National Resources Planning Board. Water Resources Committee, 1935-1941
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Scope and Contents note
The National Resources Planning Board was an agency of the Executive Office of the President. Wolman served as the chairman of the Water Resources Committee from 1935 to 1941. The records include correspondence, minutes, and many reports. The committee was concerned with drainage basins, flood control and water pollution. A list of the reports is in the container list. Copies of the published reports of the Water Resources Committee are in the Eisenhower stacks.
Wolman was chairman of the Stream Pollution Committee of the Construction League of America from 1936 to 1943. There is material from this work although there is much correspondence with the National Resources Planning Board as well.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1941
Creator
- From the Collection: Wolman, Abel, 1892-1989 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Extent
From the Collection: 193.17 Cubic Feet (135 record center cartons, 25 letter size document boxes, 3 letter half-size document boxes, 15 legal size document boxes, 4 legal half-size document boxes, 1 flat box (22 x 28 x 1.5), 1 flat box (20.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 inches), 3 flat boxes (21 x 17x 1.5 inches), 2 flat boxes (15.5 x 12 x 3 inches), 1 flat box (25 x 21 x 3 inches), 2 oversize boxes (19 x 13 x 6 inches), 1 map case folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Physical Description note
3 boxes
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
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Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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