographs of Samuel Judd, small album with photographs and notes abaout the Tehachapi earth quake that occurred in the Tehachapi mountains of California, two envelopes from Russia sent to Samuel Judd at the Bureau of Reclamation, obituary, letter announcing raise from Department of Interior and letter from Senator Ed Johnson as a member of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, newspaper articles about Samuel Judd and his work at the Bureau of Reclamation, and a...
Dates: 1918-1966

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