Papers, 1932-1982.

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Papers, 1932-1982.

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Papers include: History, minutes, programs and reports of the Bonneville Power Administration (1934-1976); Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee minutes (1948-1967); Oregon Roadside Council minutes and correspondence (1952-1979); local Izaak Walton League correspondence (1940-1972) and national Izaak Walton League records (1932-1964); Liveable Oregon Committee correspondence (1940-1977) and minutes (1969-1974); records (1959-1974) concerning the formation of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; Oregon Museum of Science and Industry correspondence, reports, and financial records (1946-1978); Portland Chamber of Commerce Environmental Standards Committee records (1963-1979); Willamette River clean-up and pollution abatement reports, as well as extensive correspondence and articles related to water pollution.

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