University of Wyoming
Albert Stevens Fry (1892-1974), a civil engineer, worked for the Morgan Engineering Company of Memphis, Tennessee, from 1913-1931 designing flood control projects. From 1931-1933 he served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and from 1933-1961 he was head of the Hydraulic Data Branch of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which forecast flood levels for the Tennessee river and its tributaries. In 1961 Fry retired from the TVA and served as an engineering consultant to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Collection contains articles by Fry on stream flow and reservoirs (1950-1957); speeches on surface runoff and hydrology (1945-1952); correspondence, mostly regarding application for employment with the TVA (1931-1933, 1968); a report written by Fry on advertising problems at Morgan Engineering Company (1920); and newspaper clippings.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Albert Stevens Fry at the date of processing.
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