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Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation / Arthur V. Watkins papers on public works

Arthur V. Watkins papers on water resource policy, 1954-1959

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

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.

Dates: Other: 1954-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation / Arthur V. Watkins papers on public works

Arthur V. Watkins papers on water resources, 1956-1958

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

Contains hearings, proposals, and statements referring to water resources from 1956 to 1958, papers concerning resource development of the United States, Soviet Union, and Red China from 1957 to 1958, brochures about world power from 1956 to 1958, and newspaper clippings on water resources, dams, power, and flooding from 1956 to 1957.

Dates: Other: 1956-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation / Arthur V. Watkins papers on public works

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation

Arthur V. Watkins papers on water rights and the Barrett Bill, 1955-1957

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

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.

Dates: Other: 1955-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation / Arthur V. Watkins papers on water rights

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins general papers on reclamation

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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 11
Letters 10
Reports 8
Proposals 6
Public works -- United States 5
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Publications 4
Water conservation projects -- United States 4
Water -- Law and legislation -- United States 3
Articles 2
Recreation -- United States 2
Water resources development -- United States 2
Water rights -- West (U.S.) 2
Water-supply -- United States 2
Bills 1
Brochures 1
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 1
Floods 1
Kinzua Dam (Pa.) 1
Land use -- United States 1
Notes 1
Public Works -- West (U.S.) 1
Rain-making 1
Reservoirs -- United States 1
River channels 1
Rivers -- West (U.S.) -- Recreational use 1
Saint Lawrence Seaway 1
Saline water conversion -- United States 1
Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
Transcripts 1
Water-power 1
Waterfowl management -- United States 1
Watersheds -- United States 1
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