Steiwer, Frederick, 1883-1939

Abstract

Oscar Terry Peter Beck was a testing engineer in Portland, Oregon, circa 1900-1946. Collection includes correspondence with Clifton N. McArthur and Frederick Steiwer; notes on construction jobs; documents of the Portland Cement Co.; and reports and specifications regarding engineering activities in the Portland area.

Abstract Elmer Perry Dodd (born 1869) was a developer and irrigation advocate for the Umatilla area of Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, research notes, documents and printed materials regarding irrigation projects in the Umatilla area, particularly the Umatilla Rapids Project and McNary Dam, 1902-1954; and correspondence and documents regarding the Columbia Valley Association, Inland Waterways Association, and Bureau of Reclamation hearings. Correspondents include Walter M. Pierce, Charles...

Abstract Correspondence and memorabilia of Oregon brothers Karl Steiwer (1885-1954) and Frederick Steiwer (1883-1939). The bulk of the correspondence is to their father, John Steiwer (1856-1950), and was written while the brothers were serving in the U.S. Army during and immediately after World War I. Other correspondence includes letters Frederick Steiwer wrote to his sister, Lyle Steiwer Walls, in the 1930s; and a letter from John Steiwer to Karl Steiwer. Memorabilia consists of a manual of arms...