urn:taro:tslac.20018 Texas Supreme Court: An Inventory of Canyon Dam and Reservoir Records at the Texas State Archives, 1958-1965 Finding aid by Laura Saegert, September 1992 This EAD finding aid was created in part with funds provided by the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board for the Texas Archival Resources Online project. Texas State Library and Archives Commission September 1992. Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, February 2001. Finding aid written inEnglish. March 2001. Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by Laura Saegert, Tue Jul 22 15:33:28 CDT 2003 urn:taro:tslac.20018 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Overview Texas. Supreme Court. Canyon Dam and Reservoir records 1958-1965 These materials consist of correspondence, blueprints, specifications, drawings, photographs, charts, and a map relating to the construction of Canyon Dam and Reservoir (in Central Texas) during the years 1958-1965. The materials are exhibits from a lawsuit, Pacific Coast Engineering Company vs. Trinity Construction Company, heard before the Texas Supreme Court, case B-2866. 0.5 cubic ft. English. Restrictions on Access

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 Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Canyon Dam and Reservoir records, Texas Supreme Court. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

 Scope and Contents of the Records

These materials consist of correspondence, blueprints, specifications, drawings, photographs, charts, and a map relating to the construction of Canyon Dam and Reservoir (in Central Texas) during the years 1958-1965. The records discuss various aspects of the construction, including shipments of equipment, delays, faulty equipment, and remedial steps taken to correct faults. The photos illustrate several internal components of the dam during construction. The materials are exhibits from a lawsuit, Pacific Coast Engineering Company vs. Trinity Construction Company, heard before the Texas Supreme Court, case B-2866.

To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.

 Arrangement of the Records

The items are filed, as received, numerically by exhibit, with the plaintiff's exhibits filed first followed by those of the defendant. Some of the exhibits are missing.

 Index Terms

The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.

Subjects: Dams--Texas--Canyon Lake--Design and construction. Dams--Texas--Canyon Lake--Drawings. Places: Canyon Lake (Tex.) Document Types: Correspondence--Canyon Lake (Tex.)--Dams--Texas--1958-1965. Blueprints--Canyon Lake (Tex.)--Dams--Texas--1958-1965. Specifications--Canyon Lake (Tex.)--Dams--Texas--1958-1965. Photographs--Canyon Lake (Tex.)--Dams--Texas--1958-1965. Maps--Canyon Lake (Tex.)--Dams--Texas--1958-1965. Related Material

The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.

Texas State Archives

Texas Supreme Court, Records, 1840-1980, 6153.41 cubic ft. Administrative Information Accession Information

Accession number: 1991/154

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court on May 10, 1991.

 Processing Information

Laura Saegert, September 1992

 Detailed Description of the Records Canyon Dam and Reservoir records, 1958-1965, 0.5 cubic ft. 1991/154-14 List of exhibits 1991/154-14 Plaintiff's exhibits: 1991/154-14 2-3 1991/154-14 4-16 1991/154-14 17-23 1991/154-14 24-35 Box 1991/154-14 36-58 1991/154-14 Defendant's exhibits: 1991/154-14 2-13 1991/154-14 14-37 1991/154-14 39-60