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Papers of Maurice L. Albertson

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Identifier: WMLA
Abstract Maurice Albertson (1918-2009) was a hydraulic engineering expert who helped Colorado State University (CSU) gain international recognition in a variety of research fields, including water resources management. Best known for his central role in establishing the Peace Corps, Albertson was a CSU professor and administrator instrumental in expanding the university's water resources research program. The collection includes teaching materials; publications; records of professional and consulting...
Dates: 1891-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-2000
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Pauline Birky-Kreutzer

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Identifier: UBIR
Abstract

Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, a research associate with the Colorado State University Research Foundation, was part of the staff that conducted a Congressional feasibility study on a youth corps training program, which became the foundation for the U.S. Peace Corps in 1961. The collection primarily documents the establishment of the Peace Corps and the role played by CSU. Material types include newspaper clipping, reports, and photographs.

Dates: 1959-2004; Majority of material found within 1960-1968
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Peace Corps Collection

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Identifier: UPCC
Abstract Colorado State University became involved with the early development of the Peace Corps through the work of Maurice L. Albertson and the successful 1960 proposal on behalf of CSURF (Colorado State University Research Foundation) to the ICA (International Cooperation Agency) to investigate the possibility of establishing a "youth corps" that would become the Peace Corps. Colorado State University soon began training Peace Corps volunteers for work in Pakistan and other parts of the world....
Dates: 1940-2011; Majority of material found within 1960-1986
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Records of Asian Institute of Technology

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Identifier: UAIT
Abstract The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), a postgraduate institution in Thailand, was founded in 1959 as the SEATO Graduate School of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Originally sponsored by the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and funded by a USAID contract administered by Dr. Maurice L. Albertson at Colorado State University, the school moved to its present location and changed its name to the Asian Institute of Technology in 1967. The collection, assmebled by...
Dates: 1959-1975
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Records of the Office of International Programs

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Identifier: UOIP
Abstract

The Records of the Office of International Programs was established to administer and oversee projects of an international nature. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, conference proceedings, and office records related to meetings, finance, individual profiles, international travel, foreign countries and projects. Material types include manuscripts, articles, reports, brochures, journals, maps, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and photographs.

Dates: 1948-1999; Majority of material found in 1964-1984
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

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International education. 4
Slides (photographs). 3
Afghanistan. 2
Hydraulic engineering. 2
Hydrology. 2
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Maps. 2
Pakistan. 2
Rural development -- Developing countries. 2
Sustainable development -- Developing countries. 2
Thailand. 2
Water resources development. 2
Agriculture -- Research. 1
Artifacts. 1
Audiocassettes. 1
Audiotapes. 1
Blueprints. 1
Brazil. 1
Constructed wetlands. 1
Irrigation -- Research. 1
Lantern slides. 1
Mexico. 1
Motion pictures (visual works). 1
Negatives. 1
Newspaper clippings. 1
Nigeria. 1
Videotapes. 1
Voluntarism. 1
Water in agriculture -- Research. 1
Water-supply engineering. 1
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Colorado State University. 3
Peace Corps (U.S.) 3
Birky-Kreutzer, Pauline 2
Council of U.S. Universities for Soil and Water Development in Arid and Sub-humid Areas. 2
Asian Institute of Technology. 1
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Bender, Milton E. 1
Center for Research and Education (Estes Park, Colo.) 1
Colorado State University. Department of Civil Engineering. 1
Colorado State University. Engineering Research Center. 1
Colorado State University. Office of International Programs 1
Colorado State University. Research Foundation. 1
SEATO Graduate School of Engineering. 1
Shen, Richard Tsu-hsun. 1
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 1
United States. Agency for International Development. 1
University of Peshawar. 1
Whedbee, Robert E. 1
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