Eugene Ousley Papers

Archive

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

Name/Title

Eugene Ousley Papers

Entry/Object ID

MS.60

Scope and Content

Eugene Ousley Papers MS 60 Eugene Ousley Papers Boulder City pioneer Eugene Ousley worked for the Babcock and Wilcox Company helping place the penstock pipes in Hoover Dam. The material in this collection includes many of Ousley's personal papers as well as a poem he wrote in 1935 on the construction of Hoover Dam. This poem is a particularly important document because it includes a glossary of construction terms and slang used by Hoover Dam workmen. * * *

Collection

Manuscripts

Category

Primary Level

Archive Items Details

Notes

MS 60 Eugene Ousley Papers inventory [1 box ] Box 1 of 1 ff no. 1. certification card - aviation [1940] 2. correspondence - to: Bell, Jasper C., re: U. S. Senate Bill no. 2/HR no. 2195 [February 12, 1939] 3. correspondence - from: Bunker, Berkeley L., re: Boulder City's water supply [May 27, 1941] 4. correspondence - from: McCarran, Pat, re: appointment to Hoover Dam guide service [March 3, 1938] 5. license - driver [1937] 6. licenses - fishing and hunting [1939-40 (3 licenses)] 7. membership card - Young Democrats of America, Boulder City, Nevada club [1941] 8. receipt - two lots at 15th Street and Mesquite, Las Vegas, Nevada [June 16, 1941] 9. receipts - poll tax [Nevada (1937 and 1938)] 10. letter and poem: "Behold Our Dam" [1935] 11. transcript of letter and poem in ff 10 * * *

Location

Location

Rolling Rack #3

Research Room

Date

March 13, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ousley, Eugene

Related Entries

Notes

biography file [Ousley, Eugene and Mildred]

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 7, 2002

Updated By

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Update Date

November 5, 2025