Background
Hartwell, Oliver Whitcomb was born on July 5, 1886 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Haywood and Mary Reed (Whitcomb) Hartwell.
District Engineer United States Geological Survey
Hartwell, Oliver Whitcomb was born on July 5, 1886 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Haywood and Mary Reed (Whitcomb) Hartwell.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard, 1908.
Massachusetts Board Health, 1908-1909. With water resources division United States Geological Survey, 1909-1956, district engineer, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1919-1921, Trenton, New Jersey, 1921-1956. Consultant on water resources problems, since 1956.
Member: American Society of Civil Engineers. American Waterworks Association Club: Harvard (New Jersey).
Married Gladys E. Wood, February 12, 1912. Children: Mary Louise, James Haywood, Oliver Whitcomb, Carolyn W. Assistant.