Scope and Content

The collection (1981-1988, undated) contains correspondence, legislative materials, news clippings, annual report filings, a court brief, committee materials and articles of incorporation and dissolution documents.

Scope and Content This collection (1913-1919, undated) contains guidebooks, maps, brochures, postcards and photographs related to World War I which Gilkey collected. The bulk of the collection consists of postcards, primarily of France and Belgium. There are individual cards as well as items which are called "Postcard Souvenir Albums" in the collection. These are groups of postcards picturing views of a specific location, bound together in booklet form. These items were predominantly collected by Gilkey, but...

Scope and Content This collection (1968-1978, undated) includes correspondence, the organization's constitution, environmental impact statements, legal materials, notes, printed materials, public statements, meeting minutes, plans, reports, publicity and news releases and clippings. The collection also contains records from other organizations involved in the fight against the dam, such as the Iowa Student Public Interest Group. Most of these materials can be found in the folder of plans, reports, and...

Scope and Content This collection (1950-1982, undated) is organized into two parts. First by special topics listed chronologically of larger cases brought before the Council and secondly by years, 1972-1979. There is a distinction made between hearings for permit applications and hearings for appeal of the Council’s decision. INRC reports cover a variety of topics including geological surveys of floodplains and rivers, reports of channel changes, and the formation of lakes in Iowa. Maps and survey information...

Scope and Content

The collection (1956-1982) includes news clippings, publications, subject files, and staff papers related to the Iowa Water Center.

Abstract The Little Sioux Project was authorized under the 1936 Flood Control Act and subsequent legislation; federal funds were made available to the Department of Agriculture in late 1945. The Little Sioux Project was one of the first authorities granted by Congress and was referred to as a Pilot Watershed Project. The Little Sioux Watershed is an organization of representatives (district commissioners) of the Soil Conservation Districts whose purpose is to "reduce erosion and runoff at the...

Scope and Content This collection (1949-1977) includes clippings, correspondence, reports, an environmental impact statement, and public opinion studies. The public opinion studies document the public response to the construction of Saylorville Reservoir and documents related to the studies comprise the bulk of the collection. The Saylorville project reports folder (Box 2, Folder 4) also contains material related to public opinion concerning the dam, including public opinion surveys conducted by the Iowa...