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This is a letter from Ramona Nelson, Cleburne, Kansas, to United States Representative Albert Cole, Washington, D.C. and Rep. Cole's response to her. He indicates that he is opposed to the building of Tuttle Creek dam. Nelson, a student at Cleburne High School, writes about her opposition to Tuttle Creek dam. She believes building little dams above the Blue Valley would be better than one large dam and would preserve farm lands.
Creator: Nelson, Ramona
Date: December, 1948
Item Number: 225699
Call Number: Albert Cole, Coll. #40, Box 40, Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225699
Collections - Manuscript - Cole, Albert McDonald
Date - 1940s - 1948
Environment - Water - Dams - Tuttle Creek
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - House of Representatives - Cole, Albert McDonald, 1901-1994
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Flood control
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Cleburne
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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