Andrew Denny Rodgers papers, 1893-1959
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981
- Title
- Andrew Denny Rodgers papers
- Dates
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1893-1959 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 5.78 cubic ft. (13 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 01935
- Summary
- Contains materials compiled by Andrew Denny Rodgers in his research of Indian irrigation in the U.S. and Federal reclamation projects.
- 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
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- 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.
Historical Note
Andrew Denny Rodgers, III (1900-1981) was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1922, followed by law school at Ohio State University in 1925. He practiced law from 1926-1933 and later became a historian of botany and botanists.
Content Description
Collection contains materials relating to Rodgers's interest in land use and reclamation, including 158 interviews and research notes with engineers and other individuals involved with irrigation and water resources development in the west, 1904-1957; research notes on the Indian Irrigation Service and irrigation projects on Indian reservations containing newspaper clippings, maps and correspondence, 1914-1960; manuscripts for "Federal Reclamation's Pioneer Period: A Biographical Study of its Origins, Organization, and Early Work of its Engineer Corps" and "Indian Irrigation: Its Organization and Techniques"; and a scrapbook with photographs, newspaper clippings and biographical information on John Lucian Savage (1879-1967), a civil engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 1953.
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
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are several other known archival collections created by Andrew Denny Rodgers. The Library of Congress and the Ohio Historical Society hold collections of Rodgers's papers and the Farlow Reference Library at Harvard University has approximately a folder of his materials.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Andrew Denny Rodgers in 1966.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in November 2011.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Container list
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Description: Interviews and research notesDates: circa 1914-1957Container: Box 1
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Description: Indian Irrigation Book - research notesDates: circa 1911-1959Container: Box 2
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Description: Navajo Project, New Mexico - Supplemental Report to Feasibility ReportDates: 1957 MarchContainer: Box 2
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Description: Photograph: Andrew D. RodgersDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Indian Irrigation Book - research notesDates: circa 1909-1959Container: Box 3
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Description: Notebook/scrapbook - Federal ReclamationDates: circa 1918-1959Container: Box 4
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Description: Notebook: Indian Affairs - ReclamationDates: undatedContainer: Box 4
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Description: Research notes - irrigation - Federal Reclamation - reservationsDates: circa 1911-1958Container: Box 4
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Description: Biographical materialDates: circa 1953Container: Box 5
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Description: Research notes on Federal ReclamationDates: circa 1910-1959Container: Box 5
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Description: Research notes - scrapbook - irrigation on reservationsDates: circa 1919-1959Container: Box 6
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Description: Summary of Irrigation Data of various projects. U.S. Indian Irrigation Service, 1924Dates: 1924, 1959Container: Box 6
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Description: Research notes from (formerly) bound scrapbook - Indian irrigationDates: circa 1906-1957Container: Box 7
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Description: Research notes from (formerly) bound scrapbook - irrigationDates: circa 1902-1954Container: Box 8
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Description: Research notes from (formerly) bound scrapbook - irrigation and reclamation projectsDates: circa 1893-1956Container: Box 9
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Description: Research notes from (formerly) bound scrapbook - Federal Reclamation projectsDates: circa 1904-1956Container: Box 10
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Description: Manuscript: "Federal Reclamation's Pioneer Period,"Dates: circa 1958Container: Box 11
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Description: Manuscript: "Indian Irrigation, its organization and achievements,"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 12
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Description: Scrapbook - John Lucian SavageDates: 1902-1957Container: Box 13
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indians of North America -- Agriculture.
- Irrigation -- West (U.S.)
- Water resources development -- West (U.S.)
Personal Names
- Savage, John Lucian, 1879-1967
Corporate Names
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation.
- United States. Indian Irrigation Service.
Geographical Names
- West (U.S.) -- History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Manuscripts.
- Maps.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
Occupations
- Authors, American.
- Historians.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981: Indian Irrigation
- Rodgers, Andrew Denny, 1900-1981: Federal reclamation's pioneer period
