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Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 37 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 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

Arthur V. Watkins papers in favor of Colorado River Storage Project, 1954-1958

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

Contains correspondence, news clippings, press releases, pamphlets and brochures, statements, reports and memos, and information from 1954 to 1958 regarding pro-Colorado River Storage Project views.

Dates: Other: 1954-1958

Arthur V. Watkins papers on American Indian affairs, 1946-1970

 Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, newspaper articles, and manuscripts regarding Indian Affairs in the United States between 1946 and 1970. It also includes material on education, self-government, religion, health care, and other related materials.

Dates: Other: 1946-1970

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Arizona vs. California, 1954-1958

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

Contains correspondence from March to April 1956 and news clippings from 1954 and 1956 to 1958 concerning the Arizona vs. California case of 1954. It also contains a copy and notes of the testimony of Paul D. Christensen given in August 1956 and government reports and record from the Supreme Court concerning the Arizona vs. California case of 1954.

Dates: Other: 1954-1958

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project, 1902-1973

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

Contains correspondence, clippings, reports, publications, and other material related to the Colorado River Storage Project. Includes information on project's history, legislation surrounding the project, and correspondence with citizens and professional groups. Also includes material on various construction projects undertaken as part of the larger project, including construction in Utah. Materials date from between 1902 and 1973.

Dates: 1902-1973

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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 26
Reports 24
Water -- Storage -- Pacific and Mountain States 17
Water conservation projects -- Pacific and Mountain States 17
Water resources development -- Pacific and Mountain States 17