Resources
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University of California, Riverside’s Library, Special Collections: Eaton Collection
This is where Mr. Brooks’ 10,000 volumes of science fiction magazines and books is housed. Above you see part of the collection.
https://library.ucr.edu/collections/eaton-collection-of-science-fiction-fantasy#
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, history: http://www.mwdh2o.com/WhoWeAre/History/Pages/default.aspx
Mr. Brooks worked here most of his adult life. Here is a memo for his 20th anniversary with MWD that I found on the Internet.
Water and Power Associates, water in early Los Angeles: https://waterandpower.org/museum/Water_in_Early_Los_Angeles.html
Before MWD, Mr. Brooks worked here.
California Institute of Technology (Caltech): https://eas.caltech.edu/about/history
One alma mater. I attended his graduation, a babe in arms. Every year the entire family enjoyed alumnae day.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute history, World War II: https://vtcc.vt.edu/about/history.html
This site on the eruption of Krakatoa has an interesting video explaining the blast and tsunami, and images of articles from the time showing the red sunsets: https://allthatsinteresting.com/krakatoa-eruption
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The Los Angeles County library now has a dedicated page on Antelope Valley history: