Application for Membership in the Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association., 1943-1950
Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection includes minutes, publications, and reports. It contains the minutes of the first annual meeting of the New Mexico Reclamation Association, held in Albuquerque on December 10, 1943. The President was Oscar M. Love. Mayor Clyde Tingley gave the opening address. The minutes were published in brochure format, most likely to encourage new members. Two documents published by the Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association in the collection are: The Coming Flood in the Middle Rio Grande Valley and Its Consequences Local and National (1949) and The Facts About the Flood Control and Reclamation Project in the Middle Rio Grande Valley and Its Importance in the National Defense Program (1950). Both publications refer to the effects a flood would have on defense installations and the two national laboratories (Sandia and Los Alamos). A map showing all the defense installations in New Mexico appears in the publications; there are also separate copies of the map in the collection. The Coming Flood in the Middle Rio Grande Valleycontains copies of letters to Senator Dennis Chavez from David E. Lilienthal, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, and K.K. Nichols, Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base. There is also a copy of a letter to the Commission on Public Works from T.A. Blair, Chief Engineer of the Santa Fe Railway. The letters report on the effects of a flood on their installations and rail transportation.
Dates
- 1943-1950
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Folder
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451