Documents from Elmer Dodd’s Scrapbooks

In 1950, 80 year-old Elmer P. Dodd, the “Father of McNary Dam,” put together four volumes of scrapbooks, now held in the Hermiston Public Library. The following list is a sampling of the Dodd Scrapbooks in Hermiston. Mr. Dodd’s papers are held by the Oregon Historical Society.

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Elmer P. Dodd, circa 1950. Photo courtesy of the East Oregonian

Life Sketch of Elmer P. Dodd

McNary Dam Dedication Committee Invitation

East Oregonian Article. “Central Columbia Empire Reality to E.P. Dodd, Hermiston Leader

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