A large collection of letters, resolutions, draft report for Arizona vs. California, recommendations, news clippings, summary statements, proposed amendments & news releases. Examples are: a letter (1/5/60) from constituents Gene Tully & May McKee & Wilson’s reply (1/14/60) re/ potential water shortage in the Central Valley & controversy over the Feather River Project sending water to Southern California; a letter (12/59) from the J. Edgar Dick (Secretary, California Cattlemen’s Assn.) & Wilson’s reply (1/8/60) re/ the Association’s Resolution comment on “Acreage Limitation for the Use of Water” is “an injustice and a fraud on small and large landowners alike as well as the public” – The Federal Reclamation Law of 1902 is obsolete; a 7 page letter (5/5/60) from Harold W. Kennedy (Los Angeles County Counsel) to the Board of Supervisors re/ “Report and recommendations . . . as to Federal claims against California’s unappropriated water;” a 36 page copy of “Federal Claims Against California’s Unappropriated Water as Reported by the County Counsel of Los Angeles County – Prepared by Harold W. Kennedy – May 5th, 1960; news clipping from The San Diego Union (5/9/60, a4) re/ “Importance of Feather River Project Cited” – map featured – as well as article on “Lawmakers Split Over Decision” in AZ-CA water suit; letters (5/10 & 5/17/60) re/ theme of western water rights & concern of CA Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles County & Research and Education Committee for a Free World; a letter (5/20/60) from Office of the Mayor, City of Wichita & attached copy of Summary Statement of the City of Wichita in Public Hearing before the House Irrigation and Reclamation Subcommittee in Support of the Cheney Division Wichita Project (Kansas) as proposed by H. R. 4606 18 May 1960 (50 pp.); a copy of Statement by Carley V. Porter, Chairman of the Assembly Water Committee California Legislature Before the United States Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources May 24, 1960 (10 pp.); letters (5/60) & copies of “Amendments Proposed to H. R. 9229, to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project” & “Comments of Colorado River Board of California on Proposed Report of the Secretary of the Interior on Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, Colorado, dated 6/September, 1950;” a letter (6/1/60) & Resolution (5/5/6) from the American Public Power Assn. re/ opposition to H. R. 7201 and hydroelectric power resources; stapled packet containing letters, news release, the remarks of Senator Thomas Kuchel and “summary of the conclusions of the Draft Report . . . Arizona v. California . . . .” (May-June 1960) re/ the California Water situation; a letter (6/10/60) from CA Assemblyman Carley V. Porter & attached copy of “The Feather River Anthology or ‘Holy Water’ By Kenneth Boulding” re/ clever rhymes as to the water crisis; letters (6/60) re/ CA Water Conference in New House Office Building on June 18; letters (Aug.-Oct. 1960) from State Dept. & John Flores re/ emergency water problem in Tijuana & follow up from constituent Mrs. Daniel L Rader & Wilson (Sept.-Nov. 1960 re/ suggestion “authorizing Navy to carry on a large scale water truck lift until this emergency is over;” a copy of the Dept. of Interior, Information Service news release (8/5/60) re/ “Details of $294 Million Reclamation Construction Program Announced by Secretary Seaton” -- 39 continuing construction projects and six new starts (12 pp.).