Records, 1992-1974 (bulk 1946-1974).

McFarland, Ernest William "Mac", 1894-1984

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Ernest McFarland "Father of the GI Bill" The son of Oklahoma pioneers, Ernest "Mac" McFarland nearly died from a bronchial infection he contracted while serving stateside during World War I. Military surgeons operated on his lungs, then sent him off to recuperate in a drier climate. "Jobless and homeless," he made his way to Phoenix, where he eventually found work as a bookkeeper in a bank. While other veterans struggled in the postwar economy, the future majority leader thrived in Arizona...

Central Arizona Project (U.S.)

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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...

Mehren, Lawrence L. (Lawrence Lindsay), 1944-

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Historian. From the description of Collection of Mescalero Apache records, 1849-1963. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28168528 Mr. Mehren, a historian, submitted his Master of Arts thesis on the Mescalero Apache to the Department of History at the University of Arizona in 1969. From the guide to the Mescalero Apache Reservation collection, 1849-1963, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) From the guide to the Mescalero Apach...

Arizona State Reclamation Association

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Fox, Morley

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Morley Evans Fox was born in Stamford, Connecticut on April 17, 1919. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Journalism (1947) and served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. Before moving to the District of Columbia in 1964, Fox worked as the Arizona State Director for the National Beer Wholesalers Association, ran his family's ranch near Flagstaff, and edited the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association's magazine. From 1964 until his retirement in 1993, he...

Boulder Canyon Project (U.S.)

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The box that the original nitrate film is housed in has a return address of Metropolitan Industrial Pictures, of 1040 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood, CA. It was addressed to the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. A second and third name on the box are those of Alan MacDonald and Felix Kahn, of MacDonald and Kahn, Financial Center Bldg., San Francisco. From the description of Boulder Dam (aka Hoover Dam) : film of construction, ca. 1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 8613042...

Fannin, Paul J. (Paul Jones), 1907-2002

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Biographical note: Governor of Arizona, 1958-1962; United States Senator, 1964 to 1977; Paul Fannin was a hard-line conservative who lived in Phoenix until his death in 2002. From the description of The Fannin Report, ca. 1958-1974. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 247059039 Arizona governor, 1959-1965, and senator, 1965-1977. From the description of Papers of Senator Paul J. Fannin, 1958-1977. (Scottsdale Public Librar...

Central Arizona Project Association

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Non-profit organization formed in 1946. From the description of Records, 1992-1974 (bulk 1946-1974). (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25501497 The campaign to bring water to the Arizona desert from the Colorado River system, as well as from other river systems in the Western states, has been a very lengthy one. Model legislation for the present Central Arizona Project was introduced in Congress soon after the Second World War. In 1946, the Central Arizona Pro...

Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.)

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Williams, Jack, 1909-

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John R. (Jack) Williams, Arizona governor, Phoenix mayor and radio commentator, was born October 29, 1909 at Los Angeles, California. He relocated with his family to Phoenix, where he attended Phoenix Union High School and Phoenix Junior College. He was hired at radio station KOY in 1929 and became a popular radio commentator. Williams became vice president of the Phoenix Housing Authority in 1944, president of the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1946 and a member ...

Rhodes, John J. (John Jacob), 1916-2003

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John J. Rhodes was the US representative from Arizona 1952-1983, and served as House minority leader from 1973-1981. From the description of John J. Rhodes and Howard H. Baker, Jr. joint leadership papers, 1971-1980 (bulk 1977-1979. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 32532734 From the description of John J. Rhodes minority leader papers, 1968-1980. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34241286 United States congressman from Arizona, 1952-19...

Morris, Udall K.

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Johnson, Richard, 1958-

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Murdock, John Robert, 1885-1972

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Arizona educator and Representative to the U.S. Congress from Arizona, 1935-1953. From the description of John Robert Murdock collection, 1917-1963 (bulk 1942-1950). (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 30058138 John Robert Murdock was born in 1885. He graduated from the State Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri in 1912, and from the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1925. He did graduate work at the University of Arizona at Tucson and the University of Cal...

Udall, Stewart L.

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U.S. secretary of the interior, lawyer, and author. Born 1920. From the description of Stewart L. Udall papers, 1961-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981747 Lawyer; Democratic U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1955-1960; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1961-1968. From the description of Papers, 1950-[ongoing] (bulk 1950-1977). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28318942 Stewart L. Udall is a former politician and government official from ...

Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972

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Arizona representative and senator to the United States Congress from 1911-1970. From the description of Carl T. Hayden papers, 1851-1972 (bulk 1940-1968). (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34298637 Biographical note: Legislator; Carl Hayden was born in Tempe, Arizona in 1877, and held various elective offices before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912, then the U.S. Senate in 1927. He represented Arizona until his retirement in 1969. ...

Arizona Water Resources Committee

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The Arizona Water Resources Committee (AWRC), was a political interest group that had significant impact upon the formulation and implementation of water policy and water research programs in Arizona from 1956 (the year is was created) through the mid 1990's. The committee sought to increase the water yield from Arizona's watersheds through vegetative manipulation and modification. It was the principal sponsor and supporter of the Arizona Watershed Program, a network of research, action, and pub...