L. E. Cramer papers, 1895-1987
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cramer, L. E. (Louis Edward), 1902-
- Title
- L. E. Cramer papers
- Dates
- 1895-1987 (inclusive)18951987
1960-1987 (bulk)19601987 - Quantity
- 80.00 cubic feet (168 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 02583
- 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
Permission of donor required for access to the manuscript on Afghanistan.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
L.E. Cramer (b. 1902), a civil engineer specializing in hydrology, worked for the United States Bureau of Reclamation from 1933-1954. From 1954-1958 he was a supervising engineer in Afghanistan for International Engineering Inc., and then was employed by Bechtel Corporation from 1958 until he formed his own consulting firm in 1970. In 1963, he was named consulting engineer for the California Water Project, which was completed in 1973.
Content Description
The collection is chiefly technical subject files on the California State Water Project and other California Water projects. There are bid specifications, technical reports, maps, photographs and slides. Also included are speeches, correspondence, films and notebooks related to water resources. There are 3 boxes of material related to the rupture of the Teton Dam in Idaho in 1976, as well as a time-lapse 8 mm film of the rupture and an audiocassette tape of Cramer's presentation on the disaster before the American Society of Civil Engineers. The collection also includes a genealogy of the Dudley family, birth, marriage, and death certificates of Cramer family members, scrapbooks, and other personal memorabilia. The collection also contains 3 16mm films on water resources, 3 16 mm films on horse races, and 1 audiocassette tape of a presentation on the James Bay Project in Quebec.
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
Preservation Note
System RequirementsPresentations -- Audio cassette tapes.
Water resources -- Film -- 16 mm.
Teton Dam failure -- Film -- 8 mm.
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by L. E. Cramer at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationProcessing Note
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Subject Terms
- Dam failures -- Idaho.
- James Bay Hydroelectric Project.
- Water resources development -- Afghanistan.
- Water resources development -- California.
- Water resources development -- Nunavut -- James Bay.
Corporate Names
- California State Water Project.
- Teton Dam Failure Review Group (U.S.)
Family Names
- Cramer family.
- Dudley family.
Geographical Names
- Teton Dam (Idaho)
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiotapes.
- Genealogies.
- Maps.
- Motion pictures.
- Photographs.
- Slides.
Occupations
- Engineers.
