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Wallace F. Bennett legislative papers, 1951-1974

 Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Series contains newspaper clippings, bills, letters, and legislative resolutions on many bills, resolutions, or amendments discussed in the Senate between 1951 and 1974. Materials dated 1951-1974.

Dates: Other: 1951-1974

Wallace F. Bennett papers concerning the executive branch, 1953-1974

 Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Series contains correspondence, bills, and legislative resolutions related to the executive branch of the federal government between 1953 and 1974. Materials dated 1953-1974.

Dates: Other: 1953-1974

Wallace F. Bennett papers of Dixie project (S. 655), 1956, 1963-1964

 File — Box: 246, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2 Sub-Series A
Scope and Contents note

Folder contains legislative acts and bills, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, congressional records, press releases, pamphlets, maps, and statements from 1956 and 1963 to 1964 pertaining to details, plans, and authorization of the Dixie Project in Utah. Much of the correspondence comes from proponents of the long-awaited passage of the Dixie Project bill which would help develop the water resources of the Virgin and Santa Clara Rivers in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1956; Other: 1963-1964

Wallace F. Bennett papers of various legislation, 1951-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains newspaper clippings, bills, letters and legislative resolutions between 1951 and 1974. These items document Senator Bennett's contribution to and action regarding legislation he did not help originate. Individual papers contents and arrangement are similar to Series 2A, with the exception that copies of bills are only occasional and the papers contain a great deal of correspondence. Materials dated 1951-1974.

Dates: Other: 1951-1974

Wallace F. Bennett papers on Bureau of Reclamation for Flaming Gorge, Lake Powell, Weber Basin, and Burns Creek, 1956-1965

 File — Carton: 440, Folder: 2-10
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents note The folders contain reports, maps, correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and legislative bills from 1956 to1965 about federal reclamation projects in the Western United States such as the Flaming Gorge Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project, Lake Powell behind Glen Canyon Dam, and the Burns Creek Project in Idaho. Maps include the preliminary designs and locations from 1959 of the initial recreation development for Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Utah and the proposed boundaries...
Dates: Other: 1956-1965

Wallace F. Bennett papers on Central Utah water projects, 1963-1965

 File — Carton: 446, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents note

Folder contains reports, legislative bills, correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, congressional records, statements, maps, and pamphlets from 1963 to 1965 which provide information about the appropriations and benefits of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project in Utah and the progress of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1963-1965

Wallace F. Bennett papers on Colorado River, 1963-1966

 File — Carton: 446, Folder: 10-12
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents note

Folder contains correspondence, legislative acts and bills, reports, press releases, newspaper clippings, congressional records, maps, magazine articles, and statements from 1963 to 1966 that pertain to different aspects of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States such as the use of water from the Colorado River, power generated from different units of the project, and appropriations.

Dates: Other: 1963-1966

Wallace F. Bennett papers on Indian Affairs, 1957-1958

 File — Carton: 420, Folder: 13-15
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents Folders contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, legislative acts and bills, and maps from 1957 to 1958 pertaining to legislation that would sanction the transfer of land in San Juan County, Utah by the Bureau of Reclamation to the Navajo tribe for the purpose of constructing the Glen Canyon Dam and resulting reservoir in Utah. The majority of the correspondence is between Wallace F. Bennett and opponents of the legislation who petition for support of the ranchers in San Juan County,...
Dates: Other: 1957-1958

Wallace F. Bennett papers on Reclamation Bureau for Central Utah, Glen Canyon, and Green River, 1958

 File — Carton: 420, Folder: 17-24
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents note

Folders contain reports, congressional records, legislative bills, maps, and memorandums from 1955 to1958 concerning water policy and water projects in the Western United States. The majority of the materials pertain to the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 and other federal reclamation projects such as the Central Utah, Glen Canyon, and Green River projects in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1958

Wallace F. Bennett sponsored bills, 1951-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2 Sub-Series A
Scope and Contents Subseries contains newspaper clippings, bills, letters, and legislative resolutions on virtually every bill, resolution, or amendment authored or co-sponsored by Senator Bennett during his Senate career from 1951 to 1974. Most files contain a copy of the bill, resolution or amendment, correspondence with colleagues in the Congress, constituents and special interest groups and source material on the issues. There are papers for every year Bennett served in the Senate but very few papers exist...
Dates: Other: 1951-1974

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