University of Wyoming
Collection Summary | ||
| Title | Noah F. Childress papers, | |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1912-1974 | |
| Creator | Childress, Noah F. | |
| Abstract | ||
| Collection Number | 07342 | |
| Size | 2.25 cubic feet (5 boxes) | |
| Repository | University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| Language(s) | English | |
Noah F. Childress (d. 1979) was an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He worked on construction of the Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in northeastern Montana in the mid-1930s and was later associated with several projects of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Engineer District. He retired in 1966.
Collection contains a small amount of correspondence (1936-1964); maps; photographs including several of Fort Peck Dam and of Childress; a photograph album; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, programs and memorabilia (1937-1947); a notebook; certificates; slide rule, hard hat, trophies and other artifacts; and miscellaneous other materials.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
There are no known other archival collections created by Noah F. Childress at the date of processing.
Finding aid available in repository.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Tulsa District.
Water resources development -- Montana.
Water resources development -- Oklahoma.
Water resources development -- West (U.S.)
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