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Arthur V. Watkins papers on development of land and water resources, 1952-1958

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

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.

Dates: Other: 1952-1958
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 Dixie Project, 1949-1956

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

Contains correspondence from 1949 to 1956 regarding the Dixie Project and bill S. 723 with a statement concerning the Dixie Project in Utah.

Dates: Other: 1949-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Echo Dam, 1934-1963

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, statements, a congressional record and report, brochures and pamphlets, and reports and information regarding the Echo Dam in Utah from 1934 to 1958. It also includes correspondence, news clippings, and reports concerning the Flaming Gorge project in the Upper Colorado Region of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States from 1956 to 1963.

Dates: Other: 1934-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers for reclamation book / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project

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

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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 / MSS 146, 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 economics, 1954-1958

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from 1954 to 1958, news clippings from 1955 to 1958, statements from 1954, reports from 1955 to 1958, congressional reports from 1954 to 1958, and notes and brochures regarding the economic issues of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1954-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on engineering, 1951-1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence concerning engineering from 1956 to 1958; news releases by the Department of Defense concerning the Corps of Engineers from 1955 to 1958; government reports and bills S. 2374, S. 497, H.R. 4783 concerning engineering from 1953 to 1958; a report on the Federal Civil Works Program as administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, appendix A-D, G-L from 1951; reports by the Corps of Engineers from 1953 to 1958; a Civil Works six year program, from the Department of...
Dates: Other: 1951-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on financial considerations, 1956-1975

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence and reports from 1956 to 1975 concerning the financial considerations of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1956-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers for reclamation book / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on fish and wildlife, 1956-1958

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

Contains correspondence, reports, and news clippings concerning fish and wildlife in reference to natural resources in the Western United States from 1956 to 1958.

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 papers on natural resources / Arthur V. Watkins papers on minerals

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

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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 / MSS 146, 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 flood control, 1940-1957

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 13 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from 1955 to 1957, statements and reports from 1954 to 1957 concerning flood control in the Colorado River Storage Project, reports concerning drainage of the Colorado River Storage Project, and correspondence concerning agricultural matters of the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1940-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on irrigation

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Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.) 47
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United States. Congress. Senate 17
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Weber River Project (U.S.) 4
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Linke, Harold A. (Harold Adolph) 1
National Reclamation Association 1
Ogden River Project (U.S.) 1
Paonia Project (U.S.) 1
Provo Bench Canal and Irrigation Company 1
Provo Reservoir Company 1
Ritter, Willis W., 1899-1978 1
Solano Project, California (U.S.) 1
Tanner, Caleb, 1868-1960 1
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers 1
United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1953-1955) 1
United States. Department of the Interior 1
Upper Colorado River Commission 1
Weber Basin Project (U.S.) 1
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