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Alumni Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: UAPO
Abstract
The Alumni Photograph Collection consists of approximately 5,500 photographic items, film reels, correspondence, and news clippings. Subjects include athletics; aerial views of the campus and Fort Collins; buildings; campus scenes; faculty and staff; students; alumni; individuals; and student activities. The Ruth Wattles Collection, compiled by Wattles while researching for her manuscript, "The Mile High College: the History of Colorado A&M" is included as are Drama Club scrapbooks which...
Dates:
1884-1992; Majority of material found within 1900-1980
Cache la Poudre Oral History Project Collection
Collection
Identifier: WPOH
Abstract
In 2002, the Fort Collins office of the National Park Service contracted with Professor Michael Welsh of the University of Northern Colorado to conduct oral history interviews focused on land use patterns. The area of focus was the Cache la Poudre River Heritage Corridor. The collection consists of interview recordings, transcripts, and one paper on water conservation.
Dates:
2002-2004
Charles L. Terrell Collection of Historic Colorado State University Campus Images
Collection
Identifier: UCLT
Abstract
Charles L. Terrell was an alumnus of the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now Colorado State University) and served as secretary of the State Board of Agriculture (now the Board of Governors) from 1959 to 1976. The collection consists of historic campus images of Colorado State University.
Dates:
1899-1960; Majority of material found within 1920s-1950s
Climate Data Collection
Collection
Identifier: WCDC
Abstract
The Climate Data Collection contains more than 130 years of climate data, starting in 1872, which was primarily collected by local weather stations as part of the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program and also by the Mountain States Weather Services and Colorado Amateur Radio Weather Net. The collection consists primarily of climate data from Colorado as well as the Rocky Mountain region and some eastern states. There are also voluminous sets of Denver and Fort Collins,...
Dates:
1872-2017
Colorado Cannabis Collecting Initiative
Collection
Identifier: AMNT
Abstract
The Colorado Marijuana Legalization Amendment, also known as Amendment 64, was a historic initiative ballot measure to amend the Colorado State Constitution, outlining a statewide drug policy for the cultivation and recreational use of cannabis. The measure passed on November 6, 2012. The collection contains text-based materials, photographs, ephemera, and oral histories documenting the passage of legislation regarding recreational marijuana and its socio-economic impact.
Dates:
1973-2016; Majority of material found within 2012-2016
Colorado Water Congress Collection
Collection
Identifier: WCWC
Abstract
The Colorado Water Congress was established in 1958 to provide information about water-related issues affecting Colorado and the West. The organization's newsletters offer a broad overview of Colorado water debates and policy issues, as well as columns and commentary from some of the state's leading water experts. Materials include newsletters, VHS tapes, and conference materials. Find part of the collection digitized and ...
Dates:
1958-1970, 1982-2020
Colorado Water Conservation Board Papers of David Walker
Collection
Identifier: WDWC
Abstract
David Walker was a Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). The CWCB was formed in 1937 as a state agency to aid in the protection and development of waters in the state. It is a division of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The collection consists of documents created largely in relation to CWCB meetings and projects. Materials include reports by the Colorado Water Congress and reports concerning the Union Avenue Boat By-Pass in Englewood.
Dates:
1965-1988
Colorado Water Conservation Board Papers of Herbert Vandemoer
Collection
Identifier: WVAN
Abstract
Herbert H. Vandemoer, resident of Sterling, Colorado, was a geographic appointee to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) from 1964-1985, representing the South Platte River Basin. The CWCB was formed in 1937 as a state agency to aid in the protection and development of waters in the state. It is a division of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The collection consists of documents created largely in relation to CWCB meetings and projects. Materials include agendas, minutes,...
Dates:
1958-1992
David McComb Big Thompson Flood Collection
Collection
Identifier: WBTF
Abstract
On July 31, 1976, the Big Thompson Canyon, just west of Loveland, Colorado, was the scene of a flash flood which claimed 144 lives. The collection consists of oral history tapes and transcripts along with photographs, slides, audiotapes, newspaper clippings, and other material Colorado State University history professor Dr. David McComb compiled when researching for his book Big Thompson: Profile of a Natural Disaster.
Dates:
1975-1985; Majority of material found within 1976-1978
Federal Land Bank of Wichita Collection
Collection
Identifier: WFLB
Abstract
The Federal Land Bank of Wichita was created, along with twelve other banks, by the United States government to provide long-term credit to farmers by the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 in response to the unique credit needs of farmers. The collection contains reports and maps relating to ditches, streams, and underground water in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, and Nebraska, as well as similar reports from the Land Bank of Berkeley regarding Utah and Wyoming.
Dates:
1907-1989; Majority of material found within 1942-1980
Groundwater Data Collection
Collection
Identifier: WGDC
Abstract
Colorado State University's strength in groundwater research evolved naturally from the state's early residents needing information on irrigated agriculture. The data, maps, charts, drafts, correspondence, photographs, final reports, and reference materials that were produced by or collected for these groundwater studies over the years are what comprise the Groundwater Data Collection. Materials relate to the groundwater studies that CSU researchers conducted primarily in eastern Colorado...
Dates:
1897-2011; Majority of material found within 1940-1981
Howard G. Coopersmith Diamond Geology and Mining Collection
Collection
Identifier: AHGC
Abstract
Howard G. Coopersmith, a geologist and diamond mining expert, was a founder and president of Diamond Company N.L., and an officer/director of several public and private diamond exploration and mining companies before focusing on technical consulting to the industry. The collection consists of reference documents about diamond mining in general as well as materials related specifically to the Kelsey Lake diamond mining project and other diamond projects around the world. Materials include...
Dates:
1959-2017; Majority of material found in 1987-2000
Irrigation Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: WIPC
Abstract
The Irrigation Photograph Collection contains lantern slides and glass plate negatives related primarily to irrigation and agricultural subjects in Colorado and around the world. Colorado locations include the Colorado Agricultural College campus, Long's Peak, the San Luis Valley, and the Eastern Plains. Other countries significantly represented through irrigation or cultural sites include Egypt, Algeria, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Mexico.
Dates:
1889-1933; Majority of material found within 1898-1909
Irrigation Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: WIRP
Abstract
In 1911, the Irrigation Investigations Unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture was established in Fort Collins in conjunction with Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). Scientists within the unit, including Ralph Parshall, Carl Rohwer, Victor M. Cone, and William E. Code, conducted irrigation-related research. They studied and designed apparatuses to measure water flow through canals and diversion structures, investigated various irrigation projects, and conducted...
Dates:
1890-1985; Majority of material found within 1920-1950
Ival V. Goslin Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: WIVG
Abstract
For over 50 years, Ival V. Goslin (1911-1991) worked in water resources. This collection contains records from throughout his career. The bulk of the collection contains records from the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority where Goslin served as the first Executive Director and later as a consultant. The Authority (est. 1981) has conducted water project feasibility studies and created and implemented financing programs for water and wastewater infrastructures. The...
Dates:
1907-2004; Majority of material found within 1960-1991
Larimer County District Court Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: WLCC
Abstract
The Larimer County District Court Map Collection (1884-1953) contains maps of water-related structures used to establish water rights and settle water disputes in district courts. The maps provide information regarding water adjudication and water litigation in the first half of the twentieth century. The information on some of the more comprehensive maps offer details about the physical description, capacity and water source of large canals, ditches, reservoirs and wells. Collectively they...
Dates:
1884-1953
Livestock and Rodeo Clubs Collection
Collection
Identifier: ULRC
Abstract
In the spring of 1912, George F. Morton, head of the animal husbandry department, gathered junior and senior student members together to organize the CAC (Colorado Agricultural College) Livestock Club. The organization was pivotal in the founding of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and sponsored events such as the Skyline Stampede Rodeo and the Little National Western Livestock Show. The Rodeo Club was formed in the mid-1940s and existed alongside the Livestock Club,...
Dates:
1940-2015; Majority of material found within 1950-1999
Local Colorado and Regional History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MLHM
Abstract
The Local Colorado and Regional History Collection is a collection of local and Colorado history documents, photographs, aerial photographs, and maps as well as a small amount of material that does not relate to Colorado. The collection was acquired over time and includes student class papers as well as papers written by local historians, correspondence, and reports. Subjects primarily include Fort Collins and Northern Colorado history, and irrigation and agricultural history of Colorado.
Dates:
1834-2021; Majority of material found within 1945-1955
Local Water Resources History Collection
Collection
Identifier: WLOC
Abstract
The Local Water Resources History Collection is an aggregation of items acquired from many different sources. Combining a wide range of materials including maps, blueprints, brochures, programs, posters, reports, photographs, newsletters, audiotapes, CDs, and DVDs, the collection touches on various topics related to Colorado water issues, people, and organizations. Topics include ditches and irrigation systems, as well as various rivers and reservoirs. Some materials go beyond the state of...
Dates:
1875-2021; Majority of material found within 1960-2008
North Poudre Irrigation Company Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: WNPI
Abstract
The North Poudre Irrigation Company has supplied water in northern Colorado for over one hundred years. Incorporated in 1901, the company founded the sugar-beet farming community of Wellington in 1903 and currently manages more than 22 storage reservoirs and approximately 200 miles of ditches. This collection primarily consists of eleven oral histories with company officials. It reflects the history of this local irrigation enterprise and the evolution of agricultural and municipal water use...
Dates:
1992-1994
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- Photographs. 86
- Colorado. 55
- Slides (photographs). 34
- Maps. 32
- Fort Collins (Colo.) 28
- Audiocassettes. 26
- Water resources development -- Colorado. 26
- Negatives. 24
- Videotapes. 24
- Water-supply -- Colorado. 24
- Artifacts. 22
- Scrapbooks. 19
- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) 16
- Water resources development. 16
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 14
- Cache la Poudre River (Colo.) 12
- Oral history. 12
- Arkansas River Watershed. 11
- Ditches -- Colorado. 11
- Wyoming. 11
- Motion pictures (visual works). 10
- Weld County (Colo.) 10
- Audiotapes. 9
- DVDs. 9
- Irrigation -- Colorado. 9
- Irrigation engineering. 9
- Larimer County (Colo.) 9
- Minutes. 9
- Reservoirs -- Colorado. 9
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.) 9
- Arkansas River. 8
- Compact discs. 8
- Nebraska. 8
- New Mexico. 8
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.) 7
- Agriculture -- Colorado. 6
- Big Thompson River (Colo.) 6
- Books. 6
- California. 6
- Groundwater -- Colorado. 6
- Hydrology. 6
- Newspaper clippings. 6
- Water -- Law and legislation. 6
- Water rights -- Colorado. 6
- West (U.S.) 6
- Aerial photographs. 5
- College presidents -- Colorado -- Fort Collins. 5
- Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) 5
- Dams -- Colorado. 5
- Denver (Colo.) 5
- Groundwater. 5
- Kansas. 5
- Posters. 5
- Utah. 5
- Wells -- Colorado. 5
- Agricultural extension work -- Colorado. 4
- Arizona. 4
- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 4
- Charts (graphic documents). 4
- Colorado State University -- Faculty. 4
- Diaries. 4
- Egypt. 4
- Greeley (Colo.) 4
- Irrigation canals and flumes -- Colorado. 4
- Irrigation farming. 4
- Irrigation. 4
- Lantern slides. 4
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 4
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) 4
- Sediment transport. 4
- Sugar beet industry -- Colorado. 4
- Water use -- Colorado. 4
- Water-supply. 4
- Beef cattle. 3
- Blueprints. 3
- College presidents. 3
- Colombia. 3
- Colorado -- Water rights. 3
- Colorado State University -- History. 3
- Dams. 3
- Education, Higher. 3
- Farm life -- Colorado. 3
- Floods -- Colorado -- Big Thompson River. 3
- Hydraulics. 3
- International education. 3
- Interstate agreements. 3
- Microfilms. 3
- Nevada. 3
- Oral history -- Colorado. 3
- Pakistan. 3
- Platte River (Neb.) 3
- Russian Germans -- Colorado. 3
- San Juan River Watershed (Colo.-Utah) 3
- Sedimentation and deposition. 3
- Snow. 3
- Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 3
- Student activities -- Colorado -- Fort Collins. 3
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- Colorado State University. 30
- Colorado Agricultural College. 9
- Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College. 8
- Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. 6
- Colorado State University. Department of Civil Engineering. 6
- Colorado Water Conservation Board. 6
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation. 6
- Denver (Colo.). Board of Water Commissioners. 5
- Colorado State University. Libraries 4
- Great Western Sugar Company. 4
- Water Supply and Storage Company. 4
- Colorado A & M College. 3
- Colorado Agricultural College. Department of Civil and Irrigation Engineering. 3
- Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 3
- Colorado State University. Cooperative Extension Service. 3
- Colorado State University. Extension. 3
- Colorado Water Congress. 3
- Colorado Water Resources Research Institute. 3
- Geological Survey (U.S.) 3
- Longenbaugh, R. A. (Robert A.) 3
- North Poudre Irrigation Company 3
- Ward, Robert C. 3
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Northern Colorado Chapter. 2
- Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company 2
- Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company. 2
- Carpenter family. 2
- Carpenter, Delph. 2
- Carpenter, L. G. (Louis George), 1861-1935. 2
- Carpenter, Leroy S., 1843-1927. 2
- Code, W. E. (William E.), 1891- 2
- Colorado River Commission. 2
- Colorado Springs (Colo.). Department of Public Utilities. 2
- Colorado State College (Fort Collins, Colo.) 2
- Colorado State Grange. 2
- Colorado State University. College of Engineering. 2
- Colorado State University. Department of Civil Engineering 2
- Colorado State University. Germans from Russia in Colorado Study Project. 2
- Colorado State University. Graduate School. 2
- Colorado State University. Libraries. 2
- Colorado. Department of Natural Resources. 2
- Colorado. Office of the State Engineer. 2
- Evans, Harold G. 2
- Evans, Norman A. 2
- Farr, W. D. (William Daven), 1910-2007. 2
- Fort Collins (Colo.). Utilities. 2
- Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (U.S.) 2
- Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1896-1984. 2
- Heitman, Sidney. 2
- Johnson, Harvey G. 2
- Ogilvie, James L. 2
- Recovery Program for Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin. 2
- Robbins, David W. 2
- United States. Department of the Interior. 2
- United States. National Park Service. 2
- United States. Soil Conservation Service. 2
- United States. Supreme Court. 2
- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. 2
- Wright, Kenneth R. 2
- American Guild of Organists. 1
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. 1
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Northern Colorado Chapter 1
- American Public Works Association. Colorado Chapter 1
- American Public Works Association. Colorado Chapter. 1
- Ammons, Theodosia Grace 1
- Ammons, Theodosia Grace. 1
- Anderson Ditch Company. 1
- Anderson, Brett. 1
- Anderson, Raymond Lloyd, 1927- 1
- Aspinall, Wayne N. 1
- Axtell, Mildred T. 1
- Barry, Hamlet J., III, 1944-2010 1
- Barry, Hamlet J., III, 1944-2010. 1
- Bauer, Ron 1
- Bernath, Elemer. 1
- Bittinger, Morton W. 1
- Blatchley Associates. 1
- Blatchley, Ronald K. 1
- Bolen, Kenneth R. (Kenneth Ray), 1940- 1
- Borland, Whitney McNair 1
- Borland, Whitney McNair. 1
- Boy Scouts of America. 1
- Boyle Engineering Corporation 1
- Boyle Engineering Corporation. 1
- Braiden, William A. 1
- Bridges to the Future Planning Committee 1
- Broadhurst, Betty P. 1
- Broderick, Jim 1
- Brower, David Ross, 1912-2000. 1
- Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring. 1
- Carhart, Arthur Hawthorne, b. 1892. 1
- Carpenter, Delph 1
- Carpenter, Donald A. 1
- Carpenter, L. G. (Louis George), 1861-1935 1
- Cavarra, Barbara. 1
- Cavarra, Robert 1
- Cavarra, Robert. 1
- Central Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Cermak, J. E. (Jack E.) (1922-2012) 1
- Cermak, J. E. (Jack E.), 1922-2012 1
- Chadwick, Don K. 1 ∧ less
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