Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior Records, 1947-1959
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior Records
- Dates
- 1947-1959 (inclusive)19471959
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 645
- Summary
- This collection contains US Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior records from various Idaho agricultural, economic, and construction projects. Within can be found computation sheets, plans, letters, memos, tax receipts, newspaper clippings, a magazine, and farm and irrigation studies.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Spanning from 1947-1959, this collection contains farm and irrigation studies for several Idaho development projects including American Falls, Little Wood River, Michaud Flats, and Medicine Lodge. These documents are largely Bureau of Reclamation studies in manuscript form—but newspaper clippings, receipts, letters, and other special items can be found in folder 11.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
FOR DOCUMENTS: Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Kept original order as closely as possible. Binders were removed and rehoused in archival standard folders. Items were sometimes separated into multiple folders as not to crumple items by overstuffing.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1:
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Description: Mann Creek: Agricultural Economy & Financial Analysis Appendix186 items : w/accession note (2005)Dates: 1956-1964Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1: Salmon Falls Farm Schedule - Correlation Areas32 items : Agricultural Survey WorksheetsDates: 1959-1959Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Medicine Lodge Papers215 items : Feasibility investigation, proposal, plan, benefits, letters, memos, mapsDates: 1955-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Upper Snake River Project142 items : void: use for analysis of methods for discounting purposes onlyDates: 1960-1960Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Agricultural Economy of Twin Falls Correlation Area186 items : newspaper clipping (1946) and Tax Collectors Receipts (1946)Dates: 1947-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Michaud Flats Project / Rathdrum Prairie Project150 items : letters, memos,Dates: 1952-1952Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Little Wood River Project153 items : taxes, prices, costsDates: 1951-1952Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Little Wood River Appendix & Basic Info123 items : Financial AnalysisDates: 1955-1955Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Little Wood River Project Financial Data81 items : computation sheets and annual financial reportsDates: 1949-1955Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Agricultural Economy Little Wood River191 items : computation sheetsDates: 1955-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Special Items and Map22 items : newspaper clippings, tax collectors, magazineDates: 1946-2005Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Finance
- Little Wood River (Idaho)
- Mann Creek Project
- Mann Creek Reservoir (Idaho)
- Michaud Flats Project
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- University of Idaho
