Inventory of the Willard L. Gorton papers
Finding aid prepared by The Hoover Institution Library and Archives staff
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Title: Willard L. Gorton papers
Date (inclusive): 1927-1932
Collection Number: XX167
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes
(1.0 linear_foot)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, clippings, and photographs, relating to reclamation and irrigation projects in Turkestan.
Creator:
Gorton, Willard L., 1881-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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Use
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Willard L. Gorton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Engineers
Agriculture -- Asia, Central
Asia, Central
Soviet Union -- Economic policy -- 1928-1932
box 1, folder 1
Agreement between the Soviet Union Mid-Asian Water Economy Service (SREDAZVODOZ) and W. L. Gorton on and an organizational
chart, photostats and negative
1930 February 6
box 1, folder 2
Correspondence and personal papers regarding W. L. Gorton's appointment as consulting engineer in irrigation service with
the Mid-Asian Reclamation Service in Tashkent, Uzbek Republic (Turkestan), USSR
1930-1932
box 1, folder 3-4
Reclamation and Irrigation Engineering in Turkestan
1930-1932
box 1, folder 5
Food orders to America and related correspondence from Turkestan
1930-1932
box 1, folder 6
Reports, articles, notes, etc. on Soviet Russia
1930-1932
box 2, folder 1
Reports, articles, notes, etc. on Soviet Russia
1930-1932
box 2, folder 2-3
Clippings on Soviet Russia
box 2, folder 4
United States recognition of Soviet Russia
box 2, folder 5
Personal memorabilia of W. L. Gorton
envelope A
Places of religious worship and people, 57 prints and 3 negatives
envelope B
95 prints and 25 negatives of the populace at work
envelope C
65 prints and 14 negatives of street scenes, populace, and scenery
envelope D
Western USSR and Europe: 96 prints and 130 negatives
