The photo below shows the author in the company of
Mrs. Hobart Bosworth,
former President of the Littlerock Creek Irrigation District,
during a visit to Eastwood's Littlerock Dam in 1991.

Special thanks are due to the author's wife,
Carol Dubie,
for taking this photograph.

Donald C. Jackson is
Associate Professor of History
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania.

He received a B.S. from Swarthmore College (1975)
and an M.A. and Ph.D from the
University of Pennsylvania (1982/1986).

Prior to his arrival at Lafayette
he worked for much of his early career at the
Historic American Engineering Record,
a Division of the National Park Service.

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Jackson's previous publications include:

Great American Bridges and Dam (Washington D.C.: Preservation Press, 1988) (reprinted by John Wiley, 1995)

"Considering the Multiple Arch Dam: Theory, Practice and Safety in a Case of Innovative Hydraulic Engineering," Natural Resources Journal 32 (January 1992): 77-100.

"Engineering in the Progressive Era: A New Look at Frederick Haynes Newell and the U.S. Reclamation Service," Technology and Culture 34 (July 1994): 539-574.

This latter publication received the
1994 Ray A. Billington Award
from the Western History Association
for the best article on the history of the American West.


He has presented papers at conferences and colloquium sponsored by the:

Society for the History of Technology
Western History Association
Organization of American Historians
National Museum of American History
Hagley Library
Society for Industrial Archeology
American Society of Civil Engineers

He has also received fellowships from the:

National Museum of American History (1985-86)
Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies (1988-89)
Henry E. Huntington Library (1993)

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DC (as students like to call him) is a real friendly guy.

He welcomes input from anyone interested in:


The History of Water in the American West
The History of Dams
The Joy of Life


He can be reached at:


History Department
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042

610-250-5171
610-250-5176 (FAX)

jacksond@lafayette.edu


Please don't hesitate to drop him a line or give him a call.

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