Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection

Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection, circa 1940-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Gessel, Clyde D., 1918-2007; United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Gessel, Clyde D., 1918-2007
Title: Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection
Dates: circa 1940-1980 (inclusive)
19401980
Quantity: 1.3 linear feet, (3 archives boxes) : 1892 items
Collection Number: P1561
Summary: The Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection consists of black-and-white prints, color slides, and transparencies primarily depicting water management in the American west. Clyde D. Gtessel (1918-2007) worked for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation as a Civil Engineer and was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Clyde D. Gessel (1918-2007) was born in Providence, Utah on April 1, 1918. He attended Utah State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Shortly following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Gessel joined the military and served for two and a half years in the Southwest Pacific salvaging and reconstructing enemy aircraft in order to defeat the Japanese military. Following the war, he married and raised 6 children, while working for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation as a Civil Engineer. He was also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), serving in many positions within the organization, including President of the Utah Section. He helped to build many prominent water projects in the west, including Glen Canyon Dam. Gessel travelled the world, visiting such places as Russia, Egypt, the Holy Land, and countries in Asia and South America. He was very involved in his community, and played golf well into his 88th year. He died on April 15, 2007.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection consists of 3 boxes. Box 1 consists primarily of photographs related to Glen Canyon and Lake Powell. Boxes 2-3 contain images related generally to Gessel's work in water management in the American West. Box 3 Folder 6 was separated from Accn 2437 Box 25 and 26. Box 3 Folder 23 was separated from Accn 2437 Box 24 Folder 3

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Dave Gessel in 2009.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

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Separated Materials

Related Materials

Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Glen Canyon and Lake PowellReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Glen Canyon Dam Project Locations include: Dead Horse Point, Utah; Governador Canyon, New Mexico; Kanab, Utah; Weber River, Utah; Paria River (Dam Site); San Juan River (Pump Canyon Dam site); Colorado River (Wahweap Wash, Farris Swale, Glen Canyon); Cameron, Arizona. Subjects include: Bureau of Reclamation employees; surveys; boats; camp sites; offices; canyons.	1954-1958
1	2	Rainbow Bridge Transparencies	1955 May
1	3	Surveys, Colorado River Storage Project Glen Canyon Unit "Glen Canyon Reservoir Survey at Rainbow Bridge National Monument," Prepared by Clyde D. Gessel, 1955 May 16-26 "Field Reconnaissance Glen Canyon Dam Site," 1955 June-July	1955 May 16-1955 July
1	4	Glen Canyon	1955 June-July
1	5	Glen Canyon Reservoir Basin	1958
1	6	Glen Canyon, Rainbow Bridge	1959 April
1	7	Glen Canyon	1961 March
1	8	Weber Basin	circa 1950-1952
1	9	Weber Basin Includes notebook with photograph identifications.	1956 September-1961 August
1	10	Weber River September 1956	1956 September
1	11	Slide Presentation: Utah Water Projects	circa 1950s
1	12	Tomato Harvest Weber Basin	circa 1950s
1	13	Leveling Party, Lake Powell	1962
1	14	Lake Powell Water Samples	1967
1	15	Lake Powell	1970

Water Management and GeneralReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	Photographs from "Nomination of the Cape Cod Canal as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark"	1957
2	2	Portraits, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center San Mateo, Hayward Bridge, San Diego Stadium	1968-1970
2	3	Opening to Donner Summit North California Flood Rehabilitation	1952 January
2	4	Photographs and Pages from "Field Reconnaissance Glen Canyon Dam Site," Prepared by Clyde D. Gessel	1955 June 23-July 1
2	5	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Delegation	1975 December 1-2
2	6	Bureau of Reclamation Region 4	circa 1955-1959
2	7	Ogden Brigham Canal	1949 May 18
2	8	First Security Building	1954 March-April
2	9	Boshween Park	1958
2	10	Lecture "Weed Control on Irrigation Systems"	circa 1950s-1960s
2	11	Terminal Reservoir	circa 1950-1955
2	12	Thanksgiving Out	circa 1950s
2	13	Echo State Park	circa 1950s
2	14	Preston Bureu Newton	circa 1950s
2	15	Testing in Los Angeles	circa 1950s
2	16	Provo River Project Canal and Hyrum Dam, Utah	circa 1945-1955
2	17	Slide Presentation: Utah Water Conservation Subjects include: Ogden River Project, Newton Project, Monks Hollow Dam	circa 1940s-1950s
2	18	Provo Reservoir Canal	1945-1948
2	19	Pipe, Canal, Dam	circa 1940s-1950s
2	20	Duchesne Tunnel, Provo River Project	1947-1950
2	21	Bear River Project	1960
2	22	Washoe Project, California, Nevada	1952-1957
2	23	Bear River Project, Creeks	1952
2	24	Humboldt Project, Carson River, Truckee, California	1954
2	25	San Juan River, New Mexico, Utah	1954
3	1	West Divide	circa 1955-1965
3	2	House in Murray	1960 September
3	3	Navajo Reservoir	1960
3	4	Bear River Project	1960
3	5	Grand Canyon
3	6	Russian Business Trips Box 3 Folder 6 was separated from Accn 2437 Box 25 and 26.	1976 November-1978
3	7	Colorado General	circa 1950-1955
3	8	Colorado River Basin: Water Pollution	1969 June 1
3	9	Flaming Gorge	1956 April
3	10	Vermillion Creek, Colorado	1954
3	11	Blair Motor Company	circa 1960
3	12	Photographs from Flaming Gorge Survey, Green River, Wyoming	1956 April
3	13	Yampa River Valley, near Steamboat Springs, Colorado	1954 July 12
3	14	Sed Conference
3	15	Sed and Water Quality Lake Powell	1971 January
3	16	Salt Lake Valley	circa 1950s
3	17	Provo River Project, Salt Lake Aqueduct	1945-1947
3	18	Hoover Dam	1963
3	19	Holiday Card	circa 1945-1950
3	20	Portraits	circa 1945-1955
3	21	Southern Utah?	circa 1945-1955
3	22	Work and Family	circa 1945-1979
3	23	Bridges Box 3 Folder 23 was separated from Accn 2437 Box 24 Folder 3.	circa 1950-1965
3	24	Locks on a Canal
3	25	Joining of the Transcontinental Railroad (copy print)
3	26	Bureau of Reclamation Team Photographs	circa 1960s-1970s
3	27	Landsat aerials Includes order form and maps.
3	28	Transmission Towers June 1959	1959 June
3	29	Bridge
3	30	General Scenery	circa 1950-1960
3	31	Air Force Base 1964	1964

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