Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
A. Alvin Bishop papers, 1922-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bishop, A. Alvin (Avery Alvin)
- Title
- A. Alvin Bishop papers
- Dates
- 1922-1993 (inclusive)19221993
- Quantity
- 6 boxes, (2.75 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 528
- Summary
- This collection contains materials pertaining to the projects, committees, businesses, and seminars A. Alvin Bishop was involved in, both within Cache Valley and internationally. Of particular note are the extensive records related to the development of the culinary water systems of Logan and Nibley, Utah.
- Repository
-
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Avery Alvin Bishop was born in 1913 in Delta, Utah. Bishop attended the Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) to study civil engineering, from which he received his B.S. in 1934 and his M.S. in 1939. In 1939 he enrolled in Colorado State University from where he later received his Ph.D. in 1961. After World War II Bishop took a position at the USAC as a professor of civil engineering. In 1965 he was named first head of the Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering Department upon its creation in 1965. In that same year, Bishop became heavily involved with the Near-East South Asia (NESA) Irrigation Practices Seminars, which occurred biennially across several countries. According to the USU Alumni publication Outlook, "His projects and teaching assignments in forty-three international countries earned him accolades from his peers" (1982, p. 7).
Source: The Outlook, November/December 1982.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains materials pertaining to the projects, committees, businesses, and seminars in which Bishop was involved, both within Cache Valley and internationally.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the A. Alvin Bishop papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: A. Alvin Bishop papers USU_COLL MSS 528, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 528, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged by document type.
Processing Note
Processed in February of 2017
Acquisition Information
This collection was given as a gift from A. Alvin Bishop’s wife, Anna Beth Bishop, in July 2005.
Related Materials
Bishop and Peterson Professional Engineers papers (COLL MSS 45)
Bibliography
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | USU staff materials | 1977-1983 |
| 1 | 2 | Contract and salary materials | 1969-1985 |
| 1 | 3 | Job application response letters | 1978-1985 |
| 1 | 4 | Professional correspondence | 1970-1983 |
| 1 | 5 | Notebook with letter drafts | 1960-1966 |
| 1 | 6 | Thesis
"A Critical Analysis of Methods of Securing Basic Irrigation Data Used in Water Right Determination"
|
1938 |
| 1 | 7 | Paper and publications
"Logan Golf and Country Club Water Supply and Irrigation Data Used in Water Right Determination", "Drought-Proofing By Use of Ground-Water Reserves", "The Surface Irrigation System", "A Design Method for Furrow and Border Advance Length", "Evaluation of Intake Rate Constants as Related to Advance of Water in Surface Irrigation", "Expressing Irrigation Efficiency in Terms of Application Time, Intake and Water Advance Constants", "Relation of Intake Rate to Length of Run in Surface Irrigation", "Some Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Methods of Application Used in Irrigation", "Levels of Water Use Efficiency", "Irrigation Engineering", "Transient Drain-Flow"
|
1953-1988 |
| 1 | 8 | Letters and drafts on surge flow | 1980-1982 |
| 1 | 9 | Publication on surge flow | 1980-1982 |
| 1 | 10 | Neighborhood Council | 1980 |
| 1 | 11 | National Academy of Sciences' World Food and Nutrition study | 1976 |
| 1 | 12 | USU Dairy Farm proposal | 1973-1980 |
| 1 | 13 | Small farm project proposal | 1976 |
| 2 | 1 | Utah Agricultural Experiment Station annual project reports | 1976-1980 |
| 2 | 2 | Raft River geothermal program proposal and reports | 1975-1980 |
| 2 | 3 | Cache County water reports | 1954-1980 |
| 2 | 4 | Cache County water rights | 1922-1988 |
| 2 | 5 | Logan, Hyde Park and Smithfield Canal | 1961-1989 |
| 2 | 6 | Logan City water system | 1956-1986 |
| 2 | 7 | Draft report: Logan City culinary water system | 1949 |
| 2 | 8 | Final report: Logan City culinary water system | 1949 |
| 2 | 9 | Logan City culinary water wells | 1961-1964 |
| 3 | 1 | Logan City culinary water wells | 1961-1962 |
| 3 | 2 | Logan City pipeline diversion discharge data | 1922-1966 |
| 3 | 3 | Logan City pipeline diversion | 1961-1964 |
| 3 | 4 | Nibley water system | 1959 |
| 3 | 5 | Nibley water system | 1963-1964 |
| 3 | 6 | Nibley water system | undated |
| 3 | 7 | Nibley water system: estimating information | 1975-1976 |
| 3 | 8 | Nibley water system: general information | 1972-1975 |
| 3 | 9 | Nibley deep well pumping plant and pipeline report | 1976 |
| 3 | 10 | Nibley water system: miscellaneous file | 1976 |
| 3 | 11 | Nibley water system: feasibility | 1975 |
| 3 | 12 | Nibley water system: computations and reports | 1974-1976 |
| 4 | 1 | Nibley water system: right of ways | 1976 |
| 4 | 2 | Nibley water system: "do file" | 1976 |
| 4 | 3 | Nibley water system: prestressed composite tanks | 1975 |
| 4 | 4 | Nibley water system: booster station | 1976-1977 |
| 4 | 5 | Nibley water system: Yeates Spring | 1976 |
| 4 | 6 | Nibley water system: log, Nibley well | 1976-1977 |
| 4 | 7 | Nibley water system: Nibley well pumping plant and pipe | 1975-1977 |
| 4 | 8 | Nibley water system: specifications | 1975-1977 |
| 4 | 9 | Nibley water system: report guidelines | 1955-1975 |
| 4 | 10 | Nibley water system: final report | 1977 |
| 5 | 1 | Utah State University water system | 1933-1993 |
| 5 | 2 | Utah State University water rights | 1959-1987 |
| 5 | 3 | Utah State University water system memorandum and correspondence | 1958-1986 |
| 5 | 4 | Cache County Water Conservancy District | 1987-1990 |
| 5 | 5 | Proposals and statements | 1949-1965 |
| 6 | 1 | Egypt Water Use Project (EWUP) itinerary and observations | 1985 |
| 6 | 2 | India, Bangladesh, Pakistan field trip itinerary and observations | 1980 |
| 6 | 3 | Diary of Tokyo visits | 1956-1957 |
| 6 | 4 | Brazil water management research project reports | 1972 |
| 6 | 5 | Iran irrigation photographs and negatives | undated |
| 6 | 6 | Index and table of contents of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th NESA Seminar books | 1955-1962 |
| 6 | 7 | Afghanistan NESA Seminar country report | 1968 |
| 6 | 8 | 5th NESA Seminar documents in New Delhi, India | 1963-1964 |
| 6 | 9 | 6th NESA Seminar documents in Amman, Jordan | 1965-1966 |
| 6 | 10 | 6th NESA Seminar memo books | 1965 |
| 6 | 11 | 6th NESA Cairo diary | 1965-1966 |
| 6 | 12 | 7th NESA Seminar documents in Lahore, Pakistan | 1967-1968 |
| 6 | 13 | 7th NESA Seminar notebook | 1968 |
| 6 | 14 | 8th NESA Seminar documents in Kabul, Afghanistan | 1970 |
| 6 | 15 | 8th NESA Seminar notebook | 1970 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Municipal engineering--Utah--Cache County.
- Municipal water supply--Utah--Hyrum
- Municipal water supply--Utah--Logan
- Municipal water supply--Utah--Logan
Corporate Names
- A. Alvin Bishop Professional Engineer (Logan, Utah)
Finding aid/Register created by Bria Corry and Clint Pumphrey
2017
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
