E. ROBERT DE LUCCIA - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/05/1969 - HFSID 273633

E. ROBERT de LUCCIA. TLS: "E. Robert de Luccia" as President, 1p, 8½x11. Portland, Oregon, 1969 December 5. On letterhead of the Oregon Graduate Center for Study and Research to Mr. Danny Franklin, Sunnyslope, Arizona. In full: "It was very kind of you to write me so warmly on the occasion of my birthday. I am very happy to respond by enclosing the autographed photograph. I have recently retired from Pacific Power and Light Company and have taken over the responsibilities of directing the affairs of the Oregon Graduate Center as you will note in the enclosed catalog which I am taking the liberty of sending you. Again, many thanks to you and my very best wishes for a happy holiday season. Sincerely". Enclosures not present. E. Robert de Luccia, who received his degree in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1927, served in a number of capacities for both public and private organizations and firms. From 1938-1942, he was a consultant on hydroelectric plants for the Federal Power Commission, returning to the agency in 1945, when he was made Chief, Bureau of Power. During WWII, de Luccia was called to active duty in the Chief of Engineers Office, and he was placed in charge of the aircraft factory and modification center construction program. He later became operations officer of the Engineering Division, SHAEF, in the European theatre, for which Lieutenant Colonel de Luccia was awarded the Legion of Merit. A consultant to the Economic Cooperation Administration, de Luccia was also a member of the official U.S. delegation to negotiate an international treaty with Canada regarding the use of Niagara Falls as a source of additional power. Lightly creased with fold, not at signature. Fine condition.