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:
Collection
Identifier: B088
Abstract
The Judd Family papers trace the involvement of the Judd family in the construction industry which began with Abraham Judelowitz who arrived in Denver in the 1880s and was instrumental in the building of the first Beth haMedrosh (BMH) Synagogue. His son, Samuel Judd was born in Denver in 1892 and began as an architect and engineer at the Bureau of Reclamation in 1918. He selected sites and designed many large dams, including Hoover dam. He was the city planner for Boulder City, Nevada and...
Dates:
1865-2009
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
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