Dale Torgeson Collection

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

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Name/Title

Dale Torgeson Collection

Entry/Object ID

MS.190

Scope and Content

The D.R. Torgeson (Dale Torgeson) Collection consists of technical reports, industrial photographs, research materials, and related manuscript documents connected to scientific and industrial operations in Boulder City, Nevada, during the mid-twentieth century. The collection documents scientific and industrial development in Southern Nevada and reflects the broader growth of postwar engineering, materials research, and defense-related technologies connected to the region. Of particular interest are images depicting industrial sites in Boulder City and research concerning metal coatings and solar cell interconnects.

Collection

Manuscript Collections

Cataloged By

Jennifer Smith

Category

Primary Level

Acquisition

Accession

026.002

Source or Donor

Lois Dimaggio

Acquisition Method

Donation

Archive Items Details

Description

MS 190 Primary Collection container list Dale Torgeson Collection The D.R. Torgeson Collection consists of technical reports, industrial photographs, research materials, and related manuscript documents connected to scientific and industrial operations in Boulder City, Nevada, during the mid-twentieth century. Materials include photographs of laboratory equipment, industrial facilities, engineering processes, as well as technical reports associated with Lockheed Missiles & Space Company and solar cell manufacturing research. The collection is valuable for researchers studying the history of science and technology, industrial development in Nevada, Cold War-era research, and the relationship between Boulder City industries and national engineering projects. [Box 1 of 1] [1950s-1970s] [acc.no 026.002] Box 1 of 1 ff no. 1. Assorted black and white photographs of ‘Bureau of Mines’ plant, (1930s-40s) [acc.no. 026.002.1-9] 2. Report of Investigations, Thermochemical Study of the Stability Relation of Geikielite and Ilmenite in Rocks, (February, 1949) [acc.no. 026.002.10] 3. Reports, Heat of Formation of 3CaO●B2O3,2CaO●B2O3,CaO●B2O3 and CaO●2B2O3 [Reprinted from Journal of the American Chemical Society, 69, 2103, 5 copies (1947)] [acc.no. 026.002.11-15] 4. Lockheed, Missiles and Space Company, Inc.: Silver Coating of Molybdenum Interconnects for Solar Cells; (n.d.) [acc.no. 026.002.16]

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Rolling Rack 4

Date

May 21, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 5, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 16, 2026