Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers [OCE]
(Record Group 77)
1789-1996
Table of Contents
- 77.1 Administrative History
- 77.2 General Records of the Headquarters Office
1789-1955
- 77.2.1 Letters sent and received, 1789-1889
- 77.2.2 Correspondence relating to civil functions, 1890-1947
- 77.2.3 Other records relating to civil functions
- 77.2.4 Correspondence relating to military functions, 1890-1955
- 77.2.5 Other records relating to military functions
- 77.2.6 Issuances
- 77.2.7 Reports
- 77.2.8 Records of engineer officers and other engineers
- 77.2.9 Miscellaneous records
- 77.3 Records of Subordinate Organizations of the Headquarters OFFICE 1871-1959
- 77.4 Records of the Topographical Bureau 1818-67
- 77.5 Records of Surveys and Survey Organizations 1834-1975
- 77.6 Records of Boards
1824-1954
- 77.6.1 Records of the Board on Internal Improvements
- 77.6.2 Records of the Board of Engineers
- 77.6.3 Records of the New York Harbor Line Board, New York, NY
- 77.6.4 Records of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
- 77.6.5 Records of the Engineer Claims Board
- 77.6.6 Records of the Interoceanic Canal Board
- 77.6.7 Records of the Beach Erosion Board
- 77.6.8 Records of engineer officer examining boards
- 77.6.9 Records of other boards
- 77.7 Records of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) 1871-1984
- 77.8 Records of Other Commissions 1878-1954
- 77.9 Records of Divisions
1829-1987
- 77.9.1 Records of the Northeast Division (New York, NY)
- 77.9.2 Records of the Eastern Division (New York, NY)
- 77.9.3 Records of the Chesapeake Division (Baltimore, MD)
- 77.9.4 Records of the New England Division (Boston, MA)
- 77.9.5 Records of the North Atlantic Division (New York, NY)
- 77.9.6 Records of the South Atlantic Division (Atlanta, GA)
- 77.9.7 Records of the Huntsville Division (Huntsville, AL)
- 77.9.8 Records of the Northwest Division (Chicago, IL)
- 77.9.9 Records of the Lakes Division (Detroit, MI)
- 77.9.10 Records of the North Central Division (Chicago, IL)
- 77.9.11 Records of the Central Division (Cincinnati, OH)
- 77.9.12 Records of the Ohio River Division (Cincinnati, OH)
- 77.9.13 Records of the Western Division (St. Louis, MO)
- 77.9.14 Records of the Upper Mississippi Valley Division (St. Louis, MO)
- 77.9.15 Records of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division (Vicksburg, MS)
- 77.9.16 Records of the Missouri River Division (Kansas City, MO; later, Omaha, NE)
- 77.9.17 Records of the Gulf of Mexico Division (New Orleans, LA)
- 77.9.18 Records of the Southwestern Division (Little Rock, AR; after 1941, Dallas, TX)
- 77.9.19 Records of the North Pacific Division (Portland, OR)
- 77.9.20 Records of the Pacific Division (San Francisco, CA)
- 77.9.21 Records of the South Pacific Division (San Francisco, CA)
- 77.9.22 Records of the Western Ocean Division (Sausalito, CA)
- 77.9.23 Records of the Pacific Ocean Division
- 77.10 Records of Districts
1815-1996
- 77.10.1 Records of the Alaska District (Anchorage, AK)
- 77.10.2 Records of the Albuquerque, NM, District
- 77.10.3 Records of the Atlantic District (New York, NY)
- 77.10.4 Records of the Baltimore, MD, District
- 77.10.5 Records of the Boston, MA, District
- 77.10.6 Records of the Buffalo, NY, District
- 77.10.7 Records of the Canaveral District
- 77.10.8 Records of the Charleston, SC, District
- 77.10.9 Records of the Chicago, IL, District
- 77.10.10 Records of the Cincinnati, OH, District (First Cincinnati District, 1880-1922)
- 77.10.11 Records of the Second Cincinnati, OH, District
- 77.10.12 Records of the Denison, TX, District
- 77.10.13 Records of the Detroit, MI, District
- 77.10.14 Records of the Duluth, MN, District
- 77.10.15 Records of the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada District
- 77.10.16 Records of the Fort Peck, MT, District
- 77.10.17 Records of the Fort Worth, TX, District
- 77.10.18 Records of the Galveston, TX, District
- 77.10.19 Records of the Garrison/Bismarck, ND, District
- 77.10.20 Records of the Honolulu, HI, District
- 77.10.21 Records of the Huntington, WV, District
- 77.10.22 Records of the Jacksonville, FL, District
- 77.10.23 Records of the Kansas City, MO, District
- 77.10.24 Records of the Little Rock, AR, District
- 77.10.25 Records of the Los Angeles, CA, District
- 77.10.26 Records of the Louisville, KY, District
- 77.10.27 Records of the Manila District
- 77.10.28 Records of the Memphis, TN, District
- 77.10.29 Records of the Miami, FL, District
- 77.10.30 Records of the Milwaukee, WI, District
- 77.10.31 Records of Mobile, AL, District
- 77.10.32 Records of the Montgomery, AL, District
- 77.10.33 Records of the Nashville, TN, District
- 77.10.34 Records of the New London, CT, District
- 77.10.35 Records of the New Orleans, LA, District
- 77.10.36 Records of the Newport, RI, District
- 77.10.37 Records of the New York, NY, District
- 77.10.38 Records of the Norfolk, VA, District
- 77.10.39 Records of the Northeast District (New York, NY)
- 77.10.40 Records of the Okinawa District
- 77.10.41 Records of the Omaha, NE, District
- 77.10.42 Records of the Oswego, NY, District
- 77.10.43 Records of the Panama District
- 77.10.44 Records of the Philadelphia, PA, District
- 77.10.45 Records of the Pittsburgh, PA, District
- 77.10.46 Records of the Portland, OR, District
- 77.10.47 Records of the Providence, RI, District
- 77.10.48 Records of the Puerto Rico District
- 77.10.49 Records of the Rock Island, IL, District
- 77.10.50 Records of the Sacramento, CA, District
- 77.10.51 Records of the St. Lawrence River District (Massena, NY)
- 77.10.52 Records of the St. Louis, MO, District
- 77.10.53 Records of the St. Paul, MN, District
- 77.10.54 Records of the Salt Lake City, UT, District
- 77.10.55 Records of the San Francisco, CA, District
- 77.10.56 Records of the Savannah, GA, District
- 77.10.57 Records of the Seattle, WA, District
- 77.10.58 Records of the Sioux City, IA, District
- 77.10.59 Records of the Syracuse, NY, District
- 77.10.60 Records of the Tullahoma, TN, District
- 77.10.61 Records of the Tulsa, OK, District
- 77.10.62 Records of the Vicksburg, MS, District
- 77.10.63 Records of the Walla Walla, WA, District
- 77.10.64 Records of the Washington, DC, District
- 77.10.65 Records of the Wheeling, WV, District
- 77.10.66 Records of the Wilmington, NC, District
- 77.10.67 Records of overseas districts
- 77.10.68 Other records of districts
- 77.11 Records of Manhattan Project (MP) Organizations 1940-61 (bulk 1942-46)
- 77.12 Records of the Army Map Service and its Successors, the U.S. Army Topographic Command and the U.S. Army Topographic Center 1895-1972 (bulk 1918-72)
- 77.13 Records of Engineer Activities at Fort Belvoir, VA 1906-65
- 77.14 Records of Research Facilities 1940-73
- 77.15 Records of Purchase and Supply Offices 1917-23, 1946-50
- 77.16 Records of Depots 1917-19, 1941-67
- 77.17 Records of Other Engineer Organizations 1942-71
- 77.18 Textual Records (General) 1941-53
- 77.19 Cartographic Records (General) 1820-1948, 1961
- 77.20 Motion Pictures (General)
- 77.21 Sound Recordings (General)
- 77.22 Machine-Readable Records (General) 1970
- 77.23 Still Pictures (General) 1892-1941
Established: In the War Department by a letter of Secretary of War John C. Calhoun to the Chief of Engineers, Brig. Gen. Jonathan G. Swift, April 3, 1818, transmitting President Monroe's directive that a headquarters office be established in Washington, DC, for the Corps of Engineers, which had been separately established as an element of the U.S. Army by an act of March 16, 1802 (2 Stat. 132).
Predecessors:
Of the Corps of Engineers, War Department:
- Corps of Artillerists and Engineers (1794-1802)
- Commandant, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers (1794-1802)
- Chief of Engineers (also known as Commandant of the Corps of Engineers, Principal Engineer, and Chief Engineer, 1802-18)
Transfers: To Services of Supply (SOS), effective March 9, 1942, by Circular 59, War Department, March 2, 1942, as part of a War Department reorganization authorized by EO 9082, February 28, 1942; to Army Service Forces (ASF, formerly SOS) by General Order 14, War Department, March 12, 1943; to Director of Service, Supply, and Procurement (DSSP), War Department General Staff (WDGS), as a technical service, effective June 11, 1946, upon abolishment of ASF by Circular 138, War Department, May 14, 1946, as part of a War Department reorganization authorized by EO 9722, May 13, 1946; with WDGS (redesignated Army Staff) to Department of the Army (DA) by Circular 1, DA, September 18, 1947, implementing Circular 225, War Department, August 16, 1947, issued pursuant to a reorganization of the armed services under the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495), July 26, 1947; to Director of Logistics (DL, formerly DSSP), Army Staff, by Circular 57, DA, March 4, 1948; to Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 Logistics (ACS, G-4, formerly DL), Army Staff, by Special Regulations 10-5-1, DA, April 11, 1950; to Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG, formerly ACS, G-4), Army Staff, by General Order 66, DA, September 8, 1954; to special staff status under DCSLOG, by Army Regulations 10-5, DA, January 2, 1963; to Chief of Staff, Army Staff, effective August 1, 1969, by Army Regulations 10-5, May 23, 1969.
For civil works functions, from Secretary of War to Secretary of the Army pursuant to establishment of Department of the Army, effective September 18, 1947; to Under Secretary of the Army, by General Order 27, DA, June 27, 1972; to Chief of the Office of Civil Functions (COCF), in Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, by General Order 14, DA, May 27, 1974; to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), formerly COCF, by General Order 9, DA, April 1, 1975.
Functions: Supervises the activities of the Corps of Engineers. Provides advice and assistance to the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff and other members of the Army Staff, and other Department of the Army organizations. Provides general and specialized engineering services for the army, the Department of Defense, and other government agencies. Administers the civil works program, a comprehensive federal program for water resources development, including river and harbor improvements, flood control, and hydroelectric power. Supervised the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1802-66.
Finding Aids: Elizabeth Bethel, comp., and Maizie H. Johnson, rev., "Preliminary Inventory of the Textual Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Part I, Central Office, Subordinate Offices, Engineer Boards and Commissions, Field Offices, and Detached Engineer Officers," NM 19 (ca. 1964); Maizie H. Johnson, comp., "Preliminary Inventory of the Textual Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Part II, Engineer Divisions and Districts," NM 45 (1965); Maizie H. Johnson, comp., "Supplement to Preliminary Inventory No. NM-19, Textual Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Part I," NM 78 (1967); Maizie H. Johnson, comp., "Supplement to Preliminary Inventory No. NM-45, Textual Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Part II," NM 79 (1967); supplement in National Archives microfiche edition of preliminary inventories.
Security-Classified Records: This record group may include material that is security-classified.
Related Records: Record copies of publications of the Office of
the Chief of Engineers in RG 287, Publications of the U.S.
Government.
Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, RG 94.
Records of U.S. Army Commands, 1784-1821, RG 98.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, RG 107.
Records of the Headquarters of the Army, RG 108.
Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I), RG
120.
Records of Headquarters Army Service Forces, RG 160.
Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, RG 165.
Records of the Army Staff, RG 319.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, RG 330.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Army, RG 335.
Records of U.S. Army Commands, 1942- , RG 338.
Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, RG 393.
Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1920-1942, RG 394.
Records of U.S. Army Overseas Operations and Commands, 1898-1942,
RG 395.
Records of the U.S. Military Academy, RG 404.
Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917- , RG 407.
Records of the Defense Mapping Agency, RG 456.
77.2 General Records of the Headquarters Office
1789-1955
History: Corps of Artillerists and Engineers authorized for three years by an act of May 9, 1794 (1 Stat. 366), and continued indefinitely by an act of March 3, 1795 (1 Stat. 430). Abolished by an act of March 16, 1802 (2 Stat. 132), with artillerists organized as the Regiment of Artillerists, and engineers separately organized as the Corps of Engineers. By same act, Corps of Engineers designated the faculty and staff of the U.S. Military Academy, with headquarters in West Point, NY. The Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Military Academy were collectively designated the Engineer Department, with headquarters transferred to New York City, 1815. Commandant of the Corps of Engineers, variously styled Principal Engineer, Chief Engineer, and lastly, Chief of Engineers, transferred his headquarters to Washington, DC, and established OCE, 1818. See 77.1.
77.2.1 Letters sent and received, 1789-1889
Textual Records: Letters sent, 1812-89, with indexes. Letters received, 1789-1886, with registers and indexes. Summaries of letters received and forwarded to other government organizations ("Papers Referred"), 1839-70, with a register, 1867-70, and indexes, 1856-64, 1867-70. Letters sent and received relating to fortifications, 1866-87, with registers and indexes. Letters sent and received relating to explorations and surveys, mapping, and rivers and harbors, 1865-70, with registers and indexes. Letters sent and received relating to rivers and harbors, 1871-86, with indexes. Letters sent and received relating to accounts and returns, 1866-89, with registers and indexes. Letters sent and received relating to claims, 1865-70, with registers and indexes. Letters received relating to administration, 1886-87, with registers and indexes; rivers and harbors, and public works, 1886-89, with registers and indexes; explorations and surveys, and claims, 1886-87, with registers and indexes; and fortifications, administration, and explorations and surveys, 1888-89, with registers and indexes.
Microfilm Publications: M1113.
77.2.2 Correspondence relating to civil functions, 1890-1947
Textual Records: General correspondence, 1890-1923, with record cards and indexes. General correspondence, 1923-42, with record cards and an index. Decimal correspondence, 1942-47, with separate project file. Correspondence with engineer districts and other field offices, 1923-42, with index and record cards. Decimal correspondence with engineer divisions and districts, 1942-47. Correspondence with other agencies and organizations ("Miscellaneous File"), 1923-42, with record cards and index. Correspondence relating to rivers and harbors, bridge construction, boats, and construction permits, 1923-42, with record cards and index.
77.2.3 Other records relating to civil functions
Textual Records: Register books and card indexes to the Civil Works Map File described below, 1800-1947.
Maps and Charts: Main civil works map collection ("Civil Works Map File"), 1800-1947, consisting both of manuscript maps sent to OCE by Corps of Topographical Engineers and Corps of Engineers surveyors and cartographers in the field and of published editions of selected maps, and containing information on surveys of Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and other water bodies; harbors, canals, national roads, railroads, and other internal improvements; western exploration and terrain surveys; locations of army posts, Indian tribes, and settlements in the western territories; military roads and routes between army posts; campaigns and battlefields of the Seminole War in Florida, Indian wars in the West, Mexican War, and Civil War (documented on Union Army maps and on Confederate Army maps acquired by Union forces); surveys of boundaries between states and territories; and foreign areas (50,438 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: "Construction" portion and other portions of the Civil Works Map File, showing canals, bridges, dams, piers, and jetties built along U.S. coasts and major rivers, and types of dredge boats used, ca. 1840-1947 (7,000 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints: River and harbor improvement activities, from Civil Works Map File, 1863-1927 (H, 2,000 images). Equipment and techniques used in river and harbor improvement work, 1897-1948 (RF, RHEO; 2,300 images). Views showing progress on various river and harbor construction projects, published in Corps of Engineers numbered pamphlets, 1938-41 (PR, 475 images). Flood control activities in urban and rural areas nationwide, in albums, 1913-47 (FC, 500 images). Various civil works projects in the United States, 1936-40 (HI, 20 images). Various civil works projects in South America, mainly Brazil, in album, 1933 (BE, 109 images). Dam and underwater tunnel construction at an unidentified site, 1904-6 (D, 22 images). See Also 77.22.
77.2.4 Correspondence relating to military functions, 1890-1955
Textual Records: General correspondence, 1890-1917, included in general correspondence, 1890-1923, described Under 77.2.2; with record cards and indexes. Security-classified and unclassified decimal correspondence, 1917-45. Decimal correspondence relating to the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), 1917-21, with separate project files arranged by AEF engineer unit, geographic location, and type of service, 1917-19. Decimal correspondence, 1918-23, with separate project file, 1918-23, and partial index, 1920-23. Correspondence concerning personnel, fiscal, and other administrative matters, 1917-27. Formerly security-classified correspondence relating to mobilization planning, 1921-42. Correspondence with geographical departments and successor corps areas, 1918-42, and service commands, 1942-46. Correspondence with engineer divisions and districts, 1941-45. Correspondence with engineer units and other organizations ("Correspondence with Units"), 1918-46. Security-classified subject correspondence, 1940-45. Security-classified, formerly security-classified, and unclassified correspondence concerning harbor defenses, 1918-45; real estate ("Military Real Estate Files"), 1946-55; airfields and related facilities, 1940-45; and bridges, 1942-47. Security- classified and formerly security-classified decimal correspondence relating to overseas leased bases, 1940-42, with separate project file.
77.2.5 Other records relating to military functions
Textual Records: Register books and card indexes to the Fortifications Map File described below, 1800- 1941.
Maps and Charts (4 items): World War II overlay maps made by the Geological Survey for the Corps of Engineers, ca. 1943. See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Main military works collection ("Fortifications Map File"), 1790-1941 (57,000 items), including coastal and harbor defense fortifications along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific coasts of the United States as well as the coasts of the Philippine Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, and other U.S. territories and occupied areas; standard equipment for forts; and guns, floating batteries, pontoon bridges, barracks, officers' quarters, channel obstructions, construction equipment, and torpedoes. Plans of military posts, mainly in the western United States ("Miscellaneous Forts File"), ca. 1840-1920 (7,000 items), originally compiled by army quartermasters at each site before drawings were transferred to the custody of the Corps of Engineers, including detailed architectural plans, elevations, and views of buildings. Harbor fortification, fort, and army airfield plans, and blueprints of the Kankakee, IL, Ordnance Works, produced during World War II ("Fortifications--WWII Military Files"), 1939-45 (3,810 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints: Civil War fortifications on the Potomac River, south of Alexandria, VA; at Fort Putnam, TN; and in the vicinity of Petersburg, VA, and Atlanta, GA, ca. 1864 (MF, 7 images). Equipment used to mount Rodman guns on casemates at Fort Foote, MD, 1864 (MC, 4 images). Maneuvers at Manassas, VA, n.d. (MM, 102 images). Scenes of the China Relief Expedition following the Boxer Rebellion (1900-1), and of the Philippine Islands, taken by Capt. C.F. O'Keefe, 36th U.S. Volunteer Infantry, 1899-1901 (CR, CR-P; 114 images). Reports by Majs. (later, Maj. Gens.) William Murray Black and Harry F. Hodges concerning coast batteries defending Havana, Cuba, 1901 (SF, 136 images). Coastal defense searchlights and related equipment, 1917-31 (SE, 400 images). AEF operations in Siberia, 1918-20 (VE, 350 images). Aerial views of selected army and air corps installations in the United States, in album, 1934 (AFF, 154 images). See Also 77.22.
Photographic Negatives: Miscellaneous subjects, including various types of basic training drills, 1917 (ED, 192 images). See Also 77.22.
Photographic Prints, Lithographs, Sketches, and Engravings: Fortifications, coastal defenses, camps, and military operations, from Fortifications Map File, ca. 1830-1920 (F, 2,500 images). See Also 77.22.
Textual Records: General and special orders, and circulars, 1811- 1916, with gaps. Administrative issuances, 1861-71, 1920, 1936- 42. Orders and other issuances of engineer offices, units, and installations, 1913-22. War Department general and special orders, 1840-64.
Textual Records: Annual reports to the Secretary of War, 1842-67. Monthly returns, 1832-1918. Recruitment returns, 1855, 1860-65. Monthly returns received from the 1st, 2d, and 3d Engineer Battalions, 1861-1916; and the engineer detachment at the U.S. Military Academy, 1902-12. Monthly returns received from engineer posts at Washington Barracks, DC; Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO; Yerba Buena Island, CA; and Willetts Point, NY, 1866-1915.
77.2.8 Records of engineer officers and other engineers
Textual Records: Letters and reports of Col. Joseph G. Totten, Chief of Engineers (1838-64), 1803-64. Journal of engineer operations during the siege of Charleston, SC, maintained by Capt. (later, Col.) Charles Russell Suter, 1863-64. Letters and other records of the following engineer officers: Capt. (later, Maj.) William Henry Chase, 1829-36; Gen. George W. Cullum, 1850- 90; Maj. George Dutton, 1853-54; Brig. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore, 1861-63; Col. John N. Macomb, 1857-77; Capt. (later, Brig. Gen.) Daniel P. Woodbury, 1855-56; and Lt. Col. Horatio G. Wright, 1879. Personal diary of Capt. (later, Maj.) Richard Morton Venable, Chief of the Topographical Bureau for the District of West Louisiana and Arkansas, Confederate States Army, 1863-64. Papers of Baltimore, MD, civil engineer John C. Wrenshall, 1858- 1907, relating mainly to railroad construction.
Photographic Prints: Portraits of chiefs of engineers and other prominent engineer officers (1789-1884), n.d. (PC, 28 images). Various engineer officers, 1927-38 (P, 250 images). Views of Corpus Christi, TX, in album, ca. 1930, attributed to Maj. Gen. Lansing H. Beach, Chief of Engineers (1920-24) and, following his retirement in 1924, engineering consultant to municipalities (CCT, 29 images). See Also 77.22.
Textual Records: General information index ("De Grange Index," 1789-1889), compiled by OCE clerk J. William De Grange, n.d. Document collection ("Buell's Collection of Engineer Historical Papers," 1801-19), compiled by OCE clerk Herbert L. Buell, 1905. Unregistered letters, reports, histories, regulations, and other records ("Case and Drawer File," "Miscellaneous Bulky Package File"), 1817-1914. Historical reference file concerning electric power, 1917-20. Subject index to U.S. House of Representatives documents on electric power, 1917-20. Records of field surveys, 1793-1916, with indexes. Letters, reports, and other records relating to military lands, 1790-1916; government roads, 1806-43; fortifications and other defenses, 1810-1920; and internal improvements, 1818-39. Records concerning property and procurement, 1816-56, 1921-23; contracts, 1817-1932; claims, 1862-92; general fiscal matters, 1819-1933; military appropriations, 1930-34; and personnel, 1820-1918. Records dealing with engineer responsibilities for public works in Washington, DC, 1852-1919. Records relating to the construction of the defenses of Washington, DC, 1861-66. Records of the Power Section of the War Industries Board, 1917-20, relating mainly to hydroelectric power derived from Niagara Falls, NY.
Microfilm Publications: M65, M417.
Related Records: Records of the Power Section of the War Industries Board in the Consolidated Technical or Commodity Files, 1916-23, in RG 61, Records of the War Industries Board.
77.3 Records of Subordinate Organizations of the Headquarters
OFFICE
1871-1959
77.3.1 Records of the Construction Division
History: For a history of the Construction Division of the Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG), 1864-1941, See RG 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Pursuant to an act of December 1, 1941 (55 Stat. 787), transferring all army construction and real estate functions and personnel from the Quartermaster Corps to the Corps of Engineers, Construction Division of OQMG transferred to OCE, effective December 16, 1941, by Circular 248, War Department, December 4, 1941. New Construction Division established in a general reorganization of OCE, by General Order 8, OCE, November 11, 1941, merging the former Construction Section of the Military Division of OCE with the former Construction Division of OQMG. Construction Division assigned, with all other OCE organizations, to Services of Supply (SOS), effective March 9, 1942; reassigned to Army Service Forces (formerly SOS), March 12, 1943. Pursuant to a general reorganization of OCE, effective December 1, 1943, Construction Division abolished, with functions divided among newly established Military Construction, Civil Works, and Real Estate Divisions. Respectively redesignated Office of the Director of Military Construction, Office of the Director of Civil Works, and Office of the Director of Real Estate, April 1945.
Textual Records: Annual construction, maintenance, and repair reports, 1924-38. Field survey notes relating to army camps, cemeteries, and forts, 1907-39. Descriptions of buildings and equipment at active army posts, 1905-42, with related record cards; and at abandoned army posts, 1905-24. Descriptions of buildings formerly under Construction Division control, 1905-36. Descriptions of Civilian Conservation Corps camp buildings, 1935- 40. Reports on completed projects ("Completion Reports"), 1917- 43. Official histories of the Construction Division, 1919, and its Hospital Section, 1919. Records of the Real Estate Branch relating to sales, including correspondence, 1921-42; texts of agreements, 1917-44; and certificates, 1919-24.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Standard army post buildings, on linen, 1890-1918 (3,500 items). Standard army post buildings, 1903-10 (225 items). Army forts in the United States, 1904-10 (301 items). Utilities and buildings at the army supply base in Boston, MA, 1919 (150 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints: Army posts and government steamers, in album, 1871-1910 (CA, 200 images). Installations in the Southern Department, in album, 1920 (SD, 800 images). Fortifications under repair at various locations in the Philippine Islands, in album, 1920-21 (PIA, 250 images). Albrook Field (now Albrook Air Force Station), Panama, under construction, in albums, 1931 (CZ, 195 images). Military housing projects, in albums, 1927-36 (CC, 1,500 images). See Also 77.22.
Photographic Prints, Negatives, Drawings, and Blueprints (700 images): Searchlights and other types of coastal defense equipment in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and the Canal Zone, 1912-35 (CD). See Also 77.22.
77.3.2 Records of the Special Service Division
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, 1917-19. Correspondence with the War Trade and War Industries Boards, 1917-19. Minutes of the War Industries Board and of various sections of the Commodities Committee, 1918-19. Records relating to priorities, 1918; and to contracts, allotments, and appropriations, 1918-19.
77.3.3 Records of the Office of the Director General of Military
Railways
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, 1917-19, with partial name index. Records relating to the raising of railroad engineer regiments, 1917-19. Correspondence and other records concerning the transfer to other firms of railroad equipment purchased in the United States by Russia, but never delivered, 1917-19.
77.3.4 Records of the Historical Division
Textual Records: Reports, issuances, interfiled photographs, and other historical records relating to engineering activities in the various World War II theaters of operations, 1939-46, particularly the European and Africa-Middle East Theaters, 1941- 46, and the Southwest Pacific Area, 1942-45.
77.3.5 Records of other subordinate organizations
Maps and Charts: Records of the Intelligence Section, including site plans of army forts and airfields, ca. 1918-37 (66 items); and strategic engineering studies, prepared by the Beach Erosion Board, the Military Intelligence Division, and the Corps of Engineers, containing maps and aerial photo mosaics relating to terrain and landing beach zones in strategically important foreign areas during World War II, 1943- 45 (1,800 items). Records of the Real Estate Division, including site plans of army forts and airfields, ca. 1890-1944 (2,500 items); a real estate atlas of military lands in the United States, 1943 (150 items); site plans of military land holdings in Panama, 1956 (9 items); site plans of disposed Civilian Conservation Corps camps in NY, NJ, and MI, ca. 1946 (24 items); and land ownership and progress maps of U.S. dam and reservoir projects, 1948-52 (1,400 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints: Views of beach and coastal areas in the United States and Bermuda, 1935-59 (ca. 9,600 images).
Lantern Slides: Views of engineer civil and military activities, and basic military procedures, used by the Operations and Training Section in engineering classes, 1917-25 (OT, 1,100 images). See Also 77.22.
77.4 Records of the Topographical Bureau
1818-67
History: Topographical engineers authorized for War Department duty by an act of March 3, 1813 (2 Stat. 819), to conduct engineering surveys for military purposes and to explore routes for the passage of troops. Not authorized in an act of March 3, 1815 (3 Stat. 224), establishing the army's size and composition. Reauthorized by an act of April 24, 1816 (3 Stat. 297). Assigned to the Engineer Department by a War Department general order, July 2, 1818, and made directly responsible to Chief of Engineers. Topographical Bureau established in OCE, August 1818, pursuant to an OCE order, August 1, 1818, designating Maj. Isaac Roberdeau as Topographical Engineer to the Engineer Department and assigning him to OCE. By General Order 26, War Department, June 22, 1831, Topographical Bureau separated from OCE and designated an independent War Department staff organization, with direct supervision of topographical engineers remaining with Chief of Engineers. Topographical engineers, having acquired civil works improvement functions in addition to military functions, were organized into a separate Corps of Topographical Engineers (CTE) and placed under supervision of Chief of the Topographical Bureau, by an act of July 5, 1838 (5 Stat. 257). By an order of the Secretary of War, August 1, 1838, all Federal Government civil engineering projects were transferred to CTE. Military functions performed by CTE were transferred to Corps of Engineers, 1839. Topographical Bureau and CTE abolished by an act of March 3, 1863 (12 Stat. 743), with functions transferred to OCE and Corps of Engineers, respectively.
Textual Records: Letters sent and received, 1818-26. Letters sent relating to internal improvements, 1824-27. Letters sent, 1829- 67, with indexes. Letters sent to the Secretary of War, 1843-67, with indexes. Register of letters received, 1824-31. Letters received, 1832-65, with registers and partial indexes. Monthly returns of topographical engineer officers, 1831-63. Special orders of various commands relating to topographical engineer officers, 1850-62. Records, 1832-58, of Col. John J. Abert, chief of the Topographical Bureau (1829-61) and of the CTE (1838-61), consisting of letters sent and received concerning the forced emigration of Indians from OH to MO under his direction, 1832-33; and other letters sent and received, 1846-58. Monthly returns of topographical engineer officers, 1831-63. Special orders of various commands relating to topographical engineer officers, 1850-62.
Microfilm Publications: M66, M505, M506.
77.4.2 Records of the Board of Engineers for the Improvement of
Lake Harbors and Western Rivers
Textual Records: Proceedings, December 6, 1852-August 3, 1853.
77.4.3 Records relating to field activities
Textual Records: Letters sent and received, reports, orders, and other records concerning the Mississippi Delta survey, 1850-61. Letterbook containing copies of letters sent and received relating to construction of the Chicago harbor, 1833-43. Records of the Office of Harbor and Lighthouse Improvements on Lake Erie, Buffalo, NY, 1835-46, consisting of letters sent by Lt. Thompson S. Brown, superintending engineer based in Erie, PA, and Dunkirk, NY, 1835-38; and quarterly property returns, 1835-36, 1838-46. Records of the Office of Ohio River Improvements, Pittsburgh, PA, 1835-45, including summaries of letters received, 1835-40, 1843- 45; copies of contracts, 1843; and quarterly disbursement records, 1835-40, 1843-45. Letterbooks containing copies of letters, reports, and instructions sent, and some letters received, by the Office of Western River Improvements, Cincinnati, OH, 1843-44, and Louisville, KY, 1844-56, 1858-61. Letters sent and received, 1853, by Maj. William Turnbull, in charge of harbor improvements in Lakes Champlain and Ontario, and the eastern portion of Lake Erie, with headquarters in Oswego, NY. Records of the Office of Military Roads, Pacific Coast, 1855- 61, consisting of letters sent by the headquarters office in San Francisco, CA, 1855-58; letters received by the headquarters and field offices, 1855-61; letters sent by officers in charge of military road construction in the Washington and Oregon Territories, 1855-61; and an account book showing road construction expenses in the Washington and Oregon Territories, 1858. Records of the Office of U.S. Government Roads, St. Paul, MN, 1856-58, including a letterbook containing copies of letters sent and received, 1856-58, and account books, 1856-58.
77.5 Records of Surveys and Survey Organizations
1834-1975
77.5.1 Records of the U.S. Lake Survey
History: Also known as the Survey of Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Established as an activity of the Corps of Topographical Engineers (CTE; See 77.4) by an act of March 3, 1841 (5 Stat. 431), appropriating $15,000 for a survey of the Great Lakes and their connecting waterways for the purpose of making accurate maps and charts available to navigators. Survey administered by the Office of Harbor and Lighthouse Improvements on Lake Erie, headquartered in Buffalo, NY, 1841-45, and in Detroit, MI, 1845- 63. Survey transferred to Corps of Engineers upon abolition of CTE, 1863, with administration assigned to Detroit District Office. Survey terminated, 1882. Reauthorized by an act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat. 970). Removed as an activity of the Detroit District Office and assigned, with certain Great Lakes harbor and river improvement projects, to Maj. Walter L. Fisk, by Special Orders 250, Headquarters Corps of Engineers, October 24, 1900. Maj. Fisk became head of newly established Lake Survey Office, Detroit, MI, January 1901, administered as the equivalent of a district office. Lake survey activity extended to the New York canal system by an appropriations act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1407); further extended to Lake Champlain, with supervision transferred from Coast and Geodetic Survey, by an appropriations act of June 23, 1913 (38 Stat. 38); and further extended to Lake of the Woods and connecting waters to Lake Superior, by an act of August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 637). By Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970, effective October 3, 1970, Lake Survey Office transferred to newly established National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where it was redesignated the Lake Survey Center and assigned to the National Ocean Survey. Various activities of the Lake Survey Center transferred to other NOAA organizations, 1974-76. Lake Survey Center abolished, June 30, 1976.
Textual Records (in Chicago, except as noted): Letters sent, 1839-45; 1856-82, with indexes; 1908-13. Letters received, 1856- 64, with indexes. Name index to letters received, 1879-82. Monthly reports of personnel changes, 1901-9. Accounting records, 1845-80, 1902-3. Catalog of lake survey charts, n.d. Historical files, 1861-1970. Survey notebooks accompanying charts described below, 1892-1950 (in College Park).
Charts: Manuscript survey charts, 1834-1940 (2,400 items). Published charts of Great Lakes harbors and coastlines, 1850-1971 (4,200 items). See Also 77.18.
Engineering Plans: Blueprints relating to a proposed warhouse/garage and several ships (5 items).
Photographic Prints and Negatives: Mostly black and white and color views of miscellaneous Lake Survey subjects, ca. 1943-75 (LB, LSB, L, LM, LS, ca. 3,612 images).
Glass Negatives: Techniques and equipment used in making water-level observations, 1898-1902 (LS, 21 images). Niagara Falls cataracts and rapids, showing comparative effects of flow volume, 1906 (NSD, 54 images). Techniques used in taking discharge measurements on the Niagara River, 1906-11 (NHD, 17 images). See Also 77.22.
Lantern Slides: Portions of Niagara River, showing comparative effects of water diversion by power companies, 1906, 1917, 1926-27 (BW, 36 images). See Also 77.22.
77.5.2 Records of the Office of U.S. Geographical Surveys West of
the 100th Meridian ("Wheeler Survey")
Textual Records: Letters sent, 1874-83, with index. Letters sent by survey chief Capt. George M. Wheeler, 1874-83, with gaps; and survey surgeon and naturalist Harry Crecy Yarrow, 1874-75. Letters received, 1876-79, with registers and digests, 1874, 1876-82, and an index, 1874-82. Issuances, 1871-80. Meteorological records, including general records, 1871-79; fieldbooks, 1869-78; and a register of general records and fieldbooks, 1869-80. Topographical records, including fieldbooks, 1869-78; triangulation records, 1869-78; and a register of fieldbooks, triangulation records, and preliminary plots, 1869- 79. Astronomical fieldbooks, 1869-78. Reports on camps and distances of various features from camps, 1872-77. Records relating to the eastern boundary of California survey, 1873, 1876. Miscellaneous records, 1869-82.
Photographic Prints, Stereographic Prints, and Stereographic Glass Negatives: Views taken by Timothy O'Sullivan and William Bell, showing geological features, flora and fauna, and native inhabitants of areas in AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, and UT (1871-74), 1873-76 (WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, 277 images). See Also 77.22.
Stereographic Prints, in Los Angeles): Views taken by Timothy O'Sullivan and William Bell, showing geological features, flora and fauna, and native inhabitants of areas in AZ, CO, NM, and ID (1871-74), n.d.(26 images). See Also 77.22.
Related Records: Wheeler Survey atlas described Under 77.18. Records of the Wheeler Survey in RG 57, Records of the U.S. Geological Survey.
77.5.3 Records of other surveys and survey organizations
Textual Records: Letters sent and received by the Office of Explorations and Surveys, 1857-61. Records of a barge canal and highway survey in Nicaragua, authorized by an act of August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1328), 1928-40.
Maps: Made by the Inter-American Geodetic Survey (IAGS), 1947 (3 items). See Also 77.18.
Aerial Photographs: Inter-American Highway, 1932 (1,346 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographs: Portions of the Orinoco, Casiquiare, and Negro Rivers in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil, surveyed by Corps of Engineers, 1943 (OCN, 1,595 images). See Also 77.22.
Photographic Prints, Glass Negatives, and Stereographic Glass Negatives: Views taken by Timothy O'Sullivan, showing physical features of areas in CA, CO, ID, NV, UT, and WY that were surveyed by the expedition known as the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, under leadership of Clarence King ("King Survey"), 1867-72 (KN, KS, KS-LCV, KSP, KW, 637 images). See Also 77.22.
Related Records: King Survey atlas described Under 77.18. Records of the King Survey in RG 57, Records of the U.S. Geological Survey.
77.6 Records of Boards
1824-1954
77.6.1 Records of the Board on Internal Improvements
Textual Records: Letters sent, 1826-28. Letters received, 1824- 31. Letters received relating to the proposed national road from Washington, DC, to New Orleans, LA, 1825-26. Report by civil engineer James Shriver of a survey made for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, January 30, 1826. Miscellaneous letters, reports, and instructions, 1824-26.
77.6.2 Records of the Board of Engineers
Textual Records: Letters sent, 1867-87. Letters sent by the board president, 1882-84, 1886-87. Letters sent relating to supplies and accounts, 1901-6. Letters received, 1864-1900, with partial register, 1867-79. General correspondence, 1907-20, with record cards and index. Proceedings, 1866-82, 1887-1905, 1917-20. Records relating to fortifications and defense ("Safe File"), 1896-1919, 1923. Record of disbursements, 1884-95. Report, by board member Henry L. Abbot, on experiments to develop a harbor mine system, December 1880.
77.6.3 Records of the New York Harbor Line Board, New York, NY
Textual Records (in New York): Letters sent, 1888-1917. Letters, reports, and records of hearings received, 1888-94, 1901-6, with register of letters received, 1888-1901. General correspondence, 1907-33, with indexes. Correspondence concerning estimates, allotments, and supplies, 1907-20. Proceedings, 1888-97, 1917-36. Records concerning collisions, quarantines, hydroplane landings, and maps, 1929-31. Transcript of a hearing on construction of a trunk outlet sewer beneath the waters of Newark and New York Bays, December 9-10, 1908.
77.6.4 Records of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
Textual Records: Letters sent, July 7-December 30, 1903, with index. Letters sent concerning examinations and surveys, 1902-3, 1907-14, with indexes. Miscellaneous letters sent, 1904-5. Endorsements relating to board reviews of district engineers' preliminary reports, 1918-20. Minutes, 1902-42. Monthly and annual reports, 1921-43. Project file, 1902-54, containing reports and studies. Miscellaneous records relating to flood control, 1927-28. Vouchers and receipts, 1903-5, 1914-20.
Maps and Charts: Published maps of ports and port facilities at Philadelphia and in the Great Lakes, and maps from studies of shipping, 1940-49 (10 items). See Also 77.18.
77.6.5 Records of the Engineer Claims Board
Textual Records: Correspondence relating to payments resulting from claim settlements, 1919-21. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1919. Case file, 1919-20. Minutes, 1919-21. Minutes of special meetings, 1918-20. Daily and weekly contract settlement reports, 1918-20. Copies of War Department Claims Board records, consisting of weekly contract settlement reports, 1919-20, and board resolutions, 1919.
77.6.6 Records of the Interoceanic Canal Board
Textual Records: General correspondence, 1929-31. Records relating to accounts ("Accounts Current"), 1929-31.
Maps: Showing proposed canal routes across Nicaragua, Mexico, and the Isthmus of Darien (Colombia), 1929-31 (75 items). See Also 77.18.
77.6.7 Records of the Beach Erosion Board
Textual Records: Beach erosion studies and reports, 1930-47. Correspondence and reports regarding riparian rights, storm damage, instruments, concrete, and hydrology, 1930-42. Records, 1950-52.
Maps: Published maps from studies of strategically located beaches in Sicily, 1943 (35 items). See Also 77.18.
77.6.8 Records of engineer officer examining boards
Textual Records: Letters sent by the Examining Board for Promotions in the Corps of Engineers, 1882-1901. Proceedings of the Engineers Examining Board, 1894-1900; the Board of Officers for Examining Officers to Determine Their Fitness for Promotion, 1898-99; and the Examining Board for Transfers to the Corps of Engineers, 1901-2. Records of the Examining Board of Engineers, 1916-20, arranged according to a subject-numeric scheme. Miscellaneous records of the Examining Board of Engineers, 1919- 20.
77.6.9 Records of other boards
Textual Records: Letters received by the Board of Engineers for Fortifications, 1825-30. Records of the Board on River and Harbor Improvements, 1851-53, consisting of letters and reports sent to the Chief of Engineers, and miscellaneous records. Correspondence and other records of the Board of Engineers for the Pacific Coast, 1851-58. Proceedings of the Board of Engineers on the Washington City Canal, 1866. Miscellaneous records of the Board on Fortifications or Other Defenses ("Endicott Board"), 1885-87. Field survey notebooks and computation books of the Board of Engineers on Deep Waterways, 1897-99. Correspondence of the Board on Engineer Equipment relating to searchlight research and development, 1911-41. Reports of the Board of Flood Control concerning various projects, 1928-29.
77.7 Records of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC)
1871-1984
History: Established by an act of June 28, 1879 (21 Stat. 37), to direct surveys and improvements on the Mississippi River from its headwaters to its mouth. Members, appointed by the President, to consist of three Corps of Engineers officers, one of whom would serve as MRC president; one official of the Coast and Geodetic Survey; and two private citizens, one of whom would be a civil engineer. Headquarters office located, 1879-1906, wherever MRC president was stationed (usually in St. Louis, MO); in St. Louis, 1906-29; and in Vicksburg, MS, 1929- . MRC functioned independently of the divisions and districts of the Engineer Department, 1879-1929, establishing its own administrative districts, 1882. Pursuant to a reorganization of the Engineer Department effected by General Order 15, OCE, October 7, 1929, MRC districts were abolished, with MRC-planned projects thenceforth executed by organizations within the regular division and district structure.
Textual Records (in Kansas City, except as noted): Letters sent, 1871-82, 1885-93, with indexes. Letters received, 1871-95, with partial indexes, 1885-87, 1890-91, 1893-95. General correspondence, 1918-29, some with record cards. "Special Subject File," 1874-1928, a miscellaneous document file that includes records of Mississippi River improvement activities antedating establishment of MRC in 1879. Copy of "Special Report of the Mississippi River Commission on Revision of Plans for the Improvement of Navigation and Flood Control of the Mississippi River," September 28, 1927. Field survey notebooks accompanying maps and charts described below, 1876-1929 (in College Park), including some maintained by U.S. Lake Survey engineers assigned to the Mississippi River, 1876-79. Organization planning records, 1951-59. Operating program progress files, 1959. Publications record set, 1953-58.
Maps and Charts: Manuscript sectional charts of Mississippi River surveys, 1876-1927 (1,091 items). Published general and sectional charts of the Mississippi River and its tributaries and deltas, 1876-1954 (2,500 items), showing alluvial areas, changes in stream channels between 1765 and 1932, soundings, aids and dangers to navigation, and settlements along the shores. Topographic quadrangles of areas in LA, MS, AR, TN, and MO adjacent to the Mississippi River, published by the MRC in cooperation with the Geological Survey, 1932-84 (650 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints: Civil works in the Memphis, TN, Vicksburg, MS, and New Orleans, LA, Districts, 1922-39 (MRC, 1,000 images). Views of damage done by Mississippi River flood (1927), in albums, 1927 (IC, MRF; 750 images). See Also 77.22.
77.7.2 Consolidated records of the Mississippi River Commission
and the Lower Mississippi Valley Division
History: In an Engineer Department reorganization effected by General Order 15, OCE, October 7, 1929, jurisdiction over engineering activities in Lower Mississippi Valley was transferred from Western Division, with headquarters in St. Louis, to newly established Lower Mississippi Valley Division, with headquarters in Vicksburg; and Western Division was redesignated Upper Mississippi Valley Division. By same order, the Memphis, Second New Orleans, and Vicksburg Districts were assigned to Lower Mississippi Valley Division. By Special Order 68, OCE, October 7, 1929, Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Jackson, MRC president since June 12, 1928, was named division engineer of Lower Mississippi Valley Division, and was ordered, by a letter of the Chief of Engineers of the same date, to move MRC headquarters to Vicksburg. Lower Mississippi Valley Division thenceforth acted as supervising office for MRC-planned projects, with the division's districts carrying out the actual works.
Textual Records (in Kansas City): General correspondence, 1918- 42, consisting of records created by the MRC, 1918-29, to which have been added records created by the combined jurisdiction of the MRC and the Lower Mississippi Valley Division, 1929-42; with record cards.
Related Records: Additional records of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division Under 77.9.15.
77.7.3 Records of the Third Mississippi River District
History: Pursuant to an act of August 2, 1882 (22 Stat. 191), appropriating funds for improvements on the Mississippi River from its junction with the Ohio River at Cairo, IL, to its mouth, Chief of Engineers established four districts to perform the work under general supervision of MRC: First, with headquarters in Cairo (later, Memphis, TN); Second, with headquarters in Memphis; Third, with headquarters in Vicksburg; and Fourth, with headquarters in New Orleans. Third Mississippi River District headquarters moved to Memphis, 1885; and back to Vicksburg, 1906. Pursuant to General Order 15, OCE, October 7, 1929, Third Mississippi River District abolished, with functions transferred to Vicksburg District, which had been functioning as a district under Western Division since 1908 and which was transferred, by same general order, to newly established Lower Mississippi Valley Division (See 77.7.2).
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Letters sent, 1882-87, 1889-91, 1893-94. Registers of letters received, 1893-1905. Annual reports of MRC districts, 1906-24, with gaps. Miscellaneous financial and other records, 1881-1928.
77.8 Records of Other Commissions
1878-1954
77.8.1 Records of the Missouri River Commission
Textual Records (in Kansas City): General correspondence, 1900-2. Navigable waterway files, 1878-1904.
Maps and Charts: Large-scale published and blueprint maps of the Missouri River, 1889-96, showing the channel, aids and dangers to navigation, and soundings, as well as vegetation, crops, roads, and railroads on adjacent shores (286 items). Index map of the Missouri River, 1892-95 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
77.8.2 Records of the California Debris Commission (CDC)
Textual Records (in San Francisco): General records, 1906-41. Subject files, 1934-54. Commingled general files of the CDC and the Sacramento District, arranged alpha-numerically, 1906-43, and according to a decimal scheme, 1936-43.
Related Records: Additional records of the Sacramento District Under 77.10.50.
77.9 Records of Divisions
1829-1987
77.9.1 Records of the Northeast Division (New York, NY)
Textual Records (in New York): Letters sent, 1888-1912, with index. Letters sent by Maj. Gen. George L. Gillespie, member of the Lighthouse Board, 1898-1901, with index. Letters received, 1888-1904, with partial register, 1897-1906.
77.9.2 Records of the Eastern Division (New York, NY)
Textual Records (in New York, except as noted): Letters sent, 1901-13, with index. Letters received, 1901-5. Register of letters received, 1907-9. Project files relating to civil works in Puerto Rico, 1907-14 (in Atlanta).
77.9.3 Records of the Chesapeake Division (Baltimore, MD)
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Letters sent relating to Baltimore, MD, District activities, 1903-5. Letters and endorsements sent relating to Norfolk, VA, District activities, 1903-6. Publications record sets, 1952-65.
77.9.4 Records of the New England Division (Boston, MA)
Textual Records (in Boston): Records relating to the Cape Cod Canal ("Cape Cod Canal Case"), 1890-1940. Reports and studies, 1921-43, mostly relating to electric power surveys and Connecticut River flood control projects. Construction project files, 1943-48. Issuances, 1962-66. Program, operations, and progress reports, 1968-69. Correspondence, reports, and other records relating to hurricanes that struck the lower New England States (1954-55), 1955-64. Records relating to the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project (PTPP, 1935-36) and subsequent proposed projects in the Passamaquoddy Bay area, consisting of correspondence of the PTPP originator, Dexter P. Cooper, 1920-29; decimal correspondence, 1930-39; cost estimates, 1935-36; field notebooks, 1924-36; news clippings, 1925-30; studies relating to salt water corrosion, 1935-40; and reports, 1935-61, including reports made to the International Passamaquoddy Engineering Board, 1956-61. Records, 1942-51.
Maps and Charts: Basin maps for rivers in the New England States and New York, and in bordering Canadian provinces, 1950-52 (13 items). New York oil and gas fields and gas transmission lines, 1951 (1 item). PTPP maps of northern Maine, and of Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick, Canada, 1927-36 (84 items, in Boston). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans (in Boston): Cape Cod Canal, and watersheds and flood control on various New England rivers, 1909-46 (ca. 1,450 items). PTPP plans of dams, locks, power houses, and buildings for project employees ("Quoddy Village"), 1923-36 (1,000 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints and Negatives (in Boston): PTPP engineering activities, 1920-36 (2,820 images). Civil works construction projects, including flood control systems, airports, and veterans' hospitals, 1935-50 (12,000 images). See Also 77.22.
77.9.5 Records of the North Atlantic Division (New York, NY)
Textual Records (in New York): Records, 1942-51.
77.9.6 Records of the South Atlantic Division (Atlanta, GA)
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Organization planning files, 1955- 67. Operating program files, 1962-64. Issuances, 1953-67. Publications record set, 1953-66.
77.9.7 Records of the Huntsville Division (Huntsville, AL)
History: Established, October 9, 1967, to design and construct facilities for the Sentinel Ballistic Missile Defense System. Currently functions as a specialized entity of the Corps of Engineers, without geographic boundaries or subordinate districts. Is engaged with highly technical programs requiring centralized management, including the design, construction, and equipping of plants to demilitarize the nation's stockpile of chemical weapons.
Textual Records (in Atlanta): General orders, 1967-69. Operating program progress reports, 1967-69. Organization planning files, 1968-72.
77.9.8 Records of the Northwest Division (Chicago, IL)
Textual Records (in Chicago): Letters and endorsements sent, 1888-1906. Letters and endorsements sent to district offices in Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI, Milwaukee, WI, and Duluth, MN, 1901- 7. Letters sent relating to a survey of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, IL, 1902-6; and to improvements of the Calumet River, IL, 1901-6, and Indiana Harbor, IN, 1905-6. Registers of letters received, 1895-1906; and letters received relating to the Fox River, WI, 1875-1906.
77.9.9 Records of the Lakes Division (Detroit, MI)
Textual Records (in Chicago): Letters and endorsements sent, 1908-13. Correspondence, reports, and other records relating to an investigation of water diversion from the Great Lakes and the Niagara River, NY, 1917-21. Correspondence and statistical reports concerning a Niagara Falls Power Administration survey of electric power users, 1918. Records concerning an electric power survey, 1923-24, including copies of related Federal Power Commission records.
Maps: Niagara River and vicinity, NY, 1919 (2 items). See Also 77.18.
Glass Negatives: Niagara Falls and portions of the Niagara River, surveyed by Col. James Goold Warren, Division Engineer, for a water diversion and preservation project, 1917 (CW, 55 images). See Also 77.22.
77.9.10 Records of the North Central Division (Chicago, IL)
Textual Records (in Chicago): Records, 1942-51. Organization planning files, 1956-59. Navigable water way files, 1956-69.
Map: Division and district boundaries, 1987 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
77.9.11 Records of the Central Division (Cincinnati, OH)
Architectural and Engineering Plans (in Chicago): Blueprints of various construction projects connected with the Ohio River lock and dam system, 1922-23 (109 items). See Also 77.18.
77.9.12 Records of the Ohio River Division (Cincinnati, OH)
Textual Records (in Chicago): Correspondence and other records concerning Corps of Engineers projects carried out in collaboration with the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration, 1935-43. Correspondence, reports, and studies relating to a proposed canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River, 1918-42. Work plans for watershed projects, with related correspondence, 1967-69. Correspondence, reports, and other records of the Ohio River Board, 1907-24; and the Ohio Valley Flood Board, 1913-16. General orders, 1972-74. Investigation project files, 1944-73. Congressional budget justifications, 1955-75. Records relating to real estate acquisition and disposal, 1934-39. Monthly statistical reports of Ohio River cargo and passenger traffic, 1935. Field survey notebooks for Kentucky rivers, 1889-1920, and Ohio rivers, 1920-24. Organization planning files, 1969-71. Operating reports, 1970. Correspondence and other records relating to personnel, 1914-45. Records, 1940-50.
Maps and Charts: Ohio River surveys, harbor lines, and channel maps, 1871-1917 (233 items). Ohio River locks and dams location maps, special surveys, river profiles, and cross sections, 1867-1916 (80 items). Kentucky River, 1829 (1 item). Newport Military Barracks, KY, 1871-72 (2 items). Cairo, IL, 1888-1902 (2 items). Division and district boundaries, 1934 (1 item). Ohio River basin reservoirs and stream gauging stations, 1936-39 (4 items). Property boundaries along Ohio streams, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, 1935-36 (130 items). See Also 77.18.
Engineering Plans: Dikes near Mound City, IL, 1902-8 (8 items). Ohio River locks and dams, 1906-9 (124 items). See Also 77.18.
77.9.13 Records of the Western Division (St. Louis, MO)
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Correspondence relating to organization planning, flood control, repairs, and salaries, 1914-29. Records concerning improvements of Mississippi River tributaries, 1907-28. Reports and other records concerning the Mississippi River and its channel at St. Paul, MN, ca. 1915-16.
77.9.14 Records of the Upper Mississippi Valley Division (St.
Louis, MO)
Textual Records: Civil works construction project files, including correspondence, reports, and interfiled engineering maps and plans, 1912-42 (in Chicago). Partial decimal file containing correspondence relating to conferences, aids to navigation, leases, and levees, 1929-40 (in Kansas City). Correspondence and reports concerning budgetary matters, 1929-40 (in Kansas City). Structural permit files, including applications, records of hearings, and interfiled engineering maps and plans, 1913-42 (in Chicago). Reports and studies relating to civil works in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, 1930-42 (in Chicago). Records relating to personnel, 1929-40 (in Kansas City). Records, 1940-54 (in Kansas City).
Maps and Charts: Lock and dam no. 15 project, 1931 (4 items). Middle and upper Mississippi River navigation charts, 1949 (62 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Mississippi River lock and dam no. 15, 1931 (84 items). Lock keeper's dwelling, 1937 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints (in Kansas City): From civil works construction project files, 1912-42 (71 images). See Also 77.22.
77.9.15 Records of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division
(Vicksburg, MS)
History: See 77.7.2 for a history of this division in relationship to that of the Mississippi River Commission.
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Issuances, 1943-50, 1953-58. Records concerning flood control, 1948-50. Records relating to boards of consulting engineers, 1949-50. Civil works project files, 1923-73. Organization planning files, 1951-59. Operating program progress reports, 1959.
Related Records: Additional records of the Lower Mississippi Valley Division Under 77.7.2.
77.9.16 Records of the Missouri River Division (Kansas City, MO;
later, Omaha, NE)
Textual Records (in Kansas City): General correspondence, 1942- 63. Survey report files, 1935-72. Civil works project files, ca. 1944-69. Design computation file, 1947-64. Tests and investigations files, 1959-63, 1960-68. Files containing hydraulic and hydrological data, 1957. Project files concerning investigations, 1938-71. Field notebooks, 1956-65. Organization planning files, 1964, 1967-72. Post action reporting files, 1972.
Maps: Missouri River basin landforms, conservation areas, and weather and stream gauging stations, 1944-49 (3 items). See Also 77.18.
Aerial Photographs (in Kansas City): From civil works project files, ca. 1944-69 (4,680 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographs (in Kansas City): Civil works improvements, mainly on the Missouri, Platte, and South Platte Rivers, 1946-63 (ca. 17,000 images). See Also 77.22.
77.9.17 Records of the Gulf of Mexico Division (New Orleans, LA)
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Correspondence relating to a proposed Tennessee-Tombigbee-Warrior River canal system, 1934-35.
77.9.18 Records of the Southwestern Division (Little Rock, AR;
after 1941, Dallas, TX)
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): General correspondence ("TAFFS" arrangement), 1951-68. Correspondence, reports, studies, and other records relating to waterways ("Engineering Files"), 1920- 40. Civil works project files, including reports and studies on waterways, 1935-43; and natural resources conservation files, 1950-64. Records containing geological and soil data, including general files, 1950-61; and airfield runway evaluations, 1944. Records relating to reservoir sedimentation, 1951-64. Administrative records, 1937-52. Records, 1937-52. Survey reports, 1937-65. Subject files, 1967-69.
Map: Flood control and navigation projects, 1942 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
77.9.19 Records of the North Pacific Division (Portland, OR)
Textual Records (in Seattle): Letters and endorsements sent, 1907-8. General correspondence, 1917-40. Miscellaneous reports, 1907-8. Structural permit files, 1916-50. Management improvement projects, 1942. Comprehensive reports and studies, 1949-50. Operating program progress reports, 1959-67. Operating procedures file, 1952-56. Records, 1943-50. Organization planning files, 1947-73. Mobilization planning files, 1965-68.
77.9.20 Records of the Pacific Division (San Francisco, CA)
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Partial decimal correspondence file, 1913-19, containing correspondence relating to organization, personnel, duties, and professional library. Letters sent by Col. George H. Mendell, Division Engineer, 1884- 89. Correspondence relating to the Yosemite National Park Commission, 1899-1900.
Related Records: Additional records of the Pacific Division in general administrative files, 1913-42, of the South Pacific Division Under 77.9.21.
77.9.21 Records of the South Pacific Division (San Francisco, CA)
Textual Records (in San Francisco): General administrative files, 1913-42, including records of the Pacific Division, ca. 1913-29. Administrative files, 1942-54. Issuances, 1951-62. Civil works project files, 1934-58. Military project construction files, 1953. Organization planning files, 1966-71. Test files of the Engineering Branch of the division laboratory, 1953.
Related Records: Records of the Pacific Division Under 77.9.20.
77.9.22 Records of the Western Ocean Division (Sausalito, CA)
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Administrative files, 1946- 50.
77.9.23 Records of the Pacific Ocean Division
Textual Records (in San Francisco): Civil works project files, 1950-68. Civil works survey files, 1946-70. Issuances, 1957-70. Organization planning files, 1957-72.
77.10 Records of Districts
1815-1996
77.10.1 Records of the Alaska District (Anchorage, AK)
Textual Records (in Anchorage): General administrative files, 1946-51. Civil works project files, 1902-40, 1951-70. Installation historical files, ca. 1971. Management survey files, ca. 1969. Operating program files, 1958-63, 1966-67, and progress reports, 1966-70. Organization planning files, 1953, 1958, 1966, 1968. Organization plans, ca. 1961-66. Progress analysis files, 1949-53. Issuances, 1946-61, 1966-73.
Maps: Military posts, 1943-54 (143 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans (in Anchorage): Installations, ca. 1942-45 (ca. 9,000 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.2 Records of the Albuquerque, NM, District
Textual Records (in Denver): Decimal correspondence, 1935-64. Issuances, 1939-66. Field survey notebooks, 1949-64. Civil works project files, 1936-50. Organization planning files, 1961-68. General records, including correspondence, circulars, and reports, 1935-51.
Maps: John Martin Reservoir, CO, 1940-42 (51 items). Flood forecast, Pueblo, CO, ca. 1980 (1 item). Conchas Dam, NM, 1938 (10 items). Recreational facilities, Cochiti Lake, NM, ca. 1985 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
Engineering Plans: Conchas Dam, NM, 1938 (12 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.3 Records of the Atlantic District (New York, NY)
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Records, September-December 1951.
77.10.4 Records of the Baltimore, MD, District
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Records of the District Office, including letters sent and received, 1847-78, 1907-15, with partial index, 1847-63; telegrams sent, 1881-1906; letters sent relating to rivers and harbors, 1870-1906, fortifications, 1872-1906, and administrative matters, 1870-1915; correspondence and other records concerning Works Progress Administration projects, 1937-41; civil works project files, 1941-45; reports on waterway and fortification improvements, 1872-1931; historical records, 1928-73; fiscal records, 1847-1913; property and equipment records, 1847-66; records relating to personnel, 1847- 1914; and records, 1943-51. Letters sent and received by the Hinton and Charleston, WV, Engineer Offices concerning improvements on the New River, 1878-83. Records of the Wilmington, DE, Engineer Office, consisting of letters sent relating to rivers and harbors, 1884-1906; and letters received, 1884-1904.
Maps and Charts: Miscellaneous, ca. 1850-1920, including Baltimore, MD; other cities in MD and NC; counties in MD and WV; an atlas of DE (1868); coastal charts of offshore soundings and channels; and hydrographic and dredging surveys of harbors including those of Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, Crisfield, and Cambridge, and of rivers including the Patapsco, Elk, Choptank, Chester, Pocomoke, and Susquehanna (1,200 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Plans, ca. 1850- 1920, of batteries, seawalls, buildings, and improvements, including those at Forts Carroll, Holabird, Howard, McHenry, Meade, and Smallwood; of the Rodman artillery gun; and of Fort Monroe, VA, showing architectural damage caused by experimental cannon firings (800 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.5 Records of the Boston, MA, District
Textual Records (in Boston): Correspondence relating to fortifications, 1906-35.
Maps and Charts: Compiled by the District Office, showing New England military posts and harbor defenses, 1819-1920 (152 items); ME and MA harbor and channel surveys, 1922-47 (6 items); electric power survey, New England Zone, 1928 (4 items); and Nantasket Beach, MA, ca. 1900 (1 item). Charts compiled by the Portland, ME, Engineer Office (formerly Portland, ME, District Office), showing surveys of the Kennebec and Saco Rivers, ME, and of Newburyport Harbor, MA, 1909-26 (4 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Compiled by the District Office, of New England military posts and harbor defenses, 1846-1939 (127 items); and of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial, Provincetown, MA, 1906 (2 items). Plans of military posts in Portland Harbor, ME, compiled by the Portland, ME, Engineer Office (formerly Portland, ME, District Office), 1850-67 (7 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.6 Records of the Buffalo, NY, District
Textual Records (in New York): Records of the District Office, including letters sent, 1871-74, 1887-89; letters sent to the Chief of Engineers, 1892-95; letters sent concerning rivers and harbors, 1888-1906, bridges and obstructions, 1898-1906, examinations and surveys, 1903-6, and administrative matters, 1890-1906; letters sent, 1905-14, by Col. James Goold Warren, District Engineer (1910-12); letters received, 1896-1906; letters received relating to rivers and harbors, 1890-92; letters received concerning Oswego, NY, and its fortifications, 1911-30; civil works project files, 1898-1949; studies and reports relating to various projects, 1884-1943; weekly reports on Lake Erie water levels, 1886-1919; reports concerning water diversion and hydroelectric power, 1940-44; Niagara Falls, NY, field survey notebooks, 1917; histories of NY, PA, and OH rivers and harbors connected with the Great Lakes, n.d.; and records, 1938-51. Records of the Cleveland, OH, Engineer Office, consisting of general correspondence, 1907-23; civil works projects files, 1907-14, 1940-53; letters sent relating to Fairport and Black River Harbors, 1892-1903; and records of the Lake Erie-Lake Michigan waterway survey, 1913-15, including field notebooks. Records of engineers in Michigan City, IN, relating to improvements at the mouth of the St. Joseph River on Lake Michigan, 1836-46.
Maps and Charts: Electric power survey, Buffalo Zone, 1933 (1 item). Dunkirk Harbor, NY, survey, 1946 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: New York State Barge Canal and Fort Ontario, NY, 1877-1931 (473 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.7 Records of the Canaveral District
History: Established, May 1, 1963, with headquarters at Cape Kennedy, FL, to complete works at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Abolished as a district, redesignated Florida Area Office, and placed under jurisdiction of Mobile, AL, District (See 77.10.31), March 22, 1971.
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Issuances, 1963-66. General orders, 1967-69. Quarterly progress reports, 1966. Operating program progress files, 1964. Records relating to the annual operating budget, 1966-67. Organization planning files, 1963-64, 1966.
77.10.8 Records of the Charleston, SC, District
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Letters sent and received relating to SC projects supervised from the New York, NY, District by Col. Quincy A. Gillmore, 1870-88. Letters sent, 1872-94, 1901-18, with indexes. Letters sent relating to administrative matters, 1897- 1901. Letters received concerning rivers and harbors, 1873-87; fortifications, 1872-88; and administrative matters, 1872-87. Letters received from Fort Moultrie, GA, and Fort Sumter, SC, 1872-76. Correspondence and reports concerning SC coastal defenses, 1908-20. Issuances, 1941-66, 1968. Monthly operations reports, 1897-1917. Reports concerning Charleston, SC, harbor improvement projects, 1878-87. Progress reports on various projects, 1903-4. Reports on storms, with related correspondence, 1959-67. Reports relating to money accounts and funding, 1907-12; and to personnel changes, 1904-17. Organization planning files, 1944-63, 1965-67. Operating program progress files, 1957-62.
Maps and Charts: Military posts and Charleston Harbor defenses, 1847-1917 (20 items). SC and GA coast and Charleston Harbor surveys, 1863-1907 (4 items). Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers, 1942 (36 items). Reservoirs on the Wateree River, 1942 (49 items). Electric power survey, Southeastern Zone, 1932 (9 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural Plans: Military posts, 1898 (2 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.9 Records of the Chicago, IL, District
Textual Records (in Chicago): Records of the District Office, including letters sent, 1874-1914; letters sent by various engineer officers, 1887-1916; letters sent regarding rivers and harbors, 1877-1906, and the Illinois and Mississippi Canal, 1893- 1909; letters received, 1878-82; letters received from the Chief of Engineers, 1883-87; subject correspondence, 1902-43; project files concerning rivers and harbors in IL and northern IN, 1904- 47; reports, studies, and surveys relating to proposed projects, 1887-1928; field notebooks, 1868-1940; records relating to appropriations and expenditures, 1864-99; administrative records, 1947-59, including issuances and organization planning records; and records, 1920-50. Operating budget files, 1960-68. Operating program progress reports, 1954-64, 1967-73. Survey report files, 1865-73. Civil works project files, 1889-76. Operation and maintenance files, 1883-67. Management improvement project files, 1960-62. Publications record set, 1967. Conservation of natural resources files, 1963-70. Historical files, 1859-1920. Records of the following engineer offices: Grand Rapids, MI, 1884-1906; Indianapolis, IN, 1878-84; Keokuk, IA, 1866-70; Milwaukee, WI, 1884-88, 1895; Minneapolis, MN, 1872- 73; and Vicksburg, MS, 1882-84. Records of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works, Chicago, IL, regarding harbor projects, 1832-64. Records of temporary offices in charge of improvements to the Calumet River and Harbor, 1870-99; the Chicago River and Harbor, 1884-97; the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, 1883-1905; and the harbor at Michigan City, IN, 1867- 1904. Correspondence, reports, journals, and field notes of topographical engineers stationed at western posts and forts, 1854-1918. Records, 1920-50.
Maps and Charts: Kankakee River, 1939 (3 items). Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, 1929-40 (4 items). The Illinois Waterway, 1974 (81 items). Portions of the Illinois, Chicago, and Little Calumet Rivers, and of the Illinois-Michigan Canal, 1863-89 (10 items, in Chicago). Portions of the Mississippi River from St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, MN, to the Illinois River junction, in album, 1887-88 (1 item, in Chicago). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints (in Chicago): Improvements of the Mississippi River between the Illinois and the Ohio River junctions, in album, 1882 (21 images). Improvements of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers, in album, 1890-1900 (226 images). Construction and use of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal, in albums, 1896-1909 (501 images). See Also 77.22.
77.10.10 Records of the Cincinnati, OH, District (First
Cincinnati District, 1880-1922)
History: Established 1866. Redesignated First Cincinnati District, 1880, and made responsible for Ohio River civil works, with newly established Second Cincinnati District assuming responsibility for civil works on Ohio River tributaries (See 77.10.11). Transferred responsibility for upper Ohio River works to newly established Wheeling, WV, District, November 1901 (See 77.10.65). Reverted to original name of Cincinnati District, July 1922, pursuant to abolition of Second Cincinnati District, June 30, 1922, and transfer of its functions to newly established Huntington, WV, District (See 77.10.21). Abolished 1947, with functions and records divided between Huntington, WV, District and Louisville, KY, District (See 77.10.26).
Textual Records (in Chicago): Records of the District Office, including correspondence, reports, and other records of Ohio River dam works at Grant, KY, and Florence, IN, 1914-25; logbooks, field notebooks, and other records concerning other Ohio River dams, 1882-1937; and logs of boats passing through Ohio River locks, 1919-21. Records of the Frankfort, KY, Engineer Office, 1883-1938, consisting mainly of Kentucky River vessel traffic reports. Correspondence, reports, issuances, and vessel traffic reports of Ohio River dam offices in Maysville, KY, 1918- 35; Thatcher, KY, 1913-44; Cold Springs, KY, 1910-43; Grant, KY, 1919-36; and Florence, IN, 1913-25.
Maps: Cairo, IL, levee systems, 1912-14 (16 items). Flood control projects, 1937 (1 item). Local flood protection and topography, 1938-41 (22 items). Dam sites, Scioto River watershed, 1939-40 (8 items). Reservoirs, 1939-43 (39 items). Toledo, OH, and New York, NY, harbors, 1901 (2 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.11 Records of the Second Cincinnati, OH, District
History: Established 1880, to direct civil works on Ohio River tributaries, leaving original Cincinnati District, redesignated First Cincinnati District, with responsibility for civil works on Ohio River (See 77.10.10). Abolished June 30, 1922, with functions and records, along with those of the Wheeling, WV, District (See 77.10.65), transferred to newly established Huntington, WV, District (See 77.10.21).
Textual Records (in Philadelphia): Records of the District Office (1 ft.), consisting of letters sent relating to improvements on Ohio River tributaries in OH, KY, VA, and WV, 1902; and correspondence relating to the Big Sandy River in KY and WV, 1889-1905. Letters sent and received by the Charleston, WV, Engineer Office, 1873-1915 (14 ft.); and the Louisa, KY, Engineer Office, 1883-1913 (15 ft.).
77.10.12 Records of the Denison, TX, District
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Civil works project construction files, 1939-45. Administrative records, 1939-45. Records, 1938- 45.
77.10.13 Records of the Detroit, MI, District
Textual Records (in Chicago): Records of the District Office, including letters sent by various engineer officers, 1899-1913; letters and reports sent and received relating to projects, 1859- 1906, examinations and surveys, 1871-93, administrative matters, 1868-1913, and miscellaneous subjects, 1868-1913; a subject file, 1903-46; construction works project files, 1902-43; reports of engineer officers, 1879-1908; monthly operations reports, 1906-7; daily and monthly narrative accounts of operations at various project sites, 1857-1909; field survey notebooks, 1873-75; miscellaneous financial records, 1849-1913; and records, 1942-53. Records of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Engineer Office, 1881-1938, relating to the administration of the St. Marys Falls ship canals.
Maps and Charts: Electric power survey, Detroit Zone, 1933 (1 item). Reno Beach, OH, flood protection, 1946 (4 items). Channel improvement, Red Run, MI, 1947 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
Engineering Plans: Poe Lock gate engines, St. Marys Falls Canal, 1922 (3 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints (in Chicago): Hydraulic works at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 1902 (15 images). See Also 77.22.
77.10.14 Records of the Duluth, MN, District
Textual Records: Correspondence relating to the Warroad Harbor and River, MN, 1927-41 (in Kansas City). Records, 1910-51 (in Chicago).
Charts: Harbor surveys at Duluth, MN, and Superior, WI, 1899-1903 (3 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.15 Records of the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada District
History: Functioned, 1942-45, as a district of the Northwest Division, which was established, effective December 1, 1942, by General Order 42, OCE, November 14, 1942. Responsible for executing the project to develop the oil resources of the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada ("Canadian Oil Line Project," shortened to "Canol Project"). Abolished upon abolition of the Northwest Division, effective June 30, 1945, by General Order 50, War Department, June 28, 1945, with functions transferred to Great Lakes Division.
Textual Records: Project file, 1942-46. Progress and production reports, 1942-45. Geological reports on projects in Canadian river and basin areas, 1943-45.
Maps: Canol Project, 1942-45 (140 items), including general maps of the Norman Wells oil producing area in Canada; geological surveys; and site plans in Alaska and Canada for camps, airfields, oil refineries, and pump houses. Transportation and defense construction in Alaska and Canada, including the Alcan Highway, 1942-44 (3 items). Gas, oil, and coal fields and facilities in western Asia, 1943-44 (4 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural Plans: Canol Project installations, 1942-44 (70 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.16 Records of the Fort Peck, MT, District
Textual Records (in Denver): Records relating to construction of the Fort Peck Dam, 1934-40. Civil works project construction and contract files, 1896-1953. Records, 1943-50.
77.10.17 Records of the Fort Worth, TX, District
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Records of the District Office, consisting of general correspondence ("TAFFS" arrangement), 1953- 64; administrative records, 1943-54; issuances, 1955-70; civil works project files, 1934-61; military construction files, 1952- 68; survey report files, 1951-68; project files containing economic data, 1948-79, topographical data, 1946-64, climatological data, 1951-52, and geological, soil, and hydrological data, 1951-64; field survey notebooks, 1941-62; records concerning the work of the U.S. River Basin Study Commission, 1958-60; a real estate acquisition and disposal file, 1945-62; a cost accounting file, 1950-57; operating budget files, 1951-69; and records, 1949-54. Records of the Mineral Wells, TX, Engineer Office, 1936-37; and the Dallas, TX, Engineer Office, 1905-22.
Aerial Photographic Prints: Waterways, dam sites, and major flood areas within the district, 1934-57 (64,000 items). Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; and Killeen, Fort Hood, and Sheppard Air Force Base, TX, 1959-61 (ca. 1,000 items). See Also 77.18.
Aerial Photographic Negatives: Rivers, lakes, and reservoirs within the district, 1950-61 (21,000 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.18 Records of the Galveston, TX, District
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Decimal correspondence, 1941-52. General correspondence ("TAFFS" arrangement), 1944-61. Issuances, 1951-68. Civil works project files, 1936-53. Selected project files, 1933-53. Navigable waterways files, 1931-62. Examination and survey files, 1908-48. Files containing hydrological and hydraulic data, 1903-61; and geological and soil data, 1941-60. Soils laboratory reports, 1941-47. Real estate acquisition and disposal files, 1928-55. Structural permit files, 1897-1943. Harbor line approval files, 1904-48. Operating budget files, 1940-47, 1961-62. Organization planning files, 1953-63. Records, 1940-52.
Maps and Charts: Compiled by the District Office, showing results of river watershed and channel studies, 1934-39 (60 items); and improvements to Galveston Harbor-Houston Ship Channel and to Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Waterway, 1946 (8 items). Map of north Camp Hood, TX, compiled by the San Antonio, TX, Engineer Office, 1947 (1 item). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans (in Fort Worth): Various civil construction projects, 1940-60 (1,000 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints (in Fort Worth): Galveston sea wall, 1900-25, 1951-53; and Forts Crockett, San Jacinto, and Travis, 1900-53 (268 images). See Also 77.22.
77.10.19 Records of the Garrison/Bismarck, ND, District
Textual Records (in Denver): Civil works project construction files, 1896-1953. Records, 1946-50.
Maps: Jamestown Reservoir, ND, 1948 (12 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.20 Records of the Honolulu, HI, District
Textual Records (in San Francisco): General administrative files, 1912-66. Issuances, 1953-59. General records relating to Hawaiian harbors, 1913-42. General files, 1915-41. Civil works and military construction final reports, 1934-38. Records relating to rivers and harbors of Midway and Wake Islands, 1937-42. Records concerning flood control, 1940. Historical review covering World War II operations in the Pacific Ocean area, 1946-47.
Related Records: Records of the Honolulu Area Office, 1949-54, in records of the San Francisco, CA, District Under 77.10.55.
77.10.21 Records of the Huntington, WV, District
History: Established July 1, 1922, consolidating functions and records of the abolished Second Cincinnati, OH, and Wheeling, WV, Districts (See 77.10.11 and 77.10.65, respectively). With Louisville, KY, District (See 77.10.26), divided functions and records of abolished Cincinnati, OH, District, 1947 (See 77.10.10).
Textual Records (in Philadelphia, except as noted): Records of the District Office, including decimal correspondence, 1881-1939; correspondence concerning engineering projects funded by the National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, 1933-42; correspondence relating to river and harbor projects, 1897-1935, navigable waterways, 1899- 1941, real estate management, 1901-43, site appraisals, 1913-43, construction, 1912-43, and permits, 1900-54; civil works project files, 1907-50; issuances, 1900-43; annual and other reports, 1935-42; files containing geological and soil data, 1934-48; field notebooks, 1856-1950; daily temperature and weather reports, prepared for the U.S. Weather Bureau station in Ashland, KY, 1925-43; records relating to budgets, 1899-1943, fiscal accounting, 1945-50, and organization planning, 1922-43; and records, 1943-53. Records (in Chicago) of the Zanesville, OH, Engineer Office (District Office, 1934-38), consisting of correspondence, 1901-43; and records concerning construction of dams and reservoirs in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, 1934-49. Correspondence, reports, and other records of the Ashland, KY, Engineer Office, 1918-43. General correspondence of the Greenup, KY, Engineer Office, 1923-30.
Maps and Charts: Surveys of Kanawha and Big Sandy Rivers, 1938-44 (208 items). Reservoirs in KY, OH, and WV, 1938- 47, 1961 (182 items). Environmental analysis of reservoirs on Little Kanawha River, 1973 (56 items). Ohio River flood plain, Racine Pool Reach, OH and WV, 1966 (17 items). Local flood protection in OH and WV towns, 1939-46 (14 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.22 Records of the Jacksonville, FL, District
Textual Records (in Atlanta): Records of the District Office, including letters sent and received, 1887-1922; letters sent and received relating to rivers and harbors, 1880-1923, fortifications, 1833-1931, and other projects, 1885-1916; decimal correspondence, 1909-43; civil works project files, 1906-64; military works project files, 1943-52; issuances, 1954-69; reports, 1875-1920; reports and studies relating to major projects, 1912-53, and minor projects, 1928-48; logs of work performed, 1898-1918; monthly operations and maintenance reports, 1938-48; records relating to conservation of natural resources, 1927-61; records regarding intracoastal navigation, 1940-60; files containing geological test data, 1932-50; statistics and other records concerning tides and other water levels, 1935-46; field survey notebooks, 1914-53; records relating to the annual budget, 1960-68; organization planning files, 1954-67; operating program progress reports, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1966; records relating to management improvement, 1962-71; and records, 1940- 53. Letters and reports sent and received by the Key West, FL, Engineer Office, 1845-1923. Records of the Tampa, FL, Engineer Office, consisting of letters sent and received, 1899-1915; reports on seacoast defenses, 1909-10; and field survey notes, 1876-1902. Letters received by the engineer post at Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, FL, 1865-66. Issuances of the Caribbean Area Office, San Juan, PR, 1951-52. Records of the engineer post at Fort Taylor, Key West, FL, including letters sent and received, 1845-1908; letters received concerning sunken vessels, 1896-1906; monthly reports, 1885-92; and miscellaneous financial records, 1845-68. Navigable waterway records, 1943-59.
Maps and Charts: Compiled by the District Office, showing flood control projects in central and southern Florida, 1947-61 (7 items), jetties at St. John's River Bar, FL, 1879-1935 (9 items), and military posts, 1903-22 (22 items); and, on mechanical instrument recording strips, rain runoff levels around Lake Okeechobee, FL, 1946-47 (300 items, in Atlanta). Military posts, compiled by the Tampa, FL, Engineer Office, 1898-1910 (38 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Military posts, compiled by the District Office, 1903-22 (116 items); and by the Tampa, FL, Engineer Office, 1898-1907 (150 items). See Also 77.18.
Aerial Photographic Prints (in Atlanta): Kissimee River Valley, FL, 1950-51 (100 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.23 Records of the Kansas City, MO, District
Textual Records (in Kansas City): Subject correspondence ("General Administrative Files"), 1884-1972 (bulk 1907-69). Issuances, 1960-67. Civil works project files, 1907-74. General operations and maintenance files, 1891-1985. Operations and maintenance files of the Hydrology Section, 1944-51. Studies relating to flood plain management, 1900-74. Flood control project files, 1956-74. Records relating to storm studies, 1935, 1946-50. Investigative project files, 1936-75. Navigable waterway files, 1878-1947, 1968-87. Survey report files of the Field Engineering Division, 1940-50. Records of the Water Control Section, consisting of navigation studies, 1928-55; and files containing hydrological and hydraulic data, 1877-1967. Organization planning files, 1960-61, 1964. Management improvement files, 1955-61, 1964. Records, 1920-52.
Maps: Missouri River flood plain, 1923-47 (150 items). Missouri River aerial photographic survey control, 1940- 41 (39 items). Local flood protection, Kansas City, MO, and Kansas City, KS, 1932 (9 items). Yellowstone River irrigation projects, 1932 (4 items). Military post field surveys, 1942-59 (149 items). Recreational facilities, 1986-88 (3 items). See Also 77.18.
Aerial Photographic Negatives: Missouri River, from Sioux City, IA, to Mississippi River junction above St. Louis, MO, 1926-40, with partial line plot indexes (6,000 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints (in Kansas City): From civil works project files, 1907-71 (266 images). See Also 77.22.
77.10.24 Records of the Little Rock, AR, District
Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Subject correspondence, 1908-66. Decimal correspondence, 1937-50. Issuances, 1951-66. Civil works project files, 1940-59. Military works project files, 1941-43. Examination and survey report files, 1937-58. Reports and studies on projects and surveys, 1922-48. Files containing topographical data, 1928-60; geological and soil data, 1942-70; climatological data, 1935-60; hydrological data, 1937-50; and economic data, 1943-59. Records concerning management, consisting of studies and related records, 1953-63; and case files, 1958-63. Records, 1935- 50.
Maps and Charts: Surveys of the Arkansas and White Rivers, 1887-89 (159 items). Reservoirs in Arkansas, 1938-40 (41 items). See Also 77.18.
77.10.25 Records of the Los Angeles, CA, District
Textual Records (in Los Angeles): General correspondence ("Project Administration Records"), 1899-1935. Decimal correspondence ("General Administrative Files"), 1935-66. Issuances, 1964-70. Records relating to engineering projects accomplished under various federal and state public works and emergency relief agencies ("Work Program Project Records"), 1933- 37. Project operation manuals and regulations, 1957-70. Civil works project files, 1870-1981; specification files, 1951-70; Edwards AFB project specifications, 1962-74; and map indexes, 1934-72. Records relating to military works, consisting of project files, 1948-70; survey books, 1960; and logs, 1960. Records of projects affecting mineral resources, 1944-57. Survey reports, with related records, 1920-96. Flood plain information reports and brochures, 1962-77. Publications record set, 1972-85. Monthly reports on rivers and harbors, 1912-40. Monthly and annual reports on fortifications, 1912-35. Beach erosion studies and reports, 1934- 63. Records relating to the acquisition and disposal of property ("Realty Historical Files"), 1868-1991. Organization planning files, 1966-67, 1969. Records concerning management surveys, 1965-80. Project files of the Hydraulics Section, 1959-67. Hydrology and hydraulic data files, 1972. Historian's files, 1930-96. Records, 1935-52. California framework and San Diego model studies, 1974.
Maps: Los Angeles River cross sections, 1936-38 (32 items). Flood control plans for California rivers, 1940-45 (8 items). San Carlos Reservoir, AZ, 1947 (11 items). Plats of Rancho San Pedro, 1858-59 (2 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans (in Los Angeles): Reservoir and dam projects on the Santa Maria, Santa Ana, and Gila Rivers, 1957-63 (170 items). Plans from civil works project files, 1935-72 (17,191 items). See Also 77.18.
Photographic Prints: Construction of flood control works on the Los Angeles River, ca. 1920 (50 images, LA). Views of damage caused by Los Angeles River flood (March 2, 1938), in album, 1938 (50 images, CF). See Also 77.22.
77.10.26 Records of the Louisville, KY, District
Textual Records (in Atlanta, except as noted): General records of the District Office, consisting of issuances, 1952-73; standard permit files, 1907-43; survey report files, 1931-74; engineering studies, 1837-1945; comprehensive reports and studies, 1911-55; basic topographical data, 1911-52; hydrological and hydraulic data, 1938-50; and records, 1940-51. Records of the Construction Division, consisting of civil works operations and maintenance files, 1873-1950; civil works construction files, 1936, 1939-52, 1958-70; and field notebooks, 1935-48. Daily vessel traffic logs for locks on the Green, Barren, and Rough Rivers, compiled by the Owensboro, KY, Engineer Office, 1896-1944 (in Chicago).
Maps and Charts: Reconnaissance of Ohio River above the falls, in album, 1819 (112 items). Ohio River survey atlas, 1914 and 1938 (560 items). Surveys and flood plain maps of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers, and other rivers in IN, IL, and KY, 1899- 1946 (340 items). Ohio River flood plain, Cannelton Pool Reach, KY and IN, 1965 (63 items). Rough River Reservoir, KY, 1941 (16 items). Property boundaries of Nolin Reservoir, KY, and Markland locks and dam, IN, 1960 (4 items). Savanna Army Depot, IL, 1986 (57 items). See Also 77.18.
Architectural and Engineering Plans: Locks and dams, and lock tenders' dwellings, on the Green and Barren Rivers, 1890-1952 (3,011 items). Plans from civil works project files of the Construction Division, 1958-70 (200 items, in Atlanta). Civil works project files, 1959-75. See Also 77.18.
Photographs (in Atlanta): District engineering activities and works, mainly on the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers, 1881-1962 (3,500 images). See Also 77.22.