The document discusses the importance of flood prevention and control, highlighting the need to focus on water shed management and reservoir construction to minimize flood damage. It urges readers to write to their congressmen to support flood control plans in the Marais des Cygnes valley and emphasizes the necessity of reservoirs in preventing floods. The document also mentions the limited effectiveness of soil conservation in flood control and asks for support in the form of letters to senators and representatives.

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Taking Action for Flood Control: A Call to Arms

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_38_0005
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Taking Action for Flood Control: A Call to Arms
Date Created:
1951-09-12
EDTF:
1951-09-12
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document discusses the importance of flood prevention and control, highlighting the need to focus on water shed management and reservoir construction to minimize flood damage. It urges readers to write to their congressmen to support flood control plans in the Marais des Cygnes valley and emphasizes the necessity of reservoirs in preventing floods. The document also mentions the limited effectiveness of soil conservation in flood control and asks for support in the form of letters to senators and representatives.
Names:
Shawnee Tribe
Topic:
Agricultural laws and legislation
Congress:
82nd (1951-1953)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_3_0000, Box 27, Folder 38, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages