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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 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
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
Papers of Arthur L. Littleworth
Collection
Identifier: WLIT
Abstract
California lawyer Arthur L. Littleworth (1923-2021) served as Special Master on the Kansas v. Colorado Supreme Court case from 1987 until its conclusion in 2009. The case was tried in four parts, and Littleworth wrote five reports during the course of the case. This collection documents the case in its entirety, through trial transcripts, exhibits, and pleadings, as well as correspondence, financial papers, trial notes, report drafts, final reports, and...
Dates:
1906-2009; Majority of material found within 1985-2009
Papers of Bryant Edgar Foster
Collection
Identifier: MBEF
Abstract
Bryant E. Foster served with the 89th Division, 314th Ammunition Train, in World War I. Following the war he worked for several years with the Great Western Sugar Company in northern Colorado, and beginning in 1933 worked as an appraiser with the Federal Land Bank. This collection contains material primarily from his Army service, including correspondence (much by Bryant Foster and his wife Lucy Chapin Foster), military papers such as copies of orders, photographs, maps, postcards and a war...
Dates:
1891-1969; Majority of material found within 1917-1943
Papers of Carl J. Hoffman
Collection
Identifier: WCJH
Abstract
Carl J. Hoffman (1908-2004) was a CSU civil engineering graduate (1932) who spent nearly thirty years working for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation designing dams and spillways. His accomplishments include helping to design the Hoover Dam and the Grand Coulee Dam, as well as many smaller dams throughout the West. The collection includes engineering books, manuals, design data, reports, notes, memoranda, maps, and project design summaries, focusing especially on small dams.
Dates:
1915-2002; Majority of material found within 1940-1968
Papers of Charles W. Howe
Collection
Identifier: WHAD
Abstract
Charles W. Howe (b. 1931), professor emeritus of economics at the University of Colorado Boulder and director emeritus and faculty research associate at the Environment and Society Program, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder, has focused his research on environmental and natural resource economics with emphasis on water resources, including water resources development, water rights, and river basin and watershed management. He frequently contributed his expertise...
Dates:
1942-2017; Majority of material found within 1971-2015
Papers of Daryl B. Simons
Collection
Identifier: WDBS
Abstract
Daryl B. Simons was an internationally recognized expert in the fields of hydraulics, hydrology, geomorphology, river mechanics, sediment transport and hydraulic modeling. His innovative teaching and research while professor of civil engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) and his supervision of hundreds of water-related projects around the world contributed to this international reputation. Materials in the collection relate to many of the organizations Simons worked for, including...
Dates:
1868-2005; Majority of material found within 1950-1990
Papers of Delph E. Carpenter and Family
Collection
Identifier: WDEC
Abstract
The "Father of Interstate River Compacts," Delph E. Carpenter (1877-1951) served the state of Colorado as a lawyer, state senator, and river commissioner. He wrote, negotiated, and promoted the Colorado River Compact, among others, following his service as lead counsel in the Wyoming vs. Colorado suit. The collection documents these and other professional activities (including cattle breeding), as well as Carpenter's personal life and family....
Dates:
1827-1992; Majority of material found within 1870-1951
Papers of Edwin W. Mogren
Collection
Identifier: WEWM
Abstract
Dr. Edwin Mogren (1921-2001) was a professor in the College of Forestry at Colorado State University from 1948 to 1986 and upon his retirement was appointed Professor Emeritus. While teaching at CSU, he also served as a consultant and expert witness on several legal water cases. This collection consists of many of the professor's field notes, data, maps, graphs, correspondence, photographs, and reports related to the litigation he was involved with during the 1970s and 1980s.
Dates:
1963-1999; Majority of material found within 1973-1996
Papers of Frank Milenski
Collection
Identifier: WFMP
Abstract
Francis ("Frank") Raymond Milenski (1913-1998) was a farmer and irrigator in Colorado's Arkansas River Valley. He served on the Colorado Water Conservation Board from 1959 to 1966 and was on the board of directors of both the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District and the Catlin Canal Company for several decades. The collection includes documents related to Milenski's involvement in these organizations. Also included are documents pertaining to court cases, water law, agricultural...
Dates:
1890-2003; Majority of material found within 1970-1998
Papers of Ivan D. Wood
Collection
Identifier: WIDW
Abstract
Ivan Daley Wood (1888-1978) was a distinguished agricultural engineer whose work focused on the many aspects of irrigation, including soil, water application, and conservation. He was employed in both state and federal capacities for over forty years, and held an industry position for another nine years. The collection documents irrigation practices and projects, particularly in the western United States, through the work and writings of Wood and his colleagues, as well as Wood's personal...
Dates:
1907-1973; Majority of material found within 1940-1970
Papers of James L. Ogilvie
Collection
Identifier: WJLO
Abstract
James L. Ogilvie (1911-1995) had a long and fruitful career with the United States Bureau of Reclamation in the field of irrigation and water management. He worked successfully on the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and was the Project Manager for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in southeast Colorado. The collection contains professional files related to Ogilvie's career as well as desk diaries, which serve as a guide to his daily activities, and photographs.
Dates:
1889-1992; Majority of material found within 1955-1980
Papers of John R. Fetcher
Collection
Identifier: WJRF
Abstract
John R. Fetcher (1912-2009) was instrumental in the creation of several of Colorado's recreational areas through his involvement in the construction of large water projects. Fetcher helped found the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District and only retired shortly before his death. The collection largely relates to the construction of Steamboat Lake located in Routt County, Colorado. The collection includes reports, maps, blueprints, notes, and a brochure. Also included in the collection are...
Dates:
1960-1966 and 2009
Papers of Marvin D. Hoover
Collection
Identifier: WMDH
Abstract
Marvin D. Hoover served as a hydrological researcher in Colorado for several decades, beginning in 1953. These papers illuminate his work concerning the water supply of Colorado Springs and his later involvement as an environmental consultant on water-storage issues for Fort Collins. Document types include correspondence, reports, notes, clippings, streamflow data, and two maps.
Dates:
1957-1975
Papers of Maurice L. Albertson
Collection
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
Papers of Ray E. Stanford
Collection
Identifier: URES
Abstract
Ray E. (Ray Edmund) Stanford was the author of "Butterflies of the Rocky Mountain states," co-authored "The Atlas of Western USA Butterflies, Including Adjacent Portions of Canada and Mexico," and donated more than 100,000 insect specimens from his personal collection to the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity which is part of the Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management within the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University. The collection contains...
Dates:
1919-2006; Majority of material found within 1970s-1990s
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- Photographs. 31
- Water resources development. 14
- Water-supply -- Colorado. 14
- Negatives. 11
- Colorado. 10
- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) 10
- Water resources development -- Colorado. 9
- Artifacts. 8
- Ditches -- Colorado. 8
- Irrigation -- Colorado. 8
- Reservoirs -- Colorado. 8
- Slides (photographs). 8
- Arkansas River Watershed. 7
- Arkansas River. 6
- Hydrology. 6
- Larimer County (Colo.) 6
- Scrapbooks. 6
- Videotapes. 6
- Audiocassettes. 5
- Cache la Poudre River (Colo.) 5
- Charts (graphic documents). 5
- Irrigation engineering. 5
- Wells -- Colorado. 5
- Aerial photographs. 4
- Big Thompson River (Colo.) 4
- Dams -- Colorado. 4
- Diaries. 4
- Groundwater -- Colorado. 4
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.) 4
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- Colorado -- Water rights. 3
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 3
- DVDs. 3
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- Groundwater. 3
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- Motion pictures (visual works). 3
- Nebraska. 3
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- California. 2
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- Fryingpan River (Colo.) 2
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- Clear Creek Watershed (Clear Creek County, Colo.) 1
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- Colorado Springs (Colo.) 1
- Computer disks. 1
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- Constructed wetlands. 1
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- Colorado State University. 5
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation. 5
- Albertson, Maurice L. 2
- Code, W. E. (William E.), 1891- 2
- Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. 2
- Colorado State University. College of Engineering. 2
- Colorado State University. Department of Civil Engineering 2
- Colorado State University. Engineering Research Center. 2
- Colorado. Office of the State Engineer. 2
- Council of U.S. Universities for Soil and Water Development in Arid and Sub-humid Areas. 2
- Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (U.S.) 2
- Geological Survey (U.S.) 2
- Longenbaugh, R. A. (Robert A.) 2
- United States. Supreme Court. 2
- Water Supply and Storage Company. 2
- Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company 1
- Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company. 1
- Bittinger, Morton W. 1
- Blatchley Associates. 1
- Blatchley, Ronald K. 1
- Borland, Whitney McNair 1
- Borland, Whitney McNair. 1
- Carpenter family. 1
- Carpenter, Delph 1
- Carpenter, Delph. 1
- Carpenter, Donald A. 1
- Carpenter, Leroy S., 1843-1927. 1
- Chavez-Ramirez, Felipe, 1965- 1
- Colorado A & M College. 1
- Colorado Agricultural College. 1
- Colorado Agricultural College. Department of Civil and Irrigation Engineering. 1
- Colorado River Commission. 1
- Colorado Springs (Colo.). Department of Public Utilities. 1
- Colorado State University. College of Agricultural Sciences -- Archives. 1
- Colorado State University. College of Engineering 1
- Colorado State University. Department of Civil Engineering. 1
- Colorado State University. Office of International Programs 1
- Colorado State University. Research Foundation. 1
- Colorado Water Conservation Board. 1
- Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority. 1
- Colorado. Attorney-General's Office 1
- Colorado. Attorney-General's Office. 1
- Colorado. General Assembly. 1
- Cone, Victor M. 1
- Consolidated Home Supply Ditch and Reservoir Company 1
- Consolidated Home Supply Ditch and Reservoir Company. 1
- Coopersmith, Howard G. 1
- Currier, Paul J. 1
- Denver (Colo.). Board of Water Commissioners. 1
- Draper, John B. 1
- Duke, Harold R. (Harold Ray), 1940- 1
- Eastman Kodak Company. 1
- Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. 1
- Farmers Irrigating Ditch and Reservoir Company. 1
- Farmers Union Ditch Company. 1
- Farmers Union Irrigation Company. 1
- Fetcher, John R. 1
- Foster, Bryant E. 1
- Foster, Lucy. 1
- Fountain Valley Authority (Colo.) 1
- Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1896- 1
- Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1896-1984 1
- Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1896-1984. 1
- Goslin, Ival V. 1
- Great Western Sugar Company. 1
- Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District. 1
- Groundwater Appropriators of the South Platte River Basin, Inc. (GASP) 1
- Hoffman, Carl J. 1
- Hogarty family. 1
- Hogarty, Michael J. 1
- Home Supply Ditch Company. 1
- Home Supply Reservoir Company. 1
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. 1
- Hoover, Marvin D. 1
- Howe, Charles W. 1
- Iliff and Platte Valley Ditch Company 1
- Iliff and Platte Valley Ditch Company. 1
- Krech, Alvin W. 1
- Larimer County District Court 1
- Larimer County District Court. 1
- Littleworth, Arthur L., 1923- 1
- Milenski, Frank 1
- Milenski, Frank. 1
- Mogren, Edwin W. 1
- Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company 1
- Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company. 1
- Montezuma Valley Irrigation District. 1
- Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison and Woodruff. 1
- Mountain Mutual Reservoir Company. 1
- Mountain Supply Ditch Company. 1
- Nixon, Raymond D. 1
- North Fork Associates. 1
- North Poudre Irrigation Company 1
- Ogilvie, James L. 1
- Opler, Paul A. 1
- Pa Mong Project. 1
- Park Creek Irrigation District. 1
- Parshall, Ralph L. (Ralph Leroy), 1881-1959. 1
- Partridge, W. S. 1
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