Fred A. Houck papers, 1851-1974 (bulk 1935-1964)

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Fred A. Houck papers, 1851-1974 (bulk 1935-1964)

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This collection documents Houck's career as a civil engineer and contains material from projects with the Bureau of Reclamation and Engineering Consultants, Inc. There are reports, project materials, periodicals, maps, tables, graphs, engineering drawings, photographs, and handwritten notes pertaining to dams and hydroelectric power plants located in the western United States. Additionally, there is material from overseas projects including the Kremasta Hydroelectric Plant in Greece, the Maskeliya Oya and Samanala Wewa projects in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and the Yanhee Multipurpose Project in Thailand. This collection also contains material from Houck's college courses at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

16.26 cubic ft. (31 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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United States. Bureau of Reclamation

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation Service) was a bureau of the Department of the Interior which oversaw water development projects in the western United States. In July of 1902, in accordance with the Reclamation Act 32 Stat. 388, approved June 17, 1902 (also known as the Newlands Act), Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock established the Reclamation Service within the Geological Survey. The new Reclamation Service studied potential water development projects in each western stat...

Houck, Fred A.

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Fred Houck (1908-1974) worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Denver as a civil engineer from 1931-1958. He worked on several dams in the western U.S. including the Kortes Dam and Power Plant near Casper, Wyoming, and several along the Colorado River such as the Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam. He started consulting work with Engineering Consultants, Inc. of Denver in 1958 and worked on several overseas projects. In 1962 he returned to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Nevada and retired in...

Engineering Consultants, Inc.

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