Summary Information

Title: Walton Seymour Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1939-1973

Creator:

• Seymour, Walton, 1909-1979

Call Number: Mss 743; PH 4128 (3)

Quantity: 9.6 c.f. (23 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 3 photographs (1 oversize folder)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, mainly 1947-1973, of Walton Seymour, a power rate economist and industrial development consultant, consisting of correspondence; notes; and memos, reports, and papers on energy and economic development projects in the United States, Latin America, Iran, Africa, and Vietnam. Documenting his work as director of the Division of Power at the Department of the Interior (1947-1950) are notes and papers on federal energy policies. As an independent consultant (1952-1958) and vice-president of Development and Resources Corporation (D&R, 1958-1973), Seymour's files include correspondence, memos and numerous project reports concerning negotiations with foreign governments, the United Nations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; energy policies and development programs for regional and national governments and private companies; supervision of D&R field employees; and organization of projects. Prominent correspondents include Gordon Clapp, Julius Krug, and David Lillienthal.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00743

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