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Gardner Stewart Williams Papers, 1900-1945
7 linear feet (in 8 boxes) — 7 oversize folders — 21.5 GB (online)
The papers of Gardner Williams, 1900-1931, include biographical material; papers relating to the history of Michigan Engineering Society; project files detailing construction of Huron River power plants and dams at Argo, Barton, Geddes, Superior, and French Landing; other Michigan project files for dams and plants in Sault Ste. Marie and elsewhere; Detroit Edison consultation materials; engineering reports by, or including comments of, Williams; and photographs.
The Williams papers came from the offices of Ayres, Lewis, Norris and May, Ann Arbor engineering firm. Obviously a fragment, they cover only the period of 1900 to 1931, with photographs spanning the dates 1900 to 1945.
The collection begins with a folder of biographical material and a folder regarding the history of the Michigan Engineering Society. Except for these, the collection divides into four series: Power Plants and Dams, the Detroit Edison Company, Engineering Reports, and Photographs.
Huron River Power Plants and Dams
Power Plants and Dams relates to dams and plants along the Huron River as well as to other water development projects in Michigan. These files consist of business correspondence on matters of land purchases and flowage rights, blueprints and drawings, contract documents and specifications, computations, and tests. Some of the Huron River projects documented include Argo, Barton, Geddes, Superior and French Landing. Some of the other files concern projects in Allegan, Alpena, Hart, Lowell, Rawsonville, and Sault Ste. Marie. Included with this subgroup are files relating to tests and experiments with draft tubes and the design of multiple arch dams.