Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 106
Little Sioux Watershed
Records, 1943-1992, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Little Sioux Watershed |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1943-1992, undated |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
| collection number: | MS 106 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Little Sioux Watershed Records, MS 106, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
The Little Sioux Project was authorized under the 1936 Flood Control Act and subsequent legislation; federal funds were made available to the Department of Agriculture in late 1945. The Little Sioux Project was one of the first authorities granted by Congress and was referred to as a Pilot Watershed Project. The Little Sioux Watershed is an organization of representatives (district commissioners) of the Soil Conservation Districts whose purpose is to "reduce erosion and runoff at the source." This collection contains correspondence, reports, court briefs, notes, maps, and newspaper clippings. Much of the material is concerned with the Monona-Harrison County Drainage District members acceptance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan for flood control versus the Gaynor Plan. |
Historical note
The Little Sioux Project was authorized under the 1936 Flood Control Act and subsequent legislation. Federal funds were made available to the Department of Agriculture in late 1945 "to assist farmers and other interested parties in planning and applying watershed measures ... to keep flood damages to a ... minimum." Areas authorized for assistance included all the uplands of the Little Sioux Watershed. It was one of the first authorities granted by Congress and was referred to as a Pilot Watershed Project. The Little Sioux Watershed is an organization of representatives (district commissioners) of the Soil Conservation Districts whose purpose is to "reduce erosion and runoff at the source." |
Collection description
This collection (1943-1992, undated) contains correspondence, reports, court briefs, notes, maps, and newspaper clippings. Much of the material is concerned with the Monona-Harrison County Drainage District members acceptance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan for flood control versus the Gaynor Plan. A paper "Nile Valley of the Middle West" by Martha Fischer gives historical background and information on the development of the Project. The collection also contains classifications and assessments of lands in the drainage districts and material relating to the Little Sioux Flood Prevention Project. |
Related materials
Related material may be found in: |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Classifications and Assessments of Lands in Drainage District: Published in The Onawa Sentinel, October 18 (photocopies) |
1956 |
1 |
1a |
Classifications and Assessments of Lands in Drainage District: Published in The Onawa Sentinel, October 18 (original) |
1956 |
1 |
2 |
Flood Prevention Project: maps, reports, and surveys (includes copies of two maps - Little Sioux Flood Prevention Project, 1972 and Floyd River, 1962. The originals may be found in Map Case 406, Drawer #5) |
1943-1972 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence: Little Sioux Flood Control Association |
1968 |
1 |
4 |
Correspondence: Monona-Harrison District (includes memos and reports by Frank Smith, Consulting Engineer) |
1953 |
1 |
5 |
Correspondence: Monona-Harrison District (includes memos; court brief of Monona-Harrison Drainage District Trustees vs. Iowa Natural Resources Council and Board of Trustees of the Farmers Drainage District vs. Iowa Natural Resources Council and R. W. Fischer, L. W. Fischer, E. E. Seybold et al.; news release re: Monona-Harrison Trustee Election) |
1954 |
1 |
6 |
Correspondence: Monona-Harrison District (includes correspondence with Patrick J. Morrow, attorney, who represented the Monona-Harrison Flood Control Association) |
1955 |
1 |
7 |
Correspondence: Monona-Harrison District (correspondence with Monona-Harrison Flood Control Association) |
1956 |
1 |
8 |
Correspondence: Monona-Harrison District (includes Right of Ways; proposed changes; damage claim; notice to landowners) |
1958 |
1 |
9 |
Correspondence: Monona-Harrison District (includes letter to Des Moines Register and photographs) (3- 3x4 b/w photographs) |
1969 |
1 |
10 |
Little Sioux Inter-County Drainage District: Report |
1970 |
1 |
11 |
Little Sioux Recognition Banquet: (includes speech "The Nile Valley of the Middle West"by R. W. Fischer; booklet, The Little Sioux River Flood Prevention Project, 1973; program and news release) |
1973, undated |
1 |
12 |
Little Sioux River Map showing straightening plan |
1958 |
1 |
13 |
Newsclippings |
1954-1992, undated |
1 |
14 |
"Nile Valley of the Middle West: The Drama of a Dream Come True" by Martha Fischer |
1975 |
1 |
15 |
Soil Conservation Activities (includes reports; TV script; programs) |
1964-1971 |
1 |
16 |
The Sioux City Sunday Journal, Floyd Control Dedication section. |
1964 |
1 |
17 |
Correspondence |
1947-1955 |
1 |
18 |
Press Coverage |
1953, undated |
1 |
19 |
Little Sioux Valley Flood Control: meeting notes, Mapleton Press story, and National Land Policy Bill, H.R. 4417 |
undated |
1 |
20 |
Testimony (includes "Economic Effects of the Missouri River Development Program with Special Reference to Iowa," Research Bulletin 373, Iowa State College Agricultural Experiment Station; "Little Sioux River and Its Tributaries, Iowa" United States Congress, House Document no. 275, 1947; "Your Stake in the Little Sioux Project" pamphlet 125, Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service; proposed improvement plan; and notes) |
1947-1950, undated |