John J. Dempsey papers, 1936-1958 (bulk, 1951-1958).

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John J. Dempsey papers, 1936-1958 (bulk, 1951-1958).

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Collection consists of the official papers of John J. Dempsey, as a United States representative, 1951-1958. Included are correspondence (official and private), speeches, statements, remarks, congressional bills, reports, and newsletters. Subjects included are agriculture, education, mining, water uses, flood control, dams, land titles, and roads. Included are a complete list of bills introduced by Dempsey (74th-85th Congress), papers of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, remarks on the settlement of claims before the War Claims Commission, papers concerning the Vermejo Reclamation Project and the Upper Colorado River Storage Project, and papers concerning the transfer and holding of lands for Picuris, Zia, Jemez, and Taos Pueblos. Also included are Dempsey's campaign materials, some personal papers, and clippings and correspondence concerning Tom Bolack, chairman of the New Mexico Aqualante Committee.

9 linear feet.

New Mexico State Library

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United States. Bureau of Reclamation

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation Service) was a bureau of the Department of the Interior which oversaw water development projects in the western United States. In July of 1902, in accordance with the Reclamation Act 32 Stat. 388, approved June 17, 1902 (also known as the Newlands Act), Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock established the Reclamation Service within the Geological Survey. The new Reclamation Service studied potential water development projects in each western stat...

United States. Congress. House. Public Works Committee.

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Bolack, Tom.

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United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy

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United States. War Claims Commission

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Corrigan, Paul, 1948-....

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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...

Vermejo Project (U.S.)

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Rio Grande Compact Commission

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The Rio Grande Compact Commission apportions the water of the Rio Grande River among Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The compact was signed in 1938, though a preliminary compact was in effect from 1929. It created a reservoir and a system of gauges. The commission consists of the state engineers of Colorado and New Mexico, a Texas representative appointed by the governor, and a nonvoting member appointed by the U.S. president. From the description of Rio Grande Compact Commission Re...

New Mexico Aqualante Committee.

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Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.)

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