Dean F. Petersen Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Petersen, Dean F., 1913-1989
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Colorado -- Environmental management
topic: label: Topic
content: Environmental management
label: Topic
content: Water resources development
label: Topic
content: Water-supply
label: Topic
content: Drainage
label: Topic
content: Irrigation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Dean F. Peterson in 1977 to the Museum's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now the Division of Engineering and Industry).
creator: label: Creator
content: Petersen, Dean F., 1913-1989
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content: Dean F. Petersen Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents some of the writings by Dean F. Petersen, a civil engineer specializing in water resource management.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dean F. Petersen (1913-1989) graduated from Utah State with a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering.  He earned his masters and doctorate in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Petersen taught engineering at Utah State, 1946 to 1949 and at Colorado State University, 1949-1957. He served as Dean of the College of Engineering at Utah State, 1957-1973. Petersen specialized in hydraulics and water resource management and published widely on these subjects.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1952-1977
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0967
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Books
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2017.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Books
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Journal articles and publications written by Peterson, on engineering subjects such as irrigation, drainage, and water resource management, and a copy of his book, Environmental Management in the Colorado River Basin.