University of Wyoming
Arthur E. “Art” Williamson was raised in Kansas and earned an M.S. in sanitary engineering from New York University. In 1955, he was hired as Director of Sanitary Engineering Services for the Department of Health and Social Services for the State of Wyoming. As Wyoming’s pollution abatement chief, he worked to improve the water quality of the North Platte River, which had been thought to be too polluted by the 1940s to be recovered. During the 1950s, through Williamson’s efforts, Wyoming was able to improve the quality of the North Platte without intervention by federal authorities, and without legal abatement enforcement proceedings.
This collection concerns water quality control, water pollution, sewage disposal, air quality standards, land disposal of refinery wastes, environmental health, pure water for recreational, industrial, and domestic use, etc. The collection contains addresses, speeches, and articles (some notes on speeches and talks) all by Williamson relating to the above subjects (1955-1972). There are reports written by Williamson, including “Sewage Stabilization Ponds in Africa” (August 1960), “Progress Report” in
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There are no known other archival collections created by Arthur E. Williamson at the date of processing.
This material was received from Arthur E. Williamson in 1972.
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