Archives Center, National Museum of American History

John L. Savage Papers

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0227
Creators:
Savage, John L., 1879-? (civil engineer)
Dates:
1944
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Materials concerning dams, power plants, and materials testing in China, for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It consists of a bound volume of preliminary reports, with maps, prepared for China's National Resources Commission by John L. Savage, consulting engineer. Includes a report on the Yangtze River Gorge Project (11/1944) and several other Chinese projects: Ta-Tu-Ho and Ma-Pien-Ho projects (9/1944), Upper Ming-Kiang and Kwan-Hsien projects (9-11/1944), Lung-Chi-Ho projects (9-11/1944), and the Tang-Lang-Chuan projects (1-3/1945).
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Savage was a civil engineer, and Chief Designing Engineer in charge of all designing for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 1924-1945.
Administration
Author
David A. Stevens
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Stevens, 1986
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), 8/7/86.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
John L. Savage Papers, 1944, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
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Civil engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hydraulic engineering and engineers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Civil engineers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Water supplies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hydroelectric power plants Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dams Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports -- 1940-1970 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
China Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yangtze River (China) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
China, Ministry of Economic Affairs Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Bureau of Reclamation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Department of the Interior, U.S. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
China, National Resources Commission Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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