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UUS_14.4/1:17 Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. Office of the Dean Utah State Agricultural College. School of Engineering. Office of the Dean files 1932-1946 11 boxes 4.5 linear feet Mostly correspondence and reports. Topics covered include the Engineering School's active role in Depression era and World War II educational programs on campus. Collection materials are in English. Administrative Information Restrictions

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Provenance

The papers came from the College of Engineering in wooden file cabinets and sat undisturbed for nearly 30 years on the bottom floor of the Special Collections stack area.

Credit Line

Utah State Agricultural College. School of Engineering papers. Office of the Dean files, 1937-1946. (Arch 14.4/1:17) Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.

Historical Note

Most of the papers relate to the tenure of George Dewey Clyde ( See also, MS 176, Papers of George D. Clyde) who served as Dean of the School of Engineering from 1938 to 1945. Clyde became a member of the Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) faculty in 1923

Organization

folders have been organized alphabetically by subject.

The bulk of the collection concerns itself with New Deal Federal Agencies, water development projects, and World War II, specifically the Engineering School's active role in Depression era and WW II educational programs on campus, and in Bureau of Reclamation projects.

Colleges and Universities Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. Utah State University. College of Engineering--History. Clyde, George D. New Deal, 1933-1939--Utah--Logan. Military education--Utah--Logan. USU--History (Engineering) USU--History (Faculty and staff) USU--Faculty and staff. Container List 1 1 Agriculture, Post-War Planning Committee 1 2 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land-grant College Committee 1 3 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land -grant Association, Minutes and correspondence 1 4 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land -grant Association, Minutes and correspondence 1 5 Agriculture, Post War Planning Committee, Land -grant Association, Minutes and correspondence 2 1 Agriculture, Post War Planning, Utah Committee 2 2 Airport, Logan/Cache 1940s 2 3 Airport, Logan/Cache 1940s

Design and Construction

2 4 Airport, Logan/Cache 1940s

Westinghouse proposal

2 5 American Geophysical Union

See also box 9, folder 10

2 6 Bibliography, Auto Mechanics, articles in Main Library 2 7 Bibliography, Books in Engineering Library 2 8 Bibliography, Engineering subjects 2 9 Bibliography, Experiment Station Books 2 10 Bibliography, Irrigation 3 1 Bibliography, Miscellaneous reprints 3 2 Bibliography, Precipitation, Stream-flow, etc. 3 3 Bibliography, Precipitation, Stream-flow, etc., review of literature 3 3a Bibliography, Water publications 3 4 Boulder Dam 3 5 Boulder Dam 3 6 Census File, Agriculture, Utah 3 7 Centerville, water spreading area 1939 4 1 Correspondence, A, general 4 2 Correspondence, American Society of Agricultural Engineers 4 3 Correspondence, American Society of Civil Engineers 4 4 Correspondence, Association for the Advancement of Science 4 5 Correspondence, Beers, W.D. 4 6 Correspondence, Bell, Wm. H. (Registrar) 4 7 Correspondence, Bernstrom, Russell E. (Secretary/Treasurer) 4 8 Correspondence, Bernstrom, Russell E. (Secretary/Treasurer) 4 9 Correspondence, Budget, Agricultural Engineering 4 10 Correspondence, Budget, Automotive 4 11 Correspondence, Civil Engineering 4 12 Correspondence, Bundy, Ora (State Publicity Bureau) 4 13 Correspondence, B, general 4 14 Correspondence, C, general 4 15 Correspondence, Cache County Ration Board 4 16 Correspondence, Cache Valley Flying, Inc. (F.P. Champ) 4 17 Correspondence, Cardon, P.V. (Experiment Station) 4 18 Correspondence, Carlisle, John C. 4 19 Correspondence, Carter, Harold S. 4 20 Correspondence, Clyde, George D. 4 21 Correspondence, Cole, Larry (Radio) 4 22 Correspondence, Coulam, Joseph (Buildings and Grounds) 4 23 Correspondence, Coulam, Joseph (Woodworking) 4 24 Correspondence, Cross, M.A. (Colonel) 4 25 Correspondence, Cub River CCC Camp 1943

Concerns surplus equipment from the Civilian Conservation Corp

4 26 Correspondence, Daines, Spencer S. 4 27 Correspondence, Davies, David (Librarian) 4 28 Correspondence, Dean's Council 4 29 Correspondence, Deferments (Military), Engineering students 4 30 Correspondence, E, general 4 31 Correspondence, Edgel, Lewis G. 4 32 Correspondence, Egbert, S.R. 4 33 Correspondence, Engineering, Campus Committee 4 34 Correspondence, Examinations, Special credit 4 35 Correspondence, Extension Service 5 1 Correspondence, F, general 5 2 Correspondence, Facilities in the School of Engineering 5 3 Correspondence, Faculty, general letters 5 4 Correspondence, Fonnesbeck, Leon 5 5 Correspondence, France, Roy 5 6 Correspondence, Fuhriman, Dean F. 5 7 Correspondence, G, general 5 8 Correspondence, Gardner, V.D. 5 9 Correspondence, Graduate Work, Campus Committee 5 10 Correspondence, H, general 5 11 Correspondence, Hayward, Ira N. (Dean) 5 12 Correspondence, Homan, W.J. 5 13 Correspondence, Howells, Rulon S. (War Manpower Commission) 5 14 Correspondence, Humphreys, L.R. 5 15 Correspondence, Israelsen, O.W. 5 16 Correspondence, Isrealsen, M.A. 5 17 Correspondence, J, general 5 18 Correspondence, Jerman, I.D. (Bureau of Reclamation) 5 19 Correspondence, K, general 5 20 Correspondence, Kepner, H.R. 5 21 Correspondence, L, general 5 22 Correspondence, Maughan, J. Howard 5 23 Correspondence, Maw, Herbert (Governor) 5 24 Correspondence, McGraw/Hill publishers 5 25 Correspondence, McWhorter, Wayne 6 1 Correspondence, Merrill, M.R. 6 2 Correspondence, Milligan, Cleve H. 6 3 Correspondence, Moser, Ervin U. (Logan City Engineer)

Includes information on underground pumps on College Hill.

6 4 Correspondence, N, general 6 5 Correspondence, O, general 6 6 Correspondence, Office of Price Administration 6 7 Correspondence, P, general 6 8 Correspondence, Parker, Harry 6 9 Correspondence, Paulson, A.B. (State Engineer)

Concerns architectural drawings of campus buildings in possession of State Engineer's Office

6 10 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), incoming 1943 6 11 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), incoming 1944 6 12 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), outgoing 1943 6 13 Correspondence, Peterson, E.G. (President), outgoing 1944 7 1 Correspondence, Peterson, Wm. (Extension) 7 2 Correspondence, Photographic Work 7 3 Correspondence, Preator, Frederick 7 4 Correspondence, Publicity and Industrial Development (Utah) 7 5 Correspondence, R, general 7 6 Correspondence, Romney, E.L. (Coach) 7 7 Correspondence, Ross, E.A. 7 8 Correspondence, S, general 7 9 Correspondence, Swenson, Don N. 7 10 Correspondence, Sigma XI Society 7 11 Correspondence, Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education 7 12 Correspondence, South, George P. 7 13 Correspondence, Students, prospective 1945-1946 7 14 Correspondence, Surplus equipment, sale of 7 15 Correspondence, Teachers Retirement Board 7 16 Correspondence, Teaching Load 7 17 Correspondence, Telegrams and Telephone calls 7 18 Correspondence, T, general 7 19 Correspondence, U, general 7 20 Correspondence, United States Procurement Division (Surplus property) 7 21 Correspondence, V, general 7 22 Correspondence, W, general 7 23 Correspondence, Wahlgren, Ervind B. 7 24 Correspondence, XYZ, general 8 1 Deer Creek Reservoir, proposed water supply (clipping file) 1934 8 2 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941 8 3 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941 8 4 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

Land owners in vicinity.

8 5 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

Map of site.

8 6 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

Memorandum for study of Camp Site (blank)

8 7 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

Memorandum on Physical Conditions in Cache County.

8 8 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

Miscellaneous Correspondence.

8 9 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

"Report on Proposed Ammunition Dump Site, Cache Valley, Utah"

8 10 Defense, Data pertaining to proposed Cantonment (Incendiary Bomb storage) facility in Cache Valley 1941

Supporting material, telegrams and correspondence.

8 11 Engineering, general 8 12 Engineering, Education 8 13 Engineering, Education 8 14 Engineers, Association of Western State Engineers 9 1 Engineers, Council for Professional Development 9 2 Farm Bureau, American, Institute of Irrigation Agricultural, 5th annual conference, SLC 1936 9 3 Farm Bureau, American, Water Users Conference, 3rd annual, SLC 1932 9 4 Farm Electrification Program, Booklet, Utah Power and Light 1930s 9 5 Farm Electrification Program, leaflets 9 6 Grand Coulee Dam 9 7 Grand Coulee Dam 9 8 Housing fadcilities, WW II (campus) 9 9 Reclamation, General information regarding Reclamation Projects in Utah 9 10 Reclamation, Miscellaneous Bureau of Reclamation 10 1 Reclamation, Pressure Grouting Equipment 10 2 Reclamation, Statement on Reclamation, SLC 1934 October 17

Report of USAC Committee to committee approved by the Secretary of Interior.

10 3 copy 2 of above 10 4 Reclamation, Utah Projects 1938 10 5 Reports, Aeronautics Department, campus 1942

Includes report to Governor's Committee for Engineering at USAC.

10 6 Reports, Civil Engineering -includes report to Governor's Committee for Engineering at USAC 10 7 Reports, Engineering, expenditures 10 8 Reports, Engineering, School of and Engineering Experiment Station

Includes report to Governor's Committee for Engineering at USAC.

10 9 Copy 2 of above, includes notes taken at a meeting with Governor Herbert Maw, relevant to curricular duplication and budgets at the state's two major institutions of higher learning 1942 January 21 10 10 Reports, History of Engineering

Includes copy of Utah State Quarterly, May 1934

10 11 Reports, Mechanic Arts 10 12 Reports, Metals Department 10 13 Reports, Industrial Division 10 14 Reports, Peterson, E.G. (President) 10 15 Reports, Radio Department 10 16 Reports, Woodwork Department 10 17 Sevier River, "Stipulations Governing Rights to the Use of the Waters..." 1931 February 21

Includes Richlands Irrigation vs. Westview Irrigation, et al,"

10 18 Snake River, General information on the Upper Snake River Project 1937 10 19 Snow Surveys -includes American Geophysical Union materials 10 20 Soil Conservation 11 1 "Technical Education News" 1940s 11 2 Uintah Basin Study, Land Utilization 11 3 Uintah Basin Study, Correspondence -including U.S. Division of Resettlement Administration 11 4 Uintah Basin Study, Duchesne County 11 5 Uintah Basin Study, Minutes of Meetings 1930s 11 6 Up Stream Engineering Conference 11 7 Veterans Hospital, proposed site in Logan, Utah 11 8 Veterans Hospital, proposed site in Nibley, Utah 11 9 War Manpower Commission 1943 11 10 Water facilities

Including information on Beaver Meadow Reservoir and Burnt Fork Reservoir in Summit and Daggett counties, Utah.