Showing Collections: 21 - 26 of 26
Records of the Graduate School History Project
Collection
Identifier: UGSH
Abstract
Graduate education at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) began in the 1890s, and the Graduate School at CSU now supports more than 4,000 students in over one hundred disciplinary and interdisciplinary doctoral, master's, and professional degree programs. This collection contains oral histories and questionnaires collected in 1980 by Becky Haglund, a graduate student in CSU's History Department, and used to write A History of Graduate...
Dates:
1974-1980
Records of the Poudre River Trust
Collection
Identifier: WPRT
Abstract
The Poudre River Trust was established in 1984 to guide development and activity along the Poudre River corridor. The organization has been active in promoting the river's recreational amenities, historical significance, fish and wildlife habitat, and mixed-use development along the Fort Collins riverfront. The Trust has also collaborated with a wide range of local and national agencies, government and private, to bring attention to the river's historic heritage and to establish plans for...
Dates:
1891-2017; Majority of material found within 1984-2016
Records of the University Retirees Action Committee
Collection
Identifier: UURA
Abstract
The Records of the University Retiree’s Action Committee contains files from the class action court case Charlene Ager, et al v. Public Employees' Retirement Association, et al, Larimer County District Court case no. 91 CV 346, also known as URAC v. PERA. The Colorado State University (CSU) accelerated retirement program began in 1987. Starting in 1991, PERA informed participants that they were going to rescind salary increases granted to retirees who participated in the accelerated program....
Dates:
1984-1997
Sidney Heitman Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: UHSP
Abstract
History professor Sidney Heitman established the Colorado State University Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project in 1975. The study project focused on northern Colorado and conducted extensive interviews with Germans from Russia. The four-year project focused on the influence Germans from Russia had on Colorado, since they constituted the state's second largest ethnic group. The development of a comprehensive collection of material on Volga Germans in Colorado was a high priority of...
Dates:
1902-2005; Majority of material found within 1976-1978
Water Oral Histories Collection
Collection
Identifier: WOHC
Abstract
The Water Oral Histories Collection consists of interviews and reminiscences covering the work of some of Colorado's distinguished civil engineers, irrigators, and water leaders. Subjects include Northern Colorado's irrigation history, irrigation engineering and research in Colorado, large water storage projects, groundwater issues, and the personal and professional lives of some of Colorado's water leaders. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1986-2022
Water Supply and Storage Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: WWSS
Abstract
The Water Supply and Storage Company (WSSC) was incorporated in 1891 to serve irrigators in the Cache la Poudre valley. In 1986, the city of Thornton purchased substantial stock in the company, which has subsequently provided water for both municipal and agricultural purposes. The bulk of the collection was produced during a records management project conducted on the company's behalf between 1981 and 2000, and includes oral history audiotapes, transcripts, company histories and timelines,...
Dates:
1907-1991; Majority of material found within 1973-1991