Arthur Powell Davis papers, 1861-1952.

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Arthur Powell Davis papers, 1861-1952.

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Collection contains correspondence (1915-1952); 2 scrapbooks; diaries (1896, 1898-1913, 1915-1918, 1921, 1924-1929, 1932-1933); maps of the United States; subject files on construction projects, including the Panama and Nicaragua Canal, Turkestan, and various consulting projects (1892-1952); and miscellaneous biographical material (1866-1892).

9.75 cubic ft. (19 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7252555

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...

Geological survey (U.S.)

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Davis, Arthur Powell, 1861-1933

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