University of Wyoming
Arrangement is at the collection level.
The Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1923 in Boise, Idaho. Along with a consortium of companies, known as the Six Companies, Morrison-Knudsen built the Hoover Dam. It was involved in construction projects throughout the U.S. West and South America, including work on the Imperial Dam in Utah and in Yosemite National Park. The company also worked on naval construction projects during World War II.
The Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. records consist of correspondence and other materials related to the construction of the Hoover Dam. Subject files, including correspondene for other construction projects are included as well. In addition, there is financial information, company memos, and personal correspondence for H.W. Morrison, one of the company's founders. Other company members have correspondence in the collection as well.
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.
There are other collections of records related to the Morrison-Knudsen company at the University of Idaho and the Idaho State Historical Society and Archives.
This material was received from H.W. Morrison between 1979 and 1986.
The collection was processed by Shaun Hayes in November 2010.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.