Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Frank Arthur Banks Papers
1913-1957
Cage 40
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Banks, F. A. (Frank Arthur), 1883-1957
- Title
- Frank Arthur Banks Papers
- ID
- Cage 40
- Date [inclusive]
- 1913-1957
- Extent
- 15 Linear feet of shelf space, 30 Boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The papers of Frank Arthur Banks, an engineer who worked on Bureau of Reclamation projects in the Northwest, such as the Owyhee, Deadwood, and Grand Coulee Dams.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Frank Arthur Banks Papers, 1913-1957 (Cage 40)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Frank Arthur Banks, 1883-1957, was born in Saco, Maine and received degrees from the University of Maine and the State College of Washington. He was a Bureau of Reclamation engineer who worked on various large projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. Notably, he supervised the construction of the Owyhee Dam in Oregon, and the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State.
Scope and Content
The papers primarily consist of Frank Arthur Banks' correspondence, notes, memoranda, official project histories, design and technical reports, specifications, photographs and printed material for Bureau of Reclamation projects he directed in the Pacific Northwest. Also included are similar material acquired through private consultation on hydroelectric dams and public works in Washington State, British Columbia, Venezuela, and Punjab, India, notably the Bhakra Dam.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in a loosely chronological order.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The papers were donated to the Washington State University Library in 1958 by John V. Banks.
Related Materials
Related Material
Papers on Columbia River Basin Shipping and Development, 1934-1936 (Cage 755)
Ralph J. Kugelman Grand Coulee Dam Construction Photographs, 1930s (Cage 5149)
North Central Washington, Columbia Basin, and Grand Coulee Reclamation, Irrigation and Farming Photographs, 1905-1954 (PC 91)
Grand Coulee Dam and Columbia Basin Project Photographs, 1935-1950 (PC 182)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Geographic Name(s)
- Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) -- History
- Owyhee Dam (Or.) -- History
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Banks, F. A. (Frank Arthur), 1883-1957 -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Concrete dams -- Design and construction
- Dams -- Northwest, Pacific
- Washington (State)
- Energy Production
- Public Works
Detailed Description of Collection
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Jackson Lake Enlargement, Project History, includes photographs 1913-1916 3 volumes. |
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Owyhee Project History, includes photographs 1927-1931 5 volumes. |
2 | |||
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Owyhee Project History 1932 1 volume. |
3 | |||
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Boise Project History (Deadwood Dam), includes photographs 1930-1932 3 volumes. |
3 | |||
Columbia Basin Project History (Grand Coulee Dam), includes photographs |
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1933-1935 3 volumes. |
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1936-1937 2 volumes. |
5 | |||
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1938-1939 2 volumes. |
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1940-1944 3 volumes. |
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1942-1943 3 volumes. |
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1944-1945 2 volumes. |
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1946 2 volumes. |
10 | |||
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1947 2 volumes. |
11 | |||
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1948-1949 2 volumes. |
12 | |||
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1949-1951 2 volumes. |
13 | |||
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Grand Coulee Dam Laboratory Control Tests, v. 1-3. |
14 | |||
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Grand Coulee Dam Laboratory Control Tests, v. 4-5, index. |
15 | |||
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Columbian, MWAK Company newspaper, v. 1-3 1935-1937 |
16 | |||
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Columbia Basin Project Safety News, Bureau of Reclamation 1946, 1949, 1950 3 items. |
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Engineering reports on Columbia and Snake River hydrology, ms. and printed. 13 items. |
17 | |||
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Dam construction and fisheries development, printed. 5 items. |
18 | |||
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Grand Coulee Project reports, Wenatchee Project reports, transcript of Upper Colorado Basin Compact negotiations, printed. 4 items. |
19 | |||
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Columbia Basin Project reports and investigations, printed. 26 items. |
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Consultation correspondence and papers |
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High Gorge Dam (Seattle City Light) 1953-1954 100 items. |
21-22 | |||
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Rocky Reach Dam (Chelan County Public Utility District) 1955-1957 10 items. |
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Kenney Dam (British Columbia) 1950 10 items. |
23 | |||
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Coroni River and Orinoco River Hydroelectric Projects(Venezuela) 1954 15 items. |
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Bhakra Dam, Punjab, India: Consultation correspondence, papers, design reports, specifications,technical reports, printed memoranda, and other papers 1950-19-55 200 items. |
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Supervisor's notebooks, printed copies of Banks' speeches and addresses, photographs of Banks, his family, and of dam construction 1913-1950 60 items. |
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