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Inventory of the John H. Bliss papers, 1937-1972University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.Email: ahcref@uwyo.eduURL: http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ "©" 2013 University of Wyoming
Biography of John H. BlissBliss was a civil engineer who worked with the New Mexico state engineer's office from 1926 to 1957. From 1935 to 1942 he worked on interstate stream studies and compact negotiations, and worked particularly on Costilla, Pecos, and upper Colorado River negotiations from 1942 to 1946. Bliss served as state engineer from 1946 to 1955 and represented New Mexico on the Pecos and Upper Colorado River Commissions. Scope and ContentCollection contains materials related to Bliss' civil engineering work, including the time period he worked with the New Mexico state engineer's office. There are alphabetic subject files on the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Upper Colorado River Commission, Red River Compact and other river compacts, irrigation and water supply. Also included are related maps, notebooks, a few pieces of correspondence, and a significant amount of newspaper clippings on the San Juan River Project. RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Processing InformationAcquisition InformationRelated MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by John H. Bliss at the date of processing. Access TermsAmerican Society of Civil Engineers. Arkansas River -- Water rights. Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arakansas-Oklahoma. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Water rights. New Mexico. State Engineer Office. Pecos River (N.M. and Tex.) -- Water rights. Red River (Tex.-La.) -- Water rights. Red River Compact Commission (U.S.) Upper Colorado River Commission. Water rights -- United States. Water-supply -- United States. Container List
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