United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur V. Watkins papers on Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation, 1941-1965
Contains correspondence, news clippings, proposals, amendment, and miscellaneous brochures concerning the Bureau of Reclamation from 1954 to 1958.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on development of land and water resources, 1952-1958
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.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on public works, 1950-1959
Contains correspondence, clippings, proposals, and other materials related to public works in the United States, with a particular focus on water resource and land development. Includes information on water treatment and recreation. Materials date from between 1950 and 1959.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on rainmaking, 1952-1958
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.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on reservoirs, 1950-1957
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.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on rivers and harbors, 1952-1958
Contains correspondence, articles, clippings, and other materials related to American rivers and harbors. Includes information on the management of these waterways, as well as flood control and transportation. Some of the files deal specifically with the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Materials date from between 1952 and 1958.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on saline water conversion, 1955-1958
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.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on water resource policy, 1954-1959
Contains correspondence from 1955 to 1958 concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States and water policy, proposals, statements, congressional records, reports, bills, and newspaper clippings from 1954 to 1959, and brochures and notes regarding water policy.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on water rights and the Barrett Bill, 1955-1957
Contains correspondence, statements, and addresses from 1956 to 1957 regarding S. 863 and a congressional record and report from 1955 to 1957 also regarding S. 863.
Arthur V. Watkins papers on Watershed Program, 1953-1956
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.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 8
- Proposals 5
- Reports 5
- Public works -- United States 4
- Water conservation projects -- United States 3
- Publications 2
- Recreation -- United States 2
- Water resources development -- United States 2
- Bills 1
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 1
- Floods 1
- Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
- Land use -- United States 1
- Rain-making 1
- Reservoirs -- United States 1
- River channels 1
- Saint Lawrence Seaway 1
- Saline water conversion -- United States 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
- Water -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
- Water rights -- West (U.S.) 1
- Water-supply -- United States 1
- Watersheds -- United States 1 + ∧ less