U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the organizational records of the Walla Walla District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This collection, which dates from approximately 1948 to 1980, consists of newsletters, pamphlets, minutes, memoranda, and reports, including reports on constructing Mill Creek, floodproofing downtown Walla Walla, and other local projects, as well as records and scrapbooks from the Engineer’s Wives Club. This collection also contains John Day Lock and Dam planning and construction information.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1948-1980
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
The Walla Walla District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operating since their founding on November 1, 1948, operates and maintains infrastructure, and plans and executes engineering and water resource services across the Northwest. They have worked on projects such as the McNary Lock and Dam, the John Day Lock and Dam, numerous fish hatcheries, and several other major hydroelectric projects.
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (1 record carton, 1 manuscript box, 2 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District Records consist of newsletters, pamphlets, minutes, memoranda and other ephemera. This collection, which dates from approximately 1948 to 1980, also contains of records and scrapbooks from the Engineer’s Wives Club.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of this collection was donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by H. Calvert Anderson in 1977 and by Fay Anderson in 1982. The accession number is retro-0143.
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District Records
- Author
- Henry Adams
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository