AHJ_ah02534 Inventory of the Clifford Allen Betts papers, 1902-1975 Betts (Clifford Allen) papers Processed by Kathryn Brooks 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/

2012

University of Wyoming

Finding aid encoded by Kathryn BrooksMarch 2012 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Betts, Clifford Allen, 1889-1982 Clifford Allen Betts papers 1902-1975 02534 9.90 cubic ft. (22 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Contains the papers of Clifford Allen Betts, a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Forest Service in the 20th century. Biography of Clifford Allen Betts

Clifford Allen Betts (1889-1982), a hydraulic engineer, began his career with the Denver Municipal Water Works, and went on to work for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1928-1935, helping to build the Owyhee Dam in Oregon. He later worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1935-1954, supervising the construction of over 100 dams. Betts was originally from Norwalk, Connecticut and attended Yale, where he received a Ph.B, and also attended the University of Wisconsin. Betts was quite active professionally as a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (past President of the Washington, D.C., Section), Washington Society of Engineers (past President), Colorado Society of Engineers (past Director), D.C. Council of Engineering and Architects Association (past Chairman), and Washington Academy of Sciences. He was also the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the ASCE's Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize in 1932 for his work on the Moffat Tunnel and the Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award in 1975.In 1954 and again in 1975 he received the Annual Award of the Washington Society of Engineers. In 1973 he became an Honorary member of Chi Epsilon at the University of Colorado and in 1966 he received the Wisconsin Alumni Association Spark Plug Award.

Scope and Content

Collection contains correspondence, maps, charts, photographs, news releases and news clippings on Betts and constuction projects, and subject files containing correspondence, reports and blueprints on various water reclamation projects, mostly on the Owyhee Dam. There is a large amount of printed material pertaining to Betts's career and the various places and agencies affiliated with his work.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Related Materials

There is another archival collection created by Clifford Allen Betts at the Colorado Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Clifford Allen Betts from 1967 to 1976.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in March 2012.

Preferred Citation

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

Access Terms United States. Bureau of Reclamation United States. Forest Service. Owyhee Project (U.S.) Dams -- Oregon Hydrology--United States Water resources development -- West (U.S.) Owyhee River Maps. Agriculture and Natural Resources Water and Water Rights Politics, Government, and Law Science, Technology and Health Energy Production Container List Series I. Career 18 Betts biographical undated 22 Binder - Owyhee Project - Mitchell Butte Division 1928-1930 7 Charts from various projects circa 1913-1938 7 Correspondence 1925-1937, 1942-1966 22 Cost & Time Studies circa 1925-1927 15 Maps circa 1917-1947 22 Miscellaneous - notes 1927-1933, undated 15 Miscellaneous 1926-1947 15 News releases 1934-1935, undated 6 Ohio region blueprints & plans circa 1930s 6 Owyhee & Charles Mill Dams blueprints & plans circa 1913-1930 6 Owyhee Project blueprints & plans 1927-1931 18 Photographs - concrete undated 18 Photographs - dams undated 19 Reports - Arkansas River 1934 19 Reports - Mississippi & Arkansas Rivers 1934 19 Reports - Southeast region circa 1927-1934 19 Reports - Southeast, California, general 1934, 1966 20 Reports 1931-1966 1 Then Engineers Bulletin (featuring article by Betts, p. 8) 1961 April Series II. Printed materials Sub-series 1. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 5 Measurement of Irrigation Water 1935 June 1 Owyhee Project, Oregon-Idaho 1930 January 1 Putting the Missouri to Work (USBR publication) 1945, 1947 5 Reclamation - Accomplishments and Contributions 1959-1960 1 Sculptures at Hoover Dam 1960 12 Specifications & related 1925-1936 11 Specifications 1927-1934 1 The Story of Hoover Dam, Conservation bulletin No. 9 1949 Sub-series 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture 5 Annotated Bibliography on Sedimentation 1950 February 5 Engineering Practices & Standard Plans for ECW Erosion Control Camps 1935 April 24 1 From the Dust of the Earth - USDA Soil Conservation Service Agriculture information Bulletin No. 78 1952 5 Handbook of Erosion Control Engineering on the National Forests 1936 1 Soil Conservation Vol. VII No. 1 1941 5 USDA Bulletins 1917, 1925 5 USDA Forest Service Watershed Handbook 1934 April 20 5 USDA Miscellaneous Publications 1935, 1937 4 USDA Technical Bulletins 1928-1931 5 USDA Technical Bulletins 1932-1939 1 Water and Our Forests, USDA Forest Service Misc. Publication No. 600 1946 Sub-series 3. Miscellaneous 18 19th Annual Report of the Board of Water Supply of the City of New York 1925 January 1 20 26th Biennial Report of the State Engineer to the Governor of Colorado 1933 5 A Water Policy for the American People - Summary of Recommendations from the Report of the President's Water Resources Policy Commission 1950 December 14 American Society of Civil Engineers handbooks & manuals 1930-1942 1 The Boulder Canyon Project (from the Smithsonian Report for 1935…) 1936 4 Colorado Agricultural College Technical Bulletin 3 - The Rating & Use of Current Meters 1933 May 1 Congressional proceedings 1931-1954 2 Congressional proceedings 1928-1954 3 Congressional proceedings 1930-1960 4 Congressional proceedings 1930, 1958 1 The Crab Bowl menu undated 5 Discharge & Runoff in the Missouri River Basin 1948 November 5 The Future of the Great Plains - Report of the Great Plains Committee 1936 December 14 Handbooks & manuals 1925-1946 5 Horton Hydrological Laboratory - Surface Runoff Phenomena Part I - Analysis of the Hydrograph 1935 February 1 5 Inventory of Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin 1934 October 5 Journal of the Power Division, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers - Design of the Eklutna Project, Alaska 1956 December 5 Measuring Water for Irrigation 1935 March 15 Miscellaneous 1926-1960 15 Pamphlets (concrete, hydrological, & related) 1902-1954 16 Periodicals - Magazine clippings 1927-1948 17 Periodicals - Magazine clippings 1930-1948 16 Periodicals - Magazines 1931-1953 17 Periodicals - Newsletters & newspaper clippings 1931-1935, undated 17 Periodicals - Newsletters 1943-1953 18 Periodicals - Serials - University of Wisconsin 1927, 1934 18 Periodicals - Serials 1914-1935 5 The Physical & Economic Foundation of Natural Resources - IV Subsurface Facilities of Water Management & Patterns of Supply-Type Area Studies 1953 21 Preliminary Report Arkansas River Basin Mississippi Valley Committee 1934 June 8 Printed materials from various agencies 1914-1952 9 Printed materials from various agencies 1916-1963 10 Printed materials from various agencies 1922-1947 11 Printed materials from various agencies 1931-1938 12 Printed materials from various agencies 1912-1953 13 Printed materials from various agencies 1912-1959 18 Printed materials from vertical files 1930-1975, undated 18 Programs circa 1944-1948 11 Regional Factors in National Planning - National Resources Committee 1935 December 21 Reports - basins 1934 20 Reports - Board of Water Supply, City of New York 1919, 1927 20 Reports - Colorado 1939, 1942 21 Reports - rivers 1934, 1936 18 Reports - Water 1922-1936 20 Reports 1924-1935 21 Reports 1933-1935, undated 22 Reprints 1906-1942 5 Reservoirs in the United States by G. Earl Harbeck, Jr. 1948 March 22 Speeches 1909-1937 1 Spillway Hydraulics for Small Dams in North Dakota 1935 January 5 Standards & Specifications for Hydrologic Data - Report of the Special Advisory Committee to the Water Resources Committee 1935 November 6 1 TVA - A River Controlled 1958 14 U.S. Geological Survey - Colorado River & its Utilization 1916 14 U.S. Geological Survey - Surface Water Supply of the U.S. 1911, 1916 14 U.S. Geological Survey - Surface Water Supply of the U.S. 1910-1932 13 U.S. Geological Survey - Upper Colorado River & its Utilization 1929 4 U.S. Geological Survey printings 1935-1939 5 University of Illinois Bulletin - Results of Tests on Sewage Treatment 1929 December 3 1 Western Construction News 1947 January