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Arthur V. Watkins papers on flood control, 1953-1983

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

Contains correspondence from 1955 to 1958, news clippings from 1953 to 1983 concerning flood control, government reports and bills S. 2374, S. 2768, S. 2862, S. 2374, S. 3273, S. 3791, H.R. 11702, H.R. 12080 from 1955 to 1956, and statements and information from 1956 on flood control in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1953-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on foreign reclamation, 1955-1956

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

Contains correspondence, reports, statements, and news clippings concerning foreign reclamation from 1955 to 1956.

Dates: Other: 1955-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on Glen Canyon, 1954-1971

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

Contains correspondence, news clippings, statements, reports, and notes from 1954 to 1971 concerning the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona. Also included is a congressional record and report concerning Glen Canyon and the resolutions from 1956 to 1958 to change the name to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dam.

Dates: Other: 1954-1971
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 Glen Canyon Reservoir and Dam, 1954-1972

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, news clippings, statements, and meeting minutes from 1954 the Glen Canyon Reservoir and Dam in Utah as part of the Upper Colorado Region in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1954-1972
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 Hells Canyon Project, 1950-1958

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence from 1951 to 1958, news clippings from 1954 to 1958, statements from 1955 to 1957, and general reports from 1954 to 1957 concerning the Hells Canyon Project in Oregon and Idaho. It also contains reports from 1957 concerning power sources in the Hells Canyon Project and reports on bills about the Hells Canyon Project from 1950 to 1957. Also included are financial reports and maps, a letter from the Secretary of the Army and Hearings from the Senate concerning the Hells...
Dates: Other: 1950-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on H.R. 3383, 1955-1957

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

Contains correspondence from 1956, statements from 1955 to 1956, reports from 1955, and miscellaneous information and amendments from 1957 concerning bill H.R. 3383 concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

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 papers on Colorado River Storage Project / Arthur V. Watkins papers on legislation / Arthur V. Watkins legislation and bills on Colorado River Storage Project

Arthur V. Watkins papers on irrigation, 1953-1957

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

Contains correspondence, government reports, bills concerning irrigation in the Colorado River Storage Project from April 22, 1954 to May 5, 1956, newspaper clippings from 1953 to 1956 and reports and papers from 1956 to 1957 concerning irrigation in the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States.

Dates: Other: 1953-1957
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 Joseph McCarthy, 1949-1959

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains information regarding the Joseph McCarthy trial during the 1950s. Included are pamphlets; copies of hearings, sessions, and press conferences; articles; copies of reports and hearings; Senate actions; hearings, prints, and reports relating to S. Res. 301; correspondence regarding television coverage of the hearings; correspondence supporting McCarthy; and correspondence expressing negative views of McCarthy.

Dates: Other: 1949-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers

Arthur V. Watkins papers on legislation, 1928-1959

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Identifier: MSS 146 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence of legislation from 1954 to 1957, bills from 1955 to 1958, and reports from 1941 to 1959 from the House of Representatives concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Western United States. It also contains bills and reports from 1955 to 1958 concerning the Colorado River Storage Project in the Senate. In addition, contains the congressional record from 1952 to 1956 regarding the Colorado River Storage Project. Also included are congressional records from...
Dates: Other: 1928-1959
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 Metropolitan Water District of Pleasant Grove vs. Lindon, 1939

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

Contains correspondence, court records, and exhibits concerning the Metropolitan Water District of Pleasant Grove vs. Lindon court case of 1939.

Dates: Other: 1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 146, Arthur V. Watkins papers / Arthur V. Watkins reclamation papers / Arthur V. Watkins papers on Utah reclamation

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Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.) 47
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Weber River Project (U.S.) 4
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Dixie Project (U.S.) 1
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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