Title: Flood Control Resolutions of the Missouri River States Committee, 1951-07-25

Item — Box: 27, Folder: 36

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_3_27_36_0006

Scope and Contents

The document is a letter from Governor Val Peterson to Congressman George B. Schwabe enclosing resolutions adopted at a flood control meeting held by the Missouri River States Committee. The resolutions call for federal appropriations to complete the Pick-Sloan plan of flood control in order to prevent a recurrence of the flood catastrophes experienced in 1951. The resolutions also call for immediate construction of various dams and flood control projects in the Missouri and Arkansas River basins.

Dates

Creation: 1951-07-25

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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