Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Roy Gill Papers on the Columbia Basin Irrigation League
1920-1942
Cage 247
Table of Contents
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.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Roy Gill papers, 1920-1942 (Cage 247)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
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.
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in a single series.
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
Related Materials
Related Material
Osmar Lysander Waller Papers, 1897-1935 (Cage 222)
Columbia Basin Irrigation League Papers, 1923-1932 (Cage 5031)
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
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 | ||