Eastern Washington University, Special Collections Library
816 F Street - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA 99004
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SPC
982-0165
Beaty,
Donald
Donald Beaty Collection
1903-1940
0.6 linear feet
200 items, includes 1 volume
Chiefly copies (from 1936-1940) of Columbian, the newsletter published by the
Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Company (MWAK), relating to the construction industry and
its role in the building of Grand Coulee Dam. Beaty's father worked on the Grand
Coulee Dam for the MWAK and collected their newsletters. The collection also
includes a copy of William S. Shiach's History of North
Idaho (1903), which was retained by Beaty's father because of
genealogical interest.
The collection is in English is required}?>.
Mainly copies (from 1936-1940) of
Columbian, the
newsletter published by the Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Company, relating to the
construction industry and its role in the building of Grand Coulee Dam. The
collection also includes a copy of William S. Shiach's History of North Idaho (1903).
Collection open to the public.
Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and
manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see:
http://www.ewu.edu/Library/Services/Archives.xml
Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish,
contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special
Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu
Donald Beaty Collection; SPC 982-0165; box number; folder number; Archives &
Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.
Copies of the Columbian have been digitized and are available as part of the Columbian (Grand Coulee Dam newsletter) digital collection.
Gift of Donald Beaty, 1982.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog.
Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should
search the catalog using these headings.
Beaty,
Donald--Archives
Shiach, William
S.
Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Company
Grand Coulee Dam
(Wash.)
Idaho--History
Construction industry
Dams--Design and construction
Dams--Washington (State)
Newsletters
History of North Idaho
Columbian (Newsletter)
Public
Works
Water and Water
Rights
MWAK Columbian
1936-1940
1:1
Volume 2, Nos. 1-20
3 January
1936-15 May 1936
1:2
Volume 2, Nos. 21-26, 28-40
22 May 1936 – 2
October 1936
1:3
Volume 2, Nos. 41-53
9 October 1936 –
31 December 1936
1:4
Volume 3, Nos. 1-20
8 January 1937 –
21 May 1937
1:5
Volume 3, Nos. 21-40
28 May 1937 – 8
October 1937
1:6
Volume 3, Nos. 41-50
15 October 1937
– 17 December 1937
1:7
Volume 4, Nos. 1-4, 6, 8-13
16 June 1938 – 1
December 1938
1:8
Volume 5, Nos. 5-25
9 March 1939 –
14 December 1939
2:1
Volume 6, Nos. 5-10, 13-23
6 March 1940 –
31 October 1940
2:2
Shiach, William, The
History of North Idaho, Western Historical Publishing
Co.
1903