Akin papers, 1921-1989.

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Akin papers, 1921-1989.

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Business records, correspondence, and personal reminiscences concerning Akin's involvement with Western Farm Management Co. of Phoenix. Included is Akin's account of battle over the Central Arizona Project from a 1989 interview.

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7375275

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Akin, Wayne M., 1894-

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Co-founder and president of Western Farm Management Company of Phoenix; first president of Central Arizona Project Association; chairman of Arizona Interstate Stream Commission. From the description of Akin papers, 1921-1989. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35827654 Rancher, educator, real estate developer in Arizona since 1933; first president of the Colorado River Project Association and first chairman of the Interstate Stream C...

Western Farm Management Company of Phoenix.

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Arizona Interstate Stream Commission

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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...