Résumé

Office worker, Los Angeles County, Department of Builidng and Safety, Altadena, CA, 10/1940. At this time the Department's Altadena office was situated at 930 East Foothill Boulevard. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1697, accessed 05/16/2020.)

Designer, Kenneth S. Wing, Architect, Long Beach, CA.

Partner, [Edward] Killingsworth, [Jules] Brady, Smith and Associates, Architects, Long Beach, CA, 1953-1967. Smith left Killingsworth and Brady in 1967 to practice on his own.

Principal, Waugh Smith, Architect, Long Beach, CA, 1967- . In 1969, Waugh Smith maintained an office at his residence, 320 Colorado Place in Long Beach, CA. (See Long Beach, California, City Directory, 1969, p. 98.)

Professional Awards

Recipient, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Honor Award, (awarded to the Killingsworth, Brady, and Smith Office), Long Beach, CA, in 1955.

College

B.A., Architecture, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1940.

College Awards

Graduate with Honors, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), Berkeley, CA, 1940.

Relocation

William Waugh Smith, who went by his middle name, was born in Etiwanda, CA, a town in San Bernardino that became annexed into Rancho Cucamonga in 1977. In 1920, he lived with his family on a farm that they owned in Etiwanda. His parents had four children, two boys and two girls, when the US Census was taken in 1920, but another girl arrived in the family later that year.

The family moved to Los Angeles during the 1920s, and, by 1930, rented a dwelling at 1718 3rd Avenue. They paid $50 per month in rent.

On 10/16/1940, Waugh Smith continued to live with his family who then lived at 1628 South Van Ness Street. At the time, he worked for the Los Angeles County Department of Building and Safety, in their Altadena office. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1697, accessed 05/16/2020.)

Smith had a dwelling at 606 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, CA, in 1952. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 05/16/2020.)

In 1956, Waugh Smith resided at 5596 Bay Shore Walk in Long Beach, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 05/16/2020.)

During the period 1969 through at least 1971, Smith made his home at 320 North Colorado Place in Long Beach, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed 05/16/2020.)

He resided at 831 North Curson Avenue in Los Angeles, CA, between 1993 and 2002, at least.

Parents

He was born to Alfred Caleb Smith, (born 08/02/1877 in IL-d. 03/19/1948 in Los Angeles County, CA) and Mary Lana Waugh, (born 02/12/1879 in KS-d. 06/25/1953 in Ventura County, CA). They married on 01/01/1901 in Riley County, KS. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information: Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016, accessed 05/17/2020.) Prior to her marriage, Mary worked as an assistant at the Kansas State Agricultural College, as noted in the 1900 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240497, accessed 05/17/2020.) After marrying Alfred Smith, Mary managed the household that would include five children.

On 04/15/1910, the Smith Family resided in Seattle, WA, where three eldest Smith children were born. They lived at 406 10th Avenue North, at the time, and Alfred worked as a real estate broker in Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Seattle Ward 7, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1660; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375673, accessed 05/17/2020.) They moved to Long Beach, CA, by 04/26/1910, where another 1910 US Census form listed Alfred as a real estate agent, living at 8 Crescent Avenue in Long Beach, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Beach Ward 5, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_85; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374098, accessed 05/17/2020.)

During the 1910s, he changed professions. transitioning to operating a family ranch in Etiwanda and working as an electrician for the Pacific Electric Railway Company, according to both his World War I draft registration card and the 1920 US Census form. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Registration State: California; Registration County: San Bernardino; Roll: 1543444; Draft Board: 1, accessed 05/17/2020.) Ten years later, the 1930 US Census indicated that he continued to work for the Pacific Electric as an electrician.

His siblings included Isabel Kathryn Smith, (born 01/25/1902 in Seattle, WA-d. 05/17/1979 in Riverside County, CA), Alfred Curtis Smith, (born 02/05/1905 in Seattle, WA-d. 1948 in Los Angeles, CA), Dorothy Smith (born c. 1908 in WA), William and Phyllis Smith (born c. 1920 in CA). The family resided during the 1900s in WA State, and moved to CA by at least 1917, when Waugh was born.

Curtis Smith had became a lawyer by 1930, and worked in a Los Angeles law office in 1930. In 10/1940, he was employed by the County of Los Angeles in the Hall of Records. He resided in Beverly Hills at the time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1680, accessed 05/18/2020.)

Biographical Notes

Early in his life, he was called "Billie." He became known as "Waugh" as an adult.

According to his 10/16/1940 draft registration card, Waugh Smith stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighed 155 pounds. He had a light brown Caucasian complexion with brown eyes and brown hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1697, accessed 05/16/2020.)

In 1952 and 1956, Smith was a registered Republican. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 05/16/2020.)

SSN: 548-26-3198.