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Hope For The Dammed: The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Greening Of The Mississippi, Todd Shallat

Faculty & Staff Authored Books

Always, like the Great Mississippi, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been a conduit of hope and fear and scientific conjecture, of faith in American progress and terror of what progress has wrought. Always the Engineers have shouldered much of the credit and blame for massively spectacular projects. Always, since the 1820s, when the agency emerged as a builder and broker on the Mississippi, the Corps has enlisted science in the service of waterway engineering that defenders call monumental and detractors call grandiose.

My involvement began in the aftermath of Earth Day when the Corps, said a famous critic, …

Obie Leo Mercer

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.

Maine General Hospital/Maine Medical Center Significant Events (Partial Listing), Maine Medical Center

Histories

A series of photographs depicting some of the changes in Maine General Hospital/Maine Medical Center, as well as a brief timeline of important events in the development of the hospital.

Three Affiliated Tribes Health Facility Compensation Act, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) House Committee on Resources, dated June 3, 2004, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1146 which proposed the construction of a rural health care facility on the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. The estimated cost for construction of said facility is 20 million dollars. This facility is part of a continued attempt by the US government to compensate for loss of property, infrastructure, and way of life for the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara people who were forced off their land on the Fort Berthold Reservation due to the construction of the Garrison …

J. C. Miller

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, January 27, 1989, Kevin Murphy, Michelle L. Grande, Todd Koser, Richard P. Richter, Coleen Casciano, Bob Gonnella, Matt Weintraub, Bridget Algeo, Lora L. Hart, Sharon Festa, Judd Woytek, Lenore Bailey, Gabriel Laboca, Steven Grim, Katherine Grim

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Constructium Ursini • Ad Hoc Hoists Honor • New GPA: 2.25 or Dive! • Letter: Green Shirt Makes Reed Red • Fair Not Just for Freshmen • Security Shacks in Reimert • Beverly Oehlert Named to Pottstown Board of Directors • Final Red and Gold Day • Hoopsters Stunning in Second • Lady Bears Go For Title • U.C. Hockey Bids Boyd Bon Voyage • A 'bears Recover from Fla. • Dryfoos, Knauer Newest Dirs. • Bailey Bandies With Bush • Grim Gripes: Wismer Hard to Swallow • Quintet "Jazzes Up" First Forum • Greenstein to Perform

Maine Alumnus, Volume 48, Number 2, November 1966, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Dr. Romansky Honored --- Maine Explodes On Homecoming --- The Building Boom

Wlbz Economy Home Construction, Part 2, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irving Hunter provides and update on the progress of construction at the WLBZ Economy Home on Pierce Road in Brewer, Maine. Not dated; circa 1955.

State Senator Allen Woodcock Interviewed About New Auditorium, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Allen Woodcock, Jr., State Senator, interviewed at scene of Bangor’s new auditorium as it is being built in 1954. Interviewed by W. C. Mincher.

Letter From Senator Langer To Adorah Carson Regarding Garrison Dam, August 20, 1946, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated August 20, 1946 from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Adorah Carson is a response to her August 9 letter regarding delaying the Garrison Dam construction. Senator Langer says that the US Department of the Interior will compensate the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation the equal value of the land. A handwritten note on the letter reads, "Indian Affairs."

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Letter from Adorah Carson to Senator Langer Regarding Garrison Dam, August 9, 1946

An Act Making Appropriations To Supply Deficiencies In Certain Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1946, And For Prior Fiscal Years, To Provide Supplemental Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1946, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) public law (US Public Law 79-269) supplemented deficiencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946. This public law includes a section under “Flood Control” that specifies that the funds available for construction of the Garrison Reservoir Dam may not be spent on construction of the dam until the Secretary of the Interior finds lands “equal in quality and sufficient in area” for relocation and compensation of Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation.

First Deficiency Appropriation Bill, 1946, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) House Committee of Conference, dated December 20, 1945, was written to accompany US House Resolution 4805 which requested funds to supplement deficiencies from the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946. This report recommended an amendment to the resolution specifying that funds provided for the Garrison Reservoir Dam could not be spent on construction of the dam itself until the tribes were adequately provided for with lieu lands of equal quality and area. The report indicates, however, that funds could be spent on “certain preliminary features” of the reservoir project. US House Resolution 4805 …

Telegram From Senator Langer To Martin Cross Indicating That Legislation Authorizing The Garrison Dam Passed, December 17, 1945, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This telegram dated December 17, 1945, from United States Senator William Langer to Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross, informs Cross that the legislation authorizing the construction of the Garrison Dam has passed with the provision that the tribes must be adequately compensated and/or provided with satisfactory lieu lands prior to construction.

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Letter from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Regarding the Garrison Dam, December 7, 1945

Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Regarding the Garrison Dam, December 19, 1945

Camp Pike. Little Rock [Under Construction, Circa 1917]

World War I Arkansas

Postcard titled "Camp Pike Camp Pike. Little Rock." shows a building under construction at Camp Pike, Pulaski County, Arkansas, ca. 1917. In the image workers place beams along a roof line, place siding on buildings, construct a water tower, and carry material by horse drawn wagons. There is no indication of the photographer or producer of the postcard on the front or back. Printing on the back of the postcard reads: "Post Card Place Stamp Here ANO Correspondence Here Name Here"

Map, Village Creek Drainage Ditch

Farming in Arkansas

A hand drawn map of Village Creek drainage ditch.

Letter, Charles Eichel To Swan Dowell

Farming in Arkansas

Letter with a business proposition sent from Ohio River Contractor Eichel Lime and Stone Company to Swan C. Dowell, principal administrator for the Village Creek Drainage Disctrict.

Arkansas State Capitol Building Agreement

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Six-page contract between the Arkansas State Capitol Commission and the construction firm Caldwell and Drake. Dated August 14, 1903, the contract is signed by George Caldwell (representing Caldwell and Drake), the five Arkansas State Capitol Commissioners. Capitol architect, George Mann, and Secretary of the Capitol Commission, Lehman Kay, also signed the contract as witnesses. It is printed on carbon paper with a smaller, green front cover and a blue back cover. There are markings on each page that identify edits, additions, and sections of the contract. There is also writing on the back cover that labels it.
Clauses in the …

Specification For Construction Of Log Cabin

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This is a draft of specifications for a log house to be built by A.C. Childers, as administrator of the estate of John Wells. George McGhehey, judge of the probate court of Lawrence County, approved it.

Receipt For 2 Barrels Of Coal And Their Drayage, Signed By Robert E. Lee, 1838., Robert Edward Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Receipt for 2 barrels of coal for use by Blacksmith during the building of the harbor in St. Louis. This document is 'for the improvement of the Mississippi River above the Mouth of the Ohio,' signed by Robert E. Lee, 18 June 1838.

Receipt For Use Of Slaves In Construction Of Military Road

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Small scrap of paper with four lines of text related to construction of Military Road from Jackson to Fort Smith, using slaves owned by future Arkansas governor, Thomas Drew. It provides a route, identifies the superintendent for road construction, and the amount paid for the use of slaves.

Court Case, Alexander Gifford V. Jacob Garrett Regarding Construction On Davidsonville Piazza

Arkansas Territory

This document is a list of specifications and supplies needed for constructing a building on the piazza in Davidsonville.