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Collection: Glover (Robert E.) Papers Author: Glover, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth) Title: 1941
Date: 1941
File Name: WREG02611.pdf Date Transcribed: March 2021 Editors: T. Barker
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1941
Calendar-1941
The Excelsior Diary for 1941 R.E. Glover
January 1941 Thu. 2
Mr Esterman reported for duty this morning. Green Mtn Penstocks Fri. 3
Shasta Dam. Notes
Dept of Interior notice of probational appointment for 6 mo giver to Esterman. Eff 1/2/41 January 1941
Mon. 6
Mr Claus C Crawford reported for work today, (10:40 AM) Shasta dam. Tue. 7
Shasta dam. Wed. 8
T.M. Leps in office today. Shasta dam. January 1941
Thu. 9
Hawley and Holmes came in this morning. Shasta dam. Sat. 11
Hawley and Holmes left in afternoon REG 1/13/41 January 1941
Mon. 13
Ab-Ion-Narin this A.M. Shasta. Tue. 14
On leave in P.M. to go to Marston lake. Wed. 15
Erik Sollid went down to help out Sam Jute on tempering basis in morning REG 1/16/41 Gr Coulee repair 1/18/41
January 1941 Thu. 16
Crawford left today. REG 1/18/41 Gr Coulee creek repair Fri. 17
Contra Costa Canal
Crawford’s first day away from office. REG 1/23/41 Sat. 18
Contra Costa canal January 1941 Mon. 20
Mr Akyurek in today Contra Costa Canal. Tue. 21
Contra Costa Mr Hawk came in this morning. Wed. 22
On leave all day. January 1941
Thu. 23
Crawford returned this morning. Fri. 24
Contra Costa 1/25/41 REG Shasta station service limit January 1941 Mon. 27 On leave Tue. 28 On leave Wed. 29 On leave January 1941 Thu. 30
Gr Coulee dam - spalling on DS face February Sat. 1
Green Mtn Power plant REG 2/5/41 February 1941
Tue. 4
Green Mtn power plant REG 2/5/41
Wed. 5
Green Mtn power plant rouse in today to test cell. Notes
B [and] L microscope with 16, 8, 4, 1.9 mm obj [and] immoil bottle 2-10 x [and] 1 L5X eye pieces and polarizes turned over to Nichols on the 7th
Tue. 11
Crawford went down to help W Taylor today. Green Mtn. February 1941
Mon. 17
Green Mtn. Talked to ward about use of lathe. Tue. 18
Crawford came back, temporarily, this noon. Green Mtn. February 1941
Mon. 24
Gr Coulee turbines (defective casting) Crawford went down to help W. Taylor This PM Tue. 25
On leave in afternoon. Green Mtn. Power plant. March 1941
Mon. 3
Green Mtn. Power plant March 1941
Thu. 6
Crawford completed his work for the electrical section this noon. Green Mtn. March 1941
Mon. 10
Erdmann from Geal survey in today to see earthquake analyzes Green Mtn. March 1941
Thu. 13
Bulls head dam site. REG 3/17/41 Fri. 14
Mr Speedie of Australia in this P.M. REG 3/17/41 Bulls head dam site 3/17/41
Sat. 15
Mr Speedie of Australia in this AM REG 3/17/41 Bulls head dam site 3/17/41
March 1941 Thu. 20 On leave Fri. 21 Spring On leave Sat. 22 On leave. March 1941 Mon. 24
Barrow and Hartley in today. Wed. 26
Shasta Gate R.E.G. 3/27/41 March 1941 Thu. 27 Shasta gate. April 1941 Sat. 5 Shasta gate April 1941 Mon. 7 Shasta gate. April 1941 Mon. 14
Lowell Erickson returned today. April 1941
Shasta gate. (pressure data from lab this morning) April 1941
Mon. 21 Bulls Head dam Wed. 23
Bulls head dam REG 4/25/41 April 1941
Thu. 24
Gr Coulee dam. REG 4/25/41 Fri. 25 Shasta gate Sat. 26 Shasta gate April 1941 Mon. 28 Shasta gate Tue. 29 Shasta gate May 1941 Mon. 5 Shasta gate Tue. 6 Shasta gate Wed. 7
Narrows dam site May 1941
Thu. 8
Serive Creek surge tank. Sat. 10
Contra Costa Canal. REG 5/12/1941 May 1941
Mon 12 Bulls head cam May 1941 Thu. 15
Bulls head dam Fri. 16
On leave Sat. 17 On leave May 1941
Thu. 22 Maritime Day
Gr Mtn power plant. REG 5/23/41 Fri. 23
Got permission for TW Lawrenson to help on air Cond work today until about 6/15/41 Gr Mtn Power pl. May 1941
Mon. 26
Bulls Head REG 5/28/41 Tues. 27
Shasta gate REG 5/28/41 Wed. 28
Model dams May 1941
Sat. 31
Crosley in today in Bullshead dam. June 1941
Thu. 5 Shasta gate Fri. 6
On sick leave in PM REG 6/7/41 Sat. 7
Shasta gate. June 1941 Mon. 9
On leave in PM specs for Ref top of Boulder dam ready this morning Shasta gate. June 1941
Thu. 12 Corpus Christi
Bullshead surge tank and water hammer Fri. 13 On leave in PM Sat. 14 On leave June 1941 Sun. 15 On leave Mon. 16 On leave Tue. 17 On leave
June 1941 Sat. 21 Summer
Gregg of Purdue in today. Bullshead power plant. June 1941
Thu. 26
Gr. Coulee drain gates. Centerline REG 6/27/41 Fri. 27
Bulls-Head power plant. Sat. 28
F. Cornwell went to Boulder dam today. Contra Costa Canal. July 1941
Thu. 3
Mr Nichols of Australia in today. Shasta gate assess. July 1941 Mon. 7 On leave after 9:10 AM Tue. 8 On leave July 1941 Mon. 14 Shasta gate. Tue. 15 St. Swithin Shasta gate. July 1941 Fri. 18
July 1941 Sun. 20
Green Mtn power plant. Contra Costa Canal July 1941
Fri. 25
Contra Costa Canal. Sat. 26
Krist went back to Kern today. July 1941
Mon. 28
Monroe 221841 returned today GC Gates August 1941
Mon. 4
Contra Costa Canal REG 8/5/41 Tue. 5
On leave after 9:30 Wed. 6
On leave in AM Contra Costa August 1941
Mon. 11
Estes Park plant Colo Big Thom. REG 8/14/41 August 1941
Thu. 14
Estes Park Plant Colo Big Thom Fri. 15
Sat. 16 On leave August 1941 Sun. 17 On leave Mon. 18 On leave Tue. 19 On leave Wed. 20 On leave August 1941 Thu. 21 On leave Fri. 22 On leave Sat. 23 On leave August 1941 Mon. 25
Contra Costa Canal. Tue. 26
Contra Costa Canal August 1941 Thu. 28
Rewrite of cooling paragraph Boulder reports Fri. 29
Fred Cornwell returned to Denver this morning. Contra Costa Canal. September 1941
Wed. 3
Conner out with appendicitis today. September 1941
Fri. 5
On leave in PM Contra Costa Sat. 6
On leave
September 1941 Wed. 10
Contra Costa Canal. Leave for Antioch Cal tonight. September 1941
Thu. 18
Returned to Denver this morning and to office in afternoon Contra Costa Canal. Fri. 19
Estimated requirement report in today Sat. 20
On leave
September 1941 Tue. 30
Conner returned to work today REG. Davis Dam October 1941
Thu. 2
Davis dam. Bullshead proj. October 1941
Sun. 5
Moved to room 810 in the bank building (Narrows site) October 1941
Fri. 10
Keswick power plant turbine speed ring. Sat. 11
Keswick ring October 1941 Tue. 14
Bull Head Davis dam October 1941 Tue. 21
Bullshead dam. Wed. 22
On leave all day. October 1941 Fri. 31 Hallowe’en Bullshead
November 1941 Wed. 5
Provo river crossing pipe. REG 11/8/41. November 1941
Fri. 7
Grand Coulee pumping plant Sat. 8
November 1941 Mon. 10
Grand Coulee pumping plant. Tue. 11 Armistice Day
Holiday Wed. 12
Shadow Mtn dam. REG 11/21/41 November 1941
Mon. 17
Leave cancelled REG 11/21/41. Tue. 18 On leave. Wed. 19 On leave. November 1941 Fri. 21 Shadow Mtn. dam. November 1941 Tue. 25
Messrs Rosen and Grossman reported for work this morning. December 1941
Mon. 1
Estes Park power plant. Colo Big Thom Tue. 2
On leave Wed. 3 on leave
December 1941 Thu. 4
On leave. December 1941 Mon. 8
Estes Park plant surge tank. Wed. 10
Grossman away this PM. REG 12/11/41. Estes park plant. December 1941
Thu. 11
Key to 481 NCH turned in to Daniel today. REG. Giant drain gates. Fri. 12
Estes Park power plant. Sat. 13
On leave. Mon. 15
Notice of temporary appointment given to Grossman today. R.E.G. December 1941
Mon. 29
Anderson Ranch power plant. Tue. 30
Estes park plant. END TRANSCRIPTION
