Governor Arthur Seligman Papers, 1931-1933

Seligman, Arthur, 1871-1933

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Arthur Seligman (June 14, 1871 – September 25, 1933) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1910 to 1912 and as Governor of New Mexico from 1931 until his death. Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, he was educated at the Swarthmore College Preparatory School in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and Union Business College in Philadelphia before becoming active in his family's business enterprises. He serv...

Chavez, Dennis, 1888-1962

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Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez (April 8, 1888 – November 18, 1962) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic person elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate and the first U.S. Senator to be born in New Mexico. Born in Los Chavez in the New Mexico Territory, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1895; Chávez attended sch...

Cutting, Bronson M., 1888-1935

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Publisher and U.S. senator from New Mexico. Full name: Bronson Murray Cutting. From the description of Bronson M. Cutting papers, 1890-1950 (bulk 1910-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980057 U.S. senator from New Mexico. From the description of Letter, 1929 Oct. 14, Washington D.C., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184907337 Biographical Note ...

United States. Public Works Administration

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The Santee-Cooper Navigation and Hydro-Electric Project to improve navigation on and provide hydro-electric power from the Santee and Cooper Rivers was authorized by the South Carolina legislature in 1934. Federal approval for the Project was granted in 1935 and construction takes place from 1939-1941; power generation begins in 1942. Fossil fuel generating stations constructed in 1951, 1966, 1972, 1977 and 1981 and a nuclear plant, in cooperation with South Carolina Electric & Gas, opened i...

Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944

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Albert B. Fall arrived in N.M. in 1883, and began prospecting at Kingston. He moved to Las Cruces to practice law and became active in Democratic politics. In 1902, he switched his affiliation to the Republican party and continued his climb through various elective and appointive offices. In 1921, Fall was appointed Secretary of the Interior. While in this position Fall was instrumental in transferring the Navy oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyo. and Elk Hills, Calif. from the Navy Dept. to the In...

New Mexico. Governor (1931-1933 : Seligman)

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Seligman, a Democrat, was elected Governor of New Mexico in 1930 and was re-elected in 1932. He died in office in September, 1933. Seligman was born in Santa Fe in 1873 and was a successful merchant and banker while holding several public offices in northern New Mexico prior to becoming Governor. From the description of Governor Arthur Seligman papers, 1931-1933. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37842328 Arthur Seligman was born in Santa Fe, on June 14, 1873, t...

Rio Grande Compact Commission

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The Rio Grande Compact Commission apportions the water of the Rio Grande River among Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The compact was signed in 1938, though a preliminary compact was in effect from 1929. It created a reservoir and a system of gauges. The commission consists of the state engineers of Colorado and New Mexico, a Texas representative appointed by the governor, and a nonvoting member appointed by the U.S. president. From the description of Rio Grande Compact Commission Re...

United States. Federal Emergency Relief Organization.

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Bratton, Sam Gilbert, 1888-1963

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Canadian River Commission

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

National Reclamation Association

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The National Reclamation Association was organized in 1932 to represent interests of the seventeen western reclamation states. The association has worked with the Bureau of Reclamation in passing authorization for the Colorado River Storage Project, the Columbia River Basin development, and the Central Arizona Project, among others. From the guide to the National Reclamation Association records, 1945-1946, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) The Association rep...

Colorado River Commission

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United States. National Recovery Administration

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...