Marvin L. Chase's scrapbook of public career, 1917-1919.

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Marvin L. Chase's scrapbook of public career, 1917-1919.

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This scrapbook is a collection of newspaper articles about Marvin Chase's public career as the State Hydraulic Engineer. The articles are from across Washington State.

.5 linear foot (1 box)

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington (State). State Reclamation Board.

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Columbia Basin Survey Commission (Wash.)

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As early as 1918, settlers in the central Washington area dreamed of a big dam that could be used to irrigate their lands. The Columbia Basin Survey Commission was the first organization to study the conceivability of a dam on the Columbia River. In 1919 the Washington State Legislature created the Columbia Basin Survey Commission and appropriated $100,000 for its work. In 1933 the state legislature created the Columbia Basin Commission to replace the Survey Commission and to secure the construc...

Washington (State). Division of Water Resources

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Chase, Marvin

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Marvin L. Chase was Washington State's Hydraulic Engineer. He was the supervisor of hydraulics for the Division of Water Resources for the Dept. of Conservation and Development. He held the position of Chairman of the State Reclamation Board until he resigned his chairmanship over a dispute about the removal of an engineer from the Board. In Mar. 1919 he was assigned the position of Chairman of the Columbia Basin Survey Commission, which he ran for many years. From the description of...