Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Records
Scope and Contents
The Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Records, which dates from 1907 to 2007, contains the correspondence, reports, maps, financial records, and other materials pertaining to the meetings and the annual conferences held by the association between 1930 and 2007.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-2007
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1933-1978
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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.
Extent
120.45 Linear Feet (96 record cartons, 22 manuscript boxes, 7 flat boxes, 3 small flat boxes, 3 tubes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Records, which dates from 1907 to 2007, 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, in 1973, after 1978, and on March 28, 2007. The accession numbers are retro-0017 and 2007-033.
Processing Information
Original order, when preserved, has been followed. Some separated materials are noted.
Subject
- West, Herbert G. (Person)
- Anderson, H. Calvert (Person)
- Baker, Charles F. (Person)
- Magnuson, Warren Grant (Person)
- Cowan, Bruce L. (Person)
- Davis, James W. (Person)
- Inland Empire Waterways Association (Organization)
- Oregon. Upper Columbia River Basin Commission (Organization)
- Water Resource and Development Association (Organization)
- United States. Bonneville Power Administration (Organization)
- Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission (Organization)
- Western States Water Council (Organization)
- Water Resources Council (U.S.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association Records
- Author
- Janet E. Mallen
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository