Ellis L. Armstrong papers

Ellis L. Armstrong papers, 1969-1973

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Armstrong, Ellis L., 1914-2001
Title: Ellis L. Armstrong papers
Dates: 1969-1973 (inclusive)
19691973
Quantity: 3 linear feet, (2 boxes and 2 oversize folders)
Collection Number: ACCN 0367
Summary: The Ellis L. Armstrong papers (1969-1973) contain press releases from the Bureau of Reclamation, correspondence, speeches, and reports concerning bureau activities. Included are twelve posters from the Bureau of Reclamation Art Collection with biographies of the artists.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Ellis L. Armstrong (1914-2001) was born in Cedar City, Utah. He attended Utah State University and received his degree in Civil and Irrigation Engineering in 1936. During his engineering career he held many important positions which influenced US policy on public works. Armstrong worked for the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, designing and constructing tunnels, dams, irrigation systems, and power facilities. He served as the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads from 1958 to 1961, and oversaw the early development of the Interstate System. He was appointed Commissioner of Reclamation for the Department of the Interior from 1969 to 1973, and while in this position he reorganized the Bureau. Armstrong was chairman for the American Public Works Assocation's bicentennial commission in the mid 1970's, writing and reasearching "History of Public Works in the United States." Armstrong continued to be involved after these projects, and later taught at the University of Utah.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Ellis L. Armstrong papers (1969-1973) contain items relating to when Armstrong was the Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior. The papers include news releases, speeches and reports, and prints from the Bureau of Reclamation Art Collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1973.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Papers and reportsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
1		News releases	1969-1972
	Folder
2	1	Correspondence
2	2	Pamphlets
2	3	Interior's Bureau of Reclamation
2	4	"Development of Tunneling Methods and Controls"	1970
2	5	National Energy Forum Program	1971 September
2	6	"Development of the Grand Coulee Third Powerplant"	1971
2	7	Federal Excavation Technology Program - Annual Report	1971
2	8	Research Program for Rapid Underground Construction Stillwater Tunnel: A Practical Laboratory	1971
2	9	"Stillwater Tunneling Project of the Bureau of Reclamation"	1972
2	10	"Undersea Aqueduct - a New Concept in Transportation"	1972
2	11	Tunnels: Machine Excavation Rate of Progress Machine Data	1972
2	12	Report of the United States Delegation to the Soviet Union	1972
2	13	Bureau of Reclamation Status Report	1972
2	14	Speeches and remarks	1969 October-1973 January
2	15	"Dam Contruction and the Environment"	1973
2	16	"Consideration of Alternatives in Decisionmaking"	1973
2	17	Wake Up, America!	1973
2	18	Environmental Policy Considerations	1973

Bureau of Reclamation Art CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
map-case-folder
1		Description sheets
	item
2	1	"Gibson Dam" by Ethel Magafan
2	2	"Olympus Dam" by Xavier Gonzalez
2	3	"Ruedi" by Mitchell Jamieson
2	4	"Hoover Dam" by Kenneth Callahan
2	5	"Glen Canyon Dam" by Norman Rockwell
2	6	"Builders at Grand Coulee - No. 9" by Anton Refregier
2	7	"Morrow Point" by Lamar Dodd
2	8	"Elephant Butte Lake" by Peter Hurd
2	9	"Banks Lake Feeder Canal" by Ralston Crawford
2	10	"Inside the Turbine" by Fletcher Martin
2	11	"Campsite at Dawn" by Dean Fausett
2	12	"Tule Lake Refuge" by John W. McCoy

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Reclamation of land--United States

Form or Genre Terms

Correspondence
Posters
Press releases
Reports
Speeches (documents)

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