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Papers of Daniel Tyler
Collection
Identifier: WDTP
Abstract
Daniel Tyler (b. 1933), emeritus professor of history at Colorado State University, has taught and written extensively on western water history. This collection documents his research, including that for the biography of W.D. Farr, a Greeley, Colorado, water pioneer, cattleman, and businessman; the biography of Delph Carpenter, a Greeley water lawyer and interstate river commissioner; a book of Carpenter's parents' courtship correspondence; and Mexican land grant rights in relation to New...
Dates:
1950-2011; Majority of material found within 1985-2010
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 John W. Shields
Collection
Identifier: WJWS
Abstract
John W. Shields (b. 1958), an interstate streams engineer for the State of Wyoming, served as the chairman for the Management Committee of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. The program, established in 1988, involved multiple entities working to implement recovery actions for four species of endangered Colorado River fish: bonytail, Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, and razorback sucker. Materials include meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, data, annual...
Dates:
1983-2012
Papers of Tom Pitts
Collection
Identifier: WTPP
Abstract
Tom Pitts worked with local, state, and federal organizations to find solutions for water usage and environmental regulatory issues. His efforts on endangered species issues resulted in multiple long-term programs benefiting both water users and endangered fish in river basins within and beyond Colorado. The collection thoroughly documents Pitts' work on the Colorado Water Congress Special Project on Threatened and Endangered Species, including work specific to the four endangered fish...
Dates:
1974-2014; Majority of material found within 1984-2000
Photographs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Colorado Snow Survey Program
Collection
Identifier: WCSS
Abstract
In 1935, Congress passed legislation funding a federal Snow Survey Program after a severe drought in the western United States. The purpose of the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Snow Survey Program is to provide mountain snowpack data and water supply forecasts for the western United States. The collection includes images of snow survey sites and equipment, agency employees, and public outreach events. Materials include slides, photographs,and film reels. A portion of the...
Dates:
1951-1996; Majority of material found within 1964-1991
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- Photographs. 4
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.) 3
- Utah. 3
- Water -- Law and legislation. 3
- Wyoming. 3
- Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) 2
- Endangered species. 2
- Fish populations. 2
- Greeley (Colo.) 2
- Interstate agreements. 2
- Nebraska. 2
- North Platte River. 2
- Platte River (Neb.) 2
- Rare fishes. 2
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) 2
- San Juan River (Colo.-Utah) 2
- San Juan River Watershed (Colo.-Utah) 2
- Water resources development. 2
- Wildlife habitat improvement. 2
- Arizona. 1
- Arkansas River. 1
- Artifacts. 1
- Audiocassettes. 1
- Audiotapes. 1
- Banks and banking. 1
- Beef cattle. 1
- Books. 1
- California. 1
- Compact discs. 1
- DVDs. 1
- Diaries. 1
- Environmental law. 1
- Frontier and pioneer life. 1
- Kansas. 1
- La Plata River (Colo. and N.M.) 1
- Land grants. 1
- Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.) 1
- Maps. 1
- Microfilms. 1
- Milking Shorthorn cattle. 1
- Motion pictures (visual works). 1
- Nevada. 1
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Rivers. 1
- Rocky Mountains. 1
- Scrapbooks. 1
- Slides (photographs). 1
- Snow surveys. 1
- Snow. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans. 1
- Water rights. 1
- Water transfer. 1
- Water-supply -- Colorado. 1 + ∧ less
- Names
- Carpenter family. 2
- Carpenter, Delph. 2
- Carpenter, Leroy S., 1843-1927. 2
- Colorado River Commission. 2
- Recovery Program for Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin. 2
- United States. Department of the Interior. 2
- Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. 2
- Carpenter, Delph 1
- Carpenter, Donald A. 1
- Colorado Water Congress. 1
- Colorado. General Assembly. 1
- Farr, W. D. (William Daven), 1910-2007. 1
- Greeley-Poudre Irrigation District. 1
- Hogarty family. 1
- Hogarty, Michael J. 1
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. 1
- Pitts, W. Tom 1
- Pitts, W. Tom. 1
- San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program (U.S.) 1
- Shields, John W. 1
- Tom Pitts & Associates. 1
- Tyler, Daniel 1
- Tyler, Daniel. 1
- Union Colony of Colorado. 1
- United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 1
- United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Colorado 1
- United States. Soil Conservation Service. 1 + ∧ less
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