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Columbia Basin Development League Records, 1965-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Columbia Basin Development League
Title
Columbia Basin Development League Records
Dates
1965-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 containers., (1.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (1700 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 177
Summary
Newspaper clippings and news releases, photographs, some correspondence and minutes, and other papers of a non-profit corporation organized to encourage and promote the completion of the Columbia Basin Project, an irrigation effort in Central Washington.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Columbia Basin Development League was organized in March, 1963 as the Basin Development Committee in an attempt to promote more orderly development of the Columbia Basic Project. There was a real fear that the project was dying for lack of federal interest. Statistics revealed that the annual appropriations for the project declined markedly from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. In addition there was a radical decline in water service to additional lands after 1955. The first officers of the Basin Development Committee, Dale Jeffries of Royal City, chairman, Paul Hamilton of Ephrata, secretary, and Logan Beam of Moses Lake, treasurer, attempted to reverse this decline through a local organization. The Basin Development Committee was reorganized in September, 1964, as the Columbia Basin Development League, a non-profit corporation. The incorporators were Ned Thomas, James H. Taylor, M. H. Cherf, Logan O. Beam, Willard F. Hess, Edward J. Emry, and Richard A. Leith. The organization consisted of a president, vice-president, treasurer, an executive committee of eight and a forty member board of trustees chosen by the membership. Thomas was elected first president. Other past presidents include Robert G. Allen (Pasco), E. Roy Mundy (Ephrata), and David A. Gallant (Pasco).

The stated goal of the organization is to promote the completion of the full 1,095,000 authorized acres of the Columbia Basin Project, thereby stimulating economic activity in the Columbia Basin and bringing increased prosperity to the residents.

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Content Description

The bulk of the records of the Columbia Basin Development League consist of newspaper clippings and press releases from the period June, 1965 through November, 1976. The majority of the newspaper cited are from the Columbia Basin area. In addition to the newspaper clippings the collection consists of: some general correspondence, minutes of meetings (executive, trustee and general), membership lists (1968), publications (such as "Economic impact statement of second Bacon siphon and tunnel," 1970) and some financial records (lists of businesses and services contacted for donations and a bank deposit book). Also included in the collection are many photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 177, Columbia Basin Development League Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The newspaper clippings are arranged alphabetically by subject. The order at the time of accessioning has not been disturbed. It is apparent, however, that this is not the original filing order. There is an office filing code with each subject heading; this original code has been included to give the researcher an indication of the original office filing order.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Columbia Basin Development League of Ephrata, Washington were donated to the Washington State University Library in August, 1977 by Mr. Niel Johnson, an officer of the League (77-42).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Office Files, 1945-1982

    • Description: News--Columbia Basin Project (General) (G2)
      63 items.
      Dates: January 1967-July 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Columbia Basin Project, Current Construction and Planning (3rd Power House) (G3)
      153 items.
      Dates: October 1966-September 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Crops and Production Information (G3A)
      20 items.
      Dates: October 1968-March 1971
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--District Problems, Action, Officers, Takeover, etc. (G4)
      112 items.
      Dates: January 1968-April 1972
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Drainage Problems (G7)
      22 items.
      Dates: October 1966-April 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Diversion, Central Arizona Project (D6)
      58 items.
      Dates: February 1967-February 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Diversion (G5)
      85 items.
      Dates: June 1965-June 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Environmental Aspects (G7A)
      35 items.
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Farm Policy (G8)
      9 items.
      Dates: January 1968-February 1971
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Industrial Developments in Basin (G10)
      86 items.
      Dates: January 1968-May 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Hanford Reactor Closure
      28 items.
      Dates: 1971
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Food Surplus and Shortages (G9)
      21 items.
      Dates: August 1968 - January 1971
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Land Limitations (Land Use) (G11)
      53 items.
      Dates: March 1968-April 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Irrigation Approaches (Methods--Organizations, etc.) (G10A)
      42 items.
      Dates: May 1964-June 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Population Problems (G13A)
      22 items.
      Dates: March 1969-August 1970
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Recreation (G13)
      17 items.
      Dates: October 1967-June 1971
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Pesticides
      2 items.
      Dates: Mar-71
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--New Land Inclusions (G12)
      23 items.
      Dates: October 1966-November 1969
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Legal Problems (G11A)
      5 items.
      Dates: September - October 1969
      Container: Box 2, Folder 19
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Power Developments (G14)
      87 items.
      Dates: October 1968-July 1969
      Container: Box 2, Folder 20
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Power Developments (G14)
      100 items.
      Dates: August 1969 - August 1970
      Container: Box 2, Folder 21
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Water Development, General (G15)
      40 items.
      Dates: January 1968-June 1970
      Container: Box 2, Folder 22
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Hot Water Irrigation
      18 items.
      Dates: Aug-69
      Container: Box 2, Folder 23
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Warm Water Irrigation (G14A)
      7 items.
      Dates: September 1969-September 1970
      Container: Box 2, Folder 24
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Power Parks
      85 items.
      Dates: July 1967-May 1970
      Container: Box 2, Folder 25
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Water Development, Local (G16)
      80 items.
      Dates: January 1968-April 1970
      Container: Box 2, Folder 26
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Water rationing (G17A)
      12 items.
      Dates: Sep-70
      Container: Box 2, Folder 27
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News--Water and Air Pollution (G17)
      55 items.
      Dates: January 1968-September 1970
      Container: Box 2, Folder 28
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: News Releases
      140 items.
      Dates: October 1967-December 1972
      Container: Box 2, Folder 29
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Photographs (G18)
      60 items.
      Container: Box 2, Folder 30
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Photographs (G18)
      72 items.
      Container: Box 2, Folder 31
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Fish and Wildlife Service (H5)
      4 items.
      Container: Box 3, Folder 32
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Water Resources, Northwest and National (H9)
      15 items.
      Container: Box 3, Folder 33
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Reclamation, General (H6)
      11 items.
      Container: Box 3, Folder 34
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: General correspondence, minutes, news releases, clippings and pamphlets
      50 items.
      Dates: September 1968-November 1976
      Container: Box 3, Folder 35
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Business and Services listing
      1 item.
      Container: Box 3, Folder 36
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Membership lists
      3 items.
      Dates: 21-May-68
      Container: Box 3, Folder 37
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: East and West Banks proposal for joint bulletin
      8 items.
      Container: Box 3, Folder 38
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Economic impact statement of the second Bacon siphon and tunnel
      1 item.
      Dates: Apr-70
      Container: Box 3, Folder 39
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: The Million Acre Program
      1 item.
      Container: Box 3, Folder 40
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982
    • Description: Deposit receipt book, Security State Bank of Washington
      1 item.
      Dates: 11/26/65-4/29/66
      Container: Box 3, Folder 41
      Location: Office Files, 1945-1982

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Subject Terms

  • Irrigation -- Columbia River Valley

Personal Names

  • Johnson, Neil. waps (donor)

Corporate Names

  • Columbia Basin Development League --Archives (creator)
  • Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)

Finding aid prepared by Stephen E. Balzarini
2012

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