Papers, ca. 1930- ca. 1960.

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Papers, ca. 1930- ca. 1960.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28083300

Collection contains subject files, blueprints, and maps relating to Bennet's work with the Bureau of Reclamation, concerning concrete structures, power plants and other projects mainly around the Denver area.

14.85 cubic ft. (33 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7252584

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...

Bennet, Harold Housley, 1896-1974.

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Bennet, a Denver, Colorado, reclamation engineer, worked with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from around 1920 to 1960. He first worked in the Mitchell, Nebraska, office, then later in the Denver office. While with the Bureau he supervised the design of power plants in the West, including those at the Grand Coulee, Glen Canyon, Shasta, and Hungry Horse dams. From the description of Papers, ca. 1930- ca. 1960. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28083...