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Papers of Ida Hettinger
Collection
Identifier: MIDH
Abstract
Ida Lichtenwald Hettinger was a Russian German who was part of the forced deportation to Siberia in 1941. The collection contains original letters written between 1993 and 2002 to distant family in the United States, which she located through answering an ad in Neues Leben. Much of the content of the letters is about her extended family and personal history. The original letters are written in German; many of the letters have an English translation provided...
Dates:
1993-2002; Majority of material found within 1993-1997
Papers of Isaac E. Newsom
Collection
Identifier: UIEN
Abstract
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Isaac E. Newsom, long time professor of veterinary medicine, administrator, and president of Colorado A&M College. Materials include professional and personal correspondence, meeting minutes, reports of the State Board of Agriculture, and financial information.
Dates:
1939-1950; Majority of material found within 1948-1949
Papers of Ivan D. Wood
Collection
Identifier: WIDW
Abstract
Ivan Daley Wood (1888-1978) was an agricultural engineer whose work focused on the many aspects of irrigation, including soil, water application, and conservation. He was employed in 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 interests....
Dates:
1907-1973; Majority of material found within 1940-1970
Papers of Jack Avens
Collection
Identifier: apja
Abstract
John S. "Jack" Avens, Ph.D., a professor in CSU's Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, was instrumental in the creation of the Fermentation Science and Technology (FST) degree program. His research focuses on applied microbiology as it relates to food, animal production, public health, and fermentation. This collection consists of materials from the FTEC 460 course, Brewing Science and Technology, including beer-related news clippings, weekly class newsletters, and posters and...
Dates:
1988-2016
Papers of Jack E. Cermak
Collection
Identifier: UCER
Abstract
Dr. Jack E. Cermak (1992-2012) was an authority in wind engineering. His groundbreaking research lead to the development of unique wind-tunnel facilities capable of simulating motion in the atmospheric boundary layer. Among his projects, he led important studies of wind impacts on San Francisco's Candlestick Park, the Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower) in Chicago, and New York City's World Trade Center. Reel-to-reel films, research files and reports, publications, and university...
Dates:
1948, 1950s-1982; Majority of material found within 1964-1979
Papers of James E. Hansen II
Collection
Identifier: UJEH
Scope and Contents
The Papers of James E. Hansen II consist of materials dated 1920 to 2018. Most concern CSU History. Material types include CDs, cassette tapes, working/research files and publications, flash drives, professional papers, teaching materials, and other documents related to Hansen's life and career.
Dates:
1920-2018
Papers of James F. Ruff
Collection
Identifier: WRUF
Abstract
Jim Ruff (b. 1937) had a long career as a civil engineering professor at Colorado State University and as a consultant with a focus on hydraulic engineering. The collection documents Dr. Ruff's teaching, research, consulting work, and publications. The collection includes reports, articles, letters, drawings, maps, newspaper clippings, reference materials, data, slides, photographs, videotapes, and computer media.
Dates:
1928-2015; Majority of material found within 1964-1997
Papers of James L. Ogilvie
Collection
Identifier: WJLO
Abstract
James L. Ogilvie (1911-1995) had a long career with the United States Bureau of Reclamation in the field of irrigation and water management. He worked 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. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1889-1992; Majority of material found within 1955-1980
Papers of James M. Brady
Collection
Identifier: ajmb
Abstract
James M. "Jim" Brady began his career with the National Park Service in 1961 as a seasonal ranger at Crater Lake and Yellowstone National Parks, and retired in 1998 from the position of Superintendent of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. After his retirement he served as a training consultant, offering courses in leadership, management, supervision, communication, and park and visitor protection at the NPS Albright Training Center and park units around the country. This collection...
Dates:
c. 1960-2010
Papers of James R. Meiman
Collection
Identifier: WJRM
Abstract
James R. Meiman (b. 1933) is Professor Emeritus of Earth Resources (Watershed Science) at Colorado State University. After earning his Ph.D. in Watershed Science from CSU in 1962, Dr. Meiman led CSU's snow hydrology program and later became the Dean of the Graduate School (1975-1981) and Director of the Office of International Programs (1975-1991). Meiman also collaborated with multiple federal agencies, such as the U.S. Forest Service, on snow hydrology studies, and he developed and worked...
Dates:
1951-2012
Papers of James R. Miller
Collection
Identifier: UJRM
Abstract
James R. Miller (1891-1978) was appointed Secretary to the State Board of Agriculture in 1939 and served Colorado State University in that capacity for eighteen years. During his more than twenty year affiliation with the school, Miller became an amateur historian of the University. Materials in the collection predate and postdate Miller due to his research activities and legacy inventories of the collection. This collection includes some of the oldest known documents of Colorado State...
Dates:
1846-1993; Majority of material found within 1877-1883
Papers of Jean H. Rodeck
Collection
Identifier: ajhr
Abstract
Jean H. Rodeck (Swearingen) began permanent employment with the National Park Service in 1966 as regional curator for the Southwest Region, based in Santa Fe, and retired in 2001 as superintendent of the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado. This collection features Rodeck's journals, correspondence, memorabilia, and oral history, as well as newsletters and publications related to her lengthy NPS career.
Dates:
1944-2010
Papers of Jerry F. Kenny
Collection
Identifier: wjfk
Abstract
Jerry F. Kenny (1955-2018) was a civil engineer who consulted on water and natural resources projects, with a particular focus on the western United States. He worked for Boyle Engineering and later HDR Engineering until he formed Headwaters Corporation and began serving as the executive director of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. Materials in the collection focus on Kenny's consulting work across the West and include manuals, reports, correspondence, legal documents,...
Dates:
1970-2015
Papers of Jim Svedman
Collection
Identifier: ASFF
Abstract
Martin Svedman was the first of the Svedman family to farm in Colorado. He arrived in Colorado in 1880, and in 1883 homesteaded land near what would become Windsor, Colorado. Over the years, he devoted portions of his land to both crops and livestock. His son Clarence Martin Svedman, born in 1906, took over management of the Svedman lands following his father's death in 1923. Clarence Svedman and his son Clarence James (Jim) Svedman, worked the land jointly until the elder Svedman's death in...
Dates:
1898-2000; Majority of material found within 1950s-1970s
Papers of John Clark Pratt
Collection
Identifier: UJCP
Abstract
John Clark Pratt (1932-2017) was a professor and department head of English at Colorado State University. He served in Vietnam as a combat pilot and was part of the English faculty at the Air Force Academy. Pratt is considered the leading scholar on the subject of literature and the Vietnam War and was instrumental in creating the Vietnam War Literature Collection at Morgan Library at Colorado State University. The collection consists of materials relating to Vietnam and Ernest Hemingway and...
Dates:
1942-2010, 2017; Majority of material found within 1984-2001
Papers of John Matsushima
Collection
Identifier: UPJM
Abstract
John Matsushima, Professor Emeritus in Animal Sciences, worked at CSU for 31 years, retiring in 1992. A specialist in the science of beef – cattle nutrition, Matsushima pioneered the process of using steam and mechanical pressure to macerate corn kernels into corn flakes, making feed more digestible and efficient. The innovation remains a cornerstone of global cattle feeding.John Matsushima was born in Denver and raised on a family farm in Platteville, Colorado. He attended...
Dates:
1932-2015
Papers of John Porter
Collection
Identifier: wjpp
Abstract
John Porter (1933-2020) was the general manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District (Colorado) from 1981 through his retirement in 2002. This collection is entirely digital, comprised of articles, data, and reports, many by Porter, and most concerning the District and its Dolores River Reclamation Project, constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation beginning in 1978.
Dates:
1986-2010
Papers of John R. Eckhardt
Collection
Identifier: wjre
Abstract
John R. Eckhardt, a civil engineer who holds three degrees from CSU, spent 20 years directing the development and implementation of the Imperial Irrigation District - San Diego County Water Authority Efficiency Conservation and Water Transfer. He previously was the assistant state engineer for Colorado and also worked for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. His collection documents these three areas of work, with the IID activities being most prominent. The collection contains...
Dates:
1960-2009
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 John T. Caine III
Collection
Identifier: ajtc
Abstract
John T. Caine III served as general manager of the National Western Stock Show from 1943 until the time of his death in 1955. This collection includes photographs, news clippings, and a scrapbook related to the Stock Show.
Dates:
c. 1940s-1950s