Leonard A. Lovell papers, 1935-1976
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lovell, Leonard A.
- Title
- Leonard A. Lovell papers
- Dates
- 1935-1976 (inclusive)19351976
- Quantity
- 7.1 cubic feet (14 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 07181
- Summary
- 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 and , Spanish
Historical Note
Leonard A. Lovell (1907-1977), an engineer, graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1930 and was an assistant city engineer for Grand Island, Nebraska, from 1930-1934. From 1934-1939 he was an engineer for the Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District in North Platte, Nebraska. Lovell worked as a consulting engineer for the firm of Parsons, Brickerhoff, Logan and MacDonald from 1939-1945, and from 1945-1972 he was a partner with the consulting engineering firm of Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton of New York City, directing their hydraulic and hydroelectric projects in Haiti, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Pakistan.
Content Description
Collection contains correspondence (1939-1976); subject files on dams, irrigation and soil composition; blueprints of the Artibonite Valley Development Peligre Dam Project in Haiti and the Elkhorn Water Power Project in Nebraska (1930, 1953); reports (some in Spanish) on the Tarbela Dam in Pakistan and the Philippines, (1935-1955); and newspaper clippings (1945-1948).
Use of the Collection
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 Information
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Description: Link to Container List (PDF)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dams.
- Irrigation.
- Soils -- Composition.
- Water resources development -- Haiti.
- Water resources development -- Nebraska.
- Water resources development -- Pakistan.
- Water resources development -- Philippines.
Corporate Names
- Artibonite Valley Development Peligre Dam Project.
- Elkhorn Water Power Project.
Geographical Names
- Haiti -- History -- 1934-1986.
- Nebraska -- History.
- Pakistan -- History.
- Peligre Dam (Haiti)
- Philippines -- History -- 1946-1986.
- Tarbela Dam (Pakistan)
Form or Genre Terms
- Blueprints.
Occupations
- Engineers.
