ROBERT S. KERR COLLECTION
CONSERVATION SERIES
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Box 9: Niagara Falls Project (1956-1957) --- Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1960-1962).

F 1: Niagara Falls Project (1956-1957).

a. Correspondence. Correspondents include Averell Harriman; Irving M. Ives; Jacob K. Javits; Herbert H. Lehman; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
b. "Memorandum on Development of Power at Niagara Falls" (July 8, 1957).
c. Press Release, re: legislation (July 18, 1957).
d. Brochure: New York Power Authority, re: H. R. 8643.
e. Memorandum, re: Compromise Bill (1957).
f. Memorandum, re: legislation (1957).
g. Senate Report 1408.  Eighty-fourth Congress; Second Session (1956).
h. House Report 862.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).

i. Senate Report 539.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
j. S. 512.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
k. S. 1037.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
l. S. 2406.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).

m. Public Law 159.  Eighty-fifth Congress (1957).

F 2: Niagara Falls Project (1961).

Power Authority of the State of New York: Packet of material on Niagara Power Project.

F 3: Omnibus Rivers, Harbors, and Flood Control Bill (1948-1950, 1954-1956).

a. Correspondence. Correspondents include Frank E. Smith.
b. Public Law 845.  Eightieth Congress; Second Session (1948).

c. Senate Report 1143.  Eighty-first Congress; First Session (1949).

d. H. R. 5472.  Eighty-first Congress; Second Session (1950).
e. H. R. 5472.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1950), with attached statement, re: proposed amendment.
f. Senate Report 2007.  Eighty-third Congress; Second Session (1954).

g. Public Law 476.  Eighty-third Congress; Second Session (1954).
h. "Rivers and Harbors -- Flood Control."  Eighty-fourth Congress; Second Session (1956).

F 4: Omnibus Rivers, Harbors, and Flood Control Bill (1957).

a. Correspondence. Correspondents include Clifford Davis; Everett M. Dirksen; Allen J. Ellender; J. W. Fulbright; Thomas H. Kuchel; Russell B. Long; Milton R. Young.
b. S. 497.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
c. Statement: Itschner, Emerson C., re: 1957 bill (February 4, 1957).
d. Statement: Merriam, Robert E., re: 1957 bill (February 7, 1957).
e. Statement: Hollis, M. D., re: S. 497 (February 15, 1957).
f. "Omnibus Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Legislation.  Comparison of Terms of H. R. 12080, Eighty-fourth Congress with Terms of S. 497, Eighty-fifth Congress" (March 27, 1957).
g. Report: President, Mississippi River Commission: "Greenville Harbor, Mississippi" (April 26, 1957).

h. House Report 1122.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
i. Senate Report 168.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
j. Hearings: "River and Harbor -- Flood Control Act of 1957."  House.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
k. Hearings: "River and Harbor -- Flood Control Act of 1957."  Senate.  Eighty-fifth Congress; First Session (1957).
l. Roll Call Lists (March 4, 1957).
m. Miscellaneous items re: S. 497.

F 5: Omnibus Rivers, Harbors, and Flood Control Bill (1958).

a. Correspondence. Correspondents include Gordon Allott; Everett M. Dirksen; Allen J. Ellender; Raymond Gary; Barry Goldwater; Carl Hayden; Lyndon B. Johnson; Otto Krueger; William Langer; Frank J. Lausche; Russell B. Long; Thurston B. Morton; Charles E. Potter; Frank E. Smith; H. Alexander Smith; John Stennis; Milton R. Young; Grand River Dam Authority; National Reclamation Association.
b. "S. 497: Section 205 as Passed by the Senate, Modified as Now Proposed by the House of Representatives" (March 20, 1958).
c. Press Release: Eisenhower, Dwight D., re: veto of S. 497 (April 15, 1958).
d. Memo, re: comparison of S. 3686 and S. 497 (May 20, 1958).

e. Amendment, re: legislation (June 12, 1958).
f. Congressional Record -- Senate.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (April 2, 1958).  Pages 5451-5456.
g. Congressional Record -- Senate.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (April 2, 1958).  Pages 5467-5470.
h. Congressional Record -- Senate.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (May 19, 1958).  Pages 7983-7986.

F 6: Omnibus Rivers, Harbors, and Flood Control Bill (1958).

a. "Analysis of Veto of the Omnibus Rivers and Harbors, and Flood Control Bill, S. 497."  House Committee on Public Works.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
b. Hearings: "River and Harbors -- Flood Control Act of 1958."  Senate.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
c. Senate Document 88.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
d. House Report 1588.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
e. House Report 1894.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
f. House Report 1982.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).

g. Senate Report 1710.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
h. H. R. 12955.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
i. S. 497.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).
j. S. 3910.  Eighty-fifth Congress; Second Session (1958).

k. Public Law 500.  Eighty-fifth Congress (1958).

F 7: Omnibus Rivers, Harbors, and Flood Control Bill (1959-1960, 1962).

Correspondence.

F 8: Port Aransas -- Corpus Christi Waterway (1956-1957).

Correspondence.

F 9: Rathbun Dam Project (1957, 1959).

Correspondence.

F 10: Red River Basin: Altus Project (1946, 1953, 1957).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include W. C. Austin.
b. "Invitation to Attend the Preview of Oklahoma Land and Water Resources Development at Altus, Oklahoma" (January 30, 1946).
c. Bureau of Reclamation: "Effect of the Introduction of Irrigation on the Rural and Urban Economy of a Sub-humid Area: W. C. Austin Project, Oklahoma" (June, 1953).

F 11: Red River Basin: Boswell Dam Project (n.d., 1950, 1956-1958, 1961-1962).

a. Correspondence. Correspondents include Carl Albert.
b. Resolution: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, re: project (August 14, 1962).
c. Resolution: State Legislative Council Soil Conservation and Water Resources Committee, re: project de-authorization.

F 12: Red River Basin: Broken Bow Reservoir (1961-1962).

Correspondence. Correspondents include J. Howard Edmondson.

F 13: Red River Basin: Cache Creek Project (1956, 1962).

Correspondence.

F 14: Red River Basin: Kiamichi River (n.d., 1951, 1953-1962).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Carl Albert; Dennis Chavez; J. Howard Edmondson.
b. "Request for $15,000 Survey Funds to Modify the Hugo Reservoir on Kiamichi River (Red River) in Oklahoma."
c. "Pertinent Data: Hugo Reservoir and Alternate Reservoir System, Kiamichi River, Oklahoma."
d. Graphs: Corps of Engineers, re: Reservoir Area and Capacity Curves.
e. Resolution: Choctaw Chamber of Commerce, re: Sawyer site (March 17, 1958).
f. Resolution: Oklahoma Water Resources Board, re: Project (November 14, 1961).

F 15: Red River Basin: Lake Murray (1958-1959).

Correspondence.

F 16: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (n.d., 1943-1946).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include B. D. Eddie; Harold L. Ickes; Sam Rayburn.
b. Order: Texas and Oklahoma Highway Commission, re: damage claim for Willis Bridge (October 6, 1943).
c. Resolution: Oklahoma Highway Commission, re: Willis Bridge (November 8, 1943).
d. Draft Minutes: Oklahoma and Texas Compact Commissions, re: river fishing and hunting regulations (January 29, 1944).

e. "Bryan Hotel -- Reservation List" (May 31, 1946).

f. List: "Lake Texoma and Denison Dam Inspection Tour" (October 11-12, 1946).

F 17: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1949-1950).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Raymond Gary.
b. News Release, re: land leasing (November 4, 1949).

c. Corps of Engineers: "Notice of Public Hearing Relative to Highway Crossing over Lake Texoma at the Willis Site, Denison Reservoir, Red River, Texas and Oklahoma" (January 16, 1950).
d. "List of Those Sent Notice of Public Hearing to Be Held at Ardmore, Oklahoma, on February 16, 1950, Relative to Highway Crossing over Lake Texoma at the Willis Site, Denison Reservoir, Red River, Texas and Oklahoma."

F 18: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1951-1952).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Gordon Dean; Raymond Gary; Lyndon B. Johnson; Pat McCarran; Johnston Murray; Frank Pace; A. Devitt Vanech.
b. Corps of Engineers: "Notice of Public Hearing" (August 29, 1952).

c. "Exhibit of Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee in Reference to Denison Reservoir, Red River Basin, Texas and Oklahoma" (September 30, 1952).
d. H. R. 2437.  Eighty-second Congress; First Session (1951).

e. Senate Report 1709.  Eighty-second Congress; Second Session (1952).
f. S. 1095.  Eighty-second Congress; Second Session (1952).

F 19: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1953-1954).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Raymond Gary; Reuel Little.
b. Resolution: Madill Chamber of Commerce, re: land sale (December 11, 1953).
c. Resolution: Durant Chamber of Commerce, re: land sale (January 7, 1954).

d. "Lake Texoma: Newberry Creek Bay" (May 25, 1954).
e. Senate Report 301.  Eighty-third Congress; First Session (1953).
f. House Document 496.  Eighty-third Congress; Second Session (1954).

F 20: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1955).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Donald R. Belcher.
b. Oklahoma Highway Department: "History of the Willis Bridge" (February, 1955).
c. Oklahoma Highway Department: "Estimate of Cost: Proposed Bridge Across Denison Lake Between Willis, Oklahoma, and Whitesboro, Texas" (May 6, 1955).

d. Senate Report 391.  Eighty-fourth Congress; First Session (1955).
e. S. 1318.  Eighty-fourth Congress; First Session (1955).
f. Public Law 164.  Eighty-fourth Congress; First Session (1955).
g. Statement, Joint: Oklahoma and Texas, re: Willis Bridge.

F 21: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1956-1957).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Raymond Gary; Sam Rayburn; James C. Wright, Jr.
b. Statement: McKinney, R. L., re: recreational facilities appropriation.
c. Statement: McKinney, R. L., re: flood damage.

F 22: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1958-1959).

a. Correspondence.  Correspondents include Carl Albert; Raymond Gary; A. S. Mike Monroney.
b. Statement: Denison Chamber of Commerce and Lake Texoma Association, re: recreational facilities appropriations (May, 1958).
c. Statement: Lake Texoma Association, re: public use facilities appropriations (April, 1959).
d. Corps of Engineers: "Notice of Public Hearing" (April 30, 1959).
e. Corps of Engineers: "Mailing List for Notice of Public Hearing Concerning a Proposed Revised Master Plan for Reservoir Development and Management for Denison Dam and Lake Texoma to Be Held in Texoma State Park Lodge at Lake Texoma" (May 27, 1959).

F 23: Red River Basin: Lake Texoma (1960-1962).

Correspondence.  Correspondents include George L. Cross; John F. Kennedy; Leroy McClendon.

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