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Collection
Identifier: ANPS
Abstract
This collection of NPS-related publications and historical materials was assembled over the course of many decades by Ken Mabery, Superintendent of Scotts Bluff National Monument. Most of the materials in the collection originated from Mabery and fellow NPS employee Bill Supernaugh (much of it inherited from their fathers, who were also career NPS), but more than two dozen additional NPS retirees forwarded materials to Mabery for inclusion with the collection. Material types include books...
Dates:
1901-2008
Collection
Identifier: UNCG
Abstract
Newton C. Garbutt (1868-1955) was a member of the class of 1890 at Colorado State Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). The collection consists of notebooks of course lectures from classes Garbutt took as a student at CAC.
Dates:
1885
Collection
Identifier: UNNN
Abstract
Noah Nason attended CSU from 1967 to 1971. During his tenure as a student, Nason captured campus life through photography. This collection of 84 slides, photographs and postcards includes images of the May 8, 1970 fire that destroyed Old Main, Greek life, and ROTC staff, exercises, and functions. Images of the campus, students, and trips to Horsetooth Reservoir and Mexico are also present. Digitized images are available in ...
Dates:
1967-1971
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
Collection
Identifier: WNCF
Abstract
For six days in September 2013, historic levels of rain fell over much of the Northern Colorado Front Range causing massive flooding and landslides that killed eight people and caused over $2 billion in damage to homes, businesses, farms, and irrigation structures. This collection contains oral history interviews, reports, PowerPoint presentations, newspapers, and a video documenting the 2013 floods and their aftermath. Most of the oral history interviewees were officials and professionals...
Dates:
2013-2015
Collection
Identifier: MNUR
Abstract
This collection contains materials regarding the International Military Tribunal, more commonly known as the Nuremburg Trials, assembled by Bill Martin. Martin was assigned to the 6850th Internal Security Detachment, U.S. Army, which was responsible for the security of the court and the defendants. Materials include two copies of the Official Transcript of the International Military Tribunal, a list of participants, military papers, newspaper clippings regarding the trial, and a scrapbook of...
Dates:
1944-1947
Collection
Identifier: UOMC
Abstract
The Old Main Collection contains items removed from the Old Main time capsule as well as photographs and information on the fire that destroyed the building in 1970.
Dates:
1878, 1970
Collection
Identifier: UOHT
Abstract
Dr. James E. Hansen and several assistants created this collection of oral histories primarily to gather information for four books and a paper about Colorado State University (CSU) history: Democracy's College in the Centennial State: a History of Colorado State University (1977), "Charles A. Lory and the Challenges of Colorado's Semi-Arid Frontier" (1980), Chiron's Time: a History of the College of Veterinary Medicine and...
Dates:
1972-2005
Collection
Identifier: AOCU
Abstract
Orville C. Ufford joined the staff at the Colorado Agricultural College in 1920 as an instructor and later became the Extension Service poultry specialist. Upon retiring from the Extension Service in 1953, Ufford spent seven years assisting the Turkish government, transforming the nearly non-existent Turkey poultry trade into a modern food industry. His work was so well recognized that he was often called the father of Turkey's poultry industry. The scrapbook contains clippings and articles...
Dates:
1924-1968
Collection
Identifier: WAIJ
Abstract
Arnold Ivan Johnson (1919-2011) was a hydrologist who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for over 30 years researching soil mechanics and water-related issues. A member of many professional organizations and over 50 committees and symposia, he served as First Vice President of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) from 1975 to 1979 and received the Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior. The collection primarily contains...
Dates:
1948-2000; Majority of material found within 1960-1997
Collection
Identifier: UARC
Abstract
The Papers of Adrian R. Chamberlain document his 25 year association with Colorado State University, culminating in his appointment as the ninth president of the university. Materials include office files, planning for the university's centennial and Chamberlain's inauguration, speeches, budget reports, and files on Chamberlain's professional activities.
Dates:
1913-1984; Majority of material found within 1950-1980
Collection
Identifier: AAEA
Abstract
Alan E. Amen, a 1955 alumnus of Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, worked as a soil scientist. This collection consists of reference files, soil studies, correspondence, field notes, lecture notes, photographs, reports, and artifacts related to soils research.
Dates:
c.1950-2001
Collection
Identifier: UACY
Abstract
Dr. Albert C. Yates served as president of Colorado State University from 1990 to 2003. During his tenure, Dr. Yates spoke to many organizations in the city, state, and country. This collection contains the speeches Yates made to these organizations. In addition, the collection has a limited amount of office papers related to his tenure as university president.
Dates:
1988-2003
Collection
Identifier: AAJM
Abstract
Andrew J. Mair served in numerous capacities at local, state and federal levels of government, influencing agricultural policy, implementation and relations in the United States and around the world. Growing up on a farm in rural Colorado, Mair moved from working as a sugar beet farmer to service in the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of State. His overseas assignments included Kabul, Afghanistan; Rome, Italy; and Ankara, Turkey. The collection consists of personal...
Dates:
1931-2006; Majority of material found within 1960-1977
Collection
Identifier: UAAF
Abstract
The Papers of Anthony A. Frank was transferred from the office of Anthony A. Frank (Tony Frank), President of Colorado State University. Subjects include Colorado State University, CSU Commitment to Colorado, 2014 Lininger Scholarship to Jason Sydoriak, and the fall 2014 Presidential Address and Gala. Document types include reports, notes, press releases, newspaper articles, and clippings, as well as a DVD.
Dates:
2008-2014
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
Collection
Identifier: ABRM
Abstract
Environmentalist B. Riley McClelland has dedicated his life to the study and advocacy of environmental issues as they relate to forestry and the National Park Service. He engaged in undergraduate and graduate studies at Colorado State University and worked as a naturalist at a number of national parks before earning a doctorate and joining the faculty at the University of Montana. Collection materials include his own publications and essays, correspondence with politicians and officials,...
Dates:
1952-2000
Collection
Identifier: WSAG
Abstract
As a hydro-mechanical engineer, B. T. A. Sagar (1929-2017) specialized in gates and valves for irrigation and hydropower projects around the world. The collection includes representative projects from across Dr. Sagar's career and a variety of countries in which he worked. The bulk of the collection is documentation for engineering projects where Dr. Sagar either designed, advised, or reviewed the gates and/or valves involved, along with his papers, publications, and presentations.
Dates:
1963-2016; Majority of material found within 1979-2010
Collection
Identifier: UBER
Abstract
Professor of Philosophy, professor of Physiology and Biophysics, and director of Bioethical Planning at Colorado State University, Dr. Rollin was one of the leading figures in the field of animal welfare and animal rights in veterinary medicine. The Papers of Bernard E. Rollin includes correspondence, publications, manuscripts, project proposals, and research notes. Printed finding aid available for the first 16 boxes of the collection. A recent accession of 12 boxes does not yet have an...
Dates:
1964-2020
Collection
Identifier: UBPB
Abstract
From 1972 to 1985, Betty P. Broadhurst (1919-2007) taught at Colorado State University (CSU) concentrating on Human Behavior and the Environment, international social work, and field placement consultation. From 1985 until 2006, she continued her work at CSU as Professor Emerita. This collection includes material from her lifetime: high school through college, service with the Women's Reserve of the U. S. Coast Guard, studies in Austria, work with various organizations, dissertation from...
Dates:
1935-2005; Majority of material found within 1953-2004