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Collection
Identifier: UHEI
Abstract
Sidney Heitman (1924-1993), a professor of history at Colorado State University and a specialist in the study of emigration of people from the former Soviet Union. The collection includes research on Nikolai Bukharin and correspondence regarding the Rocky Mountain Social Sciences Association Journal.
Dates:
1918-1973; Majority of material found within 1962-1968
Collection
Identifier: ASKC
Content Description
Memoranda, plans, publications, and reports related to National Park Service management.
Dates:
1963-1993
Collection
Identifier: WTCS
Abstract
Ted C. Sheng (b. 1924) is a retired professor from the Colorado State University Department of Earth Resources and an expert in international watershed management, especially in policy, education, and training. Sheng's career included serving as a leader of watershed management in Taiwan and as an expert consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as assisting with watershed programs in countries such as Jamaica, El Salvador, and Thailand. The collection contains a...
Dates:
1989-2015
Collection
Identifier: UGTP
Abstract
Dr. Temple Grandin, a Colorado State University professor of animal sciences and world-renowned autism spokesperson, has been a pioneer in improving the handling and welfare of farm animals. A professor of animal sciences for more than twenty years, Grandin has made enormous contributions to the livestock industry. Her autism allows her to think in pictures, and that ability has made her a visionary in her field. Her insights into animal behavior shaped innovative approaches to livestock...
Dates:
1976-2008
Collection
Identifier: WRAM
Abstract
The National Water Resources Association (NWRA) is comprised of the water users of seventeen western states. It was known as the National Reclamation Association from 1932 until 1970. J. R. "Bob" Barkley served as the Colorado Director of the NWRA from 1966 to 1974, when he became its president. The collection includes papers from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board and the personal files of Barkley while he served on the National Reclamation Association (1934-1969), the...
Dates:
1932-1974
Collection
Identifier: WTMS
Abstract
Theodore M. Schad (1918-2005), a civil engineer and water resources policy expert, served in a number of federal and private agencies over his career. The materials in this collection are from the period when Schad served as executive director of the National Water Commission. The collection consists primarily of copies of contracts for grants issued by the National Water Commission for a variety of reports and water-related projects.
Dates:
1969-1973
Collection
Identifier: UAMM
Abstract
Theodosia G. Ammons (c. 1862-1907) co-established Colorado State University's Department of Domestic Economy in 1895. She was the first faculty member of the department and first female dean at the school. Routine correspondence related to her department responsibilities comprises the bulk of the collection. Her activities as a suffragette are represented as well. The collection includes advertisements, announcements, correspondence, invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, and...
Dates:
c. 1870-1914
Collection
Identifier: UTMS
Abstract
Dr. Thomas McNee Sutherland (1931-2016) was a philanthropist and Emeritus Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU). His 1985 kidnapping and imprisonment in Lebanon and 1991 release resulted in international prominence. The collection covers topics such as Sutherland's animal breeding and genetics research and course materials, family and community efforts to free him from captivity, his return to the U.S. and subsequent speaking tours, his book with his wife Jean,...
Dates:
1943-2008; Majority of material found in 1959-2002
Collection
Identifier: ATPW
Content Description
Brochures, correspondence, and publications related to the Forest and Range Experiment Station, as well as the United Campgounds near Mesa Verde
Dates:
1962-1978
Collection
Identifier: UTRL
Abstract
Thomas Lundberg is a professor emeritus in the Department of Art and Art History at Colorado State University (CSU), retiring in 2020. Lundberg is primarily a fiber artist and was the coordinator for the graduate and undergraduate programs in fibers. He also taught courses in weaving, surface design and mixed-media textiles. Lundberg's work has been exhibited in museums across the country, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The collection...
Dates:
1978-2019; Majority of material found in 1992-2012
Collection
Identifier: UTJM
Content Description
Collection contains McNary's diaries, letters, postcards and other materials while in Niger as a Peace Corps volunteer. He self-published the diaries and letters with his spouse Cathy McNary in 2020, titled An African Journal.
Some of the letters concern his specimen collecting while in Africa with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The collection also contains three 3 1/4' floppy discs related to his book.
Dates:
1975 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1986
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
Collection
Identifier: WVMY
Abstract
Vujica M. Yevjevich (1913-2006), a native of Yugoslavia, was a professor, lecturer, consultant, and researcher of hydrologic engineering. Yevjevich taught in Colorado State University's engineering department from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. The collection contains notes, essays, correspondence, graphs, maps, and technical information on his work in hydrology, mostly international in nature.
Dates:
1951-2006; Majority of material found within 1951-1985
Collection
Identifier: WWDF
Abstract
William Daven "W.D." Farr (1910-2007) was a water leader, cattleman, and businessman in northern Colorado. He was extensively involved in many local and national water and agricultural organizations, including the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the Greeley Water and Sewer Board, and the American National Cattlemen's Association. Materials document little of Farr's professional life but more of his service activities and personal life. Beyond Farr and his family, the...
Dates:
1890-2010; Majority of material found within 1980-2005
Collection
Identifier: AWHL
Abstract
Warren H. Leonard (1900-1966), a professor of agronomy from 1929 to 1966 at the land-grant college that became Colorado State University, published numerous scholarly papers and co-authored three major textbooks on cereal crops, field plot techniques, and field crop production. During World War II, Leonard served on General Douglas MacArthur's staff as Chief of the Agriculture Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. He later worked with the Japanese land...
Dates:
1911-1963
Collection
Identifier: MWTC
Abstract
The Washburn-Taylor Family were early settlers in the northern Colorado area, including Fort Collins, Loveland, and the Big Thompson Valley area. The collection contains materials from various members of the family and includes correspondence, class notes, legal files, and brochures.
Dates:
1856-1936; Majority of material found within 1865-1894
Collection
Identifier: wcly
Abstract
Wayne Clyma (1935-2021) was a Colorado State University professor of agricultural engineering from 1971 to 1998. In addition to teaching, Clyma also conducted research for many irrigation projects in United States and around the world. Some highlights include the Management Improvement Program (MIP) in Arizona and the Water Management Synthesis Project I and II in Pakistan. Other countries where Clyma worked include India, Bangladesh, and Egypt. The collection includes teaching materials,...
Dates:
1965-2015
Collection
Identifier: WWMB
Abstract
As a civil engineer with a long and distinguished career, Whitney McNair Borland (1905-2001) focused his research on sedimentation, hydraulics, avalanches and other aspects of hydrology. He was employed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation for over forty years, spending some of that time conducting model sedimentation studies in Fort Collins, working in the Colorado State University engineering lab designed by Ralph Parshall. The collection consists of documents either collected or...
Dates:
1828-1997; Majority of material found within 1930-1979
Collection
Identifier: MWJH
Abstract
Will Hobbs is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults, focusing on outdoor adventures. The collection contains manuscripts and ephemera for four titles, Beardance, Bearstone, Downriver, and River Thunder, as well as ephemera for Beardream.
Dates:
1980-2012; Majority of material found in 1988-1997
Collection
Identifier: UEGW
Abstract
Willard O. Eddy (1908-1993) played a pivotal role in transforming Colorado State University (CSU) from an agricultural college to a university. Eddy taught at CSU beginning in 1937 and later founded CSU's Honors Program and the department of philosophy. This collection consists of Eddy's correspondence, class papers, training manuals, receipts, photographs and ephemera accumulated primarily before his career at CSU.
Dates:
1926-1943, 1978 and 1992; Majority of material found within 1932-1945