Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959.

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Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959.

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Collection contains materials relating to Rodgers's interest in land use and reclamation, including 158 interviews and research notes with engineers and other individuals involved with irrigation and water resources development in the west, 1904-1957; research notes on the Indian Irrigation Service and irrigation projects on Indian reservations containing newspaper clippings, maps and correspondence, 1914-1960; manuscripts for "Federal Reclamation's Pioneer Period: A Biographical Study of its Origins, Organization, and Early Work of its Engineer Corps" and "Indian Irrigation: Its Organization and Techniques"; and a scrapbook with photographs, newspaper clippings and biographical information on John Lucian Savage (1879-1967), a civil engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 1953.

5.78 cubic ft. (13 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7253808

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...

Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981

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Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (1900-1981) was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1922, followed by law school at Ohio State University in 1925. He practiced law from 1926-1933 and later became a historian of botany and botanists. From the description of Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28153780 From the guide to the Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959, (University ...

Savage, John L. (John Lucian), 1879-1967

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Dam design engineer. Appointed U.S. Reclamation Service's chief design engineer in 1924. Supervised more than 60 dams, including Hoover and Grand Coulee. Denver, Colo. resident. From the description of Papers, 1944. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 53010980 John Lucian Savage, 1879-1967, was a dam design engineer, who worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, from the turn of the 19th century until his retirement, and then served as t...

United States. Indian Irrigation Service

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