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Harry W. Bashore papers, 1867-1971 (bulk 1913-1955)
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bashore, Harry W.
- Title
- Harry W. Bashore papers
- Dates
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1867-1971 (bulk 1913-1955) (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 26.97 cubic ft. (56 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 02783
- Summary
- Contains materials relating to Bashore's work as an engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation and other special projects.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Harry W. Bashore (1880-1973), an engineer, worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1906-1945. He worked on water reclamation projects in Oregon, Washington, California and Wyoming from 1927-1933. He became assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation in 1933 and was in charge of all irrigation projects in the West. Bashore became commissioner of the Bureau in 1943 and retired in 1945 and worked as a consulting engineer. In 1952 he consulted on irrigation projects in Israel and helped to work out a treaty between Pakistan and India over the use of the Indus river.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains materials relating to Bashore's work as an engineer, including subject files on reclamation projects on the Colorado River Basin and the Missouri River Basin, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Reclamation Association, and the India-Pakistan water dispute (1938-1965); reports by Bashore on water reclamation and irrigation in Israel and the Colorado River Basin (1943-1968); miscellaneous maps (1943-1968); correspondence (1940-1965); newspaper clippings (1938-1953); and three 78 rpm phonograph records on Boulder Dam, renamed the Hoover Dam in 1947, entitled "Man is a Giant."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Harry W. Bashore at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Harry W. Bashore in 1968. An accretion to the collection was made in 1976 by the estate of Harry W. Bashore.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in January 2011.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Bureau of Reclamation, 1902-1971Return to Top
Contains reports, correspondence, maps, photos, conference proceedings, manuals, and various publications by the Bureau of Reclamation, relating to Bashore's work as an engineer for the Bureau.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
2 | All-American Canal Project |
1945 |
2 | Arkansas -- White-Red River Basins |
1949-1952 |
20 | Basin survey estimating data |
1944 |
19 | Bureau of Reclamation Annual Conference |
1949-1952 |
18 | Bureau of Reclamation documents |
1945-1963 |
23 | Bureau of Reclamation projects - photos and
postcards |
undated |
20 | California state water project |
1946, 1961, 1963 |
20 | California water conference |
1945 December |
41 | Canals |
1947-1948 |
47 | Colorado River Basin states - maps |
1956 |
6 | Colorado River Commission Second Annual Report |
1951 |
3 | Colorado River Project |
1930-1964 |
4 | Colorado River Project |
1915-1945 |
5 | Colorado River Project |
1936-1938 |
6 | Colorado River Project |
1937-1938, 1947 |
48 | Colorado River Storage Project progress report |
1960 |
40 | Colorado River |
1946-1954 |
21 | Colorado Water Conservation Board |
1950-1952 |
7 | Columbia River Basin |
1926-1954 |
8 | Columbia River Basin |
1927-1934 |
34 | Concrete manual |
1942 October |
54 | Dams |
1952-1956 |
21 | Debate about Valley authorities |
1944-1952 |
47 | Echo Park Dam controversy and Upper Colorado River Commission
(draft) |
undated |
42 | Employees U.S.B.R. |
1930-1952 |
47 | Engineering Advisory Committee to Upper Colorado River Basin
Compact Commission |
1948 |
43 | Excess Land Provisions of the Federal Reclamation Laws and the
Payment of Charges, part one |
1956 |
19 | International water problems |
1951, 1953 |
21 | Interstate water compacts |
1785-1941 |
19 | Investigation of administration |
1949 |
54 | Maps - North Platte Project |
1936-1960 |
54 | Maps to accompany First Annual Report of the Reclamation
Service |
1902-1903 |
34 | Maps to accompany Third Annual Report of the Reclamation
Service |
1903-1904 |
35 | Maps |
1906-1910 |
20 | Metropolitan water district of Southern California |
1953 |
9 | Missouri River Basin |
1944-1951 |
10 | Missouri River Basin |
1941-1951 |
11 | Missouri River Basin |
1920-1971 |
12 | Missouri River Basin |
1919-1960 |
13 | Missouri River Basin |
1949-1955 |
14 | Missouri River Basin |
1915-1963 |
15 | Montana - Hungry Horse Dam |
1948-1951 |
22 | National Reclamation Association - convention |
1947-1965 |
22 | National Reclamation Association - correspondence |
1946-1953 |
21 | National Reclamation Association |
1944-1965 |
34 | National Reclamation Association |
1942-1959 |
20 | Natural resources development |
circa 1951 |
23 | Nebraska - hearings of Department of Roads and
Irrigation |
1948-1949 |
23 | Nebraska Irrigation Association |
1946-1948 |
23 | Nebraska Wasserburger water suits |
1964-1966 |
54 | North Platte |
1929-1962 |
45 | Official Records of Proceedings - Upper Colorado River Basin
Compact Commission, vols. I-III |
1948 |
44 | Official Records of Proceedings - Upper Colorado River
Commission |
1949-1952 |
16 | Panama Canal |
1930 February |
56 | Phonograph: "Man is a Giant" - The Story of Boulder Dam (parts
1-6) |
undated |
34 | Post-war Economic Policy and Planning - S. Res. 102 |
1944 June 6 |
42 | Power |
1941-1948 |
4 | Printed materials -- California water |
1951-1956 |
19 | Procedures |
1942, 1945 |
54 | Proceedings of the First Conference of Engineers of Reclamation
Service |
1903 September |
43 | Program conference - Regional and Branch directors |
1948 |
18 | Reclamation-related printed materials |
1926-1959 |
20 | Recreation |
undated |
52 | Scrapbooks - Mississippi River and T.V.A. |
1937 January |
49 | Soil and Water Research Report and Recommendations |
1951 |
34 | Specimen Field Notes and Plates for Subdivisions of Sections and
Surveys of Farm Units and Townsites |
1909 August |
42 | Staff Program Conference |
1947 |
43 | Statements about irrigation |
1946-1958 |
4 | Summary -- Tulare Project |
undated |
17 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
1936-1937, 1941 |
48 | Upper Colorado River Basin Compact |
1948 |
47 | Upper Colorado River Commission Reports |
1964-1969 |
48 | Upper Colorado River Commission |
1950-1963 |
48 | Upper Colorado River Compact Commission Inflow-Outflow
Manual |
1949 August |
17 | Vale (Oregon) Project |
1926-1930 |
18 | Vale (Oregon) Project |
1929-1932 |
20 | Washington, D.C. conference |
1947 |
Series II. India-Pakistan Water Dispute, 1903-1967Return to Top
This series contains notes, correspondence, reports, blueprints, maps, and informational materials on the region.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
24 | Blueprints and maps |
1953 |
54 | Composition book - Indus Basin |
1953-1954 |
24 | Indus Basin dispute working papers |
1952 |
24 | Indus Basin water dispute materials |
1954-1955 |
54 | Irrigation in India, second edition, with letters |
1903, 1952 |
24 | Maps |
1950-1952 |
54 | Orissa, India; Khosla, Governor |
1959-1967 |
54 | Pakistan-India documents and correspondence |
1952-1965 |
54 | Publications treaty and misc. India-related
documents |
1953-1960 |
26 | Reports - India-Pakistan |
1944-1952 |
26 | Review of construction progress - Marala-Ravi Link Canal,
Pakistan |
1954 October |
24 | World Bank - Mediation of India - Pakistan water dispute -
itinerary |
1953 |
24 | World Bank - Mediation of India - Pakistan water dispute -
reports |
1954 |
24 | World Bank - Mediation of India - Pakistan water dispute -
working papers |
1954 |
24 | World Bank - Mediation of India - Pakistan water
dispute |
1952-1954 |
Series III. Israel, 1867-1956Return to Top
Contains reports, maps, and photos.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
53 | Commission on Palestine surveys |
1946 |
53 | Conference on water planning - NYC |
1956 |
53 | Geological Report on Important Hydro Projects |
1954-1955 |
53 | Israel construction report - fees, expenses |
1945-1956 |
53 | Israeli snapshots |
1952 March |
53 | Jordan Valley Advisory Board |
1950-1954 |
53 | Jordan Valley Project - T.V.A. study |
1953 |
53 | Maps |
1938-1952 |
53 | Misc. documents relating to Israel |
1867-1952 |
27 | Reports |
1950-1954 |
28 | Reports |
1950-1951 |
29 | Reports |
1952-1955 |
30 | Reports |
1946-1955 |
31 | Reports |
1944-1950 |
32 | Reports |
1951-1953 |
33 | Reports |
1953-1954 |
53 | Reports |
1951-1955 |
55 | Scrapbook |
1952 March |
53 | T.V.A. on the Jordan |
1948 |
Series IV. Printed materials, 1897-1969Return to Top
Contains published materials such as newspapers, newsletters, magazines, circulars, bulletins, maps, and printed research materials.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
49 | A Hundred Years of Irrigation in Colorado |
1952 |
46 | Agricultural printed material |
1908-1934 |
46 | Circulars |
1926-1959 |
46 | Colorado Agricultural College Colorado Experiment Station
bulletins |
1926-1937 |
39 | Department of Agriculture bulletins - beef and
cattle |
1909-1934 |
40 | Department of Agriculture bulletins - grains |
1897-1926 |
39 | Department of Agriculture bulletins |
1914-1949 |
42 | Dirmeyer - Sediment Lining |
1954 |
42 | Handbooks - manuals |
1939, undated |
26 | Inside Interior |
1946-1953 |
27 | International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage - annual
reports |
1952-1953 |
50 | International Finance Corporation Annual |
1966-1968 |
54 | Irrigation in Nebraska: Historical and Informational
Articles |
1950-1951 |
50 | Land Reborn |
1957-1961 |
54 | Manual of Surveying Instructions for the Survey of the Public
Lands of the United States and Private Land Claims |
1908 |
36 | Maps |
1939-1972 |
39 | Miscellaneous printed materials |
1887-1941 |
50 | Nebraska-related publications |
1914-1967 |
1 | Newspapers - Scottsbluff and Gering |
1950, 1956 |
25 | Pamphlets and articles - miscellaneous |
1948-1958 |
46 | Pamphlets |
1913-1967 |
50 | Periodicals - newspaper clippings |
1938-1953 |
40 | Printed materials - Reclamation |
1931-1952 |
39 | Prof. Beery's horse training booklets |
1944 |
26 | Reclamation Era |
1967 May |
50 | The Record |
1943-1946 |
54 | Register of Dams in the United States |
1958 |
49 | Report of Sediment Lining Investigations |
1954-1956 |
50 | Reprints |
1925-1955 |
43 | Research materials - irrigation |
1905-1962 |
49 | Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station |
1951 |
25 | Second Congress of the International Commission on Irrigation and
Drainage |
circa 1953 |
25 | Sixth World Power Conference |
1958 |
49 | "Structural Analysis" by Ketchum, Huntington, Eckel |
1933 |
50 | Through the Leaves |
1966-1969 |
46 | University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station
bulletins |
1922-1934 |
26 | Washington Report |
1962-1967 |
50 | World Bank and IDA Annual Report |
1966-1968 |
Series V. Personal, 1906-1963Return to Top
Contains correspondence, notes, research materials, photos, schoolwork, and speeches.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Addresses |
1943-1946 |
37 | Correspondence |
1936-1949 |
38 | Correspondence |
1950-1963 |
1 | Dedication of Bureau of Reclamation Engineering Center
(Denver) |
1950 |
1 | Dedication of Kortes Dam |
1944-1946 |
1 | Dedication of Mirage Flats Irrigation Project
(Nebraska) |
1949 |
52 | Eatwell Camp photos |
1907 |
42 | Engineering - clippings - clothing |
1938-1950 |
35 | Hydrologic research materials |
1931-1950 |
1 | Irrigation engineering course at Colorado A & M |
1948-1951 |
1 | Itineraries and trip folders -- Boulder Dam |
1938 |
1 | Itineraries and trip folders -- TVA |
1937 |
52 | Miscellaneous photos |
undated |
51 | Miscellaneous |
1906-1955 |
52 | Notebook |
circa 1922 |
40 | Notes and research materials |
1916-1950 |
52 | Photo - unidentified |
undated |
52 | Postcards |
1911, 1938, undated |
54 | Pump Test and Mechanic Problems |
1906 May |
51 | Schoolwork |
1940-1941 |
51 | Science |
undated |
55 | Scrapbook |
1912 |
51 | University of Colorado exercises |
1941 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dams -- West (U.S.)
- Irrigation -- Israel.
- Water resources development -- West (U.S.)
- Water reuse -- Israel.
- Water reuse -- West (U.S.)
- Water rights -- India.
- Water rights -- Pakistan.