Shipman, William D.

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Engineer and architectural historian, of Brunswick, Me.

From the description of Papers, 1951-1980s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70942939

Professor Shipman received his Ph.D. from Columbia and was the Adams-Catlin Professor of Economics at Bowdoin. He worked in the field of energy economics and policy and served as a consultant to the New England Regional Commission, the Maine Public Utilities Commission, the Maine Office of Energy Resources, and the New England Governors' Conference. He was the author of several books and reports on energy policy and the electric power supply in Maine. In 1975 he undertook a study financed by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to assess the economic feasibility of tidal-power production in Cobscook Bay. He was appointed by Governor James B. Longley in 1976 to the Citizens' Dickey-Lincoln Project Impact Review Committee. The eight-member committee was charged with providing an impartial evaluation of the social, economic and environmental impacts of the Dickey-Lincoln dam project.

From the description of Papers, 1963-1981 (bulk 1975-1978) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 60523246

William Shipman served in the 62nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

From the description of William Shipman papers, 1862-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79463277

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