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United States. Bureau of Reclamation

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur V. Watkins congressional record and report on public recreation, 1957 April-May

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains a Congressional record and information on facilities for public recreation and reports on the Kerr Bill regarding public recreational benefits of the Upper Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States from April to May, 1957.

Dates: Other: 1957 April-May

Arthur V. Watkins papers on development of land and water resources, 1952-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, statements, bills, proposals, and congressional records and reports concerning conservation and development of land for water resources from 1952 to 1958. Also included are newspaper clippings referring to water and land resource problems in 1957.

Dates: Other: 1952-1958

Arthur V. Watkins papers on rainmaking, 1952-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, congressional record reports, and bills from 1952 to 1958 concerning rainmaking, flooding of rivers and harbors, channel deepening and creation, bridge construction, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It also contains government documents about the Federal Navigation Program and the Corps of Engineers.

Dates: Other: 1952-1958

Arthur V. Watkins papers on reservoirs, 1950-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from 1956 to 1957, congressional record reports from February to June 1957, and news clippings concerning reservoirs from 1956 to 1957. Also contain reports by members of the Seneca Nation of Indians concerning the Kinzua Dam and Reservoir in Pennsylvania from May 10, 1957 and pamphlets about public works projects and public water supply from 1950 to 1958.

Dates: Other: 1950-1957

Arthur V. Watkins papers on saline water conversion, 1955-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence and reports referring to the Saline Water Conservation Program from 1955 to 1956 as well as newspaper clippings from 1956 to 1957. Also included are the Third Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior from January 1955 and the congressional record and reports concerning the Saline Water Conservation Program from 1956 to 1958.

Dates: Other: 1955-1958

Arthur V. Watkins papers on water rights, 1949-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains the congressional record and reports regarding developments in water rights from May 23, 1957, information on the Colorado River water rights in the Western United States from March 31, 1949, congressional reports from March 19 to 27, 1956, and news clippings from 1956 to 1958.

Dates: Other: 1949-1958

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Watershed Program, 1953-1956

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from 1954 to 1956, congressional records and reports from 1956, and news clippings from September 14, 1953 to January 24, 1956 concerning the watershed program in the Western United States. Also included are reports by and about the National Watershed Congresses from 1954 to 1955 and miscellaneous notes, reports, and information from 1955 to 1956 on public law dealing with the Watershed Bills.

Dates: Other: 1953-1956

Arthur V. Watkins reports on Waterfowl Program, 1956-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains reports and information from 1956 to 1957 concerning the waterfowl program.

Dates: Other: 1956-1957

John Andreas Widtsoe collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336460]
Identifier: MSS 53
Abstract

The collection contains typewritten reports on surveys relating to land use planning, erosion, surveys, and irrigation in the West United States. Many of these reports include maps of the areas under discussion. These materials were compiled by John A. Widtsoe in 1925.

Dates: 1925

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