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Public Utilities

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Bonneville Power Administration records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1762
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of miscellaneous records of the Bonneville Power Administration, including progress reports of the fish-passage research program, correspondence, and statistical data on the capacity of the Bonneville fishways.

Dates: circa 1950-1970

Philip Buehner papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 82
Abstract

Papers and records relating to the business interests of Philip Buehner (1858-1940), an engineer and lumberman. Buehner developed municipal water-supply projects in Washington state and Oregon, and, in partnership with with Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works, supplied pipelines for the Bull Run water system for Portland, Oregon. Buehner also operated multiple Oregon lumber companies.

Dates: 1876-1919

David Dexter Clarke papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1056
Abstract

The collection consists of narratives written by David Dexter Clarke concerning his professional experiences and personal history, along with notes and some items of correspondence. Clarke (1844-1923) emigrated to Oregon in 1864, and worked as a surveyor and civil engineer in the Pacific Northwest for 53 years. From 1893 until his retirement in 1917, he worked for the water bureau in Portland, Oregon, serving as the head of the department for most of that time.

Dates: 1864-1961; Majority of material found within 1864-1922

Oral history interview with Beulah J. Hand

 Collection
Identifier: SR9043
Abstract

Oral history interview with Beulah J. Hand conducted by Linda S. Dodds on September 1, 1981. Hand was an Oregon state representative for Clackamas County from 1957 to 1966.

Dates: 1981 September 1

Oral history interview with Allan Hart

 Collection
Identifier: SR1200
Abstract

Oral history interview with Allan Hart conducted by Jim Strassmaier from April 15 to July 22, 1986. Hart was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1986 April 15-July 22

E. J. Humbert photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1344
Abstract

Collection consists of 10 mounted black and white photographs taken between 1912 and 1914 by E. J. Humbert, an electrician for the Portland Railway Light and Power Company. The photographs depict interior and exterior views of power plants, as well as street scenes in Portland and Oregon City, Oregon.

Dates: 1912-1914

Percy A. Lockwood photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 853
Abstract

Photographs taken by Percy Albert Lockwood, a civil engineer and surveyor, from 1908 to about 1920. His images show several engineering projects in Oregon and Washington, including surveying crews, as well as some of his family life.

Dates: 1908-1920

Oral history interview with George D. Rives

 Collection
Identifier: SR11075
Abstract

Oral history interview with George D. Rives conducted by William R. Long from October 7 to November 5, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Rives was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 2005 October 7-November 5

Umatilla rapids project, Oregon-Washington, report on investigations 1923-1924

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1096
Abstract

Bound typescript carbon copy of "Umatilla Rapids Project, Oregon-Washington, Report on Investigations 1923-1924" by E. R. Crocker, Associate Engineer, U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, regarding the possibility of developing power at Umatilla Rapids on the Columbia River, with architectural drawings.

Dates: 1924

John S. Volpe photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 274
Abstract

Photographs and printed materials relating to the work of John S. Volpe, an engineer for the Portland Electric Power Company (later named the Portland General Electric Company) in Portland, Oregon, who supervised the laying of underground utility cables. Images date from the mid-1920s to the early 1950s; they document electrical work throughout Portland, and include photographs of John S. Volpe, cable-laying and submerged-cable projects, and employees and company events.

Dates: 1917-1952