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Cage
217
Fosdick, Ellery R.
Ellery R. Fosdick
Reports
1927-1968
9 containers.
4.5 linear feet of shelf
space.
Reports, addresses and published
material prepared by or under the supervision of E. R. Fosdick primarily
concerned with electric power production facilities throughout the United
States.
Collection materials are in
English.
Ellery R. Fosdick (1900-1991), Electrical and Hydraulic Engineer and
consultant, received his high school diploma from North Central High School in
Spokane, WA, and his engineering degrees (B.S 1924, M.S. 1933) from Washington
State University. Most of his professional work was focused in the area of
public utility services, including the planning, design, construction and
operation of hydroelectric generating plants and electric power systems.
This collection consists of reports prepared by Fosdick (or by others
under his supervision). The descriptive information providedhere is derived
from a listing prepared by Fosdick, "Index to Reports, Addresses and Published
Material Prepared by or under the Supervision of Ellery R. Fosdick" (Folder
1).
They are arranged in a single sequence, which is generally
chronological. The main exceptions to the chronological arrangement are the
nine items at the end of the listing (148-155 and oversize).
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. Cage
217, Ellery R. Fosdick
Reports. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Consulting engineer and Washington State University alumnus Ellery R.
Fosdick donated this collection of his reports to the Washington State
University Libraries in 1974.
The collection was initially processed shortly after it was received, and was reprocessed in 2005 by Mark O'English and Cheryl Gunselman, Manuscripts Librarian.
Two books included in the listing below have been removed for separate
cataloging:
The Columbia River: A Comprehensive Report on the Development of
the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin… Bureau of Reclamation,
1946; and
The Colorado River: A Comprehensive Report on the Development of
the Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin. Bureau of Reclamation,
1947.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Fosdick, Ellery Robbins, b.1900--Archives
Electric power
production -- Research -- United States
Engineers -- United States -- Manuscripts
International Relations
Washington (State)
Public Utilities
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
1
1
Experience record of Ellery R.
Fosdick; "Index to Reports, Addresses and Published Material Prepared by or
under the Supervision of Ellery R. Fosdick"
undated
1
2
Investigation of Ice Conditions and Low Water Flow at Kettle
Falls. Report to The Washington Water Power Company at Spokane,
WA
1929
1
3
Chelan Lake Seiches. Report to The Washington Water
Power Company at Spokane, WA
1929
1
4
Forecasts of Runoff: Spokane and Stehekin Rivers.
Report to The Washington Water Power Company at Spokane, WA
1931
1
5
Observations of Spokane Valley Water Table. Report
to The Washington Water Power Company at Spokane, WA
1931
1
6
A Study of Ground Water in the Spokane and Rathdrum
Valleys (note: some plates located in oversize). Report to The
Washington Water Power Company at Spokane, WA
1931
1
7
Water Power Economies in the Northwest. Address to
Annual Meeting of Northwest Scientific Association at Spokane, WA, Dec. 1931
(Presented jointly with E.H.Collins)
1931
1
8
Tunnel and Penstock Tests at Chelan
Station, Washington (pre-publication announcement only). Published in
Proceedings for American Society of Civil Engineers
1931
1
9
The Electrolytic Zinc Plant of the Sullivan Mining
Company. Thesis, Washington State College
1932
1
10-12
Tunnel and Penstock Tests at Chelan Station.
Prepared for Washington Water Power Company
1933
1
13
Analysis of Eddy Losses in Pipe Bends (other title:
Diversion Losses in Pipe Bends). Report, University of Washington
1934
1
14
Laboratory Tests of Losses in Conduit Bends with Different
Cross Sectional Shapes. Report by E.R. Fosdick, Consulting
Engineer
1934
1
15
Investigation of Complaints about
Electric Service in the Town of Onalaska. Report to the State of Washington
Dept. of Public Services
1935
1
16
Investigation of Complaints about
Electric Service in the Town of Selleck. Reports to the State of Washington
Dept. of Public Services
1935
1
17
Analysis of the Order for a
Reduction in Rates Charged by the Northwestern Development Co. Reports to the
State of Washington Dept. of Public Services
1935
2
18
Tunnel and Penstock Tests at Chelan Station.
Submission copy for Civil Engineering Preview
1935
2
19
Comments on Tunnel and Penstock
Tests at Chelan Station, Washington. Published in Proceedings for American
Society of Civil Engineers, vol. 61, no. 8 (part 1): 1131-1147
1935
2
20
Tunnel and Penstock Tests at Chelan
Station, with comments. Reprint, Transactions of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, vol. 101: 1409
1935
2
21
Summary of the Results Obtained by
Checking the Inventories of the Washington Water Power Company. Report to the
State of Washington, Dept. of Public Services (assisted in preparing this
Report)
1936
2
22
Discussion of Paper on Tunnel and
Penstock Tests at Chelan Station. Published in Proceedings for American Society
of Civil Engineers
1936
2
23
Comments on Discussion of Paper on
Tunnel and Penstock Tests at Chelan Station. Published in Proceedings for
American Society of Civil Engineers
1936
2
24
Investigation of Billings for
Electric Energy used by Freeman Light and Power Company. Report to the State of
Washington, Dept. of Public Services
1936
2
25
Report on the Adequacy of the
Electrical Distribution System in the City of Yakima. Report to City of Yakima,
WA
1936
2
26
Hydraulic Loss Tests (photocopy). Published in
Electrical World
1936
2
27-29
Appraisal, Rate and Service
Investigation of the Northwestern Electric Co. Report to the State of
Washington, Dept. of Public Services
1936
2
30
Conduit Structure Bend. U.S. Patent No. 2,056,782,
issued to E.R. Fosdick
1936
2
31
Depreciation Bases. Report to the
State of Washington, Dept. of Public Services
1936
2
32
Investigation of Water Service to
Consumers in the town of Delano near Coulee Dam, WA. Report to the State of
Washington, Dept. of Public Services
1936
2
33-34
Appraisal, Rate and Service
Investigation of the Pacific Power and Light Co. Report to the State of
Washington, Dept. of Public Services
1936
2
35
Appraisal of Washtucna Light and
Power Co. Report for the City of Washtucna
1937
3
36-38
Construction Plan, Maps, &
Specifications for Rural Electrification Administration Project Idaho 10-A Nez
Perce, Clearwater Valley Light & Power Association, Inc, Lewiston, ID.
Section I. Clearwater Valley Light and Power Association (assisted in preparing
these specifications)
1937
3
39-42
Construction Plan, Maps, &
Specifications for Rural Electrification Administration Project Idaho 10-A Nez
Perce, Clearwater Valley Light & Power Association, Inc, Lewiston, ID.
Section II. Clearwater Valley Light and Power Association (assisted in
preparing these specifications).
1937
3
43
Flow Characteristics in Elbow Draft
Tubes (Discussion). Published in Proceedings of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, vol. 63, no. 7: 1392-1399
1937
3
44
Flow Characteristics in Elbow Draft Tubes. Reprinted
from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. 103:
402
1937
3
45
Diversion Losses in Pipe Bends.
Published in Engineering Bulletin No. 51, Washington State College
1937
3
46
Diversion Losses in Pipe Bends.
Report for State of Washington Dept. of Public Services
1936
3
47
Report on Wholesale Electric Rates
Charged by the Southwestern Light and Power Company. Report to Federal Power
Commission
1938
4
48
Report on Investigation of
Moline-Rock Island Manufacturing Company: Rate Report . Report to Federal Power
Commission
1939
4
49
Report on Investigation of
Moline-Rock Island Manufacturing Company: Design of Rates; Moline-Rock Island
Manufacturing Co. (includes newspaper clippings on hearing). Report to Federal
Power Commission
1939
4
50-51
Preliminary Rate Report on Northern
States Power Company. Volume I. Report to Federal Power Commission
1941
4
52-53
Appendices to Preliminary Rate
Report on Northern States Power Company. Volume II. Report to Federal Power
Commission
1941
4
54
Interconnection between Municipal
Electric System at Hagerstown, Maryland and Potomac Edison Company. Report to
Federal Power Commission
1941
4
55
Availability of Electric Power for
an Aluminum Plant at Los Angeles, CA. Report to Federal Power
Commission
1941
4
56
Operation Reports for Hydroelectric
Projects of California Electric Power Company: Peele Plant; Rush Creek Plant;
Mill Creek Plant; Bishop Creek Plants 2, 3, 4, and 5. Reports to Federal Power
Commission
1941
4
57
Report on Attempted Sabotage at
Cushman Hydroelectric Project of City of Tacoma, Light Division. Report to
Federal Power Commission
1942
4
58
Index to memos and reports,
1942-1944.
1945
4
59
Analysis of proposed contracts:
Electro-Meteorological Co.; California Electric Power Company and Riverside
Cement Co.; Jones-Onslaw Electric Membership Corporation and Tidewater Power
Co. Reports to War Production Board
1942
4
60
Memoranda regarding electric power
service and rates. Reports to Federal Power Commission
1942-1945
4
61
Rate Investigation: Keokuk
Electro-Metals Co. Reports to Office of Price Administration
1942
4
62
Analysis of Second Proposed
Electric Power Contact Between Southwestern Gas and Electric Co. and J. B.
Beaird Corporation. Report to War Department
1942
4
63
Analysis of Power Contracts: NACA
at Langley Field--Virginia Public Service Co.; Ames Laboratory of NACA at
Moffitt Field--Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Report to National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics
1942-1943
4
64
Preliminary Rate Investigations of
Potomac Electric Power Co. and Braddock Light and Power Co., Inc. Report to
Procurement Division of U.S. Treasury Department
1942-1943
4
65
Comparison of Contracts for
Electric Service by TVA to the Reynolds Metals Co. and the Aluminum Co. of
America. Reports to Federal Power Commission
1944
4
66
Rate investigations re:
Southwestern Power Administration and Texas Power & Light Co., focusing on
Norfork and Denison Reservoirs. Reports to Federal Power Commission
1944
4
67
Evaluation of Power Contracts:
Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority. Report to Navy Department
1944
4
67
Rate investigations, Connecticut
Power Co. Report to Federal Power Commission
1944
4
68
Memoranda on War Power Contracts.
Reports to Federal Power Commission
1943-1944
122
5
69-72
Memoranda on War Power Contracts
(continued).
1943-1944
5
73
Report on Investigation of Potomac
Electric Power Co. Report to Federal Power Commission
1943
5
74
Supplemental Report on Rate
Structures: South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee-Cooper
Hydro-Electric Project). Report to Federal Power Commission
1944
5
75-77
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
documents: Rate Report, Supplemental Rate Report, Petition, Briefs, Reply
Briefs, Testimony Abstract, Opinion. Report to Federal Power
Commission
1945-1946
6
78-82
Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation
documents: Rate Report, Supplemental Rate Report, Petition, Briefs, Reply
Briefs, Testimony Abstract, Opinion (continued).
1945-1946
6
83
Rates for Sale of Electric Energy
(on Reclamation Projects). Report to Bureau of Reclamation
1945
6
84
Development of Contracts with
Shoshone and Deaver Districts. Report to Bureau of Reclamation
1945
6
85
Report on Electric Heating of Homes
and Buildings. Report to Bureau of Reclamation
1946
6
86
Existing and Potential Federal
Power Projects in the State of Idaho. Address to Idaho State REA at Boise, ID,
Jan. 25, 1946
1946
The Colorado River: A Comprehensive
Report on the Development of the Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin.
(removed for separate cataloging). Report by Bureau of Reclamation (assisted in
preparing this).
1946
6
87
Organization of the Regional Office
of Power Utilization. Address to Bureau of Reclamation Power Utilization
Conference at Denver, CO, Mar. 6, 1946
1946
6
88
Power Developments and Transmission
Projects Under the Missouri River Development Program. Address to the Dakota
All-Electrical Conclave at Watertown, SD, April 27, 1946
1946
6
89
Capacities, Present and Possible
Future, of Main Power Plants of Lower Colorado River with Reference to
Requirements of Proposed National Supersonic Research Center. Report by Bureau
of Reclamation
1946
6
90
Missouri Basin Power Development.
Radio discussion over KBMY in Billings, MT on Nov. 28, 1946 (participated in
this)
1946
6
91
Electric Power Industry in
Industrial Mobilization. Remarks made to the Industrial College of the Armed
Forces of Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 1946
1946
7
92
Power Program, 1947-1952. Report to
Bureau of Reclamation
1946
7
93
Sees Missouri River Basin Creating
Stable Markets. Published in Retailing Home Furnishings for Dec. 30,
1946
1946
7
94
Repayment Schedules for Bureau
Power Systems on Bureau of Reclamation Projects. Report to Bureau of
Reclamation
1947
7
95
Regional Offices' Role in Power
Utilization. Address to Bureau of Reclamation Staff Program Conference at
Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 1947
1947
The Columbia River: A Comprehensive
Report on the Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin…
(removed for separate cataloging). Report to Bureau of Reclamation (assisted in
preparing this)
1947
7
96
Special Power Studies. Address to
Bureau of Reclamation Power Utilization Conference at Salt Lake City, UT, Mar.
24, 1947
1947
7
97
The Reclamation Program, 1948-54.
Report to Bureau of Reclamation (assisted in preparing this)
1947
7
98
Program for Power Development,
1948-57. Report to Bureau of' Reclamation
1948
7
99
Development of Rates and Rate
Schedules for Electric Service. Report to Bureau of Reclamation
1948
7
100
Average Rate and Repayment Studies
for Power Systems on Bureau of Reclamation Projects. Report to Bureau of
Reclamation
1948
7
101
Report on Expansion of Rio Grande
Power System and Development of a Reliable Fuel Supply to Serve Atomic Energy
Commission, Los Alamos, NM. Report to Bureau of Reclamation (assisted in
preparing this)
1948
7
102
Bureau of Reclamation Projects in
the Southwest and Missouri Valley. Address to Panhandle Section of American
Institute of Electrical Engineers at Amarillo, TX, Mar. 8, 1948
1948
7
103
General Discussion of Power
Activities (includes conference program, two photographs. Address to Bureau of
Reclamation Power Utilization Conference at Boulder City, NV, May 18,
1948
1948
7
104
Proposed Accelerated Program for
Electric Power Development In the Western United States (Preliminary Edition).
Report to Bureau of Reclamation
1948
8
105
Water Development Is Key to Western U.S. Prosperity.
Published in Texas Professional Engineer for September-October
1948
1948
8
106
Power Program of the Bureau of
Reclamation. Includes November, 1948 Rural Electrification Magazine, with notes
from address. Address to National Rural Electric Cooperative Association at
Austin, Texas, on Oct. 20, 1948
1948
8
107
Report on Methods of Billing
Nebraska Rural Public Power Districts and Membership Associations. Report to
Nebraska Association of Rural Public Power Districts
1949
8
108
Desirability of Nebraska Public
Power Districts and Membership Associations Purchasing Electric Service from
the Bureau of Reclamation. Report to Nebraska Association of Rural Public Power
Districts
1949
8
109
Proposed Rate Z for BiIling
Wholesale Firm Power Customers of Nebraska Public Power System. Report to
Nebraska Association of Rural Public Power Districts
1949
8
110
Cost for Electric Service to
Apartments at McLean Gardens Housing Project (Washington, D.C.). Report to
Fairmac Corp. of Washington, D. C.
1949
8
111
Announcements about E. R. Fosdick
Becoming a Utility Consultant. Published in Electrical World April 2, 1949 and
Electrical Engineering June, 1949
1949
8
112
Preliminary Report on Displacement
of Fuel Oil by Natural Gas in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York. Report to Sinclair Oil Co. at New York City
1949
8
113
Piedmont Natural Gas Corporation.
Estimated Natural Gas Sales to Duke Power Company, 1951-1955. Report to
Piedmont Natural Gas Corp. and Testimony Before Federal Power
Commission
1949
8
114
Preliminary Report on Electric
Power and Steam Requirements and Supply of Government Activities in the Boston
Area. Report to Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks
1951
8
115
Utilities Procurement Division;
Status of. Report to District Public Works Offices First Naval
District
1951
8
116
A Report on Telephone Survey, U.S.
Naval Yards and Dock Supply Depot, Davisville, RI. Report to Commanding
Officer, Naval Supply Depot, Davisville, RI
1951
8
117
Supervisor Development Program:
Organization and Responsibilities of the Utilities Procurement Division .
Lecture Delivered to Supervisors of First Naval District Boston, MA
1951
8
118
Preliminary Report on Electric
Power and Steam Requirements and Supply of Government Activities in the
Narragansett Bay Area. Report to Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks
1951
8
119
Report on Telephone Survey of Naval
Base, Portsmouth, NH. Report to Commander Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,
Portsmouth, NH
1951
8
120
Cost of Utility Services. Lecture
Delivered to Conference of Directors of Utilities Procurement Dept. of the Navy
Washington, D.C.
1951
8
121
Report on Telephone Survey of U.S.
Naval Air Facility, Brunswick, ME. Report to Commanding Officer U.S. Naval Air
Facility, Brunswick, ME
1951
8
122
Emergency and Stand-by Electric
Power Required by Naval Shore Establishments in First Naval District. Report to
District Public Works Officer First Naval District
1951
8
123
Various reports for Atomic Energy
Commission, including "Cost-Plus-a-Fixed-Fee" contracts, for Portsmouth, Ohio
Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Primarily for AEC Staff and Management
1952-1953
8
124
Site Selection. Lecture Delivered
to Project Engineers of AEC
1953
8
125
Selection of CPFF Construction
Contractor and Subcontractor. Lecture Delivered to Project Engineers of
AEC
1953
8
126
Report on Electric Power System in
Yugoslavia. Report to the Government of Yugoslavia
1957
8
127
AEC Hot Cells and Related
Facilities. Report to AEC as a Consultant
1958
8
128
Report on Electric Power Systems in
Argentina. Report to Argentina Government and UN
1958
8
129
La Energia Electrica de la
Patagonia en Relacion con las Redes de Energia de la Republica Argentina.
Report to Argentina Government and UN
1959
8
130
Solar and Atomic Energy: A Survey.
Report by University of Maryland (Assisted in preparing this)
1959
8
131
Report on Preliminary Studies made
of the Public Service Electric & Gas Company of New Jersey. Report to GSA
in Washington, D.C., as a consultant
1959
8
132
You Can Be What You Want. Article in Reader's Digest
and Reader's Digest Student Guide
1959
8
133
Matters to Consider in Annual
Report to City of Memphis. Report to Burns and Roe, Inc. as a
consultant
1960
9
134
Report on Visit to South America in
November and December 1959. Report to Burns and Roe, Inc. as a
consultant
1960
9
135
Report on Electric Power Systems in
Bolivia. Includes New York Times clipping, April 14, 1962. Report to Bolivian
Government and UN
1961
9
136.1
Technical Assistance Needed by
Electric Power Systems in Syria. Report to Syrian Government and UN
1962
9
136.2
Report on the Use of Copper and
Aluminum Conductor for Overhead Electric Lines and Underground Electric Cable
by Electric Utilities in the United States for the Years 1950, 1955, &
1959. Report to Department of Justice
1962
9
137
Proposed Development of the
Electric Power System in the Antalya Region of Turkey. Report to Turkish
Government and UN
1962
9
138-139
Proposed Cornwall H.E. Project on
the Hudson River. Testimony before FPC
1964
8
9
140
Proposal and Recommendations for
the Review of the Development Loan Committee: Brazil--Boa Esperanca
Hydroelectric. Report for U.S. Dept. of State AID
1965
9
141
Clean Water for Municipalities,
Industries and Recreation in the North Branch Potomac River Basin. Report for
National Parks Association
1965
9
142
Report on Present Status of a New
Simple Low-Cost Coal Sewage Treatment. Article in National Parks Assn.
Magazine
1966
9
142
The Pollution of Man's Environment.
Article in National Parks Assn. Magazine
1966
9
143
Financial Feasibility and Drawdowns
of Reservoir Projects… including Seneca, North Mountain, and Savage II (Potomac
River Basin). Report for National Parks Association
1966
9
144
Electric Utility Regulation and
Rate Schedules for Costa Rica. Report for Government of Costa Rica
1967
9
145
Methods of Keeping Pollution Out of
the North Branch Potomac River. Report for National Parks
Association
1967
9
146
Preliminary Feasibility Studies for
Electric Power Projects in Northeast Colombia. Report for U.S. Dept. of State
AID
1967
9
147
The Potomac River Estuary as a
Supplemental Source of Municipal Water for the Washington Metropolitan Region.
Report for National Parks Association
1968
9
148
Exhaust Relay for Transformer
Cooling Water. Published in Electrical World (Mar. 5, 1927)
1927
9
149
Improved Sill and Trench for
Switchboard Mounting. Published in Electrical World (Jul. 16, 1927)
1927
9
150
The Electrolytic Zinc Plant of the
Sullivan Mining Company (uncorrected proof). Paper presented Aug. 29, 1928 to
Pacific Coast Convention of A.I.E.E. at Spokane, WA
1928
9
151
Abridgment of The Electrolytic Zinc
Plant of the Sullivan Mining Company. Published in Electrical Engineering (Nov.
1928)
1928
9
152
Improved Anemometer that Operates
from Dry Cells (note: some plates illegible). Report to the Washington Water
Power Co., Spokane, WA
1928
9
153
A New Electrolytic Zinc Reduction
Plant for the West. Published in Electrical West (Dec. 1, 1928)
1928
9
154
Electrolytic Zinc Production by
"Tainton-Pring" Process. Published in Electrical World (Jan. 19,
1929)
1929
9
155
Congressional Inquiry Into The
Operation of the Portsmouth Project. Report By House Committee on Government
Operations
1953
Oversize
What Power Shortage? Published in
Fortune Magazine for Jan. 1948 (assisted in preparing this)
1948