Catherine Mulholland Collection
http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8tm7d8c No online items Guide to the Catherine Mulholland Collection Special Collections & Archives University Library California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8326 URL: https://library.csun.edu/SCA Contact: https://library.csun.edu/SCA/Contact © Copyright 2020 Special Collections & Archives. All rights reserved. Guide to the Catherine URB.CM 1 Mulholland Collection Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives Title: Catherine Mulholland Collection Creator: Mulholland, Catherine, 1923- Identifier/Call Number: URB.CM Extent: 208.34 linear feet Extent: 25.9 Gigabytes Date (inclusive): 1812-2011 Abstract: Catherine Rose Mulholland, granddaughter of William Mulholland, former Chief Superintendent of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, was a historian, writer, civic leader, and public speaker in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area, where she spent much of her life. The Catherine Mulholland Collection documents her personal and professional life, chronicles the life of her grandfather, William Mulholland, and provides a unique perspective for considering the early social, political and economic history of the greater Los Angeles area. Most significantly, materials contained in this collection demonstrate the many complex issues involved in Los Angeles water history, as well as the important roles played by politicians and political movements, private business and industry, civic organizations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies in the quest to provide water to the ever-expanding population of Los Angeles. Language of Material: English Biographical Information: Catherine Rose Mulholland was born at Hollywood Methodist Hospital in Hollywood, California on April 7, 1923, the first of three children born to William "Perry" and Addie Camelia Haas Mulholland.
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