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McWilliams, Samuel A., 1886-1962. Samuel A. McWilliams papers, 1910-1930, (bulk 1910-1916) .

Title: Samuel A. McWilliams papers, 1910-1930, (bulk 1910-1916) .

Samuel A. McWilliams was a civil engineer, who worked on the Milk River Project and other irrigation projects in Montana during the 1910s. Papers consist of his files concerning work on these projects. Collection consists of Samuel A. McWilliams' files concerning his work on various irrigation projects in Montana and Wyoming. There is correspondence (1910-1916) with the U. S. Reclamation Service; cost analyses (1915) of the Milk River Project's Dodson Canal; and an engineer's notebook primarily consisting of technical information. The bulk of the collection consists of proposals, specifications, and drawings for the Huntley Project (1911); for the Flathead Project's Pablo Dam (1911); for the Milk River Project (1914-1916) including the Bowdoin Canal, Dodson Canal, Nelson Reservoir, St. Mary Storage Unit, and Vandalia Dam and Canal; and for the Sun River Project (1930) enlargement of Pishkun Reservoir. There is also a short article entitled "Factors which influence profits in farming." Outgoing correspondence consists of letters McWilliams wrote in search of employment as a civil engineer. (SC 2526)

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