Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions and Boards: Records of the Missouri Basin Survey Commission (Record Group 220)

FOLDER TITLE LIST

Box 1

REPORT FILE

• Final Report to the President, Dec. 29, 1952

TRANSCRIPTS OF PROCEEDINGS

• Aberdeen, S. D., May 21, 1952

Box 2

• Billings, Mont., May 17, 1952
• Bismarck, N.D., May 19, 1952
• Denver, Colo., June 26, 1952
• Great Falls, Mont., May 15, 1952

Box 3

• Great Falls, Mont., May 16, 1952
• Hays, Kans., June 6, 1952
• Herman, Mo., June 13, 1952
• Jefferson City, Mo., June 12, 1952
• Kansas City, Mo., June 10, 1952

Box 4

• Kansas City, Mo., June 11, 1952
• Lincoln, Nebr., Aug. 22, 1952
• Lincoln, Nebr., Aug. 23, 1952
• Manhattan, Kans., June 5, 1952

Box 5

• Pierre, S.D., May 23, 1952
• Sioux City, Ia., May 8, 1952
• Sioux City, Ia., May 9, 1952
• St. Charles, Mo., June 14, 1952
• St. Paul, Minn., June 16, 1952
• Topeka, Kans., June 3, 1952

Box 6

• Worland, Wyo., June 27, 1952
• Worland, Wyo. June 28, 1952
• Summary of proceedings, October 20, 1952
• Navigation interviews

MAPS, CHARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS

• Navigation charts, Missouri River 1950
• Maps and charts, Missouri River
• Omaha District project maps 1951

Box 7

• Missouri hearing - maps - miscellaneous material
• Maps - Sioux City hearing
• Corps of Engineers, James River flood control improvements - Maps presented at South Dakota, May 1952
• Milk River flood photographs, Great Falls, Mont., May 15, 1952
• Photographs of flood, South Dakota May 1952
• Sioux City, Iowa Meeting, May 9, 1952--Photo Album
• Charts

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

• Newspaper Clippings [1 of 6]
• Newspaper Clippings [2 of 6]
• Newspaper Clippings [3 of 6]

Box 8

• Newspaper Clippings [4 of 6]
• Newspaper Clippings [5 of 6]
• Newspaper Clippings [6 of 6]
• Newspaper Clippings-South Dakota [1 of 2]
• Newspaper Clippings-South Dakota [2 of 2]
• Newspaper Clippings-Tuttle Creek Dam

Box 9

• Newspaper Clippings-Miscellaneous-August, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Miscellaneous-September, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Miscellaneous-October, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Miscellaneous-November, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Miscellaneous-December, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Topeka
• Newspaper Clippings-Other Dams, December 1, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Oahe-Other Dams, December 12, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Other Dams, December 19, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Watershed Legislation, September-November, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Watershed Legislation-Flood Control, December 19, 1952
• Newspaper Clippings-Watershed Dev. December 1, 1952

COMMISSION REFERENCE FILE

Box 10

• The Missouri River Basin Proposals for Development, Meade
• Missouri River Channel, Stabilization and Navigation Project, Report to the Committee on Appropriations, Kerr
• Missouri River Channel, Stabilization and Navigation Project, Hearings Before House Subcommittee on Appropriations
• Study of Civil Works, Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Study Civil Works
• Power Market Survey, Missouri River Basin, Area A Montana, Federal Power Commission
• Power Market Survey, Missouri River Basin, Area B Wyoming-Colorado, Federal Power Commission
• Power Market Survey, Missouri River Basin, Area C North Dakota, Federal Power Commission
• Power Market Survey, Missouri River Basin, Area D Nebraska, Federal Power Commission
• Power Market Survey, Missouri River Basin, Area E Kansas-Missouri, Federal Power Commission
• Power Market Survey, Missouri River Basin, Part I-Power Requirements
• Statement Regarding Interest and Activities of the U.S. Public Health Service
• Speed Missouri River Floods
• What Happened at Kansas City, July, 1951, Flood in Kansas River Basin
• Report on the Cooperative Survey for the Development of Land and Water Resources in the Grand River Basin Missouri
• Economic Implications of Irrigation Development in the Northern Great Plains
• Personnel Management, The Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government
• Concluding Report, The Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government

Box 11

• Flood Control, A Proceedings Report on a Forum Held at Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kansas, November 27-28, 1951
• Missouri River Basin Agricultural Program
• The Missouri Basin's Water Resources, Organizing for Operation
• Investment Appraisal, Proposed Watershed Programs
• Modification of the 160 Acre Limitation
• Reclamation Law
• The Interstate Compact as an Instrumentality for Regional Planning
• Summary of State Water law in the Missouri Basin
• Water Resources Policy Commission Recommendations for Legislation
• The Bureau of Land Management and its Relation to the Program for the Development and Use of the Land and Water Resources in the Missouri River Basin
• Conservation and Development of Mineral Resources in Missouri Basin by Interior's Bureau of Mines to Chairman Lawrence and Members of the Commission
• Executive Order 10318 Establishing the Missouri Basin Survey Commission
• The Contribution of the U.S. Geological Survey to the Missouri Basin Development Program
• Activities of the Bureau of Reclamation in Region 6
• Statement of E.W. Rising
• Big-Dam Foolishness
• Mid-State Project
• The Watershed-American Watershed Council, Inc.
• Bibliography of Congressional and Federal Documents on the Missouri River Basin, 1947-1952
• "A Statement of Desirable Policy With Respect to the Conservation, Development, and Use of the National Water Resources"
• Navigation and Flood Control Laws

Box 12

• Missouri River Channel Stabilization and Navigation Project Kansas City to Mouth
• Statement by the Under Secretary of the Interior Before the Missouri Basin Survey Commission, September 15, 1952
• Statement by Avery A. Batson, Director, Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation Before the Missouri Basin Survey Commission
• Statement by Harrell F. Mosbaugh, Chairman, Interior Missouri Basin Field Committee, Before the Missouri Basin Commission
• Planning for Fish and Wildlife in the Missouri Basin
• Interior's Role Through the National Park Service in Planning and Developing Land and Water Resources in the Missouri River Basin
• The Bureau of Indian Affairs in Missouri River Basin Development Program
• Report on the Missouri Basin Survey Commission Trip to the Tennessee Valley Area
• Organization for Missouri Basin Resource Development
• Federal Power Laws Applicable in the Missouri Basin
• Channel Stabilization and Navigation Project Agricultural Erosion Control Aspects
• Statement to Missouri Basin Survey Commission, August 1952
• Local Participation in Development Projects and Watershed Programs
• Some Local Problems in Connection with Harlan County Reservoir
• Some Local Problems in Connection with Trenton, Enders, and Medicine Creek Reservoirs
• Studies Needed on Local Problems with Large Reservoirs
• Report to Nebraska Coordinating Committee for Missouri Basin Resource Development
• Report to Nebraska Coordinating Committee for Missouri River Basin Resource Development
• Factual Data Relative to Major Problems Arising in the Coordination of Water Resources Projects and Highway Development in the Missouri River Basin, November 1952
• Factual Data Relative to Major Problems Arising in the Coordination of Water Resources Projects and Highway Development in the Missouri River Basin, December 1952
• Department of Commerce Statement on Existing Programs and Problems in Missouri River Basin
• New Defense Production Facilities in the Missouri River Basin
• The Missouri River Basin Development Program
• Suitability for Sustained Irrigation of Lands in North Dakota West of the Des Lacs River
• Mirage Flats Project
• The Lower Platte River Area's Relationship to the Missouri River Basin Project
• Mineral Resources
• National Water Policy Panel of Engineers Joint Council
• Report on Addition of Power Facilities to the Water Valley Reservoir on the White River and Tributaries as Proposed by the Corps of Engineers
• Garrison Dam on the Missouri
• Summary of Benefits
• Missouri River Basin Project, Bureau of Reclamation
• Huron Development Farm
• Redfield Development Farm
• Power Fortifies Farming, Commerce & Industry
• Irrigated Crop Yields, Huron & Redfield
• Angostura
• Water Resources Development Map, South Dakota

Box 13

• Missouri-Oahe District
• Summary of the Program of the Department of the Interior in the Missouri River Basin
• S. 1883, Bill
• Discussion of Morris L. Cooke's Paper by Dr. H.E. Thomas
• Digest of Congressional Proceedings
• Lander Phosphate Rock Deposits, Fremont County, Wyoming, Part I-Investigation of the Deposits
• From Daily Belle Fourche Post-Comments on Conference on Resource Development Benefits
• Land and Water Resources Development of the Missouri River Basin
• Fuel Resources Available to Selected Missouri Basin Thermal Power Plant Sites
• Western Mineral Fertilizers
• Pick-Sloan Plan in Missouri River Basin
• Report on Missouri River Channel Stabilization and Navigation Projects, Sioux City to Mouth
• Report on Missouri River Channel Stabilization and Navigation Projects, Sioux City to Mouth, Appendix I, Estimated Cost to Complete Project
• Report on Missouri River Channel Stabilization and Navigation Projects, Sioux City to Mouth, Appendix II, Maps Showing Work Necessary to Complete Project
• Report on Missouri River Channel Stabilization and Navigation Projects, Sioux City to Mouth, Appendix III, Benefits

Box 14

• Resources for Freedom, Volume I, Foundations for Growth and Security
• Resources for Freedom, Volume II, The Outlook for Key Commodities
• Resources for Freedom, Volume III, The Outlook for Energy Sources
• Resources for Freedom, Volume IV, The Promise of Technology
• Resources for Freedom, Volume V, Selected Reports to the Commission
• Federal Power Act
• Long Range Program for the Missouri River Basin Region
• Progress in the Missouri River Basin

Box 15

• Progress, August 1952
• Chicago Regional Office Report to Missouri Basin Survey Commission
• Missouri River Basin in the Upper Missouri District
• Sedimentation and Chemical Quality of Water in the Powder River Drainage Basin Wyoming and Montana
• Missouri River Bibliography
• Investment Appraisal Survey Lower Platter River Area
• Investment Appraisal Survey Niobrara River Basin
• Power Resources, Requirements and Supply
• Investment Appraisal Survey Missouri River Basin Projects
• Reports on Projects Under Consideration by Bureau of Reclamation
• Tabulation of Economic Data for Projects Under Consideration by Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin

Box 16

• Investment Appraisal Survey South Platte River Basin
• Investment Appraisal Survey Kansas River Basin
• Report on Classification of Lands According to Arability Under Irrigation
• Correspondence with Bureau of Reclamation in re Investment Appraisal
• Local Effects of the Proposed South Grand and Stockton Flood Control Reservoirs, Osage River Basin

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION FILE

Box 17

• List of Daily Mail Received and Where it is Filed
• Index to Administrative File
• Administration of Natural Resources, A Selected List of References, TVA
• Flood Control for the Kansas City Area
• Source Material and Computations, Flood Control and Sedimentation
• Table I, Direction and Source of Traffic Moving on Upper Mississippi River
• Investment Appraisal of Missouri Basin Projects
• Memos to File: Navigation
• Mailing Lists for Inquiry Letters
• Summary of Interviews by Commodities
• Outline for the Report of the Missouri Basin Survey Commission
• Executive Order 10318
• Bibliographies

Box 18

• Correspondence Regarding Mailing List for Commission Hearings
• J.J. Thomas, Regional Personnel Officer; Lewis E. Timmons, Regional Comptroller
• Holloway, W.A.--Regional Director General Services Administration
• Missouri River Channel Stabilization and Navigation Project Hearings
• "A Statement Desirable Policy With Respect to the Conservation, Development, and Use of the National Water Resources": A Digest and Commentary
• Chart for Analysis of Changing Channel Conditions and Adjustment of Discharge Measurements
• James E. Lawrence Personal
• Cannell, Paul
• Chronological File, April 21-July 14, 1952
• Chronological File, July 15, 1952-September 19, 1952
• Chronological File, September 22-November 18, 1952
• Chronological File, November 19, 1952-February 4, 1953

Box 19

• South Dakota State College Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, South Dakota-Kristjanson
• Material Sent to Members of the Commission
• Office Memorandum Between Cannell and Steele
• Office Memoranda
• Confidential File
• Minutes of MBSC, December 30, 1952, Also Task Force
• Commission Meeting Minutes
• Water, Supply and Storage Information Needed
• Applications for Time to Appear at Hearings
• Rep. James W. Trimble
• Rep. Clifford R. Hope
• Sen. Milton R. Young
• Sen. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.
• Sen. James E. Murray
• Hon. Fred V. Heinkel
• Rep. Wayne N. Aspinall
• Conclusions and Recommendations as to Electric Power-Muller
• Memorandum, Mr. Clifford Shoemaker Etc.

Box 20

• Policy--Goldsworthy
• Chicago Regional Engineer's Report to Missouri Basin Survey Commission, August 18, 1952
• Report of Work to Date on M.B.S.C. Research by H.M. Hagg, Consultant
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• Material Received from Alderson Reporting Company
• Conference of August 26, 1952
• Dissenting Statement by Young, Hope and Person
• Statement by the President, 5 Point Program, Progress Report of the M.B.S.C
• Cannell
• Outline for the Report of the Missouri Basin Survey Commission
• Summary of Proceedings, Missouri Basin Survey Commission
• Part VI, Major Issues in Resource Planning, Development and Operation
• Replies to Questionnaire Letters to Shippers
• Mailing List for Report
• Missouri River States Commission
• Geological Survey
• Martin Goldsworthy, Public Relations

Box 21

• Howell, Kenneth W.
• Locke, Jerome G.
• Rusch, Oscar William
• Paul, J. Edward
• Missouri-Arkansas Basins Flood Control Association
• Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee
• Frank J. Trelease
• Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Development
• Bureau of Public Roads, Division Engineer, Navigation
• Richard G. Baumhoff
• Stanley K. Thurston
• Roberts, Paul
• Bureau of Government Research, University of Kansas
• Marlette, Ralph R.
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• University of Wyoming
• Mississippi Valley Association
• Herman M. Haag
• Huffman, Roy
• Krusekopf, H.H.
• Myers, Harold
• Timmons, John
• Arthur P. Chew
• Federal Power Laws Applicable in the M.B.S.C.
• Speed Missouri River Flood, Midland Empire Flood Relief Association
• H.R. 7868-Flood Prevention Bill
• Donnelly, John J.
• University of Wisconsin and Nebraska
• Harry J. Peterson
• Blue River Flood Association
• Chapman, Oscar L.

Box 22

• Farr, Charles Louis
• W. Robert Parks
• Colorado State Association of REA Co-ops
• Bureau of the Budget, Regional Coordination of River Basin Development Programs
• Parks and Recreation Commission
• Kellog, C.E.
• Mountain States Beet Growers Marketing Assoc. of Colorado
• Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District
• Iowa Natural Resources Council
• Nebraska Mid-State Reclamation District
• Al Bartos
• Hon. Kenneth Holum
• Requests and Receipts of Reference Material Water Policy and Etc.
• State Engineer, South Dakota, Wyoming, North Dakota
• North Dakota Stake College
• Session with Agency Representatives, July 24 & 25
• Missouri Basin Field Committee
• Schutz, Willard D.
• Betty Mitchell
• Missouri Drainage Basin Office
• Production and Marketing Administration
• Dean H.T. Person
• Kansas State Board of Agriculture
• U.S. Government Printing Office
• Monarch and Chesterfield Levee District
• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Soil Conservation Service
• Sub-Committee on Power, MBIAC

Box 23

• Harvard University, Widener Library
• U.S. Bureau of Mines--Lignite
• Missouri Division of Resources and Development
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Gladwin Young
• Department of Commerce
• Summary of Recommendations
• Index to Legislative Material

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