Papers of the National Water Resources Association, 1932-1974.

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Papers of the National Water Resources Association, 1932-1974.

The Papers of the National Water Resources Association includes documents from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board and the personal files of J. R. Barkley while he served on the National Reclamation Association (1934-1969), the National Water Resources Association (1970-1974), the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board (1937-1942), and various other water-related committees. The chronological section of the main portion of this guide shows the development of the National Water Resources Association from 1932 to 1974. Additional miscellaneous folders, originally filed separately from the National Reclamation Association, are arranged alphabetically. The collection contains newspaper clippings, early photocopies, smudging carbon and pencil copies, and low-grade paper.

7.5 linear ft.

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National Reclamation Association

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The National Reclamation Association was organized in 1932 to represent interests of the seventeen western reclamation states. The association has worked with the Bureau of Reclamation in passing authorization for the Colorado River Storage Project, the Columbia River Basin development, and the Central Arizona Project, among others. From the guide to the National Reclamation Association records, 1945-1946, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) The Association rep...

Barkley, J. R.

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National Water Resources Association (U.S.)

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The National Water Resources Association (NWRA) is comprised of the water users of seventeen western states. It was known as the National Reclamation Association from 1932 until 1970. J. R. "Bob" Barkley served as the Colorado Director of the NWRA from 1966 to 1974, when he became its president. The collection includes papers from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board and the personal files of Barkley while he served on the National Reclamation Association (1934-1969), the NWRA (1970-197...