Manuscripts
30+ items: selection of LAT editorials, news stories, and material from other sources, on Hoover Dam. Notable items: letter copy, 6/1/1926, from Sen. Hiram Johnson to Franklin Hichborn of San Francisco, mentioning Harry Chandler's "assault upon me," and his push for an "entirely different scheme for the control of the Colorado River" ; a reproduction of Boulder Dam bill (H.R. 5773) passed by House of Representative," the booklet is 22-pp. ; several tear sheets. The Bulletin (S. Fran.), month of 6/1928, articles on dam plans, with criticism of Sen. Hiram Johnson ; original preprint, The Magazine of Wall Street, 1/12/1929, "What Boulder Dam really means to the nation" ; undated brochure, "Boulder Canyon Dam," describing "Eighth Wonder of the World," prepared by National Bank of Commerce ; map, Department of the Interior, "Boulder Canyon Reservoir Site," 1930 ; map/informational brochure, "Hoover Dam," 1931, produced by Union Pacific System ; 30+ pp. booklet, "White Gold - the Story of Hoover Dam," 1931, produced by American Steel & Wire Co. ; LAT tear sheet, 9/22/1985, ""50-year-old Hoover Dam fulfills a massive promise."
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