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Bruce Anderson photograph collection, 1954-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Anderson, Bruce.
Title
Bruce Anderson photograph collection
Dates
1954-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0571
Summary
This collection consists of images on photographs and slides related to the work and travels of Bruce Anderson, an irrigation engineer who worked to develop foreign agriculture, especially in Iran.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Bruce Anderson was a professor of irrigation engineering at Utah State University, who also worked as the USU International Programs Director in 1972. Anderson was interested in the transfer of knowledge and technology from developed countries to developing ones. Anderson was heavily involved in was the Consortium for International Development (CID), an organization that promoted international development through research, education, and training. The CID operated from Utah State University and Bruce Anderson was its Executive Director. He took part in various studies, workshops, and projects related to the development of more effective agricultural practices in foreign countries.

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Content Description

This collection consists of 389 photographs and slides from Bruce Anderson's travels. This includes a series of photographs of a highway relocation in Iran in the mid 1950s. Also included are photographs from Iranian irrigation projects showing the the process of digging irrigation ditches. Finally, there is a collection of slides containing images from Subsaharan Africa. Some of these are related to farming but many are of Anderson's travels showing local culture, people, and wildlife.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Bruce Anderson photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0571; Bruce Anderson photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0571, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is divided into two sections: photographs and slides.

Processing Note

Processed in July of 2014

Related Materials

For more information about Bruce Anderson and his work on irrigation engineering and foreign development, see COLL MSS 424.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agriculture--Photographs.
  • Agriculture--Pictorial works.
  • Farm Life--Iran--Photographs.
  • Farm Life--Iran--Pictorial works.

Geographical Names

  • Africa, Sub-Saharan--Photographs.
  • Iran--Photographs.
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