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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Detroit Dam photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 665
Abstract

Collection of black and white photographs that were published in the Oregon Journal newspaper and are related to the Detroit Dam. The images show Detroit, Oregon, before the dam was built, the excavation of the dam site, construction and dedication of the dam, and the resulting lake. Many of the photographs were taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Dates: 1928-1956

General H. G. Wright log book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2676
Abstract

The General H. G. Wright was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessel with John Groat as captain. Log book regards arrivals and departures, surveying work and river and harbor improvement jobs, primarily on the Siuslaw River, Lane County, Oregon.

Dates: 1902

Oregon Wild records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1105
Abstract Records of Oregon Wild, an environmentalist organization that was founded in 1974 as the Oregon Wilderness Coalition and was named Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC) from 1982 to 2006. Records include materials relating to specific wilderness and natural areas in Oregon; documents concerning litigation in which the organization took part; administrative records; materials relating to the organization's efforts to preserve the Bull Run Watershed near Portland, Oregon; and materials...
Dates: 1888-2011; Majority of material found within 1972-2010

Margaret Rush papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2870
Abstract

Margaret Rush was a photographer and correspondent for the Oregon Journal newspaper who covered Bonneville Dam construction for three years. Collection includes manuscript of "So I Went By Bus" by Rush and press releases about the progress of dam construction.

Dates: 1937-1939

Collection on the status of title of lands required for proposed boat railway from foot of The Dalles Rapids to head of Celilo Falls

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 838
Abstract

Collection includes typescript correspondence and reports, 1899; a typescript release of mortgage by George H. Williams, 1899; and a manuscript report by J. S. Polhemus, 1898, on improving the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and the mouth of the Willamette River.

Dates: 1898-1899

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correspondence 2
Bonneville Dam (Or. and Wash.) 1
Bus travel -- United States -- History 1
Buses -- United States -- History 1
Civil Procedure and Courts 1