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Water conservation projects -- Pacific and Mountain States

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur V. Watkins papers on conservation and conservation groups, 1902-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, press releases, statements by Watkins, statements and addresses, reports, government information, pamphlets and brochures, and notes and information from 1902 to 1958 on conservation within the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1902-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Echo Park Dam and Dinosaur National Monument, 1915-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, statements, reports, maps, brochures, pamphlets, and information relating to Echo Park Dam and Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and New Mexico respectively, from 1915 to 1958.

Dates: Other: 1915-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on the Upper Canyon

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Dam, 1956-1964

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence concerning Flaming Gorge Reservoir, news clippings, and a statement by John F. Kennedy regarding the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Utah as part of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1956-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on the Upper Canyon

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Glen Canyon Reservoir and Dam, 1954-1972

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, statements, and meeting minutes from 1954 the Glen Canyon Reservoir and Dam in Utah as part of the Upper Colorado Region in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1954-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on the Upper Canyon

Arthur V. Watkins papers on H.R. 3383, 1955-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from 1956, statements from 1955 to 1956, reports from 1955, and miscellaneous information and amendments from 1957 concerning bill H.R. 3383 concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1955-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on legislation / Arthur V. Watkins legislation and bills on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on legislation, 1928-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence of legislation from 1954 to 1957, bills from 1955 to 1958, and reports from 1941 to 1959 from the House of Representatives concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States. It also contains bills and reports from 1955 to 1958 concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Senate. In addition, contains the congressional record from 1952 to 1956 regarding the Colorado River Storage Project. Also included are congressional records from...
Dates: Other: 1928-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Navajo Dam, 1956-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, press releases, and miscellaneous information all from 1956 to 1958 concerning the Navajo Dam in New Mexico.

Dates: Other: 1956-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on the Upper Canyon

Arthur V. Watkins papers on other bills, 1949-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains a memo and bill regarding bill S. 790 from February 1949, correspondence and bill concerning bill S. 863 from 1956 to 1958, a Congressional Record and reports concerning the bill S. 1555 from 1954 to 1955, and drafts of bill S. 3013, all concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1949-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on legislation / Arthur V. Watkins legislation and bills on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Rainbow Bridge, 1969-1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, statements, and information from 1973 concerning the Rainbow Bridge in Utah, brochures concerning Rainbow Bridge from 1969 to 1971, correspondence from October 21, 1971, and a memo from December 2, 1970 regarding Rainbow Bridge.

Dates: Other: 1969-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on the Upper Canyon

Arthur V. Watkins papers on S. 500, 1955-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from 1955, statements from 1955, reports and bill from 1955 to 1956, and information and amendments concerning bill S.500 and the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1955-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on legislation / Arthur V. Watkins legislation and bills on Colorado River Storage Project

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