Papers, 1910-1959.

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Papers, 1910-1959.

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Correspondence, memoranda, research notes, reports, technical data, drafts of articles, publications, legislation materials, and clippings relating to his professional engineering work, his interest in electric power, and his service in government and industry positions including Director of Public Works for Philadelphia, 1911-1915; trustee of the Power Authority of the State of New York, 1928-1933; member of the President's Committee on the Costs of Medical Care, 1930; Chairman of the Mississippi Valley Committee of the Public Works Administration, 1933; Director of the Water Resources Section of the National Resources Board, 1934; administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, 1935-1937; organizer of the Third World Power Conference, 1936; head of the United States Technical Mission to Brazil, 1942; member of the Committee to Survey the Patent System, 1946-1947; and Chairman of the President's Water Resources Policy Commission, 1950-1951. Also, papers and testimony from the court case concerning rates, Cooke, et al. v. Philadelphia Electric Co., 1914-1915. Other subjects include dams, labor relations, scientific management, political appointments and campaigns, economic cooperation with Russia, conservation of natural resources, and the education and professional life of engineers. Some material concerns his personal and family life.

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United States. Rural Electrification Administration

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Philadelphia (Pa.). Director of Public Works.

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United States. Public Works Administration. Mississippi Valley Committee.

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United States. Committee to Survey the Patent System.

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Committee on the Cost of Medical Care

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United States. Water Resources Policy Commission

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President's Water Resources Policy Commission established by Executive Order 10095, Jan. 3, 1950, to propose policies on the development, use, and conservation of the nation's water resources; terminated Mar. 1951, following submission of final report. From the description of Records, 1950-1951. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959585 ...

United States. American Technical Mission to Brazil

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Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 1872-1960

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Chairman, President's Water Resources Policy Commission. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122543852 Consulting engineer. Cooke served in many government capacities during Roosevelt's terms as New York Governor and as President. From the description of Papers, 1910-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522103 ...

United States. National Resources Board. Water Resources Section

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Power Authority of the State of New York

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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The Power Authority is responsible for providing an adequate supply of safe and economical power for the citizens of New York State. It accomplishes this by financing, constructing, and operating electric generation and transmission facilities in New York State. Construction is financed through the sale of tax-exempt bonds and may be undertaken by the authority on its own or in cooperation with private utilities. Operational costs are funded by revenue...

Philadelphia Electric Company

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The Philadelphia Electric Company was incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania on October 31, 1929, as a merger of The Philadelphia Electric Company (incorporated in Pa. on October 27, 1902), the Philadelphia Suburban-Counties Gas & Electric Company, and three other small utility companies. It is the primary gas and electric company for Philadelphia, its surrounding counties and Cecil and Harford Counties in northeastern Maryland. After the invention of electric l...