http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7s2006bz Online items available Walter L. Huber papers Processed by Lois Judd and Claire Bullitt (May 1962); machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou Special Collections & University Archives The UCR Library P.O. Box 5900 University of California Riverside, California 92517-5900 Phone: 951-827-3233 Fax: 951-827-4673 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives © 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Walter L. Huber papers HUBER 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Walter L. Huber papers Date (bulk): 1910-1950 Collection Number: HUBER Extent: 13 linear feet(30 boxes) Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department. Riverside, CA 92517-5900 Languages: English. Access Collection is open for research. Biographical Information Walter Leroy Huber, the son of Millard Fillmore and Celia (Dill) Huber, was born in San Francisco, California, on January 4, 1883. He attended the public schools of Yolo County, California, and after graduating from Woodland High School, entered the University of California (Berkeley), from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, in 1905. Mr. Huber obtained his early professional experience in structural design as an Assistant Engineer with John D. Galloway. In 1908, he was appointed Chief Engineer of the University of California's building program by Supervising Architect John Galen Howard. Because of his knowledge of hydroelectric design and his familiarity with the mountains (he led parties which were some of the first to climb the Sierra peaks), in 1910 he represented Galloway and Markwart in surveying for a possible hydroelectric project on the Calaveras River. Also in 1910, he was appointed District Engineer for the United States Forest Service, District no. 5, comprising all of the land area in California and southwestern Nevada which was subject to the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. Huber's contact with the Sierra Club, John Muir, and his love of the mountains made him an ardent conservationist. Thus, when the Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls region was threatened because of an application for the construction of a dam and hydroelectric power development on the San Joaquin River, Huber called the Sierra Club to help prevent the possible desecration which would result. He arranged for a meeting between Club representatives and Henry S. Graves, Chief Forester, and as Forest Service Engineer, Huber surveyed the area to be preserved. As a result of Huber's foresight, President Taft signed the Proclamation creating the Devils Postpile National Monument on July 6, 1911. In March 1913, Huber opened his own engineering office in San Francisco. For the next twenty-eight years, Huber operated as sole principal. In 1941, he chose as his partner, Edward M. Knapik, another University of California graduate. The partnership of Huber and Knapik did extensive work for the University of California at Berkeley, Davis, and San Francisco. Although most active in the structural, hydroelectric, and irrigation areas, Huber undertook special studies in flood control and municipal water supply. He was an authority on earthquake resistance and published works concerning his studies on seismic forces. Concerned also with the utilization of mountain water, Huber acted as consultant for the Nevada-California Power Company and the Southern Sierras Power Company. During WWI he explored and surveyed the Little Colorado River and Service with the State Engineer's Committee preparing the original report for the Central Valley Project. He was consultant for the California Department of Water Resources on the State Water Plan and for the War Department; he was employed by the City of San Francisco in connection with its Cherry Valley Dam and Hetch Hetchy power development; and was consultant on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's American River power development. On November 11, 1941, Huber was married to Alberta Mann Reed in Los Angeles. In 1954, President Eisenhower named him Advisor to the President on a controversial study of the Arkansas-White-Red River Basins. He also served on the Board of Directors and as Vice President of the California Academy of Sciences. For his professional accomplishments, Huber received the Honor Award of the Building Industry Conference Board in 1953. Walter L. Huber died on May 30, 1960, in San Francisco. Excerpted from: Memorial Concerning Walter Leroy Huber, 1883-1960,by H. H. Hall and Robert D. Dewell; and, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers,vol. 126, pt. V (1961), p. 27-28. Key to the Arrangement Arrangement of the collection is by geographic area. California is subdivided by county (in alphabetical order). Preferred Citation [identification of item], [date if possible]. Walter L. Huber papers (HUBER). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside. Walter L. Huber papers HUBER 2 Title: Walter L. Huber Photograph Collection Identifier/Call Number: MS 76/14 Collection Scope and Contents Correspondence, reports, documents, data, and photographs, relating to dams, hydroelectric power installations, irrigation works, and municipal water supply systems, principally in California, but including other western states and the Arkansas-White-Red River Basin. Includes material on the Devils Postpile National Monument, Calif. Collection described in Water Resources Reports by Walter Leroy Huber: An Annotated Listing,compiled by Lois Judd, Claire Bullitt. Water Resources Collections and Archives, University of California, Berkeley, 1962 (Archives Series Report ; no. 12). Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Water Resources Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Water Resources Collections and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Dams -- California -- Design and construction Hydroelectric power plants -- California -- Design and construction Water-power -- California Water-supply -- California Water-supply -- West (U.S.) Waterworks -- California CALIFORNIA, BY COUNTY Alameda County Box 1, Item 1 Castro Valley County Water District 1931 Alpine County Box 1, Item 10 File on permit of R. H. Dynan to appropriate unappropriated water from spring tributary to Lake Alpine, (Silver Valley Reservoir), Alpine County 1937-1951 Butte County Box 1, Item 20 District engineer's report on application of Oro Electric Corporation for a final water power permit for lands within the Plumas National Forest 1912 Box 1, Item 21 Report on engineering investigation of Paradise Irrigation District 1916 Box 1, Item 22 Comparison : monthly run-off of Feather River at Oroville, precipitation, inclusive, Quincy, North Bloomfield and Yosemite. 1918. July 1 to March 31 Box 1, Item 23 South Feather Land Water Company, Oroville : application to the California State Water Commission to appropriate waters from the South Fork of the Feather River 1918-1919 Physical Description: 1 folder (47 pieces + 5 photographs) Box 1, Item 24 Hydrographic report upon Middle Feather Project 1921 Box 1, Item 24a File of correspondence, notes, map, etc., relating to Hydrographic report upon Middle Feather Project 1921 Walter L. Huber papers HUBER 3 CALIFORNIA, BY COUNTY Butte County Box 1, Item 25 Photographs of proposed Oroville Dam Site, Feather River Canyon, 1930. March 20, 1930 Calaveras County Box 1, Item 30 Fowler, Frederick Hall A report on the project of the Mokelumne River Power Company, El Dorado Stanislaus Forests 1911 Box 1, Item 31 Mathias, J. L. District engineer's report on application of Sierra Blue Lakes Water Power Company for a reservoir easement in the El Dorado and Stanislaus National Forests 1913 Box 1, Item 32 Herrmann, Frederick Charles, and L. F. Leurey Report on Colorado Power Company Project, Mokelumne River 1928 Box 1, Item 33 Leurey, Louis F. Report on Colorado Power Company Project, Mokelumne River and electrical requirements, Lodi and Rural district 1929 Box 1, Item 34 Eckart, Nelson A., F. C. Herrmann, and Walter L. Huber Mokelumne River power development for the City of Lodi, California 1933 Box 1, Item 34a Photographs of City of Lodi's Mokelumne Project site 1923-1935 Box 1, Item 35 Photographs of Goodwin Dam and Table Mountain Dam site 1921-1931 Box 1, Item 36 Correspondence on Ramsey Reservoir Site : adjudication by the State Water Commission of water rights on the Stanislaus River and within its watershed 1917-1919 Contra Costa County Box 1, Item 40 Orinda County Water District 1934 Box 1, Item 41 Photographs of Lafayette Dam and Lancha Plana Dam, California 1928-1929 Del Norte County Box 1, Item 50 District engineer's report on application for preliminary permit 1911 El Dorado County Box 1, Item 60 District engineer's report on the application of the Truckee River General Electric Company for a final water power permit covering certain rights of way in the El Dorado National Forest 1912 Box 1, Item 61 El Dorado Irrigation District : correspondence, data and diagrams relating to review of a report by S. J. Norris, on the feasibility of water resources development in the District. 1927. September 22, 1926 Box 1, Item 62 Webber Creek Dam 1924-1945 Fresno County Box 2, Item 70 Addison, Thomas Report on the Kings River Electric Power Project 1904 Box 2, Item 71 Cory, C. L. Report on the Kings River Electric Power Project 1907 Box 2, Item 72 Flow and runoff of North Fork of Kings River at Cliff Camp 1916 Box 2, Item 73 District engineer's report on application for final water power permit 1911 Box 2, Item 74 Stream measurements of Big Creek and Pitman Creek.