Dworshak Dam Project. - Col. McElwee explaining program to resource managers. 1964. 8x10 black and white print, 1964
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of just under 10,000 images taken by A.B. Curtis depicting forest management practices, forest fires and their effects, members of the association and other forest officials, forestry personnel and equipment, logging activity, recreational development, scenic views, and other activities and events in the areas administered by the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association. Notable subjects include images of the North Fork of the Clearwater River before Dworshak Dam was built which flooded the stream to make Dworshak Reservoir.
Formats include color and black and white negatives, color slides, and prints. Many images include a print and negative both. Descriptions are based on retroactive descriptions typed by Curtis and inlcuded at the time of the donation of images. In some cases, personal thoughts or more back stories provided by Curtis are listed that weren't included or were condensed down to make our inventory.
About 200 images from this collection and about 300 items from the related Albert Bruce Curtis papers MG 147, and other collections, were digitized to create the Dworshak Dam Collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1964
Creator
- From the Collection: Curtis, Albert Bruce, 1903-1985 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 item : Col. McElwee of the Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District. Note on back: "Col. McElwee was on the program before Resource managers, explaining the project. He was a fine Col. and a very smart one. He was great but took a beating when he wanted to not replace the railroad from Lewiston down the Snake River to the Snake River dams. In this instance I (Curtis) had to take the other side and work for the re-location of the railroad down-stream from Lewiston. I think he got his orders from high-up, however, and readily agreed when things turned against him. He is now is New York with. Con. Ed. and has a great job with lots of responsibility. (A.B. Curtis - 1976)"
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository