Governor John F. Simms papers, 1954-1956.

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Governor John F. Simms papers, 1954-1956.

Summary: Collection consists of official papers of Governor Simms. Correspondence, appointments, and resignations involve various state agencies and institutions. Speeches contain Simms' inaugural address and message to the legislature. Legislative documents include New Mexico State House and Senate bills on various subjects. Reports contain annual reports from various state agencies and commissions. Special issues series concerns the Drought Feed Program, Frontier Airways, the State Federation of Labor Conference, the Democratic Party and the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Conservation series pertains to the Arkansas-Red-White Basin floods, water resources, and soil conservation. Governors' conference series includes materials on the various committees of the Council of State Governments, and recommendations to the White House Conference on Education. Penal papers contain pardons, paroles, and extraditions.

6 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7397264

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Interstate Oil Compact Commission

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United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration

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Council of State Governments.

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New Mexico. Governor (1955-1956 : Simms)

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John F. Simms was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1916. He attended the New Mexico Military Institute, the University of New Mexico, and Yale Law School. A Democrat, he served as a New Mexico State Legislator (1947), Speaker of the House (1949), and as Governor of New Mexico (1955-1956). From the description of Governor John F. Simms papers, 1954-1956. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37842184 ...

Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee

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Dempsey, John J., d. 1958.

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John J. Dempsey served as Governor of New Mexico (1943-1946), and one of New Mexico's congressional representatives (1951-1958). From the guide to the John J. Dempsey Papers, 1936-1958 (bulk, 1951-1958), (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives) John J. Dempsey served as Under-Secretary of the Interior (1940) and as New Mexico State Governor for two conserative terms (1943-1946). From the description of John J. Dempsey scrapbooks, 1940-1948. (Museum of New M...

Simms, John F.

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