George Dewey Clyde photograph collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 1,182 photographs mainly from the 1920s to the 1960s. The photographs show irrigation methods from the early 1900s to 1950s including irrigation field trials in the Western United States and measuring snow pack to predict spring runoff in the Tony Grove/Franklin Basin area (near Logan, Utah). There are also photographs of Utah river flooding in 1952 involving Hobble Creek and the Spanish Fork River (in Utah County) and of the Weber River (in Weber County). The collection also contains snow cats, snowmobiles, and other early forms of snow vehicle transportation, the Kennecott Copper Company's unveiling of the first production of Minuteman Missiles, and the dedication of irrigation dam projects in the West including Glen Canyon, Joes Valley, and Flaming Gorge Dam during the 1950s and 1960s when George Clyde was governor of Utah.
Dates
- 1920-1967
Language of Materials
Material in English
Restrictions
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the George Dewey Clyde Photograph Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photo Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Permission to publish material from the George Dewey Clyde Photograph Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Born on July 21, 1898, in Mapleton, Utah County, Utah, George Dewey Clyde graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in 1922. As an agricultural engineer, he served on the staff of both the Experiment Station and the College, becoming a full professor in 1928. He served as Dean of the School of Engineering from 1936 through 1945. Following World War II, Mr. Clyde left the employ of the College to assume the duties of Chief of the Division of Irrigation Engineering and Water Conservation for the Soil Conservation Service, Research Branch under the United States Department of Agriculture. He also was a director of Utah Water and Power Board. He played an important role in approval of the Upper Colorado River Basin Storage Project in 1956. A long standing member of the Utah Republican Party, he left Civil Service and ran successfully for the governorship of Utah that same year, serving eight years. George Clyde was the 10th governor of Utah. He focused on the economic development of Utah while in office. Clyde returned to civil service in 1965. He and his wife, Ora Packard Clyde, raised five children. George D. Clyde died on April 2, 1972.
Extent
6 Boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
Abstract
This collection contains 1,182 photographs mainly from the 1920s to the 1960s. The photographs show irrigation methods from the early 1900s to 1950s including irrigation field trials in the Western United States and measuring snow pack to predict spring runoff in the Tony Grove/Franklin Basin area (near Logan, Utah).
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to Box, Folder, and item.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This material was transferred to USU Special Collections and Archives from the American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming in November 2001. The papers were donated to the AHC in 1972 by Jerald R. Clyde, the son of George Clyde.
Processing Information
Processed in June of 2008
- Bear River Range (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs.
- Canals--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
- Floods--Utah--Hobble Creek--Photographs.
- Floods--Utah--Spanish Fork--Photographs.
- Floods--Utah--Weber River--Photographs.
- Irrigation canals and flumes--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
- Irrigation--West (U.S.)--Equipment--Photographs.
- Logan Canyon (Utah)--Photographs.
- Snow--Utah--Photographs.
- Snowmobiles--History--Photographs.
- Streamflow--West (U.S.)--Forecasting--Photographs.
- Tony Grove (Utah)--Photographs.
- Tracklaying vehicles--Utah--History--Photographs.
- Water and Water Rights
- Winter--Utah--Photographs.
- Title
- Guide to the George Dewey Clyde photograph collection, 1920-1967
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Andrea Carter
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition )
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English .
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu