Records, 1943-1950 (bulk 1949-1950) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The collection includes minutes, publications, and reports. It contains the minutes of the first annual meeting of the New Mexico Reclamation Association, held in Albuquerque on December 10, 1943. It also contains two documents published by the Middle Rio Grande Flood Control Association that refer to the effects a flood would have on defense installations and the two national laboratories (Sandia and Los Alamos). A map showing all the defense installations in New Mexico appears in the publications; there are also separate copies of the map in the collection. One of the publications contains copies of letters to Senator Dennis Chavez from David E. Lilienthal, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, and K.K. Nichols, Special Weapons Project, Sandia Base. Other letters in the report tell of the effects of a flood on installations and rail transportation