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Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur V. Watkins correspondence against Colorado River Storage Project , 1954-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, statements, congressional reports, and notes and information from 1954 to 1957 about anti-Colorado River Storage Project views.

Dates: Other: 1954-1957

Arthur V. Watkins correspondence on Paonia Project, 1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 10 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence and a congressional record from 1957 concerning the Paonia Project in Colorado, part of the Colorado River Storage Project.

Dates: Other: 1957

Arthur V. Watkins general correspondence on Colorado River Storage Project, 1934-1958

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

Contains general correspondence from 1934 to 1958 concerning the Colorado River Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1934-1958

Arthur V. Watkins general papers on Colorado River Storage Project, 1935-1971

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

Contains maps, statements and reports made by Watkins, statements made by other congressmen, and a hearing concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States. Also included are pamphlets and information, voting patterns, statistics and cost comparisons, and notes concerning the Colorado River Storage Project. Also included is a comparison of the High Hells Canyon Project and the Colorado River Storage Project. Materials originate from 1935 to 1971.

Dates: Other: 1935-1971

Arthur V. Watkins history papers on Colorado River Storage Project, 1904-1956

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

Contains minutes from a meeting of the Colorado Drainage Basin Committee and the Bonneville Drainage Basin Committee concerning the Colorado River Storage Project, correspondence concerning water sites of the Colorado River Storage Project, a chronology of the Colorado River Storage Project, and other documents relating to the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States from 1904 to 1956.

Dates: Other: 1904-1956

Arthur V. Watkins legislation and bills on Colorado River Storage Project, 1947-1949

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

Contains bills introduced by Watkins in the 80th Congress from 1947 to 1948 and the 81st Congress from 1948 to 1949 concerning Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1947-1949

Arthur V. Watkins legislation and laws on Colorado River Storage Project, 1937-1955

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

Contains the Colorado Water Conservancy District Law of 1937 by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and United States Atomic Energy Commission Hearings on leasing methods and procedures from March 1955.

Dates: Other: 1937-1955

Arthur V. Watkins motion picture films, 1955

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

Contains three films from 1955 concerning new jet fighters and bombers, Joseph R. McCarthy censure hearings, and the Upper Colorado Storage Project.

Dates: Other: 1955

Arthur V. Watkins news clippings on Colorado River Storage Project, 1928-1973

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

Contains news clippings from 1928 to 1973 regarding the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1928-1973

Arthur V. Watkins papers for reclamation book, 1939-1970

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

Contains materials intended for a book about reclamation. It contains notes by Watkins for a book to be written on reclamation, correspondence, news clippings, notes, information, reports, and brochures from 1939 to 1970 concerning reclamation in the Western United States. Also includes information on the Colorado River Storage Project.

Dates: Other: 1939-1970

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 47
Collection 1
 
Subject
Letters 38
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 28
Reports 25
Water -- Storage -- Pacific and Mountain States 25
Water conservation projects -- Pacific and Mountain States 25
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Water resources development -- Pacific and Mountain States 25
Notes 9
Laws 8
Publications 8
Water conservation projects -- West (U.S.) 8
Brochures 7
Speeches, addresses, etc. 7
Pamphlets 6
Reclamation of land -- West (U.S.) 4
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 4
Water reuse -- United States -- History -- Sources 4
Maps 3
Press releases 3
Agriculture 2
Agriculture and Natural Resources 2
Echo Park Dam (Colo.) 2
Environment and Conservation 2
Environmental Conditions 2
Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) 2
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah and Ariz.) 2
International Relations 2
Irrigation -- Pacific and Mountain States 2
Media and Communication 2
Military 2
Mines and Mineral Resources 2
Minutes (Records) 2
Political Campaigns 2
Politics, Government, and Law 2
Public Finance 2
Public Utilities 2
Public Works 2
Religion 2
Social Life and Customs 2
Sports and Recreation 2
Statistics 2
Water and Water Rights 2
Water conservation projects -- Colorado 2
78 rpm records 1
Actions and defenses -- Arizona 1
Actions and defenses -- California 1
Articles 1
Budgets 1
Conservation of natural resources -- Pacific and Mountain States 1
Dinosaur National Monument (Colo. and Utah) 1
Fighter planes 1
Flaming Gorge Dam (Utah) 1
Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Wyo. and Utah) 1
Flood control -- Pacific and Mountain States 1
Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. 1
Manuscripts 1
Memorandums 1
Motion pictures 1
Navajo Dam (N.M.) 1
Pacific and Mountain States -- Economic conditions 1
Phonograph records 1
Photographs 1
Public opinion -- California, Southern 1
Rainbow Bridge (Utah) 1
Reclamation of land 1
Water -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
Water -- Pollution 1
Water conservation -- West (U.S.) 1
Water conservation projects -- Utah 1
Water rights -- Arizona 1
Water rights -- California 1
Water use -- West (U.S.) 1
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