Robert A. Olson papers, 1972-1986.

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Robert A. Olson papers, 1972-1986.

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Collection mostly documents Robert A. Olson's career with the Bureau of Reclamation between 1983 and 1985, but holds a small amount of material from earlier in his career. The contents of the collection mainly concern water and its use for hydro-electric energy in the American West. The collection ontains subject files and subject binders, which consist of correspondence, clippings, reports, government documents, and speeches given by Olson. It also holds loose correspondence, reports, and government documents.

2.0 cubic ft. (2 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...

Olson, Robert A.

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Robert A. Olson was an electrical engineer and an administrator for the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. A native of Huron, South Dakota, Olson earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from South Dakota State University and went to work as an electrical engineer for Hughs Aircraft Corporation in 1959. He joined the Bureau of Reclamation's Missouri-Oahe Projects Office as an electrical engineer in 1963 and proceeded to move up through the ranks. He became Chief of Operati...