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Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1926-1958
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tyler, Richard Gaines, 1885-1967
- Title
- Richard Gaines Tyler papers
- Dates
- 1926-1958 (inclusive)19261958
- Quantity
- 2.74 cubic ft (3 boxes and 1 vertical file)
- Collection Number
- 1888
- Summary
- Correspondence, writings, class notes, clippings, reports, minutes, committee files, and subject series related to a professor of sanitary engineering.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Professor of sanitary engineering and dean of College of Engineering, University of Washington.
Richard Gaines Tyler was born 1885, he died 1967. In addition to teaching at the University of Washington, Tyler studied the dynamics of Puget Sound and Lake City, Washington sewage disposal.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, photos, charts, maps, reports, and reprints. Includes modeling studies of the dynamics of Puget Sound and Lake City (Wash.) sewage disposal.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 3 accessions.
- Accession No. 1888-001, Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1926-1958
- Accession No. 1888-002, Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1929-1952
- Accession No. 1888-003, Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1935-1938
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 1888-001: Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1926-1958Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, reprints.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Tyler Estate. Transferred from Acquisitions Div., 1967-12-15
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | |
| 1 | 1888-001 | Biographical Features |
| 1 | 1888-001 | Correspondence |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Advances in Sewage Treatment in the Decade Ending with
the Year 1949" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Advances in Sewage Treatment and the Present Status of
the Art" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Head Losses in the Rapid Sand Filters at Cambridge,
Mass." publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Storage Requirements for Northwestern Streams"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "A Fitness Modules for Filter Sands"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Public Health Lectures: Medical Teaching Mission to
Israel" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Flow-Characteristics of Glacier-Fed and Snow-Fed
Streams" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Accelerated Reaeration" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Treatment of Sulfite Waste Liquor on High Rate
Trickling Filters" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Disposal of Sewage into Tidal Waters"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Chlorination of Raw and Digested Sludge"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Treatment of Chromium Wastes by Ion Exchange"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Ozonation of Cyanide Wastes" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "The University's Part in Stream-Pollution Control"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Problems Relating to the Disposal of Sewage into Tidal
Waters" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Some Social Implications of an Engineering Education"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Report on the Desirability of Chlorinating the
Municipal Water Supply of Ketchikan, Alaska" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "A Model Study of Sewage Pollution in Puget Sound"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "The Sewage Disposal Problem in Unsewered Areas"
publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Pre-Design Report on the Proposed Sewage Treatment
Plant for the City of Tacoma, Washington" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | "Tacoma Smoke Abatement Survey" publication |
| 1 | 1888-001 | Notes and Correspondence relating to the updating of the
Civil Engineering Handbook |
| 1 | 1888-001 | Charts, Graphs, Maps, Photographs |
| 1 | 1888-001 | Lake City Sewage Problems |
Accession No. 1888-002: Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1929-1952Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, writings, class notes, clippings, reports, minutes, committee files, and subject series, 1929-1952.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Jolie Cole, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1987-07-02
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 1888-002 | Correspondence |
1944-1951 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Writings |
1939, 1950 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Civil Engineering 153, "Principles of Planning" class
notes |
approximately 1929-1952 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | General Studies 155-56 class notes |
1950 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Clippings and Offprints |
1934-1950 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Reports |
1937-1951 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | American Association of University Professors,
University of Washington Chapter |
1947 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | King County Planning Commission 8 folders
|
1934-1939 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Puget Sound Regional Planning Commission 5 folders
|
1935-1944 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Skagit County Planning Commission |
1947 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | Washington State Planning Commission, Snohomish County
Survey 3 folders
|
1941-1944 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | W.U. General Engineering Department, "A Comparison of
the Preparation and Performance of Engineering Freshmen Now and Twenty Years
Ago" |
1950 |
| 1 | 1888-002 | W.U. Non-curricular Activities Committee
Scope and Content: Includes three student papers evaluating attitudes of members of
fraternities and sororities
|
1934 |
Accession No. 1888-003: Richard Gaines Tyler papers, 1935-1938Return to Top
Scope and Content: Reports, 1935-1938.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Located during move to Allen Library, 1990-11-11
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- American Association of University Professors. University of Washington Chapter
- UW. College of Engineering
- Washington State Planning Council
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Heydt, Eduard von der (creator)
- Krishnamurti, J (creator)
- Tyler, Richard Gaines, 1885-1967 (creator)
- Veltheim-Ostran, H. H. von (creator)
Corporate Names
- King County Planning Commission (creator)
- Puget Sound Council of Governments (creator)
- Skagit County Planning Commission (creator)
- University of Washington. General Engineering Dept (creator)
- University of Washington. Non-curricular Activities Committee (creator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
