Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-410-SC
Scope and Content
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 (bulk 1949-1950)
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Institutional History
The Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association was a citizens group that promoted the work of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. In 1950, there were two thousand subscribing members. The New Mexico Reclamation Association was also a citizens support group organized in the 1940s. The Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association was preceded by the Middle Rio Grande Valley Association in the 1920s.
Extent
1 Folder
- Title
- Finding aid of the Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association Records, 1943-1950 (bulk 1949-1950)
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Marilyn P. Fletcher
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 410 SC::Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association Records)//EN" "nmu1mss410sc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu