Donald Lowry Houghton Pelton Dam construction collection
Content Description
Donald Lowry Houghton Pelton Dam construction collection contains in house reports, catalogues, blueprints, letters, and documents detailing the construction of the first Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River from 1953-1958, preserved and assembled by the EBASCO Services Concrete Engineer overseeing the project, Donald Lowry Houghton (1922-1981) who served on many damn building projects, including the Niagara. The collection also includes 30 silver print photographs sized 8.5x11" in with accompanying explanatory text leaves.
The reports included in the collection describe the progress of securing the land and land rights, including negotations with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, as well as the progress of building the Pelton complex.
Dates
- 1947-1958
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Donald Lowry Houghton was a Concreate Engineer for EBASCO Services dam building projects, including the Pelton Dam built for Portland General Electric on the Deschutes River in 1958.
The Pelton Dam was built for Portland General Electric and was, at the time of its construction, the thinnest arch dam ever built in the United States. Though the project was originally commissioned in 1924, construction was disrupted by the Great Depression, as well as the needs of similar construction project along the Columbia River. After the Second World War, the need for electric power in the Pacific Northwest revived the Pelton project, but not without resistance from the Federal Fisheries Commission and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Construction on the dam resumed in 1955 and was completed in 1958.
Extent
.75 linear feet (2 containers) : 1 letter size manuscript box and 1 letter size half manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Donald Lowry Houghton was a Concreate Engineer for EBASCO Services dam building projects, including the Pelton Dam built for Portland General Electric on the Deschutes River in 1958. The Donald Lowry Houghton Pelton Dam construction collection contains in house reports, catalogues, blueprints, letters, and documents detailing the construction of the first Pelton Dam.
Arrangement
Materials in this collection are in their original order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Zephyr Used and Rare Books, 2021.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alexandra M. Bisio, 2021.
- Dams -- Oregon -- Design and construction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Documentary photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hydroelectric power plants -- Oregon -- Design and construction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Technical reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Donald Lowry Houghton Pelton Dam construction collection
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Alexandra M. Bisio
- Date
- 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
