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Reclamation of land -- Pacific and Mountain States

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur V. Watkins papers on flood control, 1953-1983

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

Contains correspondence from 1955 to 1958, news clippings from 1953 to 1983 concerning flood control, government reports and bills S. 2374, S. 2768, S. 2862, S. 2374, S. 3273, S. 3791, H.R. 11702, H.R. 12080 from 1955 to 1956, and statements and information from 1956 on flood control in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1953-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on foreign reclamation, 1955-1956

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, reports, statements, and news clippings concerning foreign reclamation from 1955 to 1956.

Dates: Other: 1955-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers, 1902-1972

 Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains papers regarding various reclamation issues in the Western United States that were handled by Watkins while working with the Bureau of Reclamation during the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the significant topics in these files are public works, water rights, watershed, Utah reclamation, the Colorado River Storage Project, natural resources, flood control, public lands, engineering, Hells Canyon, and reclamation book materials.

Dates: Other: 1902-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers

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