AHJ_ah08243 Inventory of the Louis E. Rydell papers1914-1981 Rydell (Louis E.) papers Processed by Emily Christopherson in December 2011 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. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2011

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Emily Christopherson December 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Rydell, Louis E. Louis E. Rydell papers 1914-1981 08243 13.83 cubic ft. (15 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Papers of Louis E. Rydell, a civil engineer who worked in many parts of the world, and who was in charge of planning for the Willamette Basin Project in Oregon. Biography of Louis E. Rydell

Louis Ernest Rydell (b. 1899) was a civil engineer whose work included the planning of river basins for development of hydro-electric power, flood control, navigation, and irrigation, both in government work and with private firms. Much of his work has been the planning of large dams, including site selection, investigation, preliminary design, cost, and economic feasibility studies and reports. Rydell worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1934-1959. From 1935-1948 he directed the project planning phase for the Willamette Basin Project in Oregon. From 1948-1959 he was Chief of Planning and Reports in the Walla Walla, Washington district, during which he worked on plans and studies for the Columbia and Snake River basins. From 1955-1959 he was assigned by the U.S. State Department as a flood control advisor to Ireland on the Shannon River. From 1959-1965 he was a consultant with Harza Engineering Company and supervised planning studies on the Indus River Basin in Pakistan. From 1966 until his death, he worked as a private consultant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Ohio River Basin), TAMS (Brazil), and Montreal Engineering Company (Iran and Guyana).

 Scope and Content

Collection contains files related to various projects on which Rydell worked, including projects in Brazil, Guyana, Iran, and Pakistan. Also present are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports on water resource development projects in the United States West, particularly in the Willamette and Columbia River basins. Collection also contains a large number of subject files relating to dams, hydraulics, and flood control. Also present are articles written by Rydell, and photographs of Rydell in activities related to his professional career.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Louis E. Rydell at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Mildred L. Rydell (wife) from 1983-1987.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in December 2011

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Harza Engineering Company. Montreal Engineering Company. Willamette River Watershed (Or.). Columbia River Watershed. Dams. Water resources development -- West (U.S.). Water resources development -- Brazil. Water resources development -- Guyana. Water resources development -- Iran. Water resources development -- Pakistan. Water and Water Rights. Container List Series I. Work projects and reports 1932-1981

Series contains three sub-series: Work projects, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports, and Articles written by Rydell.

 Sub-series 1. Work projects 1950-1981

Arranged alphabetically. Contains notes, data, drawings, maps, and reports relating to Rydell’s consulting work in Brazil, Guyana, Iran, and Pakistan, as well as his work with the Northern Tier Pipeline Company. Also contains certificates Rydell received acknowledging his professional career, and biographical files detailing his life’s work.

 1Biographical files 5Brazil - Emborcacao Dam and power plans1976 5Brazil - Sao Simao project1969-1970 15Certificates1933-1981 6Guyana - power plans1975 3Iran - power plan (as a consultant for Montreal Engineering Company)1974-1975 4Northern Tier Pipeline Company - Board of Directors1976 4Northern Tier Pipeline Company - correspondence1976 4Northern Tier Pipeline Company - engineering1978 4Northern Tier Pipeline Company - Executive Committee1978-1979 4Northern Tier Pipeline Company - Finance Committeeundated 4Northern Tier Pipeline Company - financials1976-1978 4-5Northern Tier Pipeline Company - public relations1976-1979 5Northern Tier Pipeline Company - report - "Crude Oil Supply/Demand Outlook for the Northern Tier and Midwest States,"1978 5Northern Tier Pipeline Company - status reports1976 3Pakistan - power plans and dams (as a consultant for Montreal Engineering Company)1950-1967 13Tacoma (Washington) Municipal Electric Power System - "Cushman Tunnel No. 2,"1929 Sub-series 2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports 1937-1969

Arranged alphabetically by region. Contains reports and studies conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on projects of which Rydell was a part. Many are annotated by Rydell.

 9Boise River, Idaho survey report - With a View to Control of Floods1944 7Columbia Basin review report1943 8Columbia River and Tributaries - Power Report1943 8Columbia River and Tributaries - Proposed Power Projects - Maine Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Rivers1942 7Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Central Snake River Basin1948 7Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Clark Fork-Pend Oreille River Basin1948 8Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Dalles Dam1946 9Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Hells Canyon Dam, Snake River1947 7Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Middle and Lower Snake River Basin1948 9Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Middle Snake River Basin1953 9Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Mountain Sheep Dam, Snake River1947 8Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Power Markets and Developments in the Pacific Northwest1948 9Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Snake River1952 7Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Upper Snake River Basin1948 9Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Upper Snake River Basin1955 8Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report - Willamette River Basin1948 7Columbia River and Tributaries Review Report1948 12Hansen Dam (Tujunga, Washington)1937-1939 8"Ice, in connection with the ultimate plan of development in the Columbia River" report1947 9John Day Lock and Dam - Columbia River (Oregon and Washington) - Design Memorandum - Hydrology1956 9John Day Lock and Dam - Columbia River (Oregon and Washington) - General Design Memorandum1958 13Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California - Analysis of Design Crest Gates for Sepulveda Dam1939 12Los Angeles County Flood Control District - Flood of March 2, 19381938 9Lower Monumental Lock and Dam - Snake River (Oregon, Washington, and Idaho) - General Design Memorandum1959 10Lower Snake River (Oregon, Washington, and Idaho) - Special Report on Selection of Sites1945 10Lower Snake River Project letter report1949 10Lucky Peak Dam project report - Boise River, Idaho1949 10McNary Dam project report - Columbia River (Oregon and Washington)1946 10McNary Dam project report - Columbia River (Oregon) and Levees (Pasco, Washington)1950 10McNary Lock and Dam - Columbia River (Oregon and Washington) - Preliminary Cost Allocation Studies1955 10McNary Lock and Dam report - Closure of the Second-Step Cofferdam - Columbia River (Oregon and Washington)1951 10McNary Reservoir - Master Plan for Development and Management1952 12Ohio River Basin Comprehensive Survey1968-1969 9Pen Basin, Warren Basin, and Bear Valley - upstream storage and power projects1943 12Portland District - Postflood Report1966 13Power Survey for War Production - Pacific Northwest Region1942 11Report on Operation of Main Control Plan for Flood Control - 1949 Flood1949 12River Shannon Flood Problem Report (Ireland)1955-1956 10Salmon River, Idaho reconnaissance trip report - "Flight of the Salmon Fly" (with photographs)1944 10Snake River reconnaissance report - Middle Snake, Salmon, and Clearwater rivers1942 12Umatilla Power-Navigation Project - Columbia River (Oregon, Washington)1944-1945 12Umatilla Project, Detroit Dam, Dorena Dam project data1943 11Willamette Basin Project, Oregon - Detroit Dam and Reservoir project report1941-1942 11Willamette Basin Project, Oregon - Lookout Point Dam (Meridian Site) and Middle Fork Willamette River project report1945-1946 11Willamette River and Tributaries, Oregon - survey report1947 11Willamette River Flood - Flood Damage and Analysis1943 11Willamette Valley Project, Oregon1940 Sub-series 3. Articles written by Rydell 1932-1958

Arranged alphabetically by title. Contains articles and papers written by Rydell on topics relating to dams and flood control.

 6"Coexistence of Fish and Dams" in Journal of the Power Division1957 6"Determination of Outlet Control Requirements for Dams,"1951 6"Engineering Advances at McNary Project,"1957 6"Navigation and Flood Control" in "Water - Proceedings of a Regional Water Resources Conference at the State College of Washington,"1958 6"New Concepts in Development of Hydraulic Energy on Navigable Waterways - Columbia and Snake Rivers - Pacific Northwest, United States" for the 14th International Navigation Congress1957 6"Planning, Selection, and Design of Dams" course (Rydell as instructor)1946 6"Willamette,"1932 Series II. Resource files 1914-1976

Contains two sub-series: Subject files and Publications and reports.

 Sub-series 1. Subject files 1914-1976

Arranged alphabetically. Contains subject files relating to dams, hydraulics, and flood control. Files primarily consist of reports, memoranda, data, and notes.

 1American Water Resources Association (AWRA)1970-1971 1Basin planning1953-1966 1Basin plans1955-1959 1Bonneville Power Administration1958-1962 1Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee1947 1Columbia Basin1914-1959 1Columbia River Power1938 1Columbia River1931-1950 1Concretecirca 1952 1Cooling design contraction joints1930-1944 2Dam types - arch1926-1968 2Dam types - barrages on earth,1934-1961 2Dam types - buttress1936-1967 2Dam types - Columbia River1931-1958 2Dam types - concrete1928, 1940-1969 2Dam types - cut-off and grouting1952-1961 2Dam types - Dalles1914-1954 2Dam types - Dvorshak Dam (Bruces Eddy)1959 2Dam types - earth fill1934-1952 2Dam types - failure and repairs1963-1967 2Dam types - foundationscirca 1925-1937 2Dam types - general1942-1953 2Dam types - gravitycirca 1945-1948 2Dam types - hydraulic fillundated 2Dam types - McNary Dam1945 2Dam types - Prado Dam1938 2Dam types - rock fill1939-1958 2Dam types - small1953-1968 2Dam types - Tennessee Valley Authority1935-1968 2Dam types - timber fill1938-1948 2Dam types - upliftundated 2Dam types - wide valley1952-1967 2Dam types - Willamette1948-1961 1Desalting seawater1964-1967 1Design details1937-1938 1Design manual1944 1Economics1943-1944 1Fish and fishways1946-1955 1Flood control1949-1961 1Fort Peck Dam1943 1Grand Coulee Dam power1954-1969 1Ground water1942-1947 1Hell's Canyon Middle Snake River1940-1947 1Hell's Canyon studies1946-1955 1Hydraulic flow1930-1946 1Hydraulic jump and stilling pools1939-1956 1Hydraulic models1945-1947 1Hydraulics1938-1952 1Hydrology1939-1969 1Hydro-power1933-1944 1Idaho projectscirca 1944 1International1963-1969 1Navigation1936-1970 1Ohio Basin report1968-1969 1Outlet control1946-1950 1Planning manual1962 1Power - general1930-1945 1Power - geothermal1973 1Power - nuclear1959 1Power - thermal1968 1Pumped storage1976 1Power - northwest1966 1Reservoir planning1952, 1976 1Revetments - retaining walls1951-1959 1Skagit River1942-1943 1Snake River - lower1946 1Snake River - Oregon and Idaho1948 2Spillway design1958 2Spillway requirement1970 2Spillwayscirca 1943-1945 2Stilling basins1945-1946 2Surge tanks1943-1976 2Triangle Lake1937 2Turbines1955-1956 2Washington projects1946 2Water resources1937-1954 2Willamette Dams Foundation1936-1939 2Willamette project1939-1957 2Willamette studies1934-1938 2Willamette1972 Sub-series 2. Publications and reports 1929-1969

Arranged alphabetically. Contains publications and reports written by various agencies and individuals on topics relating to dams, hydraulics, and flood control.

 5American Society of Civil Engineers - "Report of Committee on Cost Allocation for Multiple Purpose Water Projects,"1948 5American Society of civil Engineers - "Stability of Straight Concrete Gravity Dams,"1934 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Archeological Investigations of Two Sites in the McNary Reservoir, Washington,"1949 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee and The Pacific Northwest,"undated 13Army Corps of Engineers - "History of the Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee,"undated 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Laboratory Study of the Meandering of Alluvial Rivers,"1945 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Long Tom River, Fern Ridge Reservoir - Proposed Channel Improvement,"1943 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Plans for Conservation and Development of the Water Resources of the United States,"1948 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Proceedings of the Engineering Conference - South Pacific Division and North Pacific Division,"1940 13Army Corps of Engineers - "Water Resource Development: Columbia River Basin,"1958 13Book - "Rock Tunnel Methods,"1931 5Bureau of Reclamation - "Method of 'Prestressed Ties' for the Stabilization of Dam Structures,"1948 13Bureau of Reclamation - "On Computation of Earth Pressure Against Walls with Earth Having Cohesion,"1937 5Bureau of Reclamation - "Research Study on Stilling Basins, Energy Dissipaters, and Associated Appurtenances,"1955 5Bureau of Reclamation - "Stresses in Arch Dams,"1935 13Department of State - "Feasibility Studies, Economic and Technical Soundness Analysis, Capital Projects,"1964 13Federal Power Commission - "Hydroelectric Power Resources of the United States,"1957 5Federal Power commission - "Report on Estimated Cost of Power Transmitted from the Snake River to Vicinity of Antioch, California,"1946 13Miscellaneous articles relating to dams and hydrology1929-1965 13Pacific Northwest Power Company - "Power Production Data of Alternative Plans for Middle Snake River Development,"1969 13Pacific Power and Light Company - "International Commission on Large Dams Post-Convention Tour of Swift Hydroelectric Project,"1958 3Professional Qualifications for Engineering Services - Water Resource Projects (Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton)1959 13"Portland General Electric Company, North Fork Hydro-Electric Development and Faraday Addition,"1956-1958 13Report - "Hydro-Electric Power Commission of the Province of Ontario,"1933 13Report - "Swift Hydroelectric Development: Economic and Engineering Feasibility,"1957 13Report of the President's Water Resources Policy commission - "Ten Rivers in America's Future: No. 1. The Columbia,"1950 13State of California Department of Water Resources - "California Water Plan,"1957 13United Nations - "Integrated River Basin Development,"1958 13"Water Power Equipment,"undated 13World Meteorological Organization - "Design of Hydrological Networks" and "Techniques for Surveying Surface-Water Resources,"1958 Series III. Photographs 1921-1973

Arranged alphabetically. Contains photographs of Rydell, depicting him participating in professional duties.

 14 11th Congress on Large Dams - Madrid, Spain 1973 14 5th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage - Tokyo, Japan 1963 14 American Society of Civil Engineers - Hydraulic Division Conference - Madison, Wisconsin 1956 14 American Society of Civil Engineers undated 14 American Society of Engineers - Pacific Northwest Conference 1952 14 Army Corps of Engineers - Portland, Oregon early 1940s, 14 At Cushman Dam, #2 - Tacoma, Washington 1929 14 Congress on Large Dams - New Delhi, India 1951 15 Harza Engineering Company, International (Rydell is Resident Manager) 1960 14 In Pakistan 1960-1965 14 International irrigation study in Japan 1963 14 Louis E. Rydell undated 14 Oregon Agriculture College with President Harding 1921 14 Retiring from the Army Corps of Engineers 1959 14 ROTC Officers - Oregon State College 1925 14 Survey party for state of Oregon circa 1932 14 Working at the harbor in Longview, Washington 1923