Judd, Samuel, 1892-1971
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
Box includes: 1961 Reclamation Project Data, photography book on the Hoover Dam and folder of Hoover Dam miscellaneous papers.
Samuel Judd, 1918-1966
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