Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Summary Information

Repository

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections

Creator

Gill, Roy Roland, 1876-

Title

Roy Gill Papers on the Columbia Basin Irrigation League

ID

Cage 247

Date [inclusive]

1920-1942

Extent

0.75 Linear feet of shelf space, 2 boxes

Language

Collection materials are in English.

Abstract

This collection of Roy Roland Gill's papers focuses on his activities as an officer of the Columbia Basin Irrigation League.

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Biography/History

Roy Roland Gill of Spokane, WA, was Executive Chairman and Secretary of the Columbia Basin Irrigation League during the 1920s. He also served as the president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce (1922-1923). During his years in Spokane, Gill worked as vice president and general manager of the Holley-Mason Hardware Company.

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Scope and Content

This collection of Roy Roland Gill's papers focuses on his activities as an officer of the Columbia Basin Irrigation League. The League was an advocacy and lobbying group for development of Inland Northwest water resources for irrigation and hydroelectric power production. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, publications, speeches, financial records, legislation, clippings and photographs related to the League's promotional activities. Gill's correspondence makes up most of the collection. He received letters and telegrams from a wide range of correspondents, many of them federal officials, corporate executives, and prominent regional businessmen, offering information, strategy suggestions, assessment of progress, and analysis of developments. Some noteworthy correspondents are Herbert Hoover, Hervey Lindley, Elwood Mead, Hubert Work, Mark E. Reed, Miles Poindexter, and William Borah.

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Arrangement

The collection is arranged in a single series.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

Roy Gill donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries (date unknown).

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman

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Related Materials

Related Material

Osmar Lysander Waller Papers, 1897-1935 (Cage 222)

Columbia Basin Irrigation League Papers, 1923-1932 (Cage 5031)

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• Columbia Basin Irrigation League -- Records and correspondence
• Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• Gill, Roy Roland, 1876- -- Correspondence
• Lindley, Hervey -- Correspondence
• Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 -- Correspondence
• Mead, Elwood, 1858-1936 -- Correspondence

Subject(s)

• Dams -- Washington (State)
• Pressure groups -- Washington (State)
• Barrages
• Washington (State)
• Water and Water Rights

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Detailed Description of Collection

			box	folder
Correspondence: 1921-1927			1	1-2
Correspondence: 1928-1930			1	3-4
Correspondence: 1931-1932			1	5
Correspondence: 1932-1942			1	6-7
Draft of Senate Bill (S. 2860), A bill to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Columbia Basin project in Washington, and for other purposes. 72nd Congress, 1st Session, 1932. Printed, manuscript, and typescript versions, some heavily annotated.			1	8
Reports (about the Columbia Basin Project)			1	9
Publications and clippings			2	10-11
Financial statements, 1931-1933			2	12
Minutes and conference proceedings, 1927			2	13
Speeches			2	14
Photograph of Miss Alice Garry, Princess America I, and Herbert Hoover, 1926			2	15