Kerr, Robert S. (Robert Samuel), 1896-1963

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Dates:
Birth 1896-09-11
Death 1963-01-01
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Biographical notes:

Kerr was a lawyer and chairman of the board of Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc. He was governor of Oklahoma, 1943-1947. He also represented Oklahoma in the U. S. Senate, 1949-1963. As senator, he chaired the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (1961-1963) and the Select Committee on National Water Resources (1959-1960). Kerr was a Democrat.

From the description of Papers, 1909-1970, bulk 1931-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 518140987

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Subjects:

  • Advertising, political
  • Agricultural laws and legislation
  • Political campaigns
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Dams
  • Federal aid to education
  • Flood control
  • Freight and freightage
  • Gas industry
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Irrigation
  • Military bases
  • Natural resources
  • Patronage, Political
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Presidents
  • Regional planning
  • Reservoirs
  • Roads
  • Roads
  • Rural electrification
  • Soil conservation
  • Taxation
  • Television advertising
  • Veterans
  • Water resources development
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Arkansas River (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Oklahoma (as recorded)

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