Contains the following type of material: oral history. Contains information pertaining to the following time period: 1980s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units: United States (U.S.) Army Engineer Division, North Pacific; U.S. Army Engineer Division, Europe, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Atlantic. General description of the collection: The James W. Van Loben Sels papers include general officer's oral history; Engineer Division Command; leadership philosophy; Mount St. Helens; Bonneville Lock and Dam; Columbia River; colocation United States Army Europe/Central Army Group (USAREUR/CENTAG) Headquarters; foreign construction; Fort Drum; Passaic flood control; New York City and Harbor; reorganization proposals; contractor/civilian/customer relations; ethics.
