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Judd, Samuel, 1892-1971

 Person

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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Construction Records, 1865-1990

 Series
Identifier: B088.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains records of the Judd construction company and personal papers of members of the Judd family. The materials in this collection primarily relate to the operation of the Judd Construction Company from 1949 through 1991 and concentrate on the construction industry in Denver, Colorado. The papers include legal documents, advertising, financial statements, checkbooks, bids on construction jobs, prints of architectural renderings for dams, blueprints, correspondence,...
Dates: 1865-1990

Materials from Family Reunion, 1905 - 1999

 File
Identifier: B088.04.0020.0001
Abstract

The folder has copies of postcards, letters, and the Judelovitz family. It also has a family tree prepared by E. James Judd in 1999.

Dates: 1905 - 1999

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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