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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, water rights, and drought studies, as well as various rivers and reservoirs. Some...
Dates: 1875-2021; Majority of material found within 1960-2008
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

North Poudre Irrigation Company Oral History Collection

 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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Northern Colorado Flood Oral History Collection

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Oral History Tapes

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Adrian R. Chamberlain

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Albert C. Yates

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Andrew J. Mair

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Anthony A. Frank

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Arthur L. Littleworth

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Betty P. Broadhurst

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Carey E. Vail

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Identifier: ACEV
Abstract

C. E. (Carey E.) Vail came to the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1909 as an instructor in chemistry and assistant chemist at the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. He remained at the college until his retirement in 1945, and in the last 25 years of his career served as a research chemist at the Experiment Station. This collection contains some of his professional publications and notes, family photographs, school yearbooks, and other family documents.

Dates: 1870-1966; Majority of material found within 1902-1949
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Carl F. Nordin, Jr.

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Identifier: WCFN
Abstract Carl F. Nordin, Jr., (1929-1998) was a hydraulic engineer for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Colorado State University. In 1954, he began a 30-year career with the USGS. From 1969 to 1973, he was projects chief for all USGS research on alluvial river flows conducted at Colorado State University, and from 1974 to 1984 he served as research advisor for the Water Resources Division of the USGS in Denver. After retiring from the USGS in 1984, he became a part-time professor at CSU. Nordin...
Dates: 1941-1998; Majority of material found within 1958-1997
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Charles A. Lory

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Identifier: UCAL
Abstract

Charles A. Lory (1872-1969) was a professor of electrical engineering and the fifth president of Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University). The collection contains both personal and professional papers and includes correspondence and letters, diaries and day planners, financial records, flyers, committee minutes, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1849-1978; Majority of material found within 1921-1962
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Charles C. Fisk

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Identifier: WFIS
Abstract After retiring as an engineer, Charles Fisk researched and wrote a book about Denver's water. The materials in the collection mostly relate to the book Fisk was completing at the end of his life, The Metro Denver Water Story: A Memoir. Subjects primarily relate to the history of Denver and its water, including focus on the South Platte River and the Two Forks project. Predominant material types are photocopies, clippings, drafts, and books as well as two...
Dates: 1880-2007; Majority of material found within 1971-2004
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Congressman James P. Johnson

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Identifier: MJPJ
Abstract

James P. Johnson represented Colorado's Fourth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1980 as a member of the Republican party. He served on the Agriculture and Interior Committees and was one of thirteen members of Congress chosen to investigate the Central Intelligence Agency in 1975. This collection includes personal and political papers, project files, and correspondence from Mr. Johnson's eight years in Congress.

Dates: 1969-1980; Majority of material found within 1972-1980
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Daniel Tyler

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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
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Daniel W. Working

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Identifier: ADWW
Abstract Daniel Webster Working (1862-1944) served as a Colorado State Grange master and lecturer during the 1890s and early 1900s. He wrote numerous articles and speeches concerning agriculture and Grange history and created a large file of research notes utilized by Alvin T. Steinel in writing the History of Agriculture in Colorado (1926). The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence and research notes gathered by Working for the ...
Dates: 1852-1937; Majority of material found within 1919-1925
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of Daryl B. Simons

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Identifier: WDBS
Abstract Daryl B. Simons (1918-2005) 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,...
Dates: 1868-2005; Majority of material found within 1950-1990
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of David J. Miller

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Identifier: WMIL
Abstract David J. Miller (1906-1993) was a Greeley attorney who practiced law for over 50 years. Many of his cases related to water law and particularly to the formation and dissolution of irrigation districts and water conservancy districts. This collection consists of Miller's files from his cases as an attorney; organizational documents, including meeting minutes, agendas, and reports; personal and administrative records, including calendars, appointment books, and financial documents; and...
Dates: 1882 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Papers of David M. Freeman

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Identifier: WDMF
Abstract David M. Freeman is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University. As part of his four-decade long career, Dr. Freeman began studying western water use in the 1980s, and began to focus specifically on the Platte River project in the late 1990s. The collection includes Dr. Freeman's research for Implementing the Endangered Species Act of the Platte Basin Water Commons (2010). Subject areas include the Platte River negotiations...
Dates: 1911-2011; Majority of material found within 1990-2011
Found in: CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections

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Water Supply and Storage Company 4
Colorado Agricultural College. Department of Civil and Irrigation Engineering 3
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Colorado State University. Extension 3
Colorado Water Congress 3
Colorado Water Resources Research Institute 3
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (U.S.) 3
Geological Survey (U.S.) 3
Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1896- 3
Longenbaugh, R. A. (Robert A.) 3
United States. Department of the Interior 3
Ward, Robert C. 3
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. Northern Colorado Chapter 2
Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land Company 2
Carpenter family 2
Carpenter, Delph 2
Carpenter, L. G. (Louis George), 1861-1935 2
Carpenter, Leroy S., 1843-1927 2
Central Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 2
Code, W. E. (William E.), 1891- 2
Colorado Beekeepers Association 2
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Evans, Harold G. 2
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Farr, W. D. (William Daven), 1910-2007 2
Fort Collins (Colo.). Utilities 2
Heitman, Sidney 2
Johnson, Harvey G. 2
Ogilvie, James L. 2
Recovery Program for Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin 2
Robbins, David W. 2
United States. National Park Service 2
United States. Soil Conservation Service 2
United States. Supreme Court 2
Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program 2
Working, D. W. (Daniel Webster), 1862-1944 2
Wright, Kenneth R. 2
American Guild of Organists 1
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 1
American Public Works Association. Colorado Chapter 1
Ammons, Theodosia Grace 1
Anderson Ditch Company 1
Anderson, Brett 1
Anderson, Raymond Lloyd, 1927- 1
Aspinall, Wayne N. 1
Axtell, Mildred T. 1
Barry, Hamlet J., III, 1944-2010 1
Bauer, Ron 1
Bernath, Elemer 1
Bittinger, Morton W. 1
Blatchley Associates 1
Blatchley, Ronald K. 1
Bolen, Kenneth R. (Kenneth Ray), 1940- 1
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Boy Scouts of America 1
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Bridges to the Future Planning Committee 1
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