Guide to the Wyoming State Engineer, General Records
Scope and Content
Collection contains general land records such as soil surveys, snow surveys, and dam records from the Wyoming State Engineer. Also includes records for the Carey Act and notebooks and reports by Elwood Mead, Territorial and State Engineer.
Dates
- 1849-2001
Creator
- Wyoming. State Engineer's Office (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research though some record types may be restricted. See notes in the container list.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Extent
49.15 cubic feet (+ 6 volumes + 5 maps + 1 photo album)
Abstract
Records from the Wyoming State Engineer.
Arrangement
Organized by record type. See container list for more information. Item level inventory available on-site.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Wyoming State Engineer's Office.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records available at the Wyoming State Archives unless otherwise noted in the container list.
Alternate Formats Available
Selected records may be available on microfilm or digital. See container list for more information.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared in 1988 by Wyoming State Archives Staff. Updated as new material received. Encoded by Erica Bennett in 2020.
- Agricultural conservation -- Government policy -- Wyoming
- Association of Western State Engineers
- Boysen Dam (Wyo.)
- Carey Act
- Civil engineers
- Dams -- Wyoming
- Douglas Reservoir (Wyo.)
- Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
- Engineers--Wyoming
- Grazing
- Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
- Hydro-electric power
- Indian reservations--Wyoming
- Indians of North America -- Wyoming
- Mead, Elwood, 1858-1936
- National Reclamation Association
- Park Reservoir Dam (Wyo.)
- Real property -- Wyoming
- Recovery Program for Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin
- Roads -- Design and contruction -- Wyoming
- Simpson, Milward L. (Milward Lee), 1897-1993
- Soil surveys
- Surveying
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- Water Rights--Wyoming
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Creator
- Wyoming. State Engineer's Office (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Wyoming State Engineer, General Records, 1849-2001
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Wyoming State Archives Staff
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov