Records, 1943-1950 (bulk 1949-1950).

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Records, 1943-1950 (bulk 1949-1950).

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The collection includes minutes, publications, and reports. It contains the minutes of the first annual meeting of the New Mexico Reclamation Association, held in Albuquerque on December 10, 1943. It also contains two documents published by the Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association that refer to the effects a flood would have on defense installations and the two national laboratories (Sandia and Los Alamos). A map showing all the defense installations in New Mexico appears in the publications; there are also separate copies of the map in the collection. One of the publications contains copies of letters to Senator Dennis Chavez from David E. Lilienthal, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, and K.K. Nichols, Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base. Other letters in the report tell of the effects of a flood on installations and rail transportation.

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Lilienthal, David E. (David Eli), 1899-1981

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David Eli Lilienthal (July 8, 1899 – January 15, 1981) was an American attorney and public administrator, best known for his Presidential Appointment to head Tennessee Valley Authority and later the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He had practiced public utility law and led the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission. Later he was co-author with Dean Acheson (later Secretary of State) of the 1946 Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy, which outlined possible methods for internati...

New Mexico Reclamation Association.

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Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association

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The Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association was a citizens group that promoted the work of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. In 1950, there were two thousand subscribing members. The New Mexico Reclamation Association was also a citizens support group organized in the 1940s. The Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association was preceded by the Middle Rio Grande Valley Association in the 1920s. From the guide to the Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association Records, 1943...