Utah State Agricultural College. School of Engineering. Office of the Dean files, 1932-1946

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. Office of the Dean
Title
Utah State Agricultural College. School of Engineering. Office of the Dean files
Dates
1932-1946 (inclusive)
Quantity
11 boxes, (4.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_14.4/1:17
Summary
Mostly correspondence and reports. Topics covered include the Engineering School's active role in Depression era and World War II educational programs on campus.
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
Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Most of the papers relate to the tenure of George Dewey Clyde ( See also, MS 176, Papers of George D. Clyde) who served as Dean of the School of Engineering from 1938 to 1945. Clyde became a member of the Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) faculty in 1923

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The bulk of the collection concerns itself with New Deal Federal Agencies, water development projects, and World War II, specifically the Engineering School's active role in Depression era and WW II educational programs on campus, and in Bureau of Reclamation projects.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

folders have been organized alphabetically by subject.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Agriculture, Post-War Planning Committee
1 2 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land-grant College Committee
1 3 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land -grant Association, Minutes and correspondence
1 4 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land -grant Association, Minutes and correspondence
1 5 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land -grant Association, Minutes and correspondence
2 1 Agriculture, Post War Planning, Utah Committee
2 2 Airport, Logan/Cache 1940s
2 3 Airport, Logan/Cache
Design and Construction
1940s
2 4 Airport, Logan/Cache
Westinghouse proposal
1940s
2 5 American Geophysical Union
See also box 9, folder 10
2 6 Bibliography, Auto Mechanics, articles in Main Library
2 7 Bibliography, Books in Engineering Library
2 8 Bibliography, Engineering subjects
2 9 Bibliography, Experiment Station Books
2 10 Bibliography, Irrigation
3 1 Bibliography, Miscellaneous reprints
3 2 Bibliography, Precipitation, Stream-flow, etc.
3 3 Bibliography, Precipitation, Stream-flow, etc., review of literature
3 3a Bibliography, Water publications
3 4 Boulder Dam
3 5 Boulder Dam
3 6 Census File, Agriculture, Utah
3 7 Centerville, water spreading area 1939
4 1 Correspondence, A, general
4 2 Correspondence, American Society of Agricultural Engineers
4 3 Correspondence, American Society of Civil Engineers
4 4 Correspondence, Association for the Advancement of Science
4 5 Correspondence, Beers, W.D.
4 6 Correspondence, Bell, Wm. H. (Registrar)
4 7 Correspondence, Bernstrom, Russell E. (Secretary/Treasurer)
4 8 Correspondence, Bernstrom, Russell E. (Secretary/Treasurer)
4 9 Correspondence, Budget, Agricultural Engineering
4 10 Correspondence, Budget, Automotive
4 11 Correspondence, Civil Engineering
4 12 Correspondence, Bundy, Ora (State Publicity Bureau)
4 13 Correspondence, B, general
4 14 Correspondence, C, general
4 15 Correspondence, Cache County Ration Board
4 16 Correspondence, Cache Valley Flying, Inc. (F.P. Champ)
4 17 Correspondence, Cardon, P.V. (Experiment Station)
4 18 Correspondence, Carlisle, John C.
4 19 Correspondence, Carter, Harold S.
4 20 Correspondence, Clyde, George D.
4 21 Correspondence, Cole, Larry (Radio)
4 22 Correspondence, Coulam, Joseph (Buildings and Grounds)
4 23 Correspondence, Coulam, Joseph (Woodworking)
4 24 Correspondence, Cross, M.A. (Colonel)
4 25 Correspondence, Cub River CCC Camp
Concerns surplus equipment from the Civilian Conservation Corp
1943
4 26 Correspondence, Daines, Spencer S.
4 27 Correspondence, Davies, David (Librarian)
4 28 Correspondence, Dean's Council
4 29 Correspondence, Deferments (Military), Engineering students
4 30 Correspondence, E, general
4 31 Correspondence, Edgel, Lewis G.
4 32 Correspondence, Egbert, S.R.
4 33 Correspondence, Engineering, Campus Committee
4 34 Correspondence, Examinations, Special credit
4 35 Correspondence, Extension Service
5 1 Correspondence, F, general
5 2 Correspondence, Facilities in the School of Engineering
5 3 Correspondence, Faculty, general letters
5 4 Correspondence, Fonnesbeck, Leon
5 5 Correspondence, France, Roy
5 6 Correspondence, Fuhriman, Dean F.
5 7 Correspondence, G, general
5 8 Correspondence, Gardner, V.D.
5 9 Correspondence, Graduate Work, Campus Committee
5 10 Correspondence, H, general
5 11 Correspondence, Hayward, Ira N. (Dean)
5 12 Correspondence, Homan, W.J.
5 13 Correspondence, Howells, Rulon S. (War Manpower Commission)
5 14 Correspondence, Humphreys, L.R.
5 15 Correspondence, Israelsen, O.W.
5 16 Correspondence, Isrealsen, M.A.
5 17 Correspondence, J, general
5 18 Correspondence, Jerman, I.D. (Bureau of Reclamation)
5 19 Correspondence, K, general
5 20 Correspondence, Kepner, H.R.
5 21 Correspondence, L, general
5 22 Correspondence, Maughan, J. Howard
5 23 Correspondence, Maw, Herbert (Governor)
5 24 Correspondence, McGraw/Hill publishers
5 25 Correspondence, McWhorter, Wayne
6 1 Correspondence, Merrill, M.R.
6 2 Correspondence, Milligan, Cleve H.
6 3 Correspondence, Moser, Ervin U. (Logan City Engineer)
Includes information on underground pumps on College Hill.
6 4 Correspondence, N, general
6 5 Correspondence, O, general
6 6 Correspondence, Office of Price Administration
6 7 Correspondence, P, general
6 8 Correspondence, Parker, Harry
6 9 Correspondence, Paulson, A.B. (State Engineer)
Concerns architectural drawings of campus buildings in possession of State Engineer's Office
6 10 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), incoming 1943
6 11 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), incoming 1944
6 12 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), outgoing 1943
6 13 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), outgoing 1944
7 1 Correspondence, Peterson, Wm. (Extension)
7 2 Correspondence, Photographic Work
7 3 Correspondence, Preator, Frederick
7 4 Correspondence, Publicity and Industrial Development (Utah)
7 5 Correspondence, R, general
7 6 Correspondence, Romney, E.L. (Coach)
7 7 Correspondence, Ross, E.A.
7 8 Correspondence, S, general
7 9 Correspondence, Swenson, Don N.
7 10 Correspondence, Sigma XI Society
7 11 Correspondence, Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education
7 12 Correspondence, South, George P.
7 13 Correspondence, Students, prospective 1945-1946
7 14 Correspondence, Surplus equipment, sale of
7 15 Correspondence, Teachers Retirement Board
7 16 Correspondence, Teaching Load
7 17 Correspondence, Telegrams and Telephone calls
7 18 Correspondence, T, general
7 19 Correspondence, U, general
7 20 Correspondence, United States Procurement Division (Surplus property)
7 21 Correspondence, V, general
7 22 Correspondence, W, general
7 23 Correspondence, Wahlgren, Ervind B.
7 24 Correspondence, XYZ, general
8 1 Deer Creek Reservoir, proposed water supply (clipping file) 1934
8 2 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941
8 3 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941
8 4 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
Land owners in vicinity.
1941
8 5 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
Map of site.
1941
8 6 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
Memorandum for study of Camp Site (blank)
1941
8 7 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
Memorandum on Physical Conditions in Cache County.
1941
8 8 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
Miscellaneous Correspondence.
1941
8 9 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
"Report on Proposed Ammunition Dump Site, Cache Valley, Utah"
1941
8 10 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley
Supporting material, telegrams and correspondence.
1941
8 11 Engineering, general
8 12 Engineering, Education
8 13 Engineering, Education
8 14 Engineers, Association of Western State Engineers
9 1 Engineers, Council for Professional Development
9 2 Farm Bureau, American, Institute of Irrigation Agricultural, 5th annual conference, SLC 1936
9 3 Farm Bureau, American, Water Users Conference, 3rd annual, SLC 1932
9 4 Farm Electrification Program, Booklet, Utah Power and Light 1930s
9 5 Farm Electrification Program, leaflets
9 6 Grand Coulee Dam
9 7 Grand Coulee Dam
9 8 Housing fadcilities, WW II (campus)
9 9 Reclamation, General information regarding Reclamation Projects in Utah
9 10 Reclamation, Miscellaneous Bureau of Reclamation
10 1 Reclamation, Pressure Grouting Equipment
10 2 Reclamation, Statement on Reclamation, SLC
Report of USAC Committee to committee approved by the Secretary of Interior.
1934 October 17
10 3 copy 2 of above
10 4 Reclamation, Utah Projects 1938
10 5 Reports, Aeronautics Department, campus
Includes report to Governor's Committee for Engineering at USAC.
1942
10 6 Reports, Civil Engineering -includes report to Governor's Committee for Engineering at USAC
10 7 Reports, Engineering, expenditures
10 8 Reports, Engineering, School of and Engineering Experiment Station
Includes report to Governor's Committee for Engineering at USAC.
10 9 Copy 2 of above, includes notes taken at a meeting with Governor Herbert Maw, relevant to curricular duplication and budgets at the state's two major institutions of higher learning 1942 January 21
10 10 Reports, History of Engineering
Includes copy of Utah State Quarterly, May 1934
10 11 Reports, Mechanic Arts
10 12 Reports, Metals Department
10 13 Reports, Industrial Division
10 14 Reports, Peterson, E.G. (President)
10 15 Reports, Radio Department
10 16 Reports, Woodwork Department
10 17 Sevier River, "Stipulations Governing Rights to the Use of the Waters..."
Includes Richlands Irrigation vs. Westview Irrigation, et al,"
1931 February 21
10 18 Snake River, General information on the Upper Snake River Project 1937
10 19 Snow Surveys -includes American Geophysical Union materials
10 20 Soil Conservation
11 1 "Technical Education News" 1940s
11 2 Uintah Basin Study, Land Utilization
11 3 Uintah Basin Study, Correspondence -including U.S. Division of Resettlement Administration
11 4 Uintah Basin Study, Duchesne County
11 5 Uintah Basin Study, Minutes of Meetings 1930s
11 6 Up Stream Engineering Conference
11 7 Veterans Hospital, proposed site in Logan, Utah
11 8 Veterans Hospital, proposed site in Nibley, Utah
11 9 War Manpower Commission 1943
11 10 Water facilities
Including information on Beaver Meadow Reservoir and Burnt Fork Reservoir in Summit and Daggett counties, Utah.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Military education--Utah--Logan.
  • New Deal, 1933-1939--Utah--Logan.
  • USU--Faculty and staff.
  • USU--History (Engineering)
  • USU--History (Faculty and staff)

Personal Names

  • Clyde, George D.

Corporate Names

  • Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. (creator)
  • Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. (creator)
  • Utah State University. College of Engineering--History. (creator)

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2008

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