Yellowstone River Basin development (includes "Preliminary Report Yellowstone River Basin Resume of Possible Development for Flood Control, Irrigation, Navigation, Power, Recreation," by John T. Tucker; resolutions of meeting re formation of Yellowstone River Drainage Basin Association; clippings; minutes of annual meeting of Montana Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries; copies of letters of R. Arnold Sunstrom and H.W. Bashore; "Postwar Planning," by J.C. Thomson), 1937-1943
Content Description:
The records consist of subject files for the Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project, the Fort Peck Dam, the Mid-Yellowstone Recovery Association, the Montana Reclamation Association, Frank L. Patterson, and development of the Yellowstone River Basin. The files, arranged chronologically, include correspondence, clippings, legal documents, maps, statistical and financial records, and printed publications. The records are those of Noel Carrico, Glendive, a contract negotiator for the project, and Frank L. Patterson, Terry, president of the Mid-Yellowstone Recovery Association. Prominent correspondents include Montana Senators Burton K. Wheeler and James E. Murray and Congressman James F. O'Connor.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1943
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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