Materials concerning flood control projects in Oregon, circa 1881-1948.

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Materials concerning flood control projects in Oregon, circa 1881-1948.

one (1) bound volume; "Official Papers of Lieut. J.G. Doyle, U.S.N.," 1881-1900; one (1) copy of "Review report on Columbia River and tributaries, appendix J, Willamtette River Basin, part 1," Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, North Pacific Division, October 1, 1948; one (1) copy of "Review report on Columbia River and tributaries, Appendix J, Willamette River Basin, Part II -- special studies, vol. III," Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, North Pacific Division, October 1, 1948; one (1) copy of Willamette River Basin project, Fern Ridge Dam, Long Tom River, Oregon, specifications for construction of operator's residence," 1947, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Portland District, Portland, OR.; one (1) copy of "Administrative safety manual for the Portland Oregon District, War Department, Army Engineers," January 1940; one (1) copy of report "Report of completed work: cutting of an opening in the levee of Peninsula Drainage District No.1 of Multnomah County, Oregon to provide an outlet for flood waters of the May and June 1948 flood" (with photos), Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Office of the District Engineer, Portland District, 628 Pittock block, Portland 5, Oregon; one (1) copy of report "Upper Willamette River Oregon, 1948 dredging season, U.S. Dredge 'Luckiamute'" (with photoprints); one (1) copy of report: "Job History Contract No. 3808 dredging and rock removal, Coos Bay, Oregon, 1948 (with photoprints); folder "Job estimate summary sheets"; folder "Upper Grays River project, ca. 1939"; folder "Bid instructions; Feb. - Sept. 1939; folder "Willamette Valley emergency flood plan: 1937-1940; folder "Office circulars & memoranda," 1938-39; and folder "Miscellaneous office letters and memoranda; 1938-1948." Columbia River Flood Control, 1936, 7 sheets; "Flood Control, Columbia River and Tributaries- Washington & Oregon," eight (8) sheets, plates 13 - 14-6, dated 1935-1936, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers; six (6) pages, color coded topographical maps of the Willamette Valley and flood plains thereof, U.S. Army/U.S. Geological Survey, 1939; Aerial photo map, "Cowlitz River, Washington, Channel Clearing & Snagging, Toledo Area, Reach 'A'," Corps. of Engineers, Sept. 1947; "Columbia Slough, Oregon, 1948 Flood Survey," U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, June 1948; "Flood Plain Map, Rogue and Applegate Rivers," U.S. Engineers Office, North Pacific Division, April 1936; "District Index Map, River and Harbor Works, Portland, Oregon District," U.S. Engineers Office, Sept. 1938; large oversize binder containing a series of maps, "Flood Control, Columbia River and Tributaries," 1935-36.

2 cubic feet (1 record carton and 13 maps)

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...