Papers, 1926-1954.

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Papers, 1926-1954.

Correspondence, memoranda, articles, speeches, testimony, drafts of writings, research notes, clippings, and other papers relating to his interest in conservation and his work with Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration as a speech writer for the President and as a conservation consultant to Harold Ickes.

5 microfilm reels.

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United States. Public Works Administration

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The Santee-Cooper Navigation and Hydro-Electric Project to improve navigation on and provide hydro-electric power from the Santee and Cooper Rivers was authorized by the South Carolina legislature in 1934. Federal approval for the Project was granted in 1935 and construction takes place from 1939-1941; power generation begins in 1942. Fossil fuel generating stations constructed in 1951, 1966, 1972, 1977 and 1981 and a nuclear plant, in cooperation with South Carolina Electric & Gas, opened i...

Brant, Irving, 1885-1976

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Author and journalist. From the description of Papers of Irving Brant, 1962-1972. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233110940 Brant was a newspaper editor whose interest in conservation led him to become a consultant to the Public Works Administration. Brant died in 1976. From the description of Papers, 1926-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83481623 Author, historian, and newspaper editor. Full name: Irving Newton Brant. ...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...