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2497 (Accession No. 2497-001)
Batcheller, Willis Tryon, 1889-1975
Willis Tryon Batcheller papers
1915-1970
18.7 cubic feet
Collection materials
are inEnglish.
Papers of consulting engineer of Seattle, Washington who was a consulting engineer on hydroelectric power projects in the Pacific Northwest
Consulting engineer from Seattle, Washington, who focused on
hydroelectric steam power projects in the Pacific Northwest states, British
Columbia, and Alaska. Batcheller served as president and chief engineer of the
Canadian-Alaska Railway Company, for which he did preliminary studies, circa
1929-1957. He conducted the original survey for the state of Washington, and
other work, for the Columbia Basin Project, 1921-1969. For the Seattle Lighting
Dept., 1915-1950, his projects included the preliminary work and design of the
Skagit River power project, 1916-1921.
Correspondence, diaries, reports, clippings (1928-1936), and related
engineering papers of Batcheller, a Seattle-based consulting engineer on
hydroelectric power projects in the Pacific Northwest.
Files document his work for Seattle Lighting Department from 1912-21
on Skagit River and Cedar Falls projects, his survey for the Columbia River
Basin Project in 1921, designs for Grand Coulee Dam, his work as chief engineer
for the Quincy Irrigation District, president and chief engineer of the
Canadian-Alaska Railway Company, and his various consulting activities.
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Donated by Willis Batcheller, 1/1/1975.
Batcheller, Willis Tryon, 1889-1975--Archives
Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983
Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989
Dimock, A. H
Thomson, Reginald Heber, 1856-1949
Edwards, Frank
Carr, T. L
Henny, David Christian
Prowell, W. R
Clapp, William M
Ross, J. D. (James Delmage), 1871 or 1872-1939
Alaska. Railway Commission
Tacoma (Wash.). Dept. of Public Utilities
Alaska Mining and Exploration Company
Alaska Pulp and Paper Company
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States. Dept. of the Interior
Washington Toll Bridge Authority
Skagit River Hydroelectric Project
Columbia Basin Survey
Columbia River Development League
Washington (State). Dept. of Conservation and Development
Columbia Basin Commission (Wash.)
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
United States. Dept. of the Interior. Office of the Secretary
Canadian-Alaska Railway Company
Municipal League of Seattle and King County. City Light Committee
United States Reclamation Service
Cedar Falls Power Plant (Wash.)
Seattle, Wash. Lighting Dept
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Hydroelectric power plants--Washington (State)
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Energy Production
Technology
Washington (State)
British Columbia
Alaska