Acknowledgments

All the grandchildren contributed photographs of themselves and of other family members, for which the editor is very thankful. Phil Talbot, Phil Talbot's daughter Susan Jacox, Art Talbot II, Herb Gilkey, Mary Westergaard Barnes, Warren Goodell Jr., Roberta Brown Barnes, and Barbara Goodell Fuller's daughter Abigail Cooke were especially helpful in this regard. Herb Gilkey provided the 1882 photographs of Royal Gorge and Georgetown, and has since donated these valuable photographs to the University. Warren Goodell Jr. provided the Class of 1881 photograph and has likewise donated it to the University. Warren was also the cource of the "Friend Jennie" letter, the seventh-birthday letter from Arthur Newell Talbot, and the handwritten manuscript of Arthur Newell Talbot on "Rates of Maximum Rainfall."

The striking photographs of the construction of Hoover Dam, on which two of Arthur Newell Talbot's sons-in-law were oonsultants, were provided by Bethe Visick of the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nev. Her interest in the project is gratefully acknowledged.

It was a pleasure also to meet with author Robert H. Bates at his home in Exeter, N.H., in order to learn about one of the three deceased grandchildren, Arthur K. Gilkey, whom Bates knew very well. Professor Bates provided the photograph of K2 and many valuable insights into Art's life. Jim Olson of Alpenglow Photography, Moose, Wyo., provided the negative from which the print of Gilkey's Tower was made, and Sharlene Milligan of the Grand Teton Natural History Association, Moose, Wyo., provided information about Gilkey's Tower. Professor Maynard Miller of the University of Idaho provided details of Art's work on the Juneau Ice Field. Of course, the major source of information on Art Gilkey was his brother, Herb. To all these contributors, the editor expresses his sincere thanks.

Information on Virginia Talbot (the daughter of Kenneth) was obtained mainly from Virginia's brothers Phil and Art; and information on Lucy Wendland Goodell Barnes and her children came mainly from Warren Goodell Jr., Barbara Goodell Fuller and Roberta Brown Barnes. Their contributions are gratefully acknowledged.

Professor Neil M. Hawkins, current head of the Civil Engineering Department here at the University, researched the information on the reinforced-concrete S.S. Arthur Newell Talbot; the editor is thankful for his participation in the conference and his particular interest in the ship photograph, which was provided by Mary Westergaard Barnes.

Arrangements for the Talbot Symposium were made principally by TAM's alumni coordinator, Susan K. Mumm. Her tireless efforts and careful attention to many details resulted in a flawless and enjoyable experience for all the conference participants. She deserves a special thanks for her many hours of help. On many aspects of the conference, Susan was ably assisted by the TAM office staff, including Carol J. Porter and Janet L. Rosenblatt.

The editor was also assisted by two capable engineering undergraduates, P. David Pattillo and Christopher S. Knapp. Their help in gathering and copying archival information from the University Library is greatly appreciated.

Again, the editor would like to thank Dr. Albert J. Reinschmidt of the Association of American Railroads for his very complete, well illustrated, and entertainingly presented seminar on the technical accomplishments of Arthur Newell Talbot. It was TAM alumnus Gerald J. Moyar (PhD '60) who first suggested Dr. Reinschmidt's name as the plenary speaker; indeed his suggestion was an excellent one.

Finally, the editor would like to thank Associate Dean Anthony F. Graziano of the College of Engineering for his gracious permission to reproduce much of the content of the 1938 Bulletin that was prepared for the renaming of the Materials Testing Laboratory to Talbot Laboratory. It would be difficult to improve on the documentation provided in that Bulletin on the history of the College of Engineering and on Talbo's many contributions to engineering science.

-- James W. Phillips