Scope and Contents This folder contains memos from Sidney L. McFarland, Irrigation Consultant, House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee to members of the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation. also included is a memo from Secretary of Interior Oscar L. Chapman to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation and Director of the National Park Service concerning construction of dams in Dinosaur National Monument. Finally, there is a memo from Ival V. Goslin to members of Congress describing the...

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This folder contains lists of congressmen showing their probable vote on the UCRSP. These lists were used to assess support for the project and to determine which congressmen needed to be contacted by the bill managers in order to be pursuaded to vote for the bill.

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This folder contains notes and lists concerning luncheon meetings held by congressional supporters of the UCRSP.

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This folder contains proxies given by several members of the House to Dawson.

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This folder contains printed copies of various bills concerning the UCRSP.

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This folder conatins a comparison of several versions of the House bill and a comparison of the bill passed by the Senate and the proposed House bill.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The William A. Dawson papers (1902-1971) concentrate on Dawson's last three terms in the U. S. House of Representatives (1952-1958). The first section of the collection is composed of personal and political materials. These include correspondence with his wife, daughters, and brothers. There is also a twenty-six page autobiographical sketch written in 1970, and campaign literature from the 1954 and 1956 elections. Following the personal and political materials, is the UCRSP file....

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This folder contains amendments to the various bills proposed by Governor Johnson, Northcutt Ely, the Upper Colorado River Commission and others.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The William A. Dawson papers (1902-1971) concentrate on Dawson's last three terms in the U. S. House of Representatives (1952-1958). The first section of the collection is composed of personal and political materials. These include correspondence with his wife, daughters, and brothers. There is also a twenty-six page autobiographical sketch written in 1970, and campaign literature from the 1954 and 1956 elections. Following the personal and political materials, is the UCRSP file....

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These folders contain pamphlets and brochures advocating passage of the UCRSP. Folders 16-17 contain packets of information distributed to members of Congress by those who supported the project. Many of these materials were projected by the Upper Colorado River Grass Roots, Inc.