Guide to the Northern Colorado Flood Oral History Collection
Archives and Special Collections
Morgan Library
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA
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- Floods -- Colorado.
- Oral history -- Colorado.
- Emergency management -- Colorado.
- Colorado Water Conservation Board.
- Colorado. Division of Water Resources.
- Colorado. Office of Emergency Management.
- United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
- Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)
- Larimer County (Colo.)
- Weld County (Colo.)
- Boulder County (Colo.)
- Morgan County (Colo.)
- Logan County (Colo.)
- El Paso County (Colo.)
- Oral history.
Northern Colorado Flood Oral History Collection, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University.
The Northern Colorado Flood Oral History Collection came from several sources. In February 2015, the Public Lands History Center at Colorado State University delivered the bulk of this collection--digital files and documents related to 31 interviews conducted as part of the 2013 Colorado Flood Oral History Project. In September 2013, Archive staff saved newspapers that covered the floods, and in November 2013, Greg O'Malia, a video producer from CSU External Relations, sent Archive staff a video of flooding in Estes Park.
Processing was completed in July 2015. Electronic files were saved on the Library's digital server. Duplicate administrative and audio files as well as reference files collected from the Internet were weeded. Correspondence setting up interviews was also weeded. Archive staff created a bibliography from the project's Zotero library. Newspapers and interviewee permissions files were housed in acid-free folders and archival boxes. Spelling and formatting mistakes in interview transcriptions were corrected, and standardized formatting was applied to all transcripts.
Oral history interviews in the 2013 flood collection often reference the July 31, 1976, Big Thompson Canyon flood. Several collections in the Water Resources Archive contain slides, photographs, and documents concerning the 1976 flood, including the Papers of Maurice L. Albertson, the Papers of Everett V. Richardson, and the Records of Wright Water Engineers. Perhaps the most useful collection related to the 1976 flood is the David McComb Big Thompson Flood Collection.
Materials in Series 1, Series 2, and a video in Series 3 are available through the Colorado State University Libraries website. In the electronic version of this document, direct links appear in context.
Series 1: Oral histories, 2013-2014 (0.25 linear feet + 3.44 GB) |
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This series consists of 31 oral history interviews conducted during the summer of 2014 by researchers from the Public Lands History Center for the 2013 Colorado Flood Oral History Project. Most feature professionals who were directly responsible for flood management during and recovery after Colorado's September 2013 floods, though several highlight victims' experiences. Interviewees represent Boulder, Larimer, Morgan, and Weld counties. Materials for each interview include audio files, transcripts,interviewer notes, and, in most cases, photographs of the interviewee(s). Most of this series is digital, but paper copies of interviewer notes are stored in Box 1. Interview files are arranged alphabetically by last name or organization name. | |||||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
1 | 1 | Basch, Danny -- Facility Manager for Operations, Rocky Mountain National Park. 2014 July 29. 2 audio files, 1 photo, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | Bauer, Kallie -- Dam Safety Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources. 2014 July 25. audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 4pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 3 | Campassi, Kim -- resident of Blue Mountain neighborhood, Larimer County. 2014 August 21. audio file, transcript, 3pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 4 | Chard, Michael -- Director, Boulder Office of Emergency Management. 2014 June 27. 2 audio files, 3 photos, transcript, 6pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 5 | City of Fort Collins Floodplain and Stormwater Managers [Brian Varrella, Marsha Hilmes-Robinson, and Kenneth Sampley]. 2014 July 28. 2 audio files, transcript, 15pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
"Fort Collins: Be Flood Ready" brochure located in file. | |||||||||||||
1 | 6 | City of Greeley [Peter Morgan and Eric Reckentine] -- Emergency Manager and Deputy Director of Water Resources. 2014 August 18. 1 audio file, transcript, 6pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 7 | Cronin, Sean -- Executive Director, St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District. 2014 August 8. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 9pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 8 | Crosthwait, John -- Morgan County Planning and Zoning Administrator. 2014 July 16. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 9 | Doesken, Nolan -- Colorado State Climatologist. 2014 July 3. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 7pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 10 | Dunning, Carolyn and Gilbert "Gib" -- residents of Drake, Colorado. 2014 June 27. 1 audio file, 6 photos, transcript, 10pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 11 | Fried, Eric -- Larimer County Chief Building Official. 2014 July 11. 3 audio files, 1 photo, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 12 | Gavin, Mike -- Emergency Manager, Fort Collins, Colorado. 2014 August 1. 1 audio file, 17 photos, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 13 | Gdovicak, Jason -- Volunteer Fire Chief, Glen Haven, Colorado. 2014 July 7. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 5pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 14 | Gease, Michael -- FEMA Natural Hazards Program Specialist. 2014 July 10. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
Interviewee corrected transcript. | |||||||||||||
1 | 15 | Gustafson, Randy -- Water Resources Administrator, Greeley, Colorado. 2014 August 5. 2 audio files, 2 photos, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 16 | Holloman, Bruce -- Deputy Director, Colorado Office of Emergency Management. 2014 August 8. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 7pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 17 | Jones, Donald -- managing member for McFeeders Realty Appraisal and Management, LLC, Fort Morgan, Colorado. 2014 July 28. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 21pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
Biography printed from Internet located in file. | |||||||||||||
1 | 18 | Kelsch, Renda -- Team Lead, Morgan Team, Northeast Plains Flood Recovery Outreach. 2014 July 21. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 9pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 19 | McCormick, William "Bill", III -- Head of Dam Safety, Colorado Division of Water Resources. 2014 July 8. 1 audio file, transcript, 56pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
"Report of September 2013 Little Thompson River Flooding and Big Elk Meadows Dam Failures" located in file; is mentioned in interview. | |||||||||||||
1 | 20 | Mialy, Pat -- Emergency Manager, Loveland, Colorado. 2014 July 22. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 5pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 21 | Nettles, David -- Division Engineer, Division 1, Colorado Division of Water Resources. 2014 July 25. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 6pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 22 | Nilsson, Erik -- Larimer County Emergency Manager. 2014 July 17. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 5pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 23 | Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District [Jim Struble and Amy Johnson] -- Security and Emergency Management Coordinator and Water Resources Engineer. 2014 August 21. 1 audio file, 2 photos, transcript, 4pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 24 | Ray, Randy -- Executive Director, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District. 2014 August 8. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 3pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 25 | Rorabaugh, Skyler -- Executive Director, Estes Valley Recreation and Parks District. 2014 July 29. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 6pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 26 | Sandridge, Scott -- Parks and Grounds Superintendent, Evans, Colorado. 2014 July 24. 1 audio file, 1 photograph, transcript, 9pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 27 | Schantz, Brent -- South Platte River Operations and Compact Coordinator, Colorado Division of Water Resources. 2014 July 25. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 5pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 28 | Schneider, William "Bill" -- District 2 Water Commissioner. 2014 July 25. 1 audio file, 1 photo, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 29 | Schoedinger, Tara -- Mayor, Jamestown, Colorado. 2014 June 30. 1 audio file, 1 photograph, transcript, 8pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 30 | Sturm, Chris -- Stream Restoration Coordinator, Colorado Water Conservation Board. 2014 July 23. 1 audio file, 1 photograph, transcript, 5pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
1 | 31 | Varrella, Brian -- Chair, Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers. 2014 July 28. 1 audio file, transcript, 15pp. VIEW | |||||||||||
Resume located in file. |
Series 2: Project files, 2013-2015 (16.8 MB) |
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This series consists of non-interview materials collected and created by Public Lands History Center (PLHC) researchers as part of the 2013 Colorado Flood Oral History Project. Documents include the PLHC's proposal to the Colorado Water Conservation Board, a bibliography of Internet sources gathered in a Zotero group library, principal investigator Dr. Ruth Alexander and project coordinator Naomi Gerakios Mucci's final project report to the CWCB, newsletter articles, promotional text, and PowerPoint presentations. All materials are digital files. The series is organized alphabetically by title. | |||||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
0 | s02001 | 2013 Colorado flood project abstract. 2014. 1 Word file VIEW | |||||||||||
Text used to promote a November 11, 2014, presentation to the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers. | |||||||||||||
0 | s02002 | 2013 Colorado flood oral history, final report. 2014. 1 Word file VIEW | |||||||||||
0 | s02003 | Alexander 2015 oral history project on 2013 flood WC newsletter. 2015. 1 Word file VIEW | |||||||||||
0 | s02004 | CSU proposal, oral history of 2013 flood, final. 2013. 1 PDF file VIEW | |||||||||||
0 | s02005 | Newsletter write up - flood. 2014. 1 Word file VIEW | |||||||||||
Published in PLHC Summer 2014 newsletter. | |||||||||||||
0 | s02006 | Oral histories of the 2013 Colorado flood. 2014. 1 PowerPoint file VIEW | |||||||||||
0 | s02007 | Oral histories of the 2013 Colorado flood, lightning talk. 2014. 1 PowerPoint file VIEW | |||||||||||
0 | s02008 | Oral history project Zotero bibliography. 2015. 1 Word file VIEW |
Series 3: Media, 2013 (1.5 linear feet + 711 MB) |
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This series contains a video of flooding in Estes Park, Colorado, and a collection of newspapers and newsclippings from September and October 2013. Greg O'Malia, a video producer for CSU External Relations, used his phone's camera to capture footage of the first day of flooding in Estes Park on September 12, 2013. The newspapers provide a sample of local, state, and national press coverage of Colorado flooding and clean-up. Newspapers are foldered alphabetically by newspaper title or geographic location and organized chronologically within folders. | |||||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||||
0 | s03001 | Estes Park flood 2013. 2013 September 12. 1 video file VIEW | |||||||||||
2 | 1 | Boulder County, Colorado. | |||||||||||
2 | 1 | Boulder County Business. 2013 September 27-October 10. 1 issue | |||||||||||
2 | 1 | Colorado Hometown Weekly. 2013 September 18-24. 1 issue | |||||||||||
2 | 1 | Longmont Times-Call. 2013 September 27. 1 issue | |||||||||||
2 | 2-3 | Boulder Daily Camera. 2013 September 12-29 and October 4. 19 issues | |||||||||||
2 | 4 | Colorado Springs, Colorado. | |||||||||||
2 | 4 | The Colorado Springs Gazette. 2013 September 13-14. 2 issues | |||||||||||
2 | 4 | The UCCS [University of Colorado, Colorado Springs] Scribe. 2013 September 16. 1 issue | |||||||||||
2 | 5 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins. | |||||||||||
2 | 5 | The Rocky Mountain Collegian. 2013 September 16. 1 issue | |||||||||||
2 | 5 | CSU Life. 2013 October. 1 issue | |||||||||||
2 | 6 | The Denver Post. 2013 September 13-22. 10 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | Estes Park Trail Gazette. 2013 September 13-October 4. 7 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 2 | Fort Collins Coloradoan. 2013 September 13-15, 18, 21-22. 6 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 3 | The Fort Morgan Times. 2013 September 12-14, 16-21. 9 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 4 | The Greeley Tribune. 2013 September 13-22. 9 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 5 | Loveland Reporter-Herald. 2013 September 13-24 and October 4-5. 14 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 6 | Lyons, Colorado. | |||||||||||
3 | 6 | Lyons Recorder. 2013 September 19-October 17. 5 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 6 | Redstone Review. 2013 September 18-October 16. 1 issue | |||||||||||
3 | 7 | Sterling Journal-Advocate. 2013 September 13, 16-21. 7 issues | |||||||||||
3 | 8 | USA Today Weekend. 2013 September 13-15. 1 issue |