Thomas M. Robins papers 1913-1958

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Thomas M. Robins papers 1913-1958

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Thomas Matthew Robins was a native of Maryland who graduated from West Point and serived in Cuba in 1908 and in WWI before he moved to Portland, Oregon where he was in charge of all rivers, harbors and construction of the Bonneville Dam. Collection contains engineering project files, reports of commissions and corporations, speeches, correspondence, manuscripts, articles, personal information and photographs.

11.0 linear feet, 8 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Robins, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew), 1881-1965

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Thomas Matthew Robins was born in Snow Hill, Maryland and graduated from West Point in 1904, as 2nd Lt., Corps of Engineers. He served in Cuba in 1908 and in Manila, 1909-1912. During World War I he was engineer officer at the Hoboken, N.J., port of embarkation. In 1929 he was division engineer, Southern Pacific Division, San Francisco, and later of the Northern Pacific Division, Portland, Oregon. While in Portland he was in charge of all rivers and harbors and flood control work, i...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...