Box PJ 17

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Correspondence: Contract negotiations between Oklahoma Gas and Electric and Southwestern Power Administration; development and distribution of electricity; federal economy; fight against unnecessary construction of transmission and steam plants; public power policy; appropriations for the Southwestern Power Administration.

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Correspondence: development and distribution of power; the Interior appropriations bill.

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Correspondence: appropriations for the Southwestern Power Administration; development and distribution of public power.

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Correspondence: development and distribution of public power; appropriations for the Southwestern Power Administration; socialization of American industries.

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Correspondence: development and distribution of public power; socialization of American industries.

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Correspondence: development and distribution of public power.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....

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Correspondence: development and distribution of public power; appropriations for the Central Valley Project (CA); funds for the completion of dams; appropriations for the Southwestern Power Administration; rates being paid by REA financed systems for electricity; federal public power policy.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence: federal power policy; Interior appropriation bill; nationalization of electricity; distribution of public power.