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Series
1 -- Professional Activities
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Box 1
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FF 1
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Water in Wichita through 1980.
Contains “Chronological History of Municipal Water Supply and Treatment
Facility From 1938-Present” (1954), Chronology of water running
from January 1955-July 1956, “History of the Development of Water
Supply for Wichita, Kansas,” and an edition of The American City
magazine which includes the article “Wichita Water in Transition,”
all of the above were written by Hess. Also contains the 1965 City of
Wichita Annual Report, “The Story of Water in Wichita” pamphlet,
and clippings about water in Wichita.
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Box 1
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FF 2
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Water in Wichita 1980-84. Contains
“Water Supply Wichita, Kansas, 1983,” a brief overview of
current conditions and considerations for future potential water sources;
“Groundwater Hydrology and Water Quality of Sedgwick County, Kansas,
May, 1983”; “Central Kansas Wholesale Water Supply District
Feasibility Study-Phase I,” 1983; “A Report of Water Conservation,”
Oct. 1983; correspondence of the Water Resource Council (Hess member);
“Report of the Water Conservation Task Force for Wichita, Kansas”;
and correspondence between Mayor Bob Knight and the Chamber of Commerce
on the Water Conservation Plan, 1984.
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Box 1
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FF 3
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Annual Reports of the Wichita,
Kansas Municipal Water Utility. Contains the 1958-67, 1969-71, 1973, 1983,
and 1987 editions.
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Box 1
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Quivira Scout Ranch, 1960-
contains reports on a test hole dug here in 1960, follow-up reports in
1961 and 1970, 4 maps of the area, and documents related to Hess’s
involvement with the camp.
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Box 1
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FF 5
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Cheney Project 1965. Contains
pamphlet about the project, 3 programs from the dedication ceremonies,
and a copy of the June, 1965, Public Works City, County and State magazine
which has an article about the project and features Hess on the cover.
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Box 1
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Manilla Project, 1970. Contains
clippings about the Hess’ trip to Manilla, a brief history of the
Philippines, a 2 page “Study of the Operation of the Philippine
National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority,” and 3 photographs of
the trip.
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Box 1
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FF 7
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Wichita Footnotes. Contains
the March, September, and December 1973, and the September 1974, editions
of this newsletter.
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Box 2
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FF 1
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Wesley Report, 1974. Contains
the “Report on Secondary or Emergency Water Supply for Wesley Medical
Center,” written by Hess as a consultant.
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Box 2
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FF 2
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Fluoridation 1976-78. Contains
“Water Fluoridation Principles and Practices,” a booklet published
by the American Water Works Association; “Fluoridation is for Everyone”
pamphlet; “Statement on Fluoridation Presented to the Wichita-Sedgwick
County Board of Health,” written by Hess on the effects fluoridation
has on plumbing; newspaper clipping about the pros and cons of fluoridation
in Wichita, 1977-78; and statements from professional agencies about fluoridation.
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Box 2
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Kansas State Water Plan, 1983.
Contains a “Preliminary Draft for the Kansas State Water Plan for
Fiscal Year 1985-86,” a working draft, and a revised working draft
of the plan; a “Position Paper Regarding the State Water Plan prepared
by the Water Resources Committee” (Hess member); correspondence
of the Water Resource Committee; a resolution by the City of Wichita regarding
the State Water Plan; a list of names and address for the Kansas Water
Authority; a listing of the “Public Involvement Program Listening
Posts” for the plan; and newspaper clipping about the plan.
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Box 2
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FF 4
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Ephemera. Contains Hess’s
name badge and business card from the City of Wichita; a Christmas card
sent out by the water department; “Reclaiming Water through Aquaculture”;
“The Story of Drinking Water” pamphlet; Midwest Municipal
Utilities magazines from Nov.-Dec. 1947, Nov.-Dec. 1948, and July-August
1965 (covers feature photos pertaining to water in Wichita); the November
1973 and November 1974 editions of Willing Water, a monthly publication
of the American Water Works Association, which contain articles on the
“Annual News Media Catfish Derby” in Wichita.
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Box 2
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FF 5
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Photographs. Contains photographs
of Hess and other work related photos.
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Box 2
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FF 6
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Photographs. Includes photocopied
photos with captions from a display done about Hess, photos of Hess and
others, and negatives.
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2 -- Biographical Information |
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Box 2
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FF 7
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Biographical. Contains Who’s
Who applications ranging from 1965-80, a copy of Hess’s resume,
and a chronology of his career from 1910-76.
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Box 2
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FF 8
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Clippings, 1940-1975, 1993.
Contains newspaper and magazine articles about Hess.
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Box 2
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Certificates. Contains training
certificates from 1942-68, membership certificates to professional organization,
and certificates of appreciation.
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Box 3
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Activities, 1935-61. Contains
documents pertaining to Hess’s employment at the University of Kansas,
1935-6; a salary increase for “service beyond the call of duty,”
1956; President Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities, 1956; and the
George Warren Fuller Award, 1961. See also “Distinguished Jayhawker”
award in oversized.
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Box 3
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FF 2
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Public Works 10 Men of the
Year, 1961. Contains clippings about the award, and letters of congratulations.
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Box 3
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FF 3
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Kansas State Board of Health,
1961-67. Contains clippings about Hess’s appointment to the board
in 1961, and correspondence pertaining to his retirement from the board
in 1967.
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Box 3
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FF 4
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Samuel A. Greeley Local Government
Service Award, 1973. Contains documents pertaining to this award of which
Hess was a recipient.
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Box 3
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Hess Pumping Station, 1974.
Contains documents pertaining to the Wichita pumping station being named
after Hess. Includes color pictures and a statistics sheet on the station,
an invitation to the dedication ceremony, 2 articles about the dedication,
3 letters of congratulations, and a name plate that was originally framed
with an oversized picture of the station.
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Series
3 -- Personal and Family
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Box 3
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FF 6
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Diplomas. Contains grade cards
from 1922 and 1923, a program for the “1923 Commencement From Wallace
County Common School,” a 1923 “Public School Diploma,”
a program from the 1927 Junior-Senior Banquet, and a 1927 diploma from
Weskan Consolidated High School, all for Elizabeth Hess (Mrs. Robert).
Also contains a 1924 “Public School Diploma,” 1928 South Haven
High School diploma, a program for the 1933 commencement at Southwestern
College, and transcripts from Southwestern for Robert Harlan Hess, referred
to as “Harlan” in these documents.
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Box 3
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FF 7
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Ephemera. Contains a “Marriage
Bond Book” for Robert and Elizabeth Hess, a baby book for Janet
Elizabeth Hess (born 1945, died in infancy), war ration books for Hess
family members, an “In Memoriam” booklet for Elizabeth Paul
(mother of Elizabeth Hess), 3 letters of correspondence from family members,
3 photographs, and family related news clippings.
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Box 3
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FF 8
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Retirement, 1973. Contains
a guest book, letters of congratulations, and news clippings about Hess’s
retirement from the Wichita Water Department. See oversized for “retirement
card” from city employees.
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Box 3
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FF 9
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50th Anniversary,
1981. Contains a guest book and news clipping for the wedding anniversary
of Robert and Elizabeth Hess.
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Series
4 -- Oversized
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Oversized
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Oversized. Contains 2 panoramic
views of the State Training School in Winfield, Kansas in 1929, 1 of the
school in 1933, a photograph of the Kansas Senate in 1929, a map of Wichita
in 1946, an aerial photo of the University of Kansas campus (c. late 1950s),
a “Distinguished Jayhawker” certificate awarded to Hess in
1964, a matted image of the Hess Pumping Station, and a retirement card
from the City of Wichita employees.
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