John Lucian Savage papers, 1903-1961.

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John Lucian Savage papers, 1903-1961.

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The collection consists of correspondence (1943-1968), project reports, blueprints, charts, maps, and notebooks compiled for projects such as Kumano River, Tadami River, Shihmen, and Taiwan among others. Included are field guides and design data for Salmon River, American Falls, and Arrowrock Dams. Photographs of Bhakra Dam Project, Dead Sea, Jordan River, Miboro, Sakuma, TVA, Upper Yarra Dam in Australia and others are included. There are also numerous newspaper clippings, several artifacts, and biographical information.

9.6 cubic ft. (11 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8251501

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...

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...

Bhakra Nangal Project

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Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Water Resources

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