Historical interview of 276 years of experience, 1990 April 04
Scope and Contents
In 1988 and 1990, Ken "Kenny" Whitmore conducted the interviews in this series on behalf of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. The interviewees, Frank Gould, Al Bloom, Harvey Johnson, Bob Watts, and Herb Spencer, all served as directors and superintendents of irrigation companies in Northern Colorado, and the interviews are about the history of the ditch companies. Materials are four PDF files of transcripts and associated notes, maps, photographs, and newsclippings. Three of the files are housed on a CD in box 1; the Left Hand Ditch Company interview is only available digitally. No audio recordings are present. Interviews are listed alphabetically by title.
Dates
- Creation: 1990 April 04
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection. However, it is stored off-site, so advance notice is required.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 linear feet (1 document box)
From the Collection: 1.1 Terabytes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
31pp.
General
Interview of Harvey Johnson, Water Supply and Storage Company; Bob Watts, Lake Canal Irrigation Company; and Herb Spencer, North Poudre Irrigation System, by Kenny Whitmore and Debbie Watts (granddaughter of Bob Watts).
Repository Details
Part of the CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections Repository
Fort Collins Colorado 80523-1019 USA
970-491-1844
library_dl_specialcollections@mail.colostate.edu