Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Whitman College and Northwest
Archives
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
archives@whitman.edu
www.whitman.edu/archives
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Collection Number:
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USHTM_WCMss23
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Creator:
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Inland Empire Waterways
AssociationPacific Northwest Waterways Association
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Title:
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Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
Records
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Dates:
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1907-1978 (inclusive)
1933-1978 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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105 linear
feet
112 boxes
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Languages:
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Materials are inEnglish
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Summary:
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This collection contains the record of
the formation and subsequent organizational and lobbying efforts of the Inland
Empire Waterways Association, later renamed the Pacific Northwest Waterways
Association.
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Location of Collection:
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E31-35
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Historical Note
In 1934 the Inland Empire Waterways Association was established as an advocacy group to represent the interests of the transportation industry, forestry, agriculture, energy producers, and local governments in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Most notably, they lobbied at the federal level for the construction of the locks and dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
In 1971, as the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, the association was expanded to include Puget Sound and coastal members. Today, the association represent over 100 members in public and private sectors in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and California. Members include public ports, navigation, transportation, international trade, tourism, agriculture, forest products, energy and local government interests.
Content Description
This collection contain the correspondence, reports, maps, financial
records, and other materials pertaining to the meetings and the annual conferences
held by the association between 1934 and 1978.
Arrangement
Into series, and within series, material is primarily arranged
chronologically.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Donated by the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, 1973 and after
1978.
Processing Note Original order, when preserved, has been followed. Some separated materials are noted.
Separated Materials A donation made in 2007 by the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
is arranged separately.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research except where noted.
Restrictions on Use Researchers are responsible for use in accordance with 17 U.S.C.
Copyright owned by Whitman College.
Preferred Citation Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Records, Whitman
College and Northwest Archives.
Subjects
| Anderson, H.
Calvert, 1911-1979 (creator) |
| Baker, Charles
F. 1894-1969 (creator) |
| Cowan, Bruce L. (creator) |
| Davis, James W. (creator) |
| Herbert G.
West, 1899-1974 (creator) |
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| Other Creators : |
| Magnuson,
Warren Grant, 1905-1989 |
| Corps of
Engineers (U.S.) (creator) |
| Inland
Empire Waterways Association (creator) |
| Pacific
Northwest Waterways Association (creator) |
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| Other Creators : |
| Western
States Water Council (contributor) |
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Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee (contributor) |
| Bonneville Power Administration (U.S.) (contributor) |
| Columbia-North Pacific Region Comprehensive Framework
Study (contributor) |
| Northwest
Rivers and Harbors Congress (contributor) |
| Pacific
Northwest River Basins Commission (contributor) |
| United States. Water
Resources Council (contributor) |
| Upper
Columbia River Basin Commission of Oregon |
| Water
Resource and Development Association (contributor) |
| Clearwater
River (Idaho) |
| Columbia
River Commerce |
| Columbia
River |
| Columbia
River History |
| Snake River
History (Idaho and Wash.) |
| Walla Walla
(Wash.) |
| Clearwater River
(Idaho) |
| Dams Columbia
River |
| Bonneville Lock and Dam (Or.
and Wash.) |
| Dams Snake River
(Wyo.-Wash.) |
| Dams Social aspects |
| Dworshak Dam
(Idaho) |
| Ice Harbor Dam
(Wash.) |
| John Day Dam (Or. and
Wash.) |
| Little Goose Dam
(Wash.) |
| Lobbyists United
States |
| Lower Granite Dam (Wash.) |
| Lower Monumental Lock and Dam
(Wash.) |
| Lower Snake River Dam
Project |
| McNary Dam |
| Priest Rapids Dam
(Wash.) |
| Rocky Reach Dam
(Wash.) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series 1:
Corporate records, 1934-1977
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence
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1934-1977 |
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These files contain extensive correspondence and subject files
for the association, which includes contacts with United States Congressmen,
associated waterways organizations, and leaders in cities and towns concerned
with development of the Pacific Northwest rivers. Reports of Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC) hearings and state and U.S. congressional bills are
contained here. In addition, river transportation discussions can be found
here, from barges to bridges, freight rates to tonnage.
At least two donation groups resulted in the split arrangement.
Both are per association alphabetizing. Boxes 1-33 ontain
correspondence from 1934-1957; boxes 34-41 contain correspondence from 1958-1977.
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Freight rate commission
record
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1949 November 21 |
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Incomplete records of the Washington Public Service Commission
hearing, cause number T-8332, docket number 29458, Inland Navigation Company
versus Big Creek and Telocaset Railroad Company.
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Corporate records
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1907-1978 |
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Articles of incorporation and personnel biographical files for
board members and regional county vice presidents.
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Missions to Washington,
D.C.
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1948-1973 |
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Records of lobbying efforts include contacts, donors,
photographs, financial reports, statements, and agendas. Also found here are
the records of testimony given to various governemnt agencies. The association
also labeled these records "overall programs."
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Series 2:
Meetings records, 1934-1978
Detailed records of each year's planning and organization,
agendas, speeches, resolutions, committee reports, and board meetings.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Conventions
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1934-1977 |
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25 linear feet Records of yearly meetings, including correspondence, planning
notes, brochures, meeting notes, speeches, resolutions, finacial reports,
photographs, registration materials, and plans
and reports for visits to Washington, D.C.
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Resolutions
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1934-1970 |
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Administrative records of resolutions.
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International Conference on Water
For Peace
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May 1967 |
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Material on the World Meterological Organizations conference
held in Washington, D.C.
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Series 3:
Financial records
Records of receipts and expenditures.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Expense vouchers
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1934-1970 |
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Banking records
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1935-1971 1957-1971 |
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This contains cancelled checks, check and deposit registers,
bank statements, and deposit books. The most complete group is registers, which
cover 1934-1967. Other items cover the time frame 1957-1971.
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Fiscal year cash
books
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1934-1959 1961-1965 |
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Financial Statements
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1967-1972 |
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Receipt and expense
ledger
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1934 March 1-1936 July |
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This ledger is a record of an account with Baker-Boyer National
Bank.
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Membership account
ledger
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1954-1957 |
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The account ledger kept by James W. Davis.
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Employee payroll
records
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1936-1965 |
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This contains material relating to social security taxes,
unemployment compensation, and payroll.
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Series 4:
Dedications
This contains records of planning for dedications of dams the
association lobbied for, as well as dedications of other construction projects
in Pacific Northwest.
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Series 5:
Northwest Rivers and Harbors
Congress records, 1960-1971
These are the records of the organization that dissolved in 1971
and immediately joined the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association.
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Series 6:
Membership records
Contains loyalty oaths, biographical material, and membership and
recruitment lists, from individuals, counties, and ports.
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Series 7:
Clippings scrapbooks, 1933-1970
13 volumes
These scrapbooks contain clippings of newspaper articles
pertaining to issues of interest to the association.
Six are oversized, and these are stacked at D27,3-4. Seven smaller
scrapbooks are boxed together, with the photograph album.
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Series 8:
Maps, photographs, and publications
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Container(s)
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Photograph album
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1 volume Album of images featuring Attalia Tank Farm, Port Kelley Wheat
Elavators, and images of dam building and river travel.
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Photographs
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Photographs of dignitaries, dam dedications, river
transportation, and association members attending meetings. Oversized are
rolled.
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Maps
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Rolled and foldered maps of dams areas, dam dedication plans,
maps of the Pacific Northwest, Corps of Engineers' surveys, and United States
Geological Survey maps.
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Publication materials
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Promotional newsletters, flyers, programs, brochures, correspondence with printers, printing dies, and other
print material. Also, there is a small section of what are labeled business
books, to include a dictionary and a book detailing how to save estate and gift
taxes.
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Newspapers and othe printed material
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The newspapers are the 1968
Tri-Cities Herald John Day Dam Edition series.
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John Day Dam concrete
pour
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Photographs and maps, with some notes.
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Audio and visual
recordings
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