Guide to the Ralph L. Parshall Collection

Prepared by Holley R. Lange


Colorado State University Water Resources Archive
Morgan Library, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Collection Summary

Restrictions

Index Terms

Biography

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Administrative Information

Related Material

Series Descriptions

Inventory


Collection Summary

Creator: Parshall, Ralph L. (Ralph Leroy), 1881-1959
Title: Ralph L. Parshall Collection
Dates: 1902-1992
Bulk: 1921-1961
Quantity: 3 linear feet
Identification: WRLP
Abstract: Ralph Leroy Parshall, engineer, contributed significantly to the field of irrigation engineering with the development of a flow-measuring device that became commonly known as the Parshall flume and continues to be widely used today. Materials in the collection include Parshall's patent on his "Venturi flume water stage recording instruments," awards that Parshall received, publications, copies of talks he presented on KOA radio in Denver, and a number of lantern slides depicting flumes, weirs, plans, and various graphs and tables. The collection contains some materials related to Parshall's son, Maxwell Parshall, as well as to Carl Rohwer, also from the Irrigation Investigation Section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Contact Information: Water Resources Archive
Archives and Special Collections
Morgan Library
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA
Phone: 970-491-1844
Fax: 970-491-1195
Email: specialcollections@library.colostate.edu
URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/water/

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Colorado State University Libraries online catalog. Researchers seeking materials about related subjects, persons, organizations or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Subjects:
Parshall flume.
Flumes.
Weirs.
Snow surveys.
Persons:
Parshall, Ralph L. (Ralph Leroy), 1881-1959.
Parshall, Maxwell.
Rohwer, Carl.
Organizations:
Colorado Agricultural College.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Irrigation.
Places:
Fort Collins (Colo.)
Occupations:
Irrigation engineers--Colorado--Fort Collins.
Special Document Types:
Lantern slides.
Motion pictures (visual works).

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Biography

Ralph Leroy Parshall, engineer, contributed significantly to the field of irrigation engineering with the development of a flow-measuring device that became known as the Parshall flume and continues to be widely used today. A Colorado native, Parshall was born in Golden on July 2, 1881. He received his B.S. in civil and irrigation engineering from Colorado Agricultural College in 1904. During the summers of 1906 and 1907 he pursued graduate work at the University of Chicago. At the Colorado Agricultural College he was an instructor in physics and civil engineering between 1904 and 1909 and then assistant professor from 1909 to 1913. In 1913 he was appointed assistant engineer and director of irrigation investigations with the Division of Irrigation, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture then housed at the college. In 1918 he became director of the program and served in that capacity until he retired in 1948 with the title of Senior Engineer. Even in retirement he continued as researcher, consultant, and sometimes lecturer at the college.

While Parshall's flume was his most notable work, he also investigated a number of irrigation related problems. He designed and built various irrigation recording instruments and meters, such as those used in concert with the Parshall flume, and developed sand traps such as the vortex tube and riffle deflector. Parshall participated in surveys and planning for the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, and during the 1940s was survey supervisor for an investigation of snow measurement methods and work relating water content of the snow pack to irrigation water supply.

Parshall was honored as a Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as a Life Member of the Colorado Society of Engineers. He was also honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Alumni Association of the Colorado Agricultural College in 1942. He received a special citation and medal from the United States Department of Agriculture at his retirement in 1948, and a gold medal award from the Colorado Engineering Council in 1949.

Parshall married Florence May Stuver in 1906 and had two sons: Maxwell and Deane. Ralph Parshall died in Fort Collins, Colorado, on December 29, 1959.

Maxwell Parshall was born in Colorado on March 11, 1907. He attended the Colorado Agricultural College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving his B.S. in chemistry from MIT in 1929. After graduation he worked in Colorado, first for the State Dairy Commission and later for the U. S.Department of Agriculture. In 1937 he began working at the Colorado State College at Fort Collins, serving with the Civil Engineering Department and for a number of years heading the weather station there. He remained at the College for more than 30 years. Parshall died in Billings, Montana, on January 30, 1996.

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Scope and Contents

The Ralph L. Parshall Collection consists of documents dated 1902 to 1992, with the bulk falling from 1921 to 1961. While Parshall is the focus of the collection, there is relatively little personal correspondence and few of his personal files are contained here. The collection does include Parshall's patent on the water stage recording instruments used with his flume, awards he received, publications, copies of talks he presented on KAO radio in Denver, a number of lantern slides depicting flumes, weirs, plans, graphs and tables, and a 16mm film on snow measurement. Included as well are some materials related to Carl Rohwer, who joined the Irrigation Investigation Section of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1914. The collection also contains some files from Maxwell Parshall, who began at the Colorado State College at Fort Collins in 1937, serving with the Civil Engineering Department and for a number of years heading the weather station. The Maxwell Parshall materials include correspondence, a tape and transcript of the tape.

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Arrangement

The collection consists of four series in seven boxes:

Series I: Papers, 1913-1992
Series II: Publications, 1902-1962
Subseries A: Publications by Parshall, 1921-1961
Subseries B: Publications by others, 1902-1962
Series III: Visual and audio materials, 1920s-1992
Subseries A: Photographic materials, 1920s-1992
Subseries B: Other materials, 1937-1940s, 1978
Series IV: Artifacts, 1928-1958

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ralph L. Parshall Collection, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University.

Acquisition

The Ralph L. Parshall Collection was acquired from various sources over time, with the most recent addition received from Robert Ward on July 23, 2003. This included books, certificates, letters, photographs, and slides.

Processing

The processing of the collection was completed in February 2005. Materials were placed in acid-free folders and metal fasteners removed. Newspaper clippings were inserted between sheets of acid-free paper. Framed certificates and letters were removed from the frames. Loose photographs and negatives were separated to Series III and inserted in archival sleeves, envelopes, or folders. The film reel was housed in its own archival box, as was the cassette tape. Some publications were removed and added to Archives and Special Collections.

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Related Material

Separated Material

The following item was transferred to the Groundwater Data Collection: Quadrangle sheets. Northeastern Colorado. Colorado Water Conservation Board. 1939.

The following materials were transferred to the Papers of Louis G. Carpenter: Lantern slides Zola Dam. 1892.

Related Material

Groundwater Data Collection, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University.

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Series Descriptions

Series I: Papers, 1913-1992

This series consists of materials by and about Parshall, including the patent on his Venturi flume water stage recording instruments, information and correspondence on awards he received, copies of talks he presented on KOA radio in Denver, and materials related to Parshall's son, Maxwell Parshall, as well as to Carl Rohwer, also from the Irrigation Investigation Section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Files are arranged alphabetically.

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Series II: Publications, 1902-1962

This series consists of Parshall's publications, as well as publications by others used by Parshall or otherwise related to his work.
Subseries A: Publications by Parshall, 1921-1961
The publications include discussions of Parshall's flume, water flow measurement, and irrigation issues. The articles are arranged alphabetically by title.
Subseries B: Publications by others, 1902-1962
These publications range from Trautwine's 1902 Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book, to works about flumes, both Parshall's and others, and other water measuring methods. The articles are arranged alphabetically by author.

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Series III: Visual and audio materials, 1920s-1992

This series consists of photographs, negatives, lantern slides, conventional slides, one 16mm film, and one cassette tape.
Subseries A: Photographic materials, 1920s-1992
Several of the photographs are of Parshall. The lantern slides depict flumes and weirs, water measuring devices, and a variety of graphs, tables and maps; the slides also depict flumes, weirs, graphs, tables, and drawings. Some are from Parshall's publications. The photographs/negatives are arranged chronologically. Lantern slides are numbered consecutively and groupings reflect original containers. Conventional slides are inserted in slide holders and groupings reflect original containers.
Subseries B: Other materials, 1937-1940s, 1978
This subseries consists of a 16mm film on snow measuring, and a cassette tape by Maxwell Parshall, that provides a history of the Parshall family and information on Ralph and Maxwell Parshall particularly as related to the College.

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Series IV: Artifacts, 1928-1958

This series includes award plaques, framed pictures, Parshall's engineering seal, his slide rule, pins, and an autograph book. These materials are arranged by type.

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Inventory

Note: Title information supplied by the archivist is bracketed. Estimated pagination is preceded by an "e." Two identical copies of the same item are indicated by the phrase "2 copies" at the end of the entry, following the number of pages of each copy. Authored articles, books and studies are listed in bibliographic form.

Series I: Papers

Box Folder
1 1 Alumni Association Banquet and Ball invitation. 1913. 1p.
1 2 Alumni Association certificates. 1954. 2pp.
1 3 Burgess-Manning - Parshall correspendence. 1959. 6pp.
1 4 Certificate of Fellowship in American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1923. 2pp.
1 5 Civil Service application. 1913. 4pp.
1 6 Colorado Engineering Council award. 1949-1950. 16pp.
1 7 Electrical precipitator. 1957. 6pp.
1 8 Headgate award. 1958. 1p.
1 9 Historical information on Max Parshall and Hunter Rouse. 1976-1985. e140pp.
1 10 KOA rado talks. 1931-1935. e50pp.
1 11 Letters of membership acceptance in ASCE. 1913. 6pp.
1 12 Letters on occasion of Parshall's retirement. 1948. 7pp
1 13 Maxwell Parshall. 1956-1963. e50pp.
1 14 Membership cards. 1920-1959. 6pp.
1 15 Notes concerning current meters. c.1920. e50pp.
1 16 Palmer-Bolus flume. 1953. 10pp.
1 17 Parshall, Ralph L. Siphonic sand trap. 1955. 12pp.
1 18 Parshall, Ralph L. Water problem. Talk before Rotary Club. 1956 August 19. 9pp.
1 19 Parshall, Ralph L. Water stage recording instruments. 1923. 31pp.
1 20 Parshall and Carl Rohwer information. 1982. 7pp.
1 21 Parshall flume. 1959-1975. e40pp.
1 22 Parshall flume [exhibit]. 1992. 7pp.
1 23 Parshall miscellaneous documents. 1914-1985. e40pp.
1 24 Professional bibliography R.L. Parshall. [General overview of his work]. 1958. 11pp.
1 25 Quotations. n.d.. 7pp.
1 26 Rohwer/Blaney evapo-transpiration correspondence. 1953. 9pp.
1 27 Rohwer well screen correspondence. 1947-1954. e80pp.
1 28 Speech and note from G. H. Palmes on Parshall. 1949. 5pp.
1 29 U.S. Department of Agriculture service award. 1948. 12pp.
1 30 Venturi flume water stage recording instruments, patent no. 1417941. 1922. 11pp.

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Series II: Publications

Box Folder
Subseries A: Publications by Parshall.
2 1 Parshall, Ralph L. The improved Venturi flume. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado Experiment Station, Colorado Agricultural College. Bulletin 336. 1928 March. 83pp.
2 2 Parshall, Ralph L. The improved Venturi flume : a device for the measurement of water flowing in open channels. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado Experiment Station. Press Bulletin no. 60. 1925 January. 7pp.
2 3 Parshall, Ralph L. Improving the distribution of water to farmers by use of the Parshall measuring flume. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado A and M College. Bulletin 488. 1945 May. 54pp.
2 4 Parshall, Ralph L. Irrigation in Colorado. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado Experiment Station. 1927 June. 16pp.
2 5 Parshall, R. L. Measuring water in irrigation channels. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Farmers' Bulletin no. 1683. 1932 January. 17pp.
2 6 Parshall, R. L. Measuring water in irrigation channels with Parshall flumes and small weirs. Washington, D.C.: Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Soil Conservation Service Circular no. 843. 1950 May. 62pp. 2 copies
2 7 Parshall, R. L. Parshall flumes of large size. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College. Bulletin 426-A (reprint of Experiment Station Bulletin 38G). 1953 March. 40pp.
2 8 Parshall, Ralph L. Parshall flumes of large size. Fort Collins, Colo.: Agricultural Experiment Station-Agricultural Extension Service cooperating, Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College. Bulletin 426-A. 1953 May. 39pp.
2 9 Parshall, Ralph L. Parshall flumes of large size. Fort Collins, Colo.: Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension Service cooperating, Colorado State University. Bulletin 426-A. 1961 June. 39pp. 2 copies
2 10 Parshall, Ralph L. Parshall measuring flume. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado State College, Colorado Experiment Station. Bulletin 423. 1936 March. 84pp.
2 11 Parshall, Ralph L. Return of seepage water to the Lower South Platte River in Colorado. Fort Collins, Colo.: Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado Agricultural College. Bulletin 279. 1922 December. 72pp.
2 12 Parshall, Ralph L. and Carl Rowher. Venturi flume. Fort Collins, Colo.: Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado Agricultural College. Bulletin 265. 1921 February. 28pp.
Subseries B: Publications by others.
2 13 Azevedo Netto, Jose M. Medidores do regimen critico - medidores Parshall. Separata da Boletim R.A.E., No.24, ano XIV. 1952 December. 17pp.
2 14 Burnham improved submerged orifice water measuring device. Denver, Colo.: Hardesty Mfg. Co. Circular F-4. 1921. 29pp.
2 15 Dixon, Stephen Mitchel and Frederic William Macaulay. Measurements of discharge over a rock-faced dam. London: Institution of Civil Engineers. Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, session 1924-1925, paper no. 4515. 1924. 15pp.
2 16 Gibson, Arnold Hartley. The investigation of the surge-tank problem by model experiments. London: Institution of Civil Engineers. Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, session 1924-1925, paper no. 4523. 1925. 15pp.
2 17 Kennedy, R. G. Kennedy gauge outlet. St. Louis: W.N. Matthews and Brother. 1910. 26pp.
2 18 Lacey, Gerald. Stable channels in alluvium. London: Institution of Civil Engineers. Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol. 22, session 1929-1930, paper no. 4736. 1930. 36pp.
2 19 Lacey, Gerald. Stable channels in alluvium. London: Institution of Civil Engineers. Excerpt Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol. 22, session 1929-1930, pt. 1, paper 4736. 1930. p.259-384
2 20 Robinson, A. R. Parshall measuring flumes of small size. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, Agricultural Experiment Station. Technical Bulletin 61. 1957 January. 12pp.
2 21 Robinson, A. R. Water conveyance and measurement. Fort Collins, Colo.: Colorado State University. Colorado Progress Report, PR 67. 1962 December. 2pp.
2 22 Trautwine, John C. Civil engineer's pocket-book. Rev. by John C. Trautwine, Jr. and John C. Trautwine, 3d. 18th ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 1902. 1079pp.
2 23 Venturi irrigation meter. Providence, R.I.: Builders Iron Foundry . n.d.. 12pp.
2 24 Venturi irrigation meter. Providence, R.I.: Builders Iron Foundry. 1914. 22pp.

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Series III: Visual and audio materials

Box Folder
Subseries A: Photographic materials.
2 25 Parshall--Measuring water in irrigation channel. 1932. 1 negative
2 26 Portrait of Parshall. 1942. 1 copy negative
2 27 Parshall, Washisngton DC. 1948. 1 photograph
2 28 H. Rouse and others. 1949. 3 photographs, 7 corresponding/similar negatives
#1. H. Rouse, Bakhmeteff, Dr. Straub. #2. B.C. Keene, W.L. McInnes, A.W. Maxwell, R.G. Cos, E.P. Fortson, Lt.Col. R.D. King, Dr. H. Rouse, J.B. Tiffany, Jr., Dr. Boris A. Bakhmeteff, G.B. Tenwick, E.B. Lipscomb. #3. No label [appears to be: unknown, Rouse, Bakhmeteff, unknown, unknown].
2 29 Parshall's medals, flume exhibit. 1992. 10 photographs
2 30 John R. Freeman. n.d.. 6 portraits on 1 sheet
Lantern slides.
25 lantern slides: original container labeled "Lantern slides, R.L. Parshall, College, Fort Collins, Aug. 19, 1950, #2"
3 1 "Making drainage canal. Mud skid dredge. Dup.".
3 2 Two men, 2 horses.
3 3 Canal. Horse.
3 4 Graph. "Free flow discharge curve".
3 5 Water flow structure (possibly weir).
3 6 Measuring device. Top left corner cracked
3 7 Water flow structure (possibly weir). Top left corner cracked
3 8 Flume.
3 9 Flume/weir.
3 10 Flume.
3 11 Measuring device.
3 12 Flume under construction.
3 13 Graph. "Comparison based on 100 laboratory tests" .
3 14 Water flow structure.
3 15 Map of Northern Colorado. "7".
3 16 Map of Northern Colorado. "6".
3 17 Map of Northern Colorado. "5".
3 18 Map of Northern Colorado. "4" Legend: Windsor Reservoir, Windsor Lake.
3 19 Map of Northern Colorado. "3".
3 20 Map of northern Colorado. "2" Legend: Direct flow, direct flow and storage.
3 21 Map of northern Colorado. "1".
3 22 "Gasberg flume. Modesto. To be replaced by hydraulic fill".
3 23 Ditch/weir. Top right corner cracked
3 24 "Irrigating citrus orchard by 4 deep furrows. Dup.".
3 25 Field.
3
26 lantern slides: original container labeled "#1"
3 26 Ditch/flume.
3 27 Dam.
3 28 Measuring device.
3 29 Measuring device.
3 30 Measuring device.
3 31 Measuring device.
3 32 Measuring device.
3 33 Graph. "South Reservation Ditch on July 19, 1920".
3 34 Drawing. "One foot improved Venturi flume. Nov. 1924".
3 35 Water flow structure, man.
(Large headgates on the Rio Grande Canal--from Parshall's Irrigation in Colorado, p.5)
3 36 Stream/river.
(Headwaters of the Cache La Poudre River--from Parshall's Irrigation in Colorado, p.4)
3 37 Snow/mountains.
(Snow on Continental Divide--on cover of Parshall's Irrigation in Colorado)
3 38 Flume.
3 39 Flume.
3 40 Flume.
3 41 Flume.
3 42 River/stream flowing over weir.
3 43 River/stream, buildings. Irrigation Investigation area.
3 44 Building: Irrigation Investigation, Colorado Experiment Station/USDA.
3 45 Drawing of flume. Upper left corner cracked
3 46 Flume.
3 47 Wood structure, perhaps flume.
3 48 Wood structure, perhaps flume.
4 49 Flume structure, in building.
3 50 Scene including Irrigation Investigation building. Cracked across top
3 51 Scene including Irrigation Investigation building (different view than #50).
3
24 lantern slides: original container labeled "sand traps" (Parshall's writing)
3 52 Sand trap, dog, buildings.
3 53 Structure, possibly sand trap.
3 54 Structure, possibly sand trap.
3 55 "Cross section of tube".
3 56 River/stream. Water flow structure. Four men on structure.
3 57 Same structure, different view. Three men on structure.
3 58 Same structure, different view.
3 59 Man lifting piece of structure.
3 60 Structure under construction.
4 61 Drawing. "Riffle deflector-vortex tube sand trap and 40-foot Parshall measuring flume". Tape loose on slide
4 62 Structure.
4 63 Sand trap.
4 64 Drawing. Sand trap.
4 65 Sand trap.
4 66 Sand trap.
4 67 Sand trap.
4 68 Sand trap.
4 69 Flowinig river/ditch and structure.
4 70 Water flowing through structure.
4 71 Water flowing through structure.
4 72 Ditch, structure, building.
4 73 Water, structure.
4 74 Water flow. Tape loose on slide
4 75 Water, structure.
4
7 lantern slides from unlabeled container
4 76 Graph. "Dolores River at Gateway. Fig. 1".
4 77 Graph. "Dolores River at Gateway. Fig. 2".
4 78 Graph. "Arkansas River at Salida. Fig. 3".
4 79 Graph. "Arkansas River at Salida. Fig. 3". Copy 2
4 80 Graph. "Arkansas River at Salida. Fig. 4".
4 81 Graph. "San Juan at Pagosa Springs. Fig. 2".
4 82 Graph. "San Juan at Pagosa Springs. Fig. 1".
4
6 lantern slides: original container labeled "R.L. Parshall, 8 lantern slides"
4 83 Grass area with what appears to be posts, numbered sections.
4 84 Unknown wheeled cart.
4 85 "Plan of apparatus evapo-transpiration study".
4 86 "Mariotte feed to supply evapo-transpiration loss from tanks. Jan. 1932".
4 87 Graph. "Trend of evapo-transpiration losses from various crops by weeks. 1932".
4 88 Graph. "Trends of evapo-transpiration losses from various crops by weeks. 1931".
5 1 Graphs and tables. 14 slides on 1 sheet
First 6 slides: original container labeled "MP". Last 8 slides: original container labeled "RLP"
5 1 Graph: "Arkansas River at Salida".
5 1 Graph: "Colorado River at Glenwood Springs".
5 1 Graph: "North Platte River at Saratoga".
5 1 Graph: "Arkansas River at Durango".
5 1 Graph: "Clear Creek at Golden".
5 1 Graph: "St. Vrain River at Lyons".
5 1 4 slides: presumed to be Poudre River/Cameron Pass.
5 1 Table: "Percent snow cover and water content of snow at Cameron Pass".
5 1 Graph: "Cache La Poudre River at Fort Collins photographic method of forecasting".
5 1 Graph: "Saint Vrain River".
5 1 Graph: "Poudre River".
5 2 Flumes and weirs. 12 glass slides on 1 sheet
Original container with note: "Slides Cipolletti (i.e., Cippoletti) weirs and error corrections for those and for Parshall flumes"
5 2 Graph: "Fig.1. Error in discharge ... Cippoletti".
5 2 "Table 4. Error in discharge...".
5 2 Graph: "Fig.2. Error in discharge ... Cippoletti".
5 2 Graph: "Discharge error ... Parshall".
5 2 Table 4. Discharge error ...".
5 2 Graph: "Discharge error ...".
5 2 Table: "Discharge error for incorrect ... Parshall".
5 2 Table: "Discharge error for rectangular or Cippoletti...".
5 2 Graph: "Discharge error ...".
5 2 Flume/weir.
5 2 Flume/weir.
5 2 Flume/weir.
5 3 "Walt Thomas slides, Neyrpic gates and measuring diversion/flow control structures in developing countries" . 20 glass slides, 2 slides, 37 contact prints on 3 sheets
5 3 6 glass slides photographs of flumes/weirs.
5 3 13 glass slides line drawings.
5 3 1 glass slide graph.
5 3 1 slide black and white photograph.
5 3 1 slide color photograph.
5 3 37 contact prints, many are copies of the slides.
Subseries B: Other materials.
7 Measuring snow. 1937-early 1940s. 1 16 mm. film, c.30 min.
Photocopy of photograph showing two men measuring snow from "Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Colorado River Drainage Basin, April 1, 1941, by Division of Irrigation, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station" housed with the film. Similar to the film, and possibly Ralph Parshall.
5 4 History-CSU, M. Parshall. 1978 December. 1 cassette tape

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Series IV: Artifacts

Box Folder
5 5 Autograph book on occasion of retirement. 1948.
5 6 Framed picture of Galileo Galilei. 1928?.
5 7 Framed picture of Da Vinci. 1928.
5 8 Fraternity pins. 5 pins
5 9 Mason penny "Cache La Poudre Chapter 1970. no. 11. R.A.M. Oct. 15, 1935". 1935.
5 10 Pin--50 year club, Colorado A and M.
6 1 Plaque--Four States Irrigation Council, Headgate Award. 1958.
6 2 Plaque--Honor Trophy, Alumni Association, Colorado A and M. 1942.
6 3 Registered professional engineer seal no. 1161.
6 4 Slide rule.
6 5 Slide rule tie clasp.

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