Overview
Texas State Archives
Texas Planning
Board.
Records
1914-1939, undated
(bulk
1934-1939)
The records of the
Texas Planning Board consist of reports, maps, charts, photographs, minutes,
financial materials, correspondence, public works projects files, press
releases, and clippings, dating 1914-1939 and undated (bulk 1934-1939). The
records cover the entire time span of the Board's existence, 1935-1939, with
some earlier files dating back to 1914. The Board's research activities are
documented through published and unpublished reports, maps, charts,
photographs, notes, and reference materials. The water basin and ground water
studies, and parts of staff project 6909, which focused on natural resources
and economic conditions of the state, are the most thoroughly covered. Coverage
of other subjects is generally limited to published reports, charts, and maps,
and include mineral studies, public works projects, work with local planning
boards, forestry and other industries, population studies, recreational
facilities, and transportation.
19.43 cubic feet, 3
scrapbooks, 366 maps, 48 photographs
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Researchers are required to use gloves provided by the Archives when
reviewing photographic materials.
Some of the maps are too large to photocopy.
Technical Requirements
None.
Agency History
A semi-official Texas Planning Board was created on May 21, 1934 by
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson at the request of the United States National
Resources Board. Its goals were to study the state's natural resources,
initiate a long-range planning program outlining needed public works, and work
in cooperation with the nation-wide planning program of the National Resources
Board. As this Board was not legislatively mandated, it received no funds.
Office space, equipment, and personnel were furnished by several state
agencies. The National Resources Board supplied three consultants and a clerk.
The Board was composed of fourteen members, several representing state
agencies, i.e., the State Reclamation Engineer; the State Health Officer; a
member of the State Board of Water Engineers; Chairman, Texas Railroad
Commission; Chairman, Texas Highway Commission; and Director, Texas Forest
Service. The first meeting of this Board was on July 2, 1934. The final meeting
was jointly held with the official Planning Board on April 18, 1935. At this
time, all records of the old Board were transferred to the new Board.
Accomplishments of the old Board were the preparation of the bill creating the
official Planning Board, and a comprehensive study of the people, environment,
and natural resources of Texas. This study assembled information concerning
basic conditions and desirable undertakings for improving the social and
economic conditions of the people of the state.
The Texas Planning Board was established on March 16, 1935, when
Governor James V Allred signed into law House Bill 197 of the 44th Legislature.
The Board was created for four years and its authority was limited to making
advisory reports and recommendations. It reported to the Governor, Legislature,
and the various State and Federal agencies with which it worked. The Board was
comprised of nine members. Three were ex-officio members, the State Highway
Engineer, Chairman of the Board of Water Engineers, and the Secretary of State,
who also served as the secretary of the Board. The other six were appointed by
the Governor with the approval of the Senate, three of whom represented
agriculture, labor, and reforestation. The Chairman of the Board was appointed
by the Governor and the Vice-chairman was elected by the Board members. The
Board employed a Director and small staff. The National Resources Board
(formerly the National Planning Board) encouraged the formation of state
planning boards to conduct state-wide planning in conjunction with its
nation-wide planning program. Texas and other states forming such boards were
furnished the services of consultants to assist with their planning
programs.
Much of the Board's research was conducted through committees. Nine
subject-oriented committees were appointed initially by the Board, each headed
by a Board member. In later years, two or three more committees were added,
chaired by private citizens. Committee members were selected from state
universities, business and industry, and the public at large. The committees
conducted studies, made reports, and drafted proposed legislation. Another
committee, the Mapping Committee, had no particular subject affiliation. It
prepared maps when needed for other committees' studies and reports. The
function of the Board was to promote and assist in the conservation and
development of the natural resources of the state. It was also empowered to
work with the Federal government to acquire money for relief projects in Texas
from the $4,880,000,000 relief bill approved by Congress. The Board developed a
work program consisting of the following points: improvement of public health;
determining a land use policy; conservation and utilization of surface and
under-ground waters; determining mineral resources in the state and promoting
their industrial development; preparing a policy of reforestation and placing
forestry on a substained-yield basis; studying transportation and
recommendations for improving the highway system and other modes of
transportation; conducting a comprehensive industrial survey and encouraging
development of Texas' industries; studying the state educational system; and
studying various aspects of government and society.
It encouraged and assisted counties, cities, and regions in setting up
planning boards to review and plan for smaller-scale projects. The Board itself
concentrated on state-wide endeavors. The Board was successful in obtaining
Federal relief money for a number of state-wide surveys and projects, and
smaller-scale public works projects. It received funding and staff from the
Works Progress Administration to assist in some of its research activities.
These studies, known as staff project 6909, focused on the natural resources
and economic conditions of the state. Other areas researched were: surface and
underground water resources; land use; public health; forestry; industry;
population composition and distribution; mineral resources; hydroelectric
power; oyster production; education; low cost housing; revenue and taxation;
transportation; recreational facilities; the 1939 New York World's Fair, and
the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. A major undertaking
was a study of the State's river basins, done in conjunction with a nation-wide
water study conducted by the National Resources Committee (formerly National
Resources Board). From this study, the Planning Board prepared a plan for the
development of Texas rivers.
Several other research projects culminated in published reports.
According to the Board, those pertaining to mineral resources and industry were
particularly useful, as these promoted the business and industrial aspects of
the state and its resources. The Board also supplied general and recreational
information about Texas for tourists and other interested parties.
As a result of Board studies and investigations, several pieces of
legislation were drafted. Proposed legislation included an act to control the
labeling of milk; an act establishing mosquito control districts; a bill to
create the State Department of Public Welfare; a bill to regulate and promote
conservation of underground water; revisions to Texas mineral laws; and a bill
to extend the life of the Board. The Legislature did not continue the Board and
it ceased to exist on March 16, 1939. The Board held a special meeting on March
13 at which disposition of its books, records, and equipment was decided.
Scope and Contents of the Records
The records of the Texas Planning Board consist of reports, maps,
charts, photographs, minutes, financial materials, correspondence, public works
projects files, press releases, and clippings, dating 1914-1939 and undated
(bulk 1934-1939). The records cover the entire time span of the Board's
existence, 1935-1939, with some earlier files dating back to 1914. The Board's
research activities are documented through published and unpublished reports,
maps, charts, photographs, notes, and reference materials. The water basin and
ground water studies, and parts of staff project 6909, which focused on natural
resources and economic conditions of the state, are the most thoroughly
covered. Coverage of other subjects is generally limited to published reports,
charts, and maps, and include mineral studies, public works projects, work with
local planning boards, forestry and other industries, population studies,
recreational facilities, and transportation. The correspondence files have
several gaps, D-Z for 1934-1935, and P-Z, for 1936-1939. Records documenting
committee activities, such as minutes, correspondence, and internal reports are
not present. The semi-official Board of 1934-1935 is poorly documented in these
materials, with coverage limited to a small amount of correspondence, a few
maps, and charts.
The Works Progress Administration studies series was removed from this
finding aid due to the electronic file size limitations imposed by the online
finding aid web site (TARO). If you are reading this electronicially, a link to
the removed series can be found in description of the series affected. If you
are reading this in paper in the Archives search room, the finding aid for the
affected series will be found in a separate divider within this binder.
Organization of the Records
These records are organized into eleven series and seven
subseries:
- Minutes, 1935-1939, 0.24 cubic ft.
- Correspondence, 1932-1939, undated (bulk 1934-1938), 3.99 cubic
ft., 1 photograph
- Works Progress Administration studies, 1929-1937, undated (bulk
1935-1937), 2.31 cubic ft., 53 maps
- Water basin studies, 1935-1938, undated, 3.88 cubic ft., 58 maps,
42 photographs
- Ground water studies, 1938, 0.24 cubic ft.
- Public Works Administration projects, 1935-1936, 0.84 cubic ft.
- Proposals, 1935, 0.8 cubic ft.
- Status logs, 1935-1936, fractional
- Publications, 1935-1939, 2.66 cubic ft., 24 maps
- Maps, charts, and notes, 1914-1939, undated (bulk 1935-1938),
1.22 cubic ft., 230 maps, 5 photographs
- Press releases, 1936-1938, undated, 0.1 cubic ft.
- Clippings, 1931-1939 (bulk 1935-1939), undated, 4.52 cubic ft.
- Subject files, 1931-1939 (bulk 1935-1938), undated, 4.52
cubic ft.
- Scrapbooks, 1936-1939, 1.59 cubic ft. (3 scrapbooks)
- Administrative records, 1925-1939 (bulk 1935-1938), undated, 1.2
cubic ft.
- Financial records, 1935-1939, 0.3 cubic ft.
- Legislative materials, 1925-1938, undated, 0.6 cubic ft.
- Office files, 1927-1939, 0.3 cubic ft.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Corporate Names:
United States.
Works Progress Administration.
United States.
Public Works Administration.
United States.
National Resources Planning Board.
United States.
National Resources Committee.
United States.
National Resources Board.
Subjects:
Water resources
development--Texas.
Natural resources--Texas.
Regional planning--Texas.
Mines and mineral
resources--Texas.
Public works--Texas.
Land
use--Texas--Planning.
Water supply--Texas.
Forests and
Forestry--Texas.
Flood
control--Texas.
Places:
Texas--Economic
conditions.
Texas--Public works.
Document Types:
Maps--Texas--Planning--1914-1939.
Reports--Texas--Planning--1935-1939.
Correspondence--Texas--Planning--1932-1939.
Notes--Texas--Planning--1932-1939.
Photographs--Texas--Planning--1934-1939.
Administrative
records--Texas--Planning--1934-1939.
Functions:
Planning.
Developing natural
resources.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as possible
sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State
Archives
Texas Governor Miriam Ferguson, Records, 1912-1935 (bulk
1924-1927, 1933-1935), 42.09 cubic ft.
Texas Governor James V Allred, Records, 1931-1939 (bulk
1935-1938), 54.05 cubic ft.
Texas Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, Records, 1938-1941, undated
(bulk 1939-1941), 73.79 cubic ft.
Texas, State Reclamation Engineer, Historical files, ca.
1902-1960, 95 cubic ft. [unprocessed - 1982/006]
Texas State Board of Control, Records, 1854, 1885-1890,
1909-1979, undated, 103.47 cubic ft. [Restricted]
Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin
Texas Planning Board Land Use Commission Papers
National Archives and Records
Administration
National Resources Planning Board Records
Publications
<emph render="italic">Regional Planning, Part IV - Upper Rio
Grande, </emph> National Resources Committee, 1938
<emph render="italic">The Pecos River Joint Investigation,
</emph> National Resources Planning Board, 1942
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas Planning
Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession numbers: 1965/100, 1972/93, 1984/140, 1987/56, 1987/59
These records were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the
Texas Secretary of State during the 1940-1942 biennium and in April, 1966; and
by the State Records Division on February 18, 1972. Additional records were
photocopied through the courtesy of Sul Ross State University on December 11,
1986; and Geoffrey M. Henebry on December 23, 1986.
Processing Information
Laura K. Saegert, April 1987
Detailed Description of the Records
Minutes,
1935-1939,
0.24 cubic ft. (in two volumes)
Records are the minutes of the Texas Planning Board, dating April
1935- March 1939. The Board met regularly on a monthly basis. Some interim
meetings were held, usually for discussion of special projects. Except for a
possible March 1936 meeting, the minutes appear to be a complete record of the
Board. The minutes of the semi-official Board are not present. At its meetings,
the Board approved the monthly payroll and expenditures, heard reports from
committees and the Board's Director, discussed projects, passed resolutions,
entertained project recommendations from consultants and others, and read
letters concerning routine business. Some of the letters and reports are
transcribed in the minutes and expenditures are listed. Topics covered include
the numerous projects the Board was involved with, such as those involving
economic conditions in the state, use of natural resources, water studies,
public works, and regional planning activities.
Arrangement
Minutes are arranged chronologically, as maintained by the
Board.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Minutes, Records, Texas Planning Board.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
017-1
Minutes, volume 1,
1935 - 1937
017-1
Minutes, volume 2,
1938 -
1939
Correspondence,
1932-1939,
undated
(bulk
1934-1938),
3.99 cubic ft., 1 photograph
Records are the correspondence of the Texas Planning Board, and
one photograph, covering the years 1932-1939 and undated (bulk 1934-1938).
Subjects covered in these letters include industry, minerals, water resources,
forestry, planning, city and county planning boards, agriculture, Works
Progress Administration (WPA) and Public Works Administration (PWA) projects,
and routine business matters, e.g., requests for information and copies of
publications, employment requests, acknowledgments, invitations, and regrets.
Incoming letters were largely addressed to the Board or its Director, E.A.
Wood. Outgoing letters were usually signed by Wood, his assistant, or one of
the Board members. Correspondence from most of the Board members is present,
including Marvin C. Nichols, E.L. Kurth, Julian Montgomery, Tom Cotten, Gibb
Gilchrist, C.S. Clark, R.C. Hopping, and Edward Clark. Notably missing are
files of Hull Youngblood and W.M. Massie. Board members files are generally
comprised of letters from E.A. Wood concerning upcoming meeting agendas,
special projects, or committee business; and replies to Wood. Other significant
files are those of Terrell Bartlett, the Board's consultant on the National
Resources Committee; James B. Crane, the Board's Washington representative;
Roger Busfield, assistant to the Director; Governor James Allred; and the
National Resources Committee. A few letters were moldy and brittle due to water
damage. Because of their deteriorating condition, these items were
electrostatically copied and the originals destroyed. The correspondence is
filed in two groups, 1934-1935, and 1936-1939. The earlier group consists of
alphabetical files of correspondents and subjects, while the latter group is
comprised largely of alphabetical correspondent files. Unfortunately, much of
the correspondence from both groups is missing: D-Z files for 1934-1935; and
P-Z files for 1936-1939. In spite of these gaps, good coverage of Board
activities can be found in the latter group.
Arrangement
The correspondence is filed into two groups, 1934-1935, and
1936-1939. The earlier group consists of alphabetical files of correspondents
and subjects, while the latter group is comprised largely of alphabetical
correspondent files.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Correspondence, Records, Texas Planning
Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
017-1
Correspondence,
1934
- 1935
017-1
1.
A,
November 1934 - October
1935
017-1
2.
Aviation, A - M,
November 1934 - October
1935
017-1
3.
Aviation, R - T,
April - October
1935
017-1
4.
B,
January - October
1935
017-1
5-10
Bartlett, Terrell, Consultant,
August 1934 - October
1935
017-1
11.
Bishop, L.L., forest supervisor,
July 1934 - June
1935
017-1
12.
Burlew, E.K., Federal Emergency Administration for
Public Works,
November 1934 - June
1935
017-2
1-2.
Carl, J.J., statistical coordinator, WPA,
July - October
1935
017-2
3.
Carpenter, J.C., American Society of Civil Engineers,
May - November
1935
017-2
4.
Carter, W.T., Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
November 1934 - July
1935
017-2
5.
Chaudoin, Barney A., Kerrville State Park,
May
1935
017-2
6-7.
Coastwise Shipping,
June
1935
017-2
8.
Coleman City Planning Commission,
January and May
1935
017-2
9.
Cox, A.B., Bureau of Business Research, University of
Texas,
August 1934 - May
1935
017-2
Planning, memoranda from University of Texas:
017-2
10.
1932,
undated
017-2
11.
Drafts and memoranda,
1933 - 1934,
undated
017-2
12-13.
June - August
1934
017-2
Correspondence,
1936
- 1939
017-2
14.
Ad - Ak,
February - November
1937
017-2
15-18.
Allred, Governor James V,
January 1937 - January
1939, undated
017-2
19.
Al - Am,
June 1937 - January
1938
017-2
20.
An,
March - November
1937
017-2
21.
Ar - Au,
February - December
1937
017-2
22.
Attorney General,
December 1936 - August
1937
017-2
23-24.
Bartlett, Terrell,
December 1936 - October
1937
017-2
25.
Ba,
February 1937 - June
1938
017-2
26.
Be - Bl,
December 1936 - October
1937
017-2
27.
Board of Control,
April 1936 - January
1938
017-2
28.
Bo,
January - December
1937
017-2
29.
Bra - Bri,
January - November
1937
017-2
30.
Bro,
January 1937 - February
1938
017-2
31-32.
Browne, Bertram, Grace Mining Company,
August 1936 - November
1937
017-3
1-2.
Buchanan, J.P.,
December 1936 - March
1937
017-3
3.
Bu,
January - December
1937
017-3
4.
Bureaus, miscellaneous, April 1935;
October - December
1937, undated
017-3
5.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
March - October
1937
017-3
6.
Bureau of Business Research,
January - June
1937
017-3
7.
Bureau of Engineering Research,
April 1936 - April
1937
017-3
8.
Bureau of Fisheries,
August - September
1937
017-3
9.
Bureau of Mines,
March 1936 - November
1937
017-3
Busfield, Roger:
017-3
10.
A - D,
August 1936; January
- May 1937
017-3
11.
E - J,
January - May
1937
017-3
12.
K - L,
February - May
1937
017-3
13.
M - O,
January - April
1937
017-3
14.
P - S,
October 1936 - April
1937
017-3
15.
T - W,
January - May
1937
017-3
16.
Ca,
February - November
1937
017-3
17.
Callan, T.C.,
January - June
1937
017-3
18.
Carpenter, J.C.,
March - November
1937
017-3
19.
Carter, C.B.,
July - August
1937
017-3
20.
Centennial Exposition,
August
1935
017-3
21.
Ch,
January 1937 - February
1938
017-3
Chambers of Commerce:
017-3
22.
Abilene - Corpus Christi,
August 1935; January
1936 - August 1938
017-3
23.
Dallas,
February 1936 -
August 1937
017-3
24.
El Paso - Flatonia,
May 31 - July
1937
017-3
25-26.
Fort Worth,
January - September
1937
017-3
27.
Georgetown - Henderson,
June 1936 - September
1937
017-3
28.
Houston,
June 1937 - February
1938
017-3
29-30.
Roland A. Laird,
February - August
1937
017-3
31.
Jefferson - Mineral Wells,
April 1936 - December
1937
017-3
32.
Nacogdoches - Temple,
September 1936 -
February 1938
017-3
33.
Terrell - Yoakum,
March and June 1935;
September 1936 - January 1938
017-3
34.
Out-of-state,
March - October
1937
017-3
35.
Cl,
July 1936; February -
December 1937
017-3
36-37.
Clark, C.S.,
January - November
1937, undated
017-4
1.
Clark, Edward, Secretary of State,
January - December
1937, undated
017-4
2.
Clifton, Albert T.,
February - December
1937
017-4
3.
Cob - Con,
January - December
1937
017-4
4.
Coo - Coy,
February - December
1937
017-4
5-7.
Connally, Senator Tom,
January 1936 - December
1937
017-4
8.
Conner, A.B.,
February - June
1937
017-4
9-10.
Cotten, Tom W.,
January - December
1937
017-4
11-12.
Cox, George W.,
January - September
1937; undated
017-4
13.
Cr,
February 1937 - January
1938
017-4
14-17.
Crane, James B.,
August 1936; January -
August 1937
017-4
18.
Crockett, L.R.,
April - October
1937
017-4
19.
Cu,
January - October
1937
017-4
20.
Da,
January 1937 - April
1938
017-4
21-22.
Dallas News,
January 1935 - November
1936
017-4
23.
Dallas News, Victor
Schoffelmayer,
May 1936 - October
1937
017-4
24.
Dancy, Oscar C.,
January - June
1937
017-4
25.
Davis, A.B.,
May - September
1937
017-4
26.
Davis, J. Frank,
March - April
1937
017-4
27.
Davidson, Howard C.,
October 1936 - October
1937
017-4
28.
De,
June 1937 - April
1938
017-4
29.
Department of Commerce,
April
1937
017-4
30.
Di,
April - October
1937
017-4
31.
Dickerson, Walter E.,
February 1936, January
- October 1937
017-4
32.
Do,
December 1935 -
February 1938
017-4
33.
Dr,
August - November
1937
017-4
34.
Du,
June 1937 - January
1938
017-5
1.
Duncan, Frank,
March - April
1937
017-5
2.
Dy,
December 1936 - April
1937, October 1937
017-5
3.
Ea,
January - September
1937
017-5
4.
East Texas Chamber of Commerce,
February - September
1937
017-5
5.
Ec - Ed,
June 1937 - February
1938
017-5
6.
Ehlers, V.M.,
January - November
1937
017-5
7.
El - En,
January - December
1937
017-5
8.
Es - Eu,
September 1936 -
October 1937
017-5
9.
Ev - Ew,
April 1937 - February
1938
017-5
10.
Fa,
July 1936 - November
1937
017-5
11.
Farmer, Clarence E.,
February - August
1937
017-5
12.
Fe,
January 1936 - August
1937
017-5
13.
Felty, Fred,
July - November
1937
017-5
14.
Fi, September -
October 1935, May 1936
- August 1937
017-5
15-20.
Fitz-William, C.B.R. and Co.,
November 1936 -
September 1937
017-5
21.
Fl,
November 1936 - October
1937
017-5
22.
Foc - Fos,
May 1935 - December
1937
017-5
23.
Fou - Foy,
December 1936 -
December 1937
017-5
24.
Fr,
August 1936 - October
1937
017-5
25.
Franke Tanning and Manufacturing,
November
1935
017-5
26.
Fu,
January - April 1937,
undated
017-5
27.
Gab - Gal,
January 1936 - January
1938
017-5
28.
Gam - Gau,
May 1935, February -
November 1936, March 1938
017-5
29.
Gabbard, L.P.,
February - June 1937
017-5
30.
Gammie, Tom G., Oklahoma State Planning Board,
March 1937 - January
1938
017-5
31.
Ge,
July 1935, July 1936 -
December 1937
017-5
32.
Gi,
May 1935, February 1936
- February 1938
017-5
33-34.
Gilchrist, Gibb,
January - September
1937
017-5
35.
Government and Social Aspects Committee,
March 1936 - October
1937
017-5
36.
Government and Social Aspects Committee, Travis J.
Lewis,
January - August
1937
017-6
1.
Gra - Gref,
May 1935 - June
1938
017-6
2.
Greg - Gru,
August 1935 - May
1937
017-6
3.
Graves, Harry N., House of Representatives,
December 1936 - August
1937
017-6
4.
Gu,
December 1935 - January
1938
017-6
5.
Hac - Hal,
June 1935 - August
1937
017-6
6.
Ham - Hare,
October 1935, May 1936
- December 1937
017-6
7.
Harg - Harw,
December 1935 - January
1938
017-6
8.
Has - Haw,
September 1934, April
1935 - November 1937
017-6
9.
Halcomb, W.W. (Hick),
October 1936, July -
September 1937
017-6
10.
Hale, Jack,
May
1937
017-6
11.
Hampton, Ireland,
February - November
1937
017-6
12.
Harris, M.M.,
March - June
1937
017-6
13.
Hayden, W.G.,
February - July
1937
017-6
14.
Hea - Henn,
November 1935, August
1936 - November 1937
017-6
15.
Henr - Hey,
November 1935 -
November 1937
017-6
16.
Hi,
May - June 1935; June
1936 - October 1937
017-6
17.
Hinton, Carl,
February and December
1937
017-6
18.
Hod - Hol,
March 1935, February
1936 - January 1938
017-6
19.
Hoo - Hos,
June 1935 - September
1937
017-6
20.
Hou - How,
March 1935 - November
1937
017-6
21-22.
Hopping, Judge R.C.,
January - June
1937
017-6
23.
Horner, W.W.,
March
1937
017-6
24.
Hub - Hul,
November 1935, October
1936 - September 1937
017-6
25.
Hum - Hus,
February 1935 - April
1938
017-6
26.
Hy,
March - May
1937
017-6
27.
I,
January 1935 - March
1938
017-6
28.
Ja,
May 1936 - July
1937
017-6
29.
James, Harlean, American Planning and Civic
Association,
February - April
1937
017-6
30.
Je,
July 1936, February -
April 1937
017-6
31.
Jo,
July 1935 - December
1937
017-6
32.
Johnson, Lyndon B., Congress, House of
Representatives,
April - December
1937
017-6
33.
Jones,
February 1936 - October
1937
017-6
34.
Jones, Marvin, Congress, House of Representatives,
February 1935 - October
1936
017-7
1.
Karakul sheep,
March - December
1937
017-7
2.
Ke,
July 1936 - November
1937
017-7
3.
Kelley, W.R.,
May - September
1937
017-7
4.
Kemper, I.H., president, Sugarland Industries,
December 1936 - May
1937
017-7
5-6.
Kerr, J.T., Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway,
June 1936 - November
1937
017-7
7.
Ki - Kl,
October 1935 - November
1937
017-7
8-9.
Klein, H.C.,
October 1936 - June
1937
017-7
10.
Kn,
November 1935, November
1936 - November 1937
017-7
11.
Ko,
January 1936 - January
1938
017-7
12.
Kr - Ku,
June 1936, November
1937
017-7
13.
Krom, Steve A.,
December 1935, December
1936 - July 1937
017-7
14-17.
Kurth, E.L.,
January - December
1937
017-7
18.
Lac - Lan,
May 1936 - December
1937
017-7
19.
Lar - Law,
October 1935 - December
1937
017-7
20.
Lawrence, R.H., WPA,
March - May
1937
017-7
21.
Lea - Lem,
June 1935 - August
1937
017-7
22.
Leo - Lew,
May 1935, January 1936
- March 1938
017-7
23.
League of Texas Municipalities, E.E. McAdam,
March - November
1937
017-7
24.
Leonard, Paige, Librarian, Federal Power Commission,
December 1936 - July
1937
017-7
25.
Li - Ll,
August 1936 - March
1937
017-7
26
Libraries, A - N,
June 1935, January 1936
- February 1938
017-7
27.
Libraries, R - W,
July 1936, March 1937 -
April 1938
017-7
28.
Livestock Sanitary Commission, J.L. Wardlaw, Chairman,
December 1935, May -
June 1936
017-7
29.
Loc - Lon,
December 1935 - October
1937
017-8
1.
Loo - Loy,
February 1936 - October
1937
017-8
2.
Lowry, Robert L., Jr., Bureau of Reclamation,
May - August
1937
017-8
3.
Lu - Ly,
October 1935 - December
1937
017-8
4.
Mac - Mai,
April 1936 - May
1938
017-8
5.
Mal - Mar,
March 1935 - December
1937
017-8
6.
Mas - May,
April 1935 - October
1937
017-8
7.
Manufacturers Record,
January - December
1937
017-8
8.
Marks, E.H.,
January - April
1937
017-8
9.
Martsolf Industrial Corporation,
March 1936 - January
1937
017-8
10.
Matagorda Bay Oyster Farms, Inc.,
August - December
1937
017-8
11.
Mayes, Wendell, editor, County
Progress,
February - June
1937
017-8
12.
McAdams, E.D.,
June
1935
017-8
13.
McCa - McCl,
January 1936 - October
1937
017-8
14.
McCo - McCr,
March 1936 - November
1937
017-8
15.
McD,
January 1936 - December
1937
017-8
16.
McDonald, William H., Commissioner, General Land
Office,
January - September
1937
017-8
17.
McE - McF,
June 1935, November
1937
017-8
18.
McFarlane, W.D., Congress, House of Representatives,
June 1935, April 1936,
December 1937
017-8
19.
McG,
September 1935,
February 1936 - November 1937
017-8
20.
McI - McL,
January 1936 - October
1937
017-8
21.
McM,
March 1937 - January
1938
017-8
22.
McN,
April 1936 - July
1937
017-8
23.
Mea - Men,
May 1936 - December
1937
017-8
24.
Mer - Met,
August 1936 - October
1937
017-8
25.
Meyers, Noyes and Forrest, Consulting Engineers,
February - September
1937
017-8
26.
Mi,
November 1935, August
1936 - November 1937
017-8
27.
Milwhite Company,
January 1936 - July
1937
017-8
Mineral Resources:
017-8
28.
A - B,
1936
017-8
29.
Ca - Ce,
1936
017-8
30.
Ch - D,
1936
017-8
31.
E - F,
1936
017-8
32.
G - He,
1936
017-8
33.
Hi - J,
1936
017-8
34.
K - Mac,
1936
017-8
35.
Mak - P,
1936
017-8
36.
R - T,
1936
017-8
37.
U - Z,
1936
017-9
1.
Mof - Moore,
September 1935 -
December 1937
017-9
2.
Mor - Mos,
August 1936 - November
1937
017-9
3.
Montfort, P.T., Department of Agricultural
Engineering, Texas A&M University,
December 1936 -
November 1937
017-9
4.
Montgomery, Julian,
January - December
1937
017-9
5.
Morgan, Sidney, Secretary, U.S. Tariff Commission,
December 1936 - August
1937
017-9
6.
Mu - My,
June 1935, March 1936 -
November 1937
017-9
7.
Na,
April 1936, March -
December 1937
017-9
8.
Ne,
November 1935 - January
1938
017-9
9.
Ni,
April 1936 - October
1937, June 1938
017-9
National Resources Committee:
017-9
10.
General,
March and October
1937, undated
017-9
11-12.
Charles W. Elliott,
January - October
1937
017-9
13-14.
Harold Merrill,
January - August
1937
017-9
15-16.
Earl O. Mills,
July - December
1937
017-9
17.
Robert H. Randall,
March - November
1937
017-9
18.
New Braunfels Leather Works,
November and December
1935
017-9
19.
Newspapers, C - O,
December 1935, November
1936 - January 1938
017-9
20.
Newspapers, S - T,
January - November
1937
017-9
21-25.
Nichols, Marvin C.,
September 1934 -
December 1937
017-9
26.
Nickell, C.O.,
August 1935, December -
August 1937
017-9
27.
No,
November 1935 - January
1938
017-9
28.
Norris, John A., Brazos River Conservation and
Reclamation District,
February - November
1937
017-9
29.
Oa - Od,
April - October
1937
017-9
30.
Ol,
March - December
1937
017-9
31.
Op - Ow,
January - August
1937
017-9
32.
Port Arthur Bridge Commission,
January 1937,
undated
017-9
33.
San Antonio Tanning Company,
November
1935
017-9
34.
Texas Tanning and Manufacturing Company,
January - December
1935
017-9
35.
Thomason, R.E., Congress, House of Representatives,
March
1937
Works Progress Administration studies,
1929-1937, undated
(bulk
1935-1937),
2.31 cubic ft., 53 maps
This series consists of reports and maps, dating 1929-1937 and
undated (bulk 1935-1937), from a project sponsored by the United States Works
Progress Administration (WPA). This was WPA federal project No. 3, better known
as Texas Planning Board Staff Project 6909. This project was designed to assist
the Board, through additional staff and funding, in its studies of the natural
resources and economic conditions of the state. Data gathered was used to
promote economic expansion and development, primarily in the fields of
agriculture and industry. Other areas studied were forestry, commodity trade,
public health, transportation, water resources, and mineral resources. In
addition to topical research, this project provided clerical and technical
assistance to the Bureaus of Economic Geology, Engineering Research, and
Business Research, all at the University of Texas, to assist with research
undertaken by these departments. A report summarizing the work done on this
project through March 1937 is present at the end of this series. Included with
these materials are the WPA Project Proposal for mineral studies,
correspondence, copies of government documents, and a few articles possibly not
part of this research project. Folder titles of these latter items are preceded
by an asterisk, to distinguish them from known project documents.
Notably missing from these materials are the reports covering the
state's eleemosynary institutions, minerals, and water resources. Some of the
miscellaneous hydrology materials in the Maps, Charts,
and Notes series may be part of these studies. Many of these items were
moldy and brittle due to water damage. Because of their deteriorating
condition, these materials have been electrostatically copied and the originals
destroyed.
If you are reading this electronically, click on the link to go
the full finding aid -
Texas Planning Board, Works Progress Administration
Studies. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is
found in a separate divider within the binder.
Water basin studies,
1935-1938,
undated,
3.88 cubic ft., 58 maps, 42 photographs
These records consist of background data gathered and compiled for
river basin studies, project proposals, revisions of a National Resources
Committee report, maps, proposed project description sheets, and committee
files containing correspondence, minutes, and membership lists, dating
1935-1938, undated. This series consists of materials compiled during a study
of river drainage basins undertaken by the Water Resources Committee of the
National Resources Committee. The chair of the state planning board and some
members of the Planning Board's Water Resource Committee were involved with the
project.
Historical sketch
This was a nation-wide project, supported by President Franklin
Roosevelt, to construct a national plan for flood control and preservation, and
to further develop water and soil conservation measures. The nation was divided
into drainage basin districts, each represented by a committee of federal,
state, and local officials familiar with each basin and its water control
problems. State representatives included the chair of the state planning board
and some members of the Planning Board's water resources committee. The basin
districts covering Texas rivers were the Southwest Mississippi Drainage Basin,
which included the Canadian, and Upper and Lower Red River basins; and the
Western Gulf Drainage Basin, covering the Sabine, Neches, Trinity, San Jacinto,
Colorado, Brazos, Guadalupe, Nueces, the Upper and Low Rio Grande, and Pecos
River basins. The Planning Board, largely through its Water Resources
Committee, gathered natural, industrial, and economic data on each river basin.
Various water control authorities recommended projects to alleviate some of the
water problems present in their respective districts. Much of this information
was compiled in a preliminary report published by the National Resources
Committee in 1936. Drainage Basins Problems and
Programs contains a general description of each river basin and its
water related problems, and a prioritized list of proposed projects for
controlling them. These proposals included construction of dams and reservoirs;
other flood, irrigation, and erosion control measures; and building or
upgrading sewage treatment facilities. The National Resources Committee's Basin
Committee met in October and November of 1937 to review, update, and revise
Drainage Basin Problems and Programs. Based on
reports received from the files, the project lists were extensively amended;
new projects were added, some old proposals were removed, and other were
ranked. A summary report containing recommended programs and policies for the
country was presented to the President in early 1938. Detailed reports for each
basin were later individually published.
Arrangement
General studies and committee files are arranged chronologically,
while records of each basin are filed alphabetically by basin and arranged by
type.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Water basin studies, Records, Texas Planning
Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
017-14
Folders 1-38 constitute general reference materials
gathered for the 1936 study of water basin problems.
017-14
1.
Water Resources Studies Outline,
undated
017-14
2.
Characteristics of Minimum Annual Runoff - Principal
Rivers of Texas,
1936
017-14
3.
Characteristics of Average Runoff - Principal Rivers of
Texas,
1936
017-14
Water development questionnaires:
017-14
4.
List of questionnaires mailed out,
undated
017-14
5.
City of Austin,
September
1936
017-14
6.
Beaumont Rice Mills,
November
1936
017-14
7.
Bexar, Medina, Atascosa Counties, Water Improvement
District No. 1,
October
1936
017-14
8.
Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1,
September
1936
017-14
9.
Cameron County Water Improvement District No. 1,
September
1936
017-14
10.
Cameron County Water Improvement District No. 2,
October
1936
017-14
11.
Cameron County Water Control and Improvement District
No. 5,
October
1936
017-14
12.
Cameron County Water Control and Improvement District
No. 6,
October
1936
017-14
13.
Central Power and Light Company, San Antonio,
September
1936
017-14
14.
City of Corpus Christi,
September 1936
017-14
15.
Donna Irrigation District, Hidalgo County No. 1,
[1936]
017-14
16.
City of Graham,
September
1936
017-14
17.
[Guadalupe River], authors of questionnaire unknown,
[1936]
017-14
18.
Gulf Coast Water Company,
November
1936
017-14
19.
Miss Maud Hickman, Houston,
October - November
1936
017-14
20.
Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 2,
[1936]
017-14
21.
Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3,
October
1936
017-14
22.
Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 7,
September
1936
017-14
23.
Hidalgo and Cameron Counties Water Control and
Improvement District No. 9,
September
1936
017-14
24.
La Feria Water Control and Improvement District,
Cameron County, No. 3,
October
1936
017-14
25.
City of New Braunfels,
September
1936
017-14
26.
Red Bluff Water Power Control District,
September - October
1936
017-14
27.
Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 1,
September
1936
017-14
28.
South Texas Water Company,
December 1936 - January
1937
017-14
29.
City of Sweetwater,
September
1936
017-14
30.
Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District
No. 1,
October
1936
017-14
31.
United Irrigation Company,
September
1936
017-14
32.
Wichita County Water Improvement District Nos. 1 &
2,
September 1936,
undated
017-14
33.
City of Waco,
September
1936
017-14
34.
List of questionnaires mailed to R.J. Tipton,
October
1936
017-14
Municipal water service questionnaires:
017-14
35.
List of cities of 10,000 population or more,
undated
017-14
36.
Austin - Ennis,
1936
017-14
37.
Galveston - New Braunfels,
1936
017-14
38.
Orange - Yoakum,
1936
017-14
National Resources Committee:
017-14
39.
Procedures for Drainage Basin Study revision,
September
1937
017-14
40.
U.S. Senate documents concerning flood control,
June - August
1937
017-14
41.
Preliminary membership for Basin Committees,
October
1937
017-14
42.
Membership for Western Gulf Drainage Basin Committees
A, B, C, for
October 22-23, 1937
meeting
017-14
43.
Minutes of Meeting of Western Gulf Drainage Basin
Committee,
October 22-23,
1937
017-14
44.
Membership list of the Western Gulf Drainage Basin
Committees A, B, C, for
December 3-4, 1937
meeting
017-14
45.
Master index to text revisions
017-14
46.
Western Gulf Drainage Basin, report revision,
January
1938
017-14
47.
Western Gulf Drainage Basin, report revision,
February
1938
017-14
48-53.
Correspondence,
September 3 - November
24, 1937
017-15
National Resources Committee:
017-15
1-3.
Correspondence,
November 26,1937 -
January 17, 1938; August 11, 1938
017-15
Southwest Mississippi Basin Committee:
017-15
4-5.
Correspondence,
July - December 1,
1937
017-15
6.
Pages from report on drainage basin problems, on Lower
Red River area,
undated
017-15
7.
Committee B, petition to N.R.C. from Denison Chamber
of Commerce, concerning Red River project,
March
1937
017-15
8.
Committee C, minutes and membership list from
October 19, 1937
meeting
017-15
9.
Committee D, minutes and membership list from
October 20, 1937
meeting
017-15
Western Gulf Basin Committee:
017-15
10.
Committee A, minutes of meeting of Sabine - Neches
Basin Committee,
June 17,
1938
017-15
11.
Committee A, correspondence,
October 11 - December
8, 1937
017-15
12.
Committee A, pages from report on drainage basin
problems, Sabine and Trinity basins,
undated
017-15
13-14.
Committee B, correspondence,
October 7, 1937 -
January 14, 1938
017-15
15.
Committee B, pages from report on drainage basin
problems, Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, and Nueces basins,
undated
017-15
16.
Committee C, correspondence,
October 11 - December
6, 1937
017-15
Statewide river basin projects, PWA project reports,
1936:
017-15
17.
Survey of ground water resources
017-15
18.
Construction of sewage and water facilities in Texas
cities
017-15
19.
Ten year study of principal water problems
017-15
20.
Extension of facilities for hydrologic determinations
017-15
21.
Aerial mapping of entire state
017-15
22.
Statewide river basin study, data on reservoirs, levees,
and drainage districts,
1936
017-15
Canadian basin:
017-15
1936 study:
017-15
23.
Farm data
017-15
24.
Industrial data
017-15
25.
Population data
017-15
26.
Report on Canadian River Basin,
August
1936
017-15
27.
PWA project reports, City of Whitedeer Water System
and two reservoirs in Oldham and Potter Counties,
1936
Map
6659
Canadian River Watershed in
Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935-1936
017-15
28.
Text revisions from 1st and 2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee
meetings,
1937
017-15
29.
Revised project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meetings,
1937
017-15
30.
Comments on and revisions of project description
sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-15
31-32.
Correspondence,
September 2 - November
30, 1938
017-15
33.
Revised draft of Canadian Basin Report,
November
1938
017-15
Colorado - Brazos basin:
017-15
1936 study:
017-15
34-35.
Farm data, Brazos basin
017-15
36-37.
Farm data, Colorado basin
017-15
38-39.
Industrial data, Brazos basin
017-15
40-41.
Industrial data, Colorado basin
017-15
42-44.
Population data, Brazos basin
017-15
45-47.
Population data, Colorado basin
017-16
1.
Reservoirs, levees, and drainage district data,
Brazos basin
017-16
2.
Reservoirs, levees, and drainage district data,
Colorado basin
017-16
3.
Report, Arroyo Colorado Navigation District, Cameron
and Willacy Counties, on proposed barge channel,
[1937]
017-16
4.
Report of the Central Colorado River Authority on
flood water and water conservation,
October
1936
[Note: The photographs mentioned in this report are probably
the same ones filed with the revised report, done in October 1937. See photos
1984/140-3 thru 9.]
017-16
5.
Report of the Central Colorado Authority on flood
water and water conservation,
December
1936
017-16
6.
Revised Report of the Central Colorado River
Authority, on three proposed dams,
October
1937
017-16
7.
Statement, Central West Texas Conservation and Flood
Control Association, on Colorado River,
October
1936
017-16
8.
Lower Colorado River Reclamation Study, State
Reclamation Department,
1936
017-16
9.
Report for Colorado River hearing of July 6, 1936,
Matagorda County Conservation and Reclamation District 1,
1936
017-16
10.
Report submitted by Lower Colorado River Flood Control
Association at public hearing,
July 6,
1936
017-16
11.
Report of Lower Colorado River, by Lower Colorado
River Flood Control Association,
July 25,
1936
017-16
12-13.
Report, relating to flood damage by Colorado River in
Wharton County, by Wharton County Flood Control Association,
October 20,
1936
017-16
14.
Review and report of the Lower Colorado River, by
Lower Colorado River Flood Control Association,
January 25,
1937
017-16
15.
Supplemental report on Lower Colorado River, by Lower
Colorado River Flood Control Association,
April 10,
1937
017-16
16-17.
Review and Report of Lower Colorado River, in support
of navigation, by Lower Colorado River Flood Control Association,
October 27,
1937
017-16
18.
Application by Upper Colorado River Authority for
Survey of Coke and Tom Green Counties,
December 5,
1936
017-16
19-22.
Statement, by Upper Colorado River Authority on
Colorado and Concho Rivers,
October 20,
1936
017-16
23.
Statement, by Upper Colorado River Authority on
Colorado and Concho Rivers, supplemental material,
January
1937
017-16
24.
Brief submitted by Brown County Water Improvement
District No. 1,
December
1936
017-16
25.
N.R.C. Basin Report, first draft,
undated
017-16
26-27.
Text revisions from 1st N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-16
28-32.
Revised project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting, Brazos basin,
1937
017-17
1-4.
Revised project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting, Colorado basin,
1937
017-17
5.
Revised project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting, joint basin projects,
1937
017-17
6-9.
Comments on and revisions of project description
sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-17
Guadalupe basin:
017-17
1936 study:
017-17
10.
Farm data
017-17
11.
Industrial data
017-17
12.
Population data
017-17
13.
Reservoirs, levees, and drainage district data
017-17
14-16.
Report, PWA Docket 1547, projects along Guadalupe
River, filed by the Guadalupe - Blanco River Authority,
1936
[pages unnumbered]
017-17
17-18.
Supplemental material for PWA docket 1547, covering
flood damage in Hays County,
1936
017-17
19.
Brief concerning Guadalupe - Blanco River Conservancy
Project, December,
1936
017-17
20.
Summary of Report on Canyon dam site along the
Guadalupe,
ca.
1936
017-17
21.
Details of flood damage along the Guadalupe in DeWitt
County, December,
1936
OS Planning Board Map Drawer
3.
Charts pertaining to the Wimberly Reservoir, Blanco
River, Hydrograph - Natural Flow Duration, Controlled
Flow Flood Control - Irrigation, Reservoir Performance - Discharge, by
the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, U.S. Engineer's Office, Galveston,
1932
Map 6678
Blanco River Reservoir, Map and
Profile, Flood Control - Irrigation, by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army,
U.S. Engineer's Office, Galveston,
1932
Map 6679
Proposed Blanco River Irrigation
District, by Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, U.S. Engineer's Office,
Galveston,
1932
OS Planning Board Map Drawer
3.
Wimberly Reservoir, Blanco River,
Proposed Reinforced Concrete Dam, includes a plan of the dam, details
of the sections, and a chart of water elevation, by Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Army, U.S. Engineer's Office, Galveston,
1932
017-17
Guadalupe basin:
017-17
22.
N.R.C. Basin report, on Guadalupe - San Antonio basin,
1st draft,
undated
017-17
23-25.
Text revisions from 1st and 2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee
meetings,
1937
017-17
26-27.
Revised project lists from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-17
28.
Comments on and revisions of project description
sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-17
Nueces basin:
017-17
1936 study:
017-17
29.
Farm data
017-17
30.
Industrial data
017-17
Population data
017-17
32.
Reservoir, levee, and drainage district data
Map 6782
Nueces River Watershed,
Myers, Noyes, and Forrest,
July
1936
017-18
1-6.
Report on Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation
District, Myers, Noyes, and Forrest,
October
1936
017-18
7.
Additional materials from Myers, Noyes, and Forrest
re: Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation District,
December
1936
017-18
8.
N.R.C. Basin Report, 1st draft,
undated
017-18
9-10.
Text revisions from 1st N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-18
11-12.
Revised project lists from 1st N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-18
13.
Comments on and revisions of project description
sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-18
Red River basin:
017-18
1936 study:
017-18
14.
Farm data
017-18
15.
Industrial data
017-18
16.
Population data
017-18
17.
Reservoir, levee, and drainage district data
017-18
18-19.
Brief Proposing Flood Control on the Pease River, by
Pease River Flood Control District,
October - November
1936
017-18
20.
Abstract of Report on Proposed Red River Dam near
Denison, by Floyd and Lockridge, Engineers,
ca.
1936
017-18
21.
Report on Proposed Development Plan for Red River
Basin, by Oklahoma Conservation Committee,
March - June
1937
017-18
22.
Report on Red River Development, by State Board of
Water Engineers,
June
1937
017-18
PWA Project Reports:
1936
017-18
23-24.
Group I - immediate construction
017-18
25.
Group II - deferred construction
017-18
26.
Group III - indeterminate construction
Map 6683
Red River Basin in Texas,
by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
017-18
Upper Red River basin:
017-18
27.
N.R.C. Basin Report, 1st draft,
undated
017-18
28.
Comments on 1st N.R.C. Basin Report, November,
1937
017-18
29.
Text revisions from 2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
November
1937
017-18
30.
Revised project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-18
Lower Red River basin:
017-18
31-32.
N.R.C. Basin Report, 1st draft,
undated
017-18
33.
Comments on 1st N.R.C. Basin Report,
November
1937
017-18
34.
Text revisions from 1st or 2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
November
1937
017-19
1.
Revised project lists from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-19
2.
Revisions of project description sheets, by State
Reclamation Department,
1937
017-19
3.
Red River basin, drafts of Upper and Lower Red River
N.R.C. reports, by Planning Board,
November
1938
017-19
Rio Grande Basin:
017-19
4.
1936 study:
017-19
Farm data
017-19
5.
Industrial data
017-19
6.
Population data
017-19
7.
Reservoir, levee, and drainage district data
017-19
8-10.
Report on a needed drainage system, by Valley
Conservation and Reclamation District,
1934,
1936
017-19
11.
Statement on drainage projects needed, by Valley
Conservation and Reclamation District,
December
1926
017-19
12.
Report on Cameron County Drainage, by R.J. Agar,
undated
017-19
Rio Grande - Pecos basin:
017-19
13.
N.R.C. Basin Report, 1st draft,
undated
017-19
14-15.
Text revisions from 1st and 2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee
meetings,
1937
017-19
16-18.
Revised project lists from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meetings,
1937
017-19
19-21.
Comments on and revisions of project description
sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-19
Sabine - Neches basin:
017-19
1936 Farm study:
017-19
22.
Farm data, Neches basin
017-19
23.
Farm data, Sabine basin
017-19
24.
Industrial data, Neches basin
017-19
25.
Industrial data, Sabine basin
017-19
26.
Population data, Neches basin
017-19
27.
Population data, Sabine basin
017-19
28.
Drainage district data
017-19
29.
Brief submitted by Lower Neches Valley Authority, re:
Rockland Dam Project,
December 1,
1936
017-19
30.
Brief submitted by Lower Neches Valley Authority, re:
Rockland Dam Project,
December 17,
1936
017-20
1.
Report by the Port Arthur Bridge Commission, re:
Sabine Lake Causeway,
February 1935 and
December 1936
017-20
2.
Abstract of a report on the Sabine - Neches
Conservation District, by Myers, Noyes and Forrest,
September
1935
Map 6687
Sabine - Neches Conservation
District, Showing Principal Projects, by Charles B. Metcalfe and Seaborn
L. Rieves,
1936
017-20
3.
Report on the Sabine - Neches Conservation District,
December
1936
017-20
4.
N.R.C. Basin Report, 1st draft,
undated
017-20
Sabine basin:
017-20
5.
Text revisions from 1st N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
October
1937
017-20
6-7.
Text revisions from 2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee
meeting,
1937
017-20
8-10.
Revised project lists from N.R.C. Basin Committee
meetings,
1937
017-20
11.
Sabine - Neches basin, comments on and revisions of
project description sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-20
Trinity basin:
017-20
12.
1936 study:
017-20
12.
Farm data
017-20
13.
Flood damage and stream pollution data
017-20
14.
Industrial data
017-20
15.
Population data
017-20
16-17.
Levees data
017-20
18.
Reservoirs and drainage districts data
017-20
19.
Report on improvement of Buffalo Bayou, by Department
of Public Works, City of Houston,
December
1936
017-20
20.
Buffalo Bayou improvements, internal work sheet of
Planning Board,
December
1936
017-20
21.
Trinity Flood Control Project, internal work sheet of
Planning Board,
December
1936
017-20
22-23.
Trinity - San Jacinto basin, text revisions from 1st and
2nd N.R.C. Basin Committee meetings,
1937
017-20
24-26.
Trinity basin, revised project lists from N.R.C. Basin
Committee meetings,
1937
017-20
27.
Trinity - San Jacinto basin, comments on and revisions
of project description sheets, by State Board of Water Engineers,
1937
017-39
Western Gulf Basin:
017-39
5.
Committee A, revised
project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee meeting,
1937
017-39
6.
Committee B, revised
project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee meeting,
1937
017-39
7.
Committee C, revised
project lists, from N.R.C. Basin Committee meeting,
1937
017-20
28.
Notes,
undated
017-20
Southwest Mississippi Basin:
017-20
29.
Ouachita basin, basin reports, revisions from 1st
N.R.C. Basin Committee meeting,
1937
017-20
30.
Washita basin, basin reports, revisions from 1st
N.R.C. Basin Committee meeting,
1937
017-20
31.
Arkansas and Cimmaron basins, basin reports, revisions
from 1st N.R.C. Basin Committee meeting,
1937
017-20
32.
Principal Watersheds of
Texas, Texas Planning Board,
ca. 1936
This book was prepared by the Board at the request of the
Water Resources Consultant for the Western Gulf Drainage Basin, National
Resources Committee. It provides background information on each river basin or
watershed for use by consultants and members of the Water Resources
Committee.
Map 6695 appeared in Principal Watersheds of Texas. Maps
6696-6699 are variants of map 6695.
Map 6695
Principal Watersheds of
Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935
Map 6696
Principal Watersheds of
Texas, with water control authorities added,
ca.
1936-1937
Map 6697
Principal Watersheds of Texas, with water subdivisions
added,
1936
Map 6698
Principal Watersheds of Texas,
revised in
1938
Link to description and images of Map
6698.
[two different sized copies]
Map 6699
Organizations for the
Development of Texas Rivers, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1938
Link to description and images of Map
6699.
Development of Texas
Rivers, Texas Planning Board,
March
1938
A report by the Planning Board detailing the problems and
recommendations for each water basin resulting from the studies undertaken by
its' Water Resources Committee and consultants working with the National
Resources Committee. Maps 6700-6704 and 6747-6749 appear in this publication.
The base map was drawn by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, 1935, with
revisions added for each basin in 1937. The page number where the map appears
in the publication is given. [This report is in the Texana Collection. The call
number is 627.1/T3d.]
Map 6700
Trinity Basin, p. 22
Map 6701
Brazos - Colorado Basin,
p. 42
Map 6702
Nueces Basin, p. 84
Map 6703
Lower Rio Grande - Pecos
Basin, p. 96
Map 6704
Canadian Basin, p. 142
Map 6747
Sabine - Neches Basin, p.
7
Map 6748
Guadalupe Basin, p. 71
Map 6749
Red River Basin, p. 112
Maps 6705-6710 were done for N.R.C. Drainage Basin Study
by the Water Resources Committee of the National Resources Committee. These are
simple outlines of the basins, the river, and its tributaries,
ca.
1937.
Map 6705
Southwest Gulf Drainage Basin
District No. 6a
Map 6706
Brazos Basin, Southwest Gulf
Drainage Basin District No. 6a
Map 6707
Colorado of Texas Basin,
Southwest Gulf Drainage Basin District No. 6a
Map 6708
Guadalupe - San Antonio Basin,
Southwest Gulf Drainage Basin District No. 6a
Map 6709
Pecos Basin, Southwest Gulf
Drainage Basin District No. 6a
Map 6710
Lower Rio Grand[e] Basin,
Southwest Gulf Drainage Basin District No. 6a
Maps 6711-6716 were done by the Planning Board, probably
in conjunction with the N.R.C. Drainage Basin Study. These outline the basin,
river, and its tributaries, and show existing dams and reservoirs,
ca.
1937.
Map 6711
Brazos River and Colorado River
Basins
Map 6712
Guadalupe and San Antonio River
Basins
Map 6713
Nueces River Basin
Map 6714
Rio Grande Basin
Map 6715
Sabine, Neches, and Calcasieu
River Basins
Map 6716
Trinity River Basin
Ground water studies,
1938,
0.24 cubic ft.
This series contains drafts and revisions of the Texas Planning
Board's report, proposed legislation to control and conserve ground water,
correspondence, papers read at a meeting, research materials used in the
committee's studies, and a copy of Proceedings of the
State-wide Ground Water Conservation Meeting, Austin, Texas, July 29,
1938. Regulation of ground water in Texas was a major concern of the Board's
Water Resources Committee. Its studies culminated in a 1938 publication,
The Need for Administrative Control of Ground Water in
Texas. After reviewing this report, Governor Allred called a statewide
meeting in Austin, on July 29, 1938, to discuss the problem of ground water
regulation.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged by type, then chronologically.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Ground water studies, Records, Texas
Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
017-21
Ground water studies:
017-21
1.
Background materials,
1925,
undated
017-21
2-3.
Reports by Samuel A. Turner,
July and December
1937
017-21
Ground water brief:
017-21
4.
Revisions,
April
1938
017-21
5.
Revisions,
June
1938
017-21
6.
Correspondence,
May
1938
017-21
Ground water meeting:
017-21
7.
Correspondence,
July - August
1938
017-21
8.
List of people accepting invitations,
July 26,
1938
017-21
9.
Sign-in book of attendees,
July 29,
1938
017-21
10.
Opening remarks by Hull Youngblood,
July 29,
1938
017-21
11.
Address by Victor H. Schoffelmayer,
July 29,
1938
017-21
12.
Address by R.B. Fonville,
July 29,
1938
017-21
13
Abstract of address by V.M. Ehlers and correspondence,
July 29, 1938 and
August 8, 1938
017-21
14.
Address by Walter N. White,
July 29,
1938
017-21
15.
Address by C.S. Clark,
July 29,
1938
017-21
16.
Address by Ireland Hampton and correspondence,
July 29, 1938, and
August 2-3, 1938
017-21
17.
Paper proposed for presentation at the meeting, by
Ashley G. Classen,
July 25,
1938
017-21
18.
Ground water committee members
017-21
19.
Proposed legislation,
ca.
1937
017-21
20-22.
Proceedings of the State-Wide Ground Water Conservation
Meeting, Austin, Texas,
July 29,
1938
Public Works Administration projects,
1935-1936,
0.84 cubic ft.
Records consist of questionnaires, proposals, correspondence, and
status logs concerning Public Works Administration projects undertaken in
Texas, dating January 1935-November 1936. The Texas Planning Board, the State
Planning Consultant of the National Resources Board, and the State Engineer of
the PWA worked together to obtain funding and support from the PWA for public
works projects in Texas. The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
conducted a survey of political units in the state (counties, cities, school
districts, etc.) likely to have a viable need for PWA funded projects. The
objective of this investigation was to obtain an inventory of useful and needed
work projects which would provide employment opportunities for a large number
of unemployed workers while also supplying needed public facilities.
Questionnaires were sent to ascertain the economic situation and determine what
work projects were needed. These, along with a schedule of projects requested
by the political unit reporting, were returned to the State Engineer's Office
of the PWA. This office, it appears, maintained some, if not all,
administrative control over those projects undertaken by the PWA. Projects
requested included building and repairing schools, gymnasiums, city buildings,
utility plants, water works systems, and sewage treatment plants; upgrading and
building roads and highways; soil erosion work; and purchasing land for and
building city parks.
Organization
These records are organized into two subseries:
- Proposals, 1935, 0.84 cubic ft.
- Status logs, 1935-1936, fractional
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Public Works
Administration projects, Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Proposals,
January-February 1935
0.84 cubic ft.
These are files of PWA projects, dating January-February 1935,
and consist of the survey questionnaire, a schedule of projects requested, and
some correspondence to the State Engineer of the PWA. The questionnaires were
prepared and signed by officials of the political unit reporting information,
such as mayors, county judges, or school superintendents. They provide general
facts about the community and its economy, e.g., population, industries,
principal transportation facilities, total valuation of taxable property, tax
rates, state of present indebtedness, and number of families on relief. The
schedules are comprised of a prioritized list of public works projects
requested, and the following data for each request: estimated costs, proposed
method of financing, time needed for completion, and comments on the necessity
of the undertaking. Following the proposals are two volumes listing these
projects. One list is arranged by project, the other by county. Each list
includes the type of project, file number, location, and amount of the
proposal.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by county.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Proposals, Public Works Administration
projects, Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
017-21
23.
Armstrong County, Claude Independent School District,
IV-296
017-21
24.
Bailey County, IV-348
017-21
25.
Bastrop County, IV-315
017-21
26.
Bosque County, Morgan, IV-209
017-21
27.
Bowie County, Redwater, IV-210
017-21
28.
Brazos County, Texas A&M College, IV-323
017-21
29.
Brown County, Brownwood, IV-74
017-21
30.
Calhoun County, Seadrift, IV-317
017-21
31.
Carson County, Panhandle, IV-324
017-21
32.
Cass County, Atlanta, IV-72
017-21
33.
Clay County, Byers, IV-81
017-21
34.
Cochran County, Morton, IV-347
017-21
35.
Coke County, Bronte Independent School District,
IV-298
017-21
36.
Collin County, Frisco, IV-79
017-21
37.
Comanche County, Comanche, IV-381
017-21
38.
Dallas County, Lancaster, IV-380
017-21
39.
Denton County, Denton City Schools, IV-302
017-21
40.
El Paso County, El Paso Independent School District,
IV-293
017-21
41.
Erath County, IV-301
017-21
42.
Falls County, Lott Board of Education, IV-297
017-21
43.
Fannin County, Randolph Independent School District,
IV-345
017-21
44.
Fayette County, Schulenburg, IV-87
017-21
45.
Frio County, Dilley, IV-300
017-21
46.
Grayson County, Van Alstyne, IV-83
017-21
47.
Guadalupe County, IV-311
017-21
48.
Hale County, IV-7
017-21
49.
Hale County, Plainview, IV-86
017-21
50.
Hamilton County, Hico, IV-292
017-21
51.
Harris County, Bellaire, IV-308
017-21
52.
Harris County, Goose Creek, IV-70
017-21
53.
Haskell County, IV-349
017-21
54.
Henderson County, Athens Independent School District,
IV-321
017-21
55.
Henderson County, Grapeland, IV-310
017-21
56.
Hockley County, IV-346
017-21
57.
Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs, IV-342
017-21
58.
Hunt County, Celeste, IV-82
017-21
59.
Jones County, IV-312
017-21
60.
Jones County, Hamlin, IV-339
017-21
61.
Kleberg County, IV-340
017-21
62.
Lamb County, Sudan, IV-318
017-21
63.
Lamb County, Fieldton Independent School District,
IV-325
017-21
64.
Leon County, Marquez, IV-307
017-21
65.
Liberty County, IV-299
017-21
66.
Liberty County, Dayton, IV-2
017-21
67.
Loving County, IV-316
017-21
68.
Lubbock County, Lubbock, IV-85
017-21
69.
Lubbock County, Texas Technical College, IV-84
017-21
70.
Marion County, Jefferson Independent School District,
IV-306
017-21
71.
Matagorda County, Palacios, IV-53
017-21
72.
McCulloch County, McCulloch County Common School
Districts, IV-52 (same as IV-28) 73
017-21
73.
McLennan County, IV-313
017-21
74.
Montague County, Nocona Independent School District,
IV-379
017-21
75.
Navarro County, IV-91
017-21
76.
Navarro County, Denton, IV-88
017-21
77.
Navarro County, Rice, IV-80
017-21
78.
Oldham County, Vega, IV-78
017-22
1.
Palo Pinto County, Strawn Independent School District,
IV-294
017-22
2.
Potter County, IV-305
017-22
3.
Potter and Randall Counties, Amarillo, IV-304
017-22
4.
Reeves County, Balmorhea Independent School District,
IV-446
017-22
5.
Runnels County, IV-351
017-22
6.
Sabine County, Bronson Independent School District,
IV-440
017-22
7.
Sabine County, Hemphill Independent School District,
IV-326
017-22
8.
San Jacinto County, IV-332
017-22
9.
San Patricio County, Taft, IV-341
017-22
10.
Shelby County, Center, IV-90
017-22
11.
Smith County, Tyler, IV-75
017-22
12.
Stonewall County, Stonewall County Schools, IV-350
017-22
13.
Swisher County, Tulia, IV-71
017-22
14.
Trinity County, Groveton, IV-[unknown]
017-22
15.
Tyler County, IV-336
017-22
16.
Upshur County, Gilmer, IV-51
017-22
17.
Uvalde County, Uvalde, IV-353
017-22
18.
Wharton County, IV-73
017-22
19.
Wichita County, Burkburnett Independent School
District, IV-445
017-22
20.
Williamson County, Round Rock, IV-309
017-22
21.
Young County, Graham, IV
017-22
Federal:
017-22
22.
Brazos River Reclamation District, IV-354
017-22
23.
Grade Crossing Elimination, IV-333
017-22
24.
Mapping Metropolitan Areas, IV-352
017-22
25.
Stream measurement, IV-334
017-22
26.
PWA Projects, list of towns having kindergartens,
undated
017-22
27-37.
List of PWA Projects by
Project
017-22
38-47.
List of PWA Projects by
County
Status logs,
1935-1936,
fractional
These logs were kept by the State Engineer's Office of the PWA
from August 1935 to November 1936. They provide the dates and particulars for
Texas public works projects undertaken by the PWA: i.e., dockets and engineer's
reference numbers; borrower's names; types of projects; amounts of allotments
and contracts; dates that building plans, specifications, and contracts were
received and approved; dates of bid advertisements and openings; and beginning
construction dates.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by docket numbers.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Status logs, Public Works Administration
projects, Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
017-39
8-9.
PWA status logs,
1935-1936
Publications,
1935-1939,
2.66 cubic ft. in 27 volumes and
24 maps
Records consist of reports, publications, and accompanying maps
and charts, dating 1935-1939. During the normal course of its activities, the
Board prepared and published a variety of publications. As an official entity,
the Board was required to submit reports to its governing bodies, i.e., the
National Resources Committee on the national level, and on the state level, the
Governor, Legislature, and Comptroller. Additionally, it published a regular
newsletter and a number of subject-oriented reports, covering topics such as
use of natural resources, population studies, watersheds, agriculture, and
hydroelectric power. Descriptions of maps and charts which appear in the
publications and are also held in the records follow the title. Page or plate
numbers are listed after the title of the map or chart. A list of known Board
publications not found in the holdings of the Texas State Archives follows the
folder inventory.
Arrangement
The publications are arranged by type, then chronologically.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Publications, Records, Texas Planning Board.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Official reports
Texas Planning Board Six Months
Report, August 1934 through January 1935 to National Resources Board,
January
1935
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3s/1934/35.]
Map 6717
Major Natural Regions,
p. 33,
[1935]
017-23
1.
Chart, Decennial Increase in
Rural and Urban Population, p. 37,
November 19,
1934
017-23
1.
Chart, Decennial Increase in
White and Negro Population in Texas, p. 38,
undated
Map 6718
Map of Texas Showing All
Counties Losing Population from 1920-1930, p. 40
Map 6719
Map of Texas Showing All
Counties Gaining Population from 1920-1930, p. 41
017-23
2.
Chart, Ten Year Increase in
Texas Population, p. 46,
March 27,
1935
017-23
2.
Chart, Chart Showing Excess of
Births Over Deaths, p. 47,
November 19,
1934
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
4.
Summary Texas Land Situation
with Particular Reference to Lands Available for Farm Homes, p. 61.
[Two copies--a pencil draft and the final
edition.]
Map 6720
Percentage Reduction in
Cropped Area, 1924 to 1929, p. 65.
[Two copies, one black and white, one
color.]
017-39
Charts:
017-39
10.
Gainful Workers, Ten Years
and Over; by General Divisions of Occupations for the State of Texas, p.
92,
January 13, 1935
017-39
10.
Table Showing Percentages in
Texas of Gainful Workers over 10 years of Age Employed in Various Occupations,
1910- 1930, p. 93,
January 31,
1935
017-39
10.
Diagram Showing Industrial
Growth of Texas, 1899-1932, p. 94,
March
1935
Map 6721
The Natural Regions of
Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves, p. 100,
[1935]
[Two copies, one is a reduced size working
draft.]
Map 6722
Map Showing Distribution of
the 1930 Population, by Seaborn L. Rieves, p. 101,
January
1935
Map 6723
Map of Texas [Showing Rivers
and Streams], p. 102,
[1923]
Reports to the Governor and
Legislature
Report [of] the Texas Planning
Board for the Period Ending December 31, 1935,
January
1936
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3r/1935.]
Map 6724
Texas Railroad Map,
1935, by Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 24,
1935
Link
to description and images of Map 6724.
[Maps 6972 and 6973 are later editions of this map.]
Map 6725
Pipelines and Oil and Gas
Fields in Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 26,
1935
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
4.
Comparative Size of Texas,
265,896 sg. mi. The Area of Texas Compared with the Areas of the Other 47
States, p. 31,
1935
Map 6726
Topographical Map of
Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 33,
1936
Map 6695
Principal Watersheds of
Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 36,
1935
Map 6727
Normal Annual
Rainfall, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 38,
1935
Map 6728
General Soil Map of
Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 40,
1935
Link
to description and images of Map 6728.
Map 6729
Forest Regions in
Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 41,
1935
Map 6730
Distribution of Population in
Texas, 1930, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 55,
1935
Map 6731
Rate of Change of Texas
Population by Decades, 1890- 1930, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B.
Metcalfe, p. 56 ,
1935
Map 6732
Comparison of Mexican
Population with Total Population by Counties in Texas, 1930, by Seaborn
L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 58,
1935
Map 6733
Comparison of Negro Population
with Total Population by Counties in Texas, 1930, by Seaborn L. Rieves
and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 59,
1935
Map 6734
Power Transmission Lines and
Power Plants in Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 94,
1935
[Maps 6983 and 6984 are later editions.]
Map 6735
Airports and Scheduled Air
Lines in Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 96,
1935
[Map 6971 is a later edition.]
Biennial Report [of] the Texas
Planning Board, March 16, 1935 to December 3, 1936,
ca.
1937
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3r/1935-1938.]
Biennial Report [of] the Texas
Planning Board for Biennium Ending August 31, 1938,
ca.
1938
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3r/1935.]
Reports to the Comptroller
Annual Report of the Texas
Planning Board for Fiscal Period Ending August 31, 1936,
ca.
1936
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3a/1935/36.]
Annual Report of the Texas
Planning Board for Fiscal Period Ending August 31, 1937,
ca.
1937
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3a/1936/38.]
Report for the Fiscal Period
Ending August 31, 1938,
October
1938
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3a/1936/38.]
Bulletins
Begun as a weekly publication, the Bulletin became a monthly by the fall of 1936. During
the transition period, the name changed from Bulletin to Texas Planning
Bulletin. Single unbound issues were maintained only when needed to fill
gaps in the Archives' bound publications.
Bulletin,
July 15, 1935-June
1936
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3b/1935-1939.]
Texas Planning Bulletin,
October 1936-August
1937; October 1937-January 1938; March 1938-February
1939
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3b/1935-1939.]
Texas Planning Bulletin,
November-December 1936;
December 1938-February 1939
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3b/copy 2/OS.]
Texas Planning Bulletin,
January-December
1937
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3b/v. 2/1937.]
017-23
Bulletin:
017-23
3.
June 11,
1935
017-23
4.
February 10,
1936
017-23
5.
August 15,
1936
017-23
6.
August, 25,
1936
017-23
7.
Drafts of articles for
June 1937
issue
Map 6736
Incidence of Malaria Deaths in
Texas Counties - 1935, by Jerry Wilson,
1937
[This map appears in the February 1937 issue of
Texas Planning Bulletin, p. 9.]
Map 6737
Malaria Death Rates for Texas
Counties - 1935, by Jerry Wilson,
1937
[This map appears in the February 1937 issue of
Texas Planning Bulletin, p. 10.]
Subject reports
017-20
32.
Principal Watersheds of
Texas,
ca. 1936
[Photocopy.]
Public Health in Texas,
1936
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3m/1936/38.]
017-10
3-52.
Agricultural Products of Texas
by Census Years from 1890-1935, 5 volumes,
1937
[This was part of WPA Staff Project 6909.]
Low Income Housing for Southern
Texas Conditions, by Benjamin Wyatt and Terrell Barlett,
1937
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3m (and) 330.9764/T31.]
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
5.
Architectural drawings of housing, found as end
pages of this report :
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
5.
Sheet 1 - Typical Block Layout, 1/32 inch scale
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
5.
Sheet 2 - Typical Group Layout, 1/16 inch scale
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
5.
Sheet 3 - Typical Row Layout, 1/8 inch scale
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
5.
Sheet 4 - Typical Unit Details, varying scales
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
5.
Sheet 5 - Typical Service Layout, 1/32 inch scale
017-23
8.
Architectural drawings of housing, sheets 1-5
[reduced copies]
Markets for Texas Hydroelectric
Power, Industrial Committee,
1937
[See also the hydroelectric power subdivision of the
Maps, Charts, and Notes series.]
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
330.9764/T3m/1936/38 (and) 330.9764/T3m/1937.]
Map 6738
Ultimate Installed Capacities
of Texas Hydro-electric Development, by Jerry Wilson, p. 49
017-23
9.
Chart, United States Power
Requirements and Energy Consumption, p. 51,
1937
Map 6739
Shortage and Surplus of
Electric Generating Capacity in the Southwest, by Seaborn L. Rieves, p.
52,
1937
017-39
10.
Map, Area included in Power
Market Study for Brazos and Colorado Developments, p. 53,
1937
Map 6740
Density of the Rural
Population by Counties in Texas, p. 54,
1930
017-23
9.
Chart, Growth of Central
Station Electric Customers and Use of Electricity, p. 55,
1937
017-23
9.
Chart, Texas. Lowest and
Highest Monthly Bills for Selected Typical Consumptions in Residential Service,
Federal Power Commission, p. 58
A Preliminary Study of Some of
the Major Revenue Problems in Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
October
1937
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
336/T3p.]
017-39
10.
Chart, Total Dollars Obtained
and Expended by the State of Texas, 1925-1936 Incl[usive], figure
1
017-23
10.
Chart, Texas Tax Dollar,
1936, figure 2.
1936
[Charts covering other years, 1933-1935, can be found
under the government subdivision of the Maps, Charts, and
Notes series.]
017-23
10.
Chart, Status of General
Revenue Fund, State of Texas, figure 3
017-23
10.
Chart, Status of Confederate
Pension Fund, State of Texas, figure 5
017-23
10.
Chart, Texas State Tax Rate;
Total Assessed Value of Property, figure 6
A Review of Texas Forestry and
Its Industries,
November
1937
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
634.9/T3r]
Map 6729
Forest Regions in
Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe, p. 10,
1935
017-39
10.
Texas. Value of Manufactured
Products, figure 1, p. 13
017-39
10.
Texas. Wages Paid to Wage
Earners, figure 3, p. 15
Development of Texas Rivers, A
Water Plan for Texas,
March
1938
This publication was a result of the Board's work with the
National Resources Committee in 1936-1938, in its study of drainage basins. See
the Water Basin series for more information on
this report and the maps, notes, etc., associated with it.
[This report is in the Texana Collection. There are two
copies. The call numbers are 330.9764/T3m/1936/38 (and) 627.1/T3d.]
Directory of State, County, and
City Planning Agencies and Digest of Planning and Housing Laws,
April
1938
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
331.833/T3d.]
The Need for Administrative
Control of Ground Water in Texas,
June
1938.
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
551.49/T3ne.]
017-21
20-22.
Proceedings of the State-wide
Water Conservation Meeting, Austin, Texas,
July 19,
1938
[photocopy]
[This meeting was called by Governor Allred at the request
of the Board.]
Texas Mineral Laws,
compiled by J.E. Sturrock,
December
1938
[This report is in the Texana Collection. The call number is
553/T3p/OS.]
Planning Board Publications not
held by the State Archives
Report on Agricultural
Conditions and Policies in the Dry Farming Region of the High Plains and
Adjacent Uplands in Texas, Terrell Bartlett, et al.,
November
1936
Feasibility of Establishing a
Wool Scouring Plant in Texas, Industrial Committee,
1937
Opportunities in Texas for Beet
and Carrot Processing Plants,
1937
Report on Texas Participation at
New York and San Francisco World's Fairs in 1939,
[1937?]
Maps, charts and notes,
1914-1939,
undated
(bulk
1935-1938),
1.22 cubic ft., 230 maps, 5 photographs
Maps, charts, diagrams, letters, reports, notes, and photographs
which cannot be associated with existing series form this series. Dates covered
are 1914-1939 and undated (bulk 1935-1938). Many of these records were probably
created or gathered for studies which resulted in a report or publication. Some
non-Texas Planning Board reference materials are also present. Subjects covered
include hydrology, mineral production, land use, crop production, health,
population composition and distribution, transportation, hydroelectric power,
climate, Works Progress Administration, and the 1939 World's Fairs, i.e., New
York World's Fair and the Golden Gate International Exposition.
Arrangement
A subject arrangement has been imposed, based on the importance
and quantity of items for each subject category.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Maps, charts and notes, Records, Texas
Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Many of the maps are too large to photocopy.
Researchers are required to use gloves provided by the Archives
when reviewing photographic materials.
Hydrology
General state maps, followed by more specific maps, notes,
etc., for various rivers and river basins in the state. Following river basin
studies are watershed maps, ground water maps, notes and charts pertaining to
lakes and reservoirs, miscellaneous notes, and some unidentified aerial
photographs.
General state
maps
Map 6741
[Watersheds of Texas],
ca.
1938
[Two copies, one having additional coloring and
unidentified subdivisions added.]
Map 6742
Drainage Basins Superimposed
on Texas Railroad Map, 1935, by Charles B. Metcalfe. Drainage basins
drawn by R.A. Muenster,
1936
Map 6743
Various River Districts and
Authorities, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1937
Map 6744
Official Map of the
Conservation and Reclamation Districts, River Authorities, and Irrigated Land
of Texas, by the State Board of Water Engineers,
ca.
1937
Rivers and river basin
studies
Materials consist of state maps, individual river basin
maps, diagrams, hydrographs, and notes. Data used in compiling diagrams and
graphs were largely obtained from river gauging stations.
Map 6745
Characteristics of Minimum
Runoff, Principal Rivers of Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe. Additions by
Jerry Wilson,
1935,
1936
Map 6746
Characteristics of Average
Runoff, Principal Rivers of Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe. Additions by
Jerry Wilson,
1935,
1936
017-39
11.
Chart and table showing severity of damaging floods,
arranged by rivers,
ca.
1936
017-23
11.
Notes on twenty year flood values, arranged by
rivers,
1936
017-23
Notes and data re: river discharges and floods,
undated:
017-23
12.
Brazos River
017-23
13.
Colorado River
017-23
14.
Guadalupe River
017-23
15.
Neches River
017-23
16.
Nueces River
017-23
17.
Pease River
017-23
18.
Red River
017-23
19.
Rio Grande River
017-23
20.
Sabine River
017-23
21.
Trinity River
017-23
22.
Graph, Comparison of Yearly
Rainfall and Runoff, Colorado River
017-23
Flood frequency occurrences, graphs and tables,
1936:
017-23
23.
Brazos River
017-23
24.
Colorado River
017-23
25.
Guadalupe River
017-23
26.
Neches River
017-23
27.
Nueces River
017-23
28.
Pease River
017-23
29.
Red River
017-23
30.
Rio Grande River
017-23
31.
Sabine River
017-23
32.
Trinity River
017-39
17.
Graph, Comparative Flood
Characteristics of Texas Rivers,
1936
017-39
18.
Graph, Flood Characteristics
of Colorado River of Texas from Ballinger to Columbus,
1936
[two sheets]
017-39
18.
Graph, Flood Characteristics
of Colorado River of Texas from Ballinger to Columbus,
1936
[two copies, one in two sheets ]
017-39
18.
Graph, Flood Characteristics
of Trinity River from Dallas to Romayor,
1936
[This supersedes the above
graph]
017-39
18.
Graph, Flood Characteristics
of Guadalupe River from New Braunfels to Victoria,
1936
017-39
18.
Graph, Flood Characteristics
of Sabine River from Longview to Ruliff,
1936
017-39
18.
Graph, Flood Characteristics
of Nueces River, from Laguna to Three Rivers,
1936
[two copies, one in two sheets]
017-39
18.
Graph, Red River Basin Study,
Variations in Annual Rainfall, 1914-1924, in Red River Above Denison,
1936
017-23
33.
Rainfall statistics of station in Red River basin,
undated
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Graph, Red River Basin Study,
Rainfall, Runoff, and Flood Peak Hydrograph, Red River Basin at Denison,
[1936]
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Chart, Rainfall Records, Red
River Basin Above Denison, 1923-1934,
[1936]
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Chart, Rainfall Records, Mean
Annual, Red River Basin Above Denison, 1914-1935,
[1936]
017-23
34.
Flood frequency occurrences, graphs and tables,
Eastern Rivers, for comparison,
1936
017-23
35.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Blanco River,
undated
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Mass Diagram on Blanco River
at Wimberly, Texas, from October 1, 1928 - September 31, 1935,
ca.
1936
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Mass Diagram on Brazos River
at Seymour, Texas, from October 1, 1923 - September 31, 1935,
ca.
1936
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Data Sheet for Summation
Hydrograph, Brazos River at Mineral Wells,
ca.
1936
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
6.
Mass Diagram on Brazos River
at Mineral Wells, Texas, from October 1, 1924 to September 30, 1933,
ca.
1936
017-23
36.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Brazos River,
undated
017-23
37.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Colorado
River,
undated
017-23
38.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Comal River,
undated
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
7.
Mass Diagram on Comal River at
New Braunfels, Texas from October 1, 1927, to September 31, 1935,
ca.
1936
017-23
39.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Concho River,
undated
017-23
40.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Nueces River,
undated
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
7.
Mass Diagram of Nueces River
at Three Rivers, Texas, from October 1, 1920 to September 31, 1935,
ca.
1936
017-23
41.
Summation hydrographs and data sheets, Pease River,
undated
017-23
42.
Data sheets for summation hydrograph, Red River,
ca.
1936
017-40
4.
Readings taken from rainfall or river gauging
stations. Rivers involved are not known.
1934-1935
[7 sheets]
017-40
5.
Runoff curves, maximum recorded experience,
1936
[6 sheets]
[Cover map and charts showing curves
of area in and out of the state, focusing on the Balcones Curve and Texas
Coastal Plain.]
Map 6750
Red River Basin, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6751
Sabine River Basin, by
Jerry Wilson,
1939
Watershed maps
These were done by the Planning Board or the State
Reclamation Department. Maps 6752-6764 are outlines of the watersheds, also
providing profiles of the river bed and the river run-off. These were
presumably done by the Board.
Map 6752
Brazos River Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6753
Canadian River
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6754
Devils River Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6755
Guadalupe River
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6756
Neches River Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6757
Nueces River Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6758
Pecos River Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6759
Lower Rio Grande
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6760
Upper Rio Grande
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6761
Sabine River Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6762
San Antonio River
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6763
San Jacinto River
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6764
Trinity River
Watershed,
ca.
1936-1939
Map 6765
Brazos River Watershed,
ca.
1935
Map 6766
Canadian River
Watershed,
ca.
1935
Map 6767
Canadian River
Watershed, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935
Map 6768
Guadalupe River Watershed and
San Antonio River Watershed,
ca.
1935
Map 6769
A Map Showing Plum Creek
Watershed in Caldwell, Hays, and Travis Counties,
March
1935
Map 6770
Sabine River Watershed,
ca.
1935
Map 6771
[Trinity River Watershed],
ca.
1935
Map 6772
Watershed of the Brazos
River, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6773
Watershed of the Colorado
River, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6774
Watershed of Cypress Creek in
Texas, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6775
Watershed of the Guadalupe
River, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6776
Watershed of the Neches River,
State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
[two copies]
[one copy has notes added to some of
the gauge stations]
Map 6777
Watershed of the Nueces River,
State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
6778
Watershed of the Sabine River,
State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6779
Watersheds of the San Jacinto
River and Buffalo Bayou, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6780
Watershed of the Sulphur River
in Texas, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
Map 6781
Watershed of the Trinity
River, State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1925
[one copy has gauge stations
added]
[two copies]
Ground water
maps
Map 6783
Map of Texas Showing Areas
Covered by Ground Water Investigations,
1929-1934
Map 6784
Map of Texas Showing Areas in
Which Investigations of Underground Water Resources Have Been in Process
During,
1929 - 1935
Reservoirs
Miscellaneous notes and charts concerning existing and
proposed lakes and reservoirs.
OS Planning Board Map
Drawer
8.
Table, Reservoirs of
Texas
[Lists existing and proposed
reservoirs along major rivers in the state.]
017-23
43.
List of existing and proposed artificial lakes and
reservoirs,
undated
017-23
44.
List of proposed lakes and reservoirs,
undated
017-23
45.
List of completed or existing lakes and reservoirs,
undated
Miscellaneous
maps
These maps do not seem to be related to other hydrologic
studies.
Map 6785
[Proposed Reservoir Along Colorado River in Coke
County], by the Planning Board,
ca.
1935
Map 6786
Trinity River Reclamation
Study, by State Reclamation Department,
ca.
1935
Map 6787
Maverick County Water
Improvement District No. 1,
ca.
1930-1935
Map 6788
Joint Plan Proposed for Lower
Neches Valley Authority Irrigation Project, combined with Facilities for
Hydroelectric Power Development, Upland Irrigation and Valley Flood Control..,
by the Office of the Project Engineer, Lower Neches Valley Surveys,
ca.
1935
Map 6789
Port Isabel - San Benito
Navigation District Lands and Triangulation Network, Cameron County, Texas,
1936
Map 6790
Louisiana and Texas,
Intracoastal Waterway, Sabine River - Galveston Bay Section, Survey of 1926-7,
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Engineer's Office, Galveston,
1927
Map 6791
Louisiana and Texas,
Intracoastal Waterway, San Antonio Bay to Aransas Bay, Dredging, Corps
of Engineers, U.S. Engineer's Office, Galveston,
1927
Maps 6792-6796:
These maps were created by the
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District. They were found with three
unidentified aerial photographs of a river or rivers. The relationship of the
maps with the photographs - if there is a tie, is unknown.
Map 6792
Brazos River Conservation
and Reclamation District, Possum Kingdom Damsite, Palo Pinto County,
1935-1936
Map 6793
Brazos River Conservation
and Reclamation District, Index Map of Quadrangles of the Possum Kingdom
Reservoir Area,
ca.
1935-1936
Map 6794
Brazos River Conservation
and Reclamation District, Sketch Showing Cordorva Bend Damsite Area, Hood
County, Texas,
ca.
1935-1936
Map 6795
Brazos River Conservation
and Reclamation District, Index Map of Quadrangles of the Cordorva Bend
Reservoir Area,
ca.
1935-1936
Map 6796
Brazos River Conservation
and Reclamation District, Index Map of Quadrangles of the Leon Reservoir Area
and Lampasas Reservoir Area,
ca.
1935-1936
1984/140-44 thru 46
Photographs,
1935
Three unidentified aerial
photographs. These may be of the Brazos River or one of its tributaries, as
they were stored with some topographic maps of proposed reservoir sites in the
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District. These photos were taken by
Southwestern Aerial Survey, Inc., Austin, Texas, in July 1935. A penciled-in
scale on the reverse of one reads 1 inch = 500 feet.
Miscellaneous notes and
tables
These were done for an unidentified water study.
017-23
46.
List of water control district organized under act
of 1925, having water control plans approved as of August 31, 1930
017-23
47.
List of officers of various water control
authorities and districts,
November
1936
Natural Resources and Land Use
Maps, charts, and notes concerning land planning; natural
resources, e.g., minerals, native vegetation, and oyster beds; economic
activity using these resources and the land, e.g., mineral production,
agriculture, livestock and lumber production, and oyster farming; and
recreational land use, e.g., lakes and parks. Materials arranged by subject
matter.
Land Planning
State map showing problem areas and county maps showing
areas needing reclamation work, e.g., drainage and clearing.
Map 6797
Map Showing Problem Areas in
Texas, by John L. Watson and Seaborn L. Rieves,
May
1935
Map 6798
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Brazoria County, by John L. Watson and Charles B. Metcalfe,
[1935-
1936]
Map 6799
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Chambers County, by John L. Watson, and Charles B. Metcalfe,
[1935-
1936]
Map 6800
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Delta County, by John L. Watson and Seaborn L. Rieves,
[1935-1936]
Map 6801
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Ft. Bend County, by John L. Watson,
[1935-1936]
Map 6802
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Jackson County, by John L. Watson and Charles B. Metcalfe,
[1935-
1936]
Map 6803
Settlement Areas by
Precincts, Jefferson County, by John L. Watson,
[1935-1936]
Map 6804
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
King County, by John L. Watson,
[1935-1936]
Map 6805
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Knox County, by John L. Watson and Seaborn L. Rieves,
[1935-1936]
Map 6806
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Matagorda County,by John L. Watson,
[1935-1936]
Map 6807
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Refugio County, by John L. Watson and Seaborn L. Rieves,
[1935-1936]
Map 6808
Settlement Areas by Precincts,
Wharton County, by John L. Watson and Charles B. Metcalfe,
[1935-
1936]
Land Use -
General
Chart of land use classifications, showing acreage in
counties for each use type, and map of use classifications.
017-40
18.
Chart of land use classification and notes re: land
use,
undated
Map 6809
Classification of Land Uses in
Texas by Counties, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935
Link to description and images of Map
6809.
Mineral
Resources
Maps and notes showing locations of mineral production and
refining operations. These maps may have been part of WPA project 6909. See
maps 6810-6862, located in the Works Progress
Administration Studies series, for maps showing the location of various
mineral deposits. Following these are maps showing oil and gas fields,
pipelines, and petroleum refineries.
017-23
48.
Notes re: mineral production,
ca.
1936
Map 6893
[Barite Production in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6894
[Basalt Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6895
[Carbon Black Manufacturing Plants in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6866
[Cement Manufacturing Plants in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6867
[Clay Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6868
[Copper Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6869
[Feldspar Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6870
[Fluorspar Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6871
[Fuller's Earth or Bentonite Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6872
[Glass Plants in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6873
[Gold Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6874
[Graphite Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6875
[Greensand Marl Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6876
[Gypsum Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6877
[Helium Plants in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6878
[Lead Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6879
[Lignite Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6880
[Lime Plants in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6881
[Limestone Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6882
[Manganese Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6883
[Commercial Utilization of Mineral Water in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6884
[Quicksilver or Mercury Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6885
[Rock Asphalt Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6886
[Salt Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6887
[Sandstone Quarries in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6888
[Silver Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6889
[Sodium Sulphate Mines in Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6890
Lignite Belt,
ca.
1935
017-23
49.
Lignite resources and uses,
ca.
1936
Map 6891
Principal Lignite Outcrops and
Mine Explorations of Seams of Lignite in East-Central Texas, by Charles
B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6892
Location of Materials Suitable
for the Manufacture of Portland Cement,
ca.
1937
Map 6893
[Map] Showing Oil and Gas
Fields and Salt Domes, by the Zingery Map Company,
ca. 1930-1940
Map 6894
Oil and Gas Fields of the
State of Texas, by the Railroad Commission, 1930. Revised to
1937
Map 6895
Pipelines and Oil and Gas
Fields in Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves, revised to
1938
Map 6896
Petroleum Refineries in Texas,
1938
Crop, Livestock and Lumber
Production
Charts, tables, notes, letters, and maps concerning native
vegetation; distribution of land used for farming and grazing; crop and
livestock production; cotton industry; the cattle industry; and lumber
production.
017-23
50.
Distribution of acreage for farming and grazing, by
county,
1934
017-23
51.
List of farming areas in Texas,
1930
017-23
52.
Farm land in the East Texas Commercial Timber Belt,
1934-1935
Map 6897
General Distribution of Native
Vegetation in Texas,
1935
Map 6898
Percentage of Arable Land in
Texas Used for Crop Production, 1929,
ca. 1936
Map 6899
Percentage of Texas Farm Land
Used for Crop Production, 1929, drawn by Seaborn L. Rieves,
ca.
1936
Map 6900
Percentage of Total Texas Land
Used for Crop Production, 1929,
ca.
1936
Map 6901
Failure [of] Total Crop Land
by Counties in Texas, 1929,
ca.
1936
Map 6902
[Value of Land per Acre, 1929],
ca.
1936
Map 6903
Type of Farming Areas in
Texas, 1930, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
ca.
1936
Map 6904
Texas High Plains and Adjacent
Upland Dry Farming Region, by R.L.L. and Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Map 6905
Texas Cattle and Calves, All
Ages as of Jan[uary] 1, 1935, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Map 6906
Texas Sheep and Lambs, All
Ages as of Jan[uary] 1, 1935, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Map 6907
Texas Swine, All Ages as of
Jan[uary] 1, 1935, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Map 6908
Texas Mohair Production, 1934,
[1937]
Map 6909
Texas Wool Production, 1934,
[1937]
Map 6910
Texas Cotton Ginnings, 1936,
[1937]
017-23
53.
Chart, A Comparison of Cotton
Lint Production in the U.S., East and West of the Mississippi, 1928-1937,
ca.
1937
Map 6911
The Average Annual Cotton
Crop, 1928-1937, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1938
Map 6912
The Average Annual Cotton
Crop, 1928-1937 [and] U.S.D.A. Regional and Subregional Laboratories Shown,
by Jerry D. Wilson,
1938
017-40
19.
Chart showing citrus production,
1936-1937
Map 6913
Study of Cattle Feeding and
Meat Packing Industry for Gulf Coast Texas, by George Sitz and
Associates,
ca.
1937
Map 6914
Saw Mills in Texas - 1935,
by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1938
Oyster Farming
Reports and letters from the Texas Oyster Conference, and
photographs and maps concerning oyster leases.
017-23
54.
Report, A Discussion of the
Possibilities of the Cultivated Oyster Industry in Texas Waters, by
Roland A. Laird,
February 20,
1936
017-23
55.
Discussion of the Cultivated
Oyster Industry in Texas Coastal Waters, by the Texas Oyster Conference,
January 15,
1937
017-23
56.
Correspondence, a map, and photographs re: oyster
leases along the mouth of the Colorado River,
January
1937
1984/140-47
Looking north from the Gulf, Matagorda in the
Distance, taken
August 13, 1936
1984/140-48
Looking southwest, approximately five miles from the
Gulf of Mexico, taken
August 13,
1936
Map 6915
Colorado River, Texas, Showing
the Area from its Mouth to Bay City, Texas, by the U.S. Engineer's
Office,
August
1936
Map 6916
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 1 - Port Isabel, 1935-1937, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
[1936]
Map 6917
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 9 - Rockport, 1935-1937, by Charles B. Metcalfe and Jerry D.
Wilson,
1936
Map 6918
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 10 - St. Joseph Island, 1936-1937, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Map 6919
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 14 - Port Lavaca, 1936-1937, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
Map 6920
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 15 - Palacious, 1936-1937, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
Map 6921
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 16 - Matagorda West, 1936-1937, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Map 6922
Oyster Leases on Texas Coast,
Sheet 17 - Matagorda West, 1936-1937, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
017-41
4.
Texas Oyster Production Chart,
1910-1936
Recreational Land
Use
Maps concerning parks, forests, lakes, wildlife refuges,
game preserves, and other tourist interest areas.
Map 6923
Recreational Facilities and
Other Points of Interest for Tourists and Pleasure Seekers in Texas, by
Jerry D. Wilson,
1938
Map 6924
Official Map of the Lakes and
Dams of Texas [and State Game Preserves], by the State Board of Water
Engineers, 1934. Game preserves added
ca.
1936
Map 6925
[Sam Houston National Forest, Four Units],
ca.
1936
Map 6926
State Parks in Relation to
Population, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1936
Map 6927
A Map of Texas Showing the
State Parks and the Municipal Parks,
ca. 1936
Link to description and images of Map
6927
Map 6928
Map of Texas Showing State
Parks, by Y.P. Kuhn, State Parks Board,
1936
Map 6929
Map of Texas Showing State
Parks, by Y.P. Kuhn, State Parks Board,
1936
[this is a simplified version of
map 6928]
Map 7009
[Map of Texas Showing Recreational Areas],
ca.
1937
Map 6930
Davis Mountains State Park
Area, Showing Scenic Drive, by R.D. Swartz, County Surveyor, Jeff Davis
County,
1935
Link to description and images of Map
6930.
Recreational Land Use - Maps of
State Parks
Maps 6931-6958 are plats of some
state parks. They were possibly traced from State Parks Board maps. Original
order has been maintained.
Map 6931
Plat Showing Aransas Pass
State Park, 540 Acres, Nueces County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6932
Plat Showing Nocona State
Park, 300 Acres, Montague County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6933
Plat Showing Fort Parker,
State Park,
ca.
1936
Map 6934
Plat Showing Lockhart State
Park, 227 Acres, Caldwell County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6935
Plat Showing Kerrville State
Park, Kerr County,
ca.
1936
Map 6936
Plat Showing Laguna Vista
State Park, Cameron County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6937
Plat Showing Garner State
Park, 478 Acres, Uvalde County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6938
Plat Showing Longhorn Cavern
State Park, 550 Acres, Burnet County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6939
Plat Showing Bonham State
Park, Fannin County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6940
Plat Showing Dangerfield
State Park, 500 Acres, Morris County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6941
Plat Showing Adobe Walls
State Park, 640 Acres, Hutchinson County,
ca.
1936
Map 6942
Plat Showing Paris State
Park, 3200 Acres, Lamar County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6943
Plat Showing Ochiltree State
Park, 647 Acres, Ochiltree County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6944
Plat Showing Santa Helena
State Park,
ca.
1936
Map 6945
Plat Showing Big Bend State
Park, 105,600 Acres, Brewster County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6946
Plat Showing Palo Duro
Canyon State Park,
ca.
1936
Map 6947
Sketch Showing San Augustine
State Park, 500 Acres, San Augustine County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6948
Plat Showing Lamesa State
Park, 500 Acres, Dawson County,
ca.
1936
Map 6949
Plat Showing Tyler State
Park, 398 Acres, Smith County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6950
Plat Showing Oasis State
Park, 500 Acres, Hemphill County,
ca.
1936
Map 6951
Plat Showing Lake Corpus
Christi State Park,
ca.
1936
Map 6952
Bastrop - Buescher State
Park,
ca.
1936
Map 6953
Plat Showing Goose Island
State Park, 157 Acres, Aransas County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6954
Plat Showing Cleburne State
Park, 500 Acres, Johnson County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6955
Plat of Mackenzie State
Park, Lubbock Co[unty], Texas,
ca.
1936
6956
Plat Showing Loy State Park,
Grayson County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6957
Plat Showing Caddo Lake
State Park, 460 Acres, Harrison County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6958
Plat Showing Davis Mountains
State Park, Number 4, 1975 Acres, Jeff Davis County, Texas,
ca.
1936
Population Studies
Notes, charts, and maps concerning the growth, distribution,
and composition of the population in the state, 1850-1930. A population map, by
counties, for 1840 was started, but no population data was added.
017-23
Charts and notes:
017-23
57.
Growth of Texas Population,
1850-1930
017-23
57.
Composition of Texas
Population,
1880-1930
Map 6959
Population of Texas Counties,
1850, by Jerry D. Wilson and Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
[two copies]
Map 6960
Population of Texas Counties,
1860, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Jerry D. Wilson, , two copies
1936
[two copies]
Map 6961
Population of Texas Counties,
1870, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
[two copies]
Map 6962
Population of Texas Counties,
1880, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metalfe,
1936
[two copies]
Map 6963
Population of Texas Counties,
1890, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
[two copies]
Map 6964
Population of Texas Counties,
1900, by Charles B. Metcalfe, Seaborn L. Rieves, and Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
Map 6965
Population of Texas Counties,
1910, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6966
Population of Texas Counties,
1920, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1936
Map 6967
Population of Texas Counties,
1930, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1936
Map 6968
Texas Minor Civil Divisions,
[Distribution of Population in Texas, 1930], population data added
January
1935
Map 6730 also shows the distribution
of population in Texas in 1930 and was compiled and drawn by the Planning
Board
Map 6969
Total Population by Counties in
Texas, 1930 Census, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935
Map 6970
Distribution of Old Age
Assistance Recipients,
1939
Other population studies maps by the Board are maps
6718, 6719, and 6731-6733, found in the Publication
series.
Health
Statistical maps and charts showing the occurrence and number
of deaths, by county, from various diseases, 1934-1936. Also included are death
rates, by county, from automobile accidents.
017-37
30.
Deaths from Automobile
Accidents, by Counties, in Texas,
1934
017-37
30.
Death Rate Per 100,000
Population from Preventable Diseases, by Counties, in Texas,
1934
017-37
30.
Death Rate Per 100,000
Population from Tuberculosis, by Counties, in Texas,
1933
017-37
30.
Death Rate Per 100,000
Population from Tuberculosis, by Counties, in Texas,
1934
017-37
30.
Actual Deaths from Diarrhea and
Enteritis,
1934
017-37
30.
Actual Deaths from Pneumonia,
all forms,
1934
017-37
31.
Actual Deaths from Heart
Diseases,
1934
017-37
31.
Actual Deaths from Typhoid and
Paratyphoid,
1934
017-37
31.
Actual Deaths from
Tuberculosis, all forms,
1934
017-37
31.
Number of Deaths from Pellagra,
1934
017-37
31.
Actual Deaths from Dysentery,
1934
017-37
31.
Actual Deaths from Influenza,
1934
017-37
32.
Actual Deaths from Nephritis,
1934
017-37
32.
Actual Deaths from Cancer,
1934
017-37
32.
Actual Deaths from Apoplexy,
1934
017-37
32.
Malaria Death Rates for Texas
Counties -
1935
017-37
32.
Incidence of Malaria Deaths in
Texas Counties -
1935
017-37
32.
Death Rate Per 100,000
Population from Preventable Diseases, by Counties, [in] Texas,
1936
Figures,
1936:
[Materials in folders 33-35 appear to
have been done for a publication. Such a report is not in the Archives's
holdings so this assumption is not verified.]
017-37
33.
List of figures - table of contents
017-37
33.
Fig. 1 Comparison of Death
Rates in Texas,
1936
017-37
33.
Fig. 2 Crude Death Rates, All
Causes, 1936, for all states
017-37
33.
Fig. 3 Crude Death Rates,
Preventable Diseases, 1936, for all states
017-37
33.
Fig. 4 Crude Death Rates,
Malaria, 1936, for all states
017-37
33.
Fig. 5 Incidence [of] Malaria
Cases, 1936 in Texas, by county
017-37
33.
Fig. 6 Crude Death Rates,
Typhoid and Paratyphoid, 1936, for all states
017-37
33.
Fig. 7 Incidence [of] Malaria
Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
34.
Fig. 8 Crude Death Rates,
Pellagra, 1936, for all states
017-37
34.
Fig. 9 Incidence [of]
Tuberculosis Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
34.
Fig. 10 Crude Death Rates,
Tuberculosis, all forms, 1936, for all states
017-37
34.
Fig. 11 Incidence [of]
Tuberculosis Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
34.
Fig. 12 Crude Death Rates,
Diphtheria, 1936, for all states
017-37
34.
Fig. 13 Incidence [of]
Diphtheria Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
34.
Fig. 14 Crude Death Rates,
Diarrhea and Enteritis, under 2 Years of Age, 1936, for all
states
017-37
35.
Fig. 15 Crude Death Rates,
Diarrhea and Enteritis, over 2 Years of Age, 1936, for all
states
017-37
35.
Fig. 16 Incidence [of] Typhus
Fever Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
35.
Fig. 17 Incidence [of]
Smallpox Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
35.
Fig. 18 Incidence [of]
Poliomyelitis Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
35.
Fig. 19 Incidence [of]
Dysentery Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
35.
Fig. 20 Incidence [of]
Pneumonia Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
35.
Fig. 21 Incidence [of]
Scarlet Fever Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
017-37
35.
Fig. 22 Incidence [of]
Whooping Cough Cases, 1936, in Texas, by county
Transportation
Maps showing various modes of transportation, e.g., airline
routes, railroads, Intracoastal Waterway, bus and truck lines, and general
highway maps. A number of Highway Department maps were found with these
materials. As these maps are duplicated in our holdings and do not have any
added information, they were removed. They were: two sets of maps of the 25
highway divisions, ca. 1931 and ca. 1935--see maps 6140-6182, dated 1930 and
ca. 1940; single issues of division maps, ca. 1935, division 14--see map 6171,
and division 23-- see map 6180; and state highway maps, 1935, 2 copies-- see
map 6191, 1936--see map 6193, and 1937--see map 6194.
Map 6971
Airports and Scheduled Air Lines
in Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves and Charles B. Metcalfe,
1938.
[Map 6735 is an earlier
edition.]
Map 6972
Texas Railroad Map, by
Charles B. Metcalfe, 1935. Revised by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1937
[two copies]
[Map 6724 is an earlier edition and
map 6973 is a later edition.]
Map 6973
Texas Railroad Map, by
Charles B. Metcalfe, 1935. Revised by Jerry D. Wilson,
1938
[Maps 6724 and 6972 are earlier
editions.]
Map 6974
Louisiana - Texas Intracoastal
Waterway, San Antonio Bay to Aransas Bay, by the Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Engineer's Office,
1938
Map 6975
Bus Lines, Operating on Regular
Schedules in Texas, by Seaborn L. Rieves,
1935
[two copies]
Map 6976
Intrastate Truck Lines,
Operating on Regular Schedules in Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935
[two copies ]
Map 6977
Interstate Truck Lines,
Operating on Regular Schedules in Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1935
[two copies]
Map 6978
Highway Districts in Texas,
ca.
1936
Map 6979
[Highway Map of Texas],
ca.
1936
Map 6980
Official Map of the Highway
System of Texas, Federal Aid System, State Highway Commission,
1935
[two copies]
Map 6981
Graphic Traffic Census Map of
the Texas Highway System, June,
1931
Map 6982
Traffic Flow Chart of the
United States, 1937, by Bureau of Public Roads, U.S. Department of
Agriculture,
1937
Hydroelectric Studies and Rural
Electrification
Notes, charts, and tables, probably for the Board's
publication, Markets for Texas Hydroelectric
Power. See this title in the Publication
series for additional hydroelectric materials. Other items in this series
include kilowatt-hour charts, list of water power plants, notes and tables
concerning rural electrification projects, and a map showing power plants and
transmission lines.
017-23
58.
Chart, Relative Growth of Power
Consumption in Texas, 1925-1939,
1937
017-23
59.
Notes and table re: Texas cities owning light and
power plants,
ca.
1937
017-23
60.
Survey form for report on electric and electric
rates,
[1937]
017-23
The remaining items are not connected with the
aforementioned report.
017-23
61.
Kilowatts-Hour production charts for U.S. and Texas,
1920-1933,
ca.
1937
017-23
62.
List of water power plants in Texas,
1936
017-23
63.
Notes and tables re: rural electrification projects,
1938
Map 6983
Power Transmission Lines and
Power Plants in Texas, by Charles B. Metcalfe, 1935. Revised to
1936
[Map 6734 is an earlier edition, and
map 6984 is a later edition.]
Map 6984
Power Transmission Lines and
Power Plants in Texas. Revised by Jerry D. Wilson to
1938
[Maps 6734 and 6983 are earlier
editions.]
Government
Charts depicting various government activities.
017-40
19.
Charts, Texas Tax Dollar,
1933-1935
[These were probably done for the report,
Major Revenue Problems in Texas. See this report
in the Publications series for related
information.]
Map 6985
Counties in Which Local Planning
Boards Have Been Organized,
ca.
1935
OS Planning Board Map Drawer
8.
Chart showing the structure of the government of
Texas,
1938
Works Progress Administration
A table of WPA expenditures by state, and maps of WPA
districts. Other materials reflecting the Board's involvement with the WPA are
in the Works Progress Administration Studies
series.
017-24
1.
Table showing WPA expenditures by state,
1935
Map 6986
Divisions of Works Progress
Administration in Texas, Showing Location of Headquarters and Director of Each,
ca.
1936
Map 6987
Works Progress Administration
District No. 9, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1937
Climatological Data
Graphs and maps showing rainfall and temperature patterns.
Maps 6988-6993 are a set. Map 6727, Normal Annual
Rainfall, probably part of this set, was done earlier and published in
the Board's 1936 report to the Governor.
Map 6988
Minimum Annual Rainfall,
by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6989
Maximum Annual Rainfall,
by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6990
Average Temperature, by
Charles B. Metcalfe and Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
Map 6991
Average Maximum Temperature,
by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6992
Average Minimum Temperature,
by Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
Map 6993
Average Growing Season in Days,
by Jerry D. Wilson,
1936
Map 6994
Climatic Regions of Texas,
based on Characteristics of Soils and Natural Regions,
ca.
1936
Map 6995
[Weather Zones, based on Average Date of Last Killing
Frost],
ca.
1936
Map 6996
[Weather Zones, based on Average Date of First
Killing Frost],
ca.
1936
017-24
2.
Graph, Texas Monthly Mean
Rainfall, 1888 to Date
017-24
2.
Graph, Texas Monthly Mean
Temperatures, 1888 to Date
World's Fair and Golden Gate
International Exposition
The Board assisted in planning for the Texas exhibits at the
1939 world's fairs. Materials consist of floor plans of the Texas building and
layouts of the fairs. These items were possibly published in
Report on Texas Participation in New York and San
Francisco World's Fairs of 1939. A list of members of the Commission
appointed by Governor Allred concerning Texas' participation in these fairs can
be found in the Administrative records
series.
017-24
3.
Floor plans of Texas building,
1937
017-24
4.
Layout of New York World's Fair,
ca.
1937
017-40
19.
Layout of Golden Gate International Exposition,
1937
Miscellaneous Materials
Maps of the state, regions, counties, and other areas, not
part of any subject classification in this series.
Map 6997
Texas Counties, 1840, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
[One copy was intended to be used as a
population map but the population data was never added.]
[two copies]
Map 6998
Texas Counties, 1850, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 6999
Texas Counties, 1860, by
Seaborn L. Rieves,
1936
Map 7000
Texas Counties, 1870, by
Seaborn L. Rieves,
1936
Map 7001
Texas Counties, 1880, by
Seaborn L. Rieves,
1936
Map 7002
Texas Counties, 1890, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 7003
Texas Counties, 1900, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 7004
Texas Counties, 1910, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 7005
Texas Counties, 1920, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 7006
Texas Counties, 1930, by
Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
[Two copies, one having some data
added, probably representing population distribution.]
Map 7007
Comparative Size of Texas,
by Charles B. Metcalfe,
1936
Map 7008
[Map of Texas],
ca.
1937
[Shows sewer systems, water basins,
reservoirs, oil fields, and oyster beds.]
Map 7010
[Grid Map of Texas],
ca.
1936
Maps 7011-7015 are various state maps not done by the
Board, but used as reference material
Map 7011
Grid Map Showing Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Portions of Florida, Mississippi, New
Mexico, Alabama, Missouri and Kansas, by Edgar Tobin Aerial Surveys,
1935
Map 7012
Texas, Minor Civil Divisions,
by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce,
1930
[Shows counties and
precincts.]
Map 7013
Texas, 1931, by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics, two sheets.
[Outlines counties and
precincts.]
Map 7014
Map of Texas, by the Texas
Board of Water Engineers,
1934
[General map]
Map 7015
The State of Texas,
ca.
1914
[Shows counties.]
Map 7016
[Texas Coast], by Charles B. Metcalfe,
ca.
1936
Map 7017
Map of Various Texas Counties
to Accompany Report on Resources, by Jerry D. Wilson,
1938.
[Covers part of the south central
coast. We do not have the report referred to on the map.]
Map 7018
Map Showing Approximate
Location of Four New Towns in Maverick County, Texas, by Charles B.
Metcalfe,
1935
Map 7019
Map of Coleman County,
Showing Location of Padgitt Ranch,
April 12,
1935
Map 7020
Zoning Plan for a Small City,
by Jerry D. Wilson,
1938
Maps 7021-7024, of regions and smaller areas, and
the property plats, were not done by the Board, but used as reference material.
Following these maps is a report on running transit traverse.
Map 7021
Map and General Information
of Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, by office of Alfred Tamm,
Harlingen,
ca.
1934
[Map 7022 is a later
edition.]
Map 7022
Map and General Information
of Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, by office of Alfred Tamm,
Harlingen,
ca. 1937
Link to description and images of Map
7022.
[Map 7021 is an earlier
edition.]
Map 7023
Location of Proposed New
Causeway from Flour Bluff to Mustang Island, by J.W. Berette Engineers,
San Antonio,
ca.
1936
Map 7024
Map of Corpus Christi,
by State Reclamation Department,
1938
OS Planning Board Map Drawer
8.
Property plats along the Brazos River, two items,
1930 and
1931
OS Planning Board Map Drawer
8.
Property plat, location and date unknown,
containing numerous notes
017-24
5.
Report, An Outline of the
Procedure for Running Third Order Transit, Traverse and Computations of
Geodetic Positions for Same as followed by the Texas Reclamation Department,
March
1937
Press releases,
1936-1938,
undated,
0.1 cubic ft.
These are press releases of the Texas Planning Board, dating
August 8, 1936-May 3, 1938, undated. These statements provide information on
the accomplishments of the Board. Activities reported include surveys
undertaken by Board committees; successful attempts to attract WPA projects to
Texas; the campaign promoting the use of natural resources; their drive to keep
industry in the state; and appointments to the Board or its committees.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in chronological order.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Press releases, Records, Texas Planning
Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
017-24
6-13.
Press releases,
August 1936 - May 1938,
undated
Clippings,
1931-1939,
undated
(bulk March
1935 - March 1939),
4.52 cubic ft.
These are vertical files of articles concerning Texas Planning
Board activities and subjects relating to their research interests, dating
1931-1939 and undated (bulk March 1935-March 1939). Topics covered include
advertising, agriculture, city planning, flood control, forestry, health,
industry, land use, mineral resources, native raw materials, water conservation
and resources, and WPA projects. Most clippings contain the name of the city
and/or newspaper, and date of publication.
Organization
These records are organized into two subseries.
- Subject files, 1931-1939, undated (bulk 1935-1939), 4.52
cubic ft.
- Scrapbooks, 1936-1939, 1.59 cubic ft. (3 volumes)
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Clippings, Records,
Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
Subject files,
1931-1939, undated
(bulk
1935-1938),
4.52 cubic ft.
Files contain newspaper clippings and some non-clippings
retained as reference material, e.g., agriculture and industrial sections of
newspapers, notices of public hearings concerning flood control, and statistics
on Texas agriculture production prior to 1936. Dates covered are 1931-1939
(bulk March 1935-December 1938).
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject. Arrangement within
folders is loosely chronological by month, usually in reverse date order.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Subject files, Clippings, Records, Texas
Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
017-24
14.
Advertising,
January - September
1937, undated
017-24
15.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration,
April 1937 - May 1938,
undated
017-24
16.
Agriculture products,
January - May 1937;
January and March 1938
017-24
17.
Airports and airplanes,
January 1939,
undated
017-24
18.
Alcohol and breweries,
March 1937 - March
1938; undated
017-24
19.
American Legion,
undated
017-24
20.
ARGOL,
May 1938,
undated
017-24
21.
Bees,
May 1937,
undated
017-24
22.
Berries,
June
1937
017-24
23.
Bitterweed,
April 1937, March
1938
017-24
24.
Broccoli,
January
1938
017-24
25.
Business,
November 1937 -
February 1938, undated
017-24
26.
Canal,
September
1938
017-24
27.
Cedar,
March - April 1937,
September 1938, undated
017-24
28.
Cement,
December 1937 - April
1938, undated
017-24
29.
Chamber of Commerce,
December 1937, February
1938
017-24
30.
Chemicals,
January - May 1938,
undated
017-24
31-32.
Chemurgic,
April 1937 - January
1939
017-24
33.
Child welfare,
September
1937
017-24
34-37.
City planning,
February 1937 - June
1938, undated
017-24
38.
Civilian Conservation Corps,
June 1937, December
1937 - March 1938, undated
017-24
39.
Clubs - 4-H,
June 1937 - February
1938
017-24
40-41.
Colorado River,
May 1937 - October
1938, undated
017-24
42.
Conference Bulletin,
February
1938
017-24
43.
Corn,
April 1937 - October
1938, undated
017-24
44.
Cotton, Texas Agriculture
Bulletin,
1936
017-24
45.
Cotton,
January - April 1937,
undated
017-25
1-8.
Cotton,
April 1937 - December
1938, undated
017-25
9-11.
Cotton reports, Texas-Oklahoma-New Mexico,
April 24 - October 16,
1937
017-25
12.
Cotton mills,
July 24,
1938
017-25
13.
Cottonseed,
May 1937 - January
1938, undated
017-25
14.
County planning,
March - May, August
1938
017-25
15.
Crop insurance,
January - March
1938
017-25
16.
Dams, Possum Kingdom,
January - April
1938
017-25
17.
Dams, other,
January - December
1938, undated
017-25
18.
Deaf people,
January
1938
017-25
19.
Death, childbearing,
January
1938
017-25
20.
Economic problems of the south,
September
1938
017-25
21.
Education,
January 1937 -
September 1938, undated
017-25
22.
Eleemosynary,
April 1937; January -
February 1938
017-25
23-24.
Employment,
January 1937 - November
1937, undated
017-25
25.
Engineers,
February, April, and
July 1938
017-25
26.
Engineer's License Board,
April and September
1937
017-25
27.
Expeditions,
undated
017-25
28-29.
Exports and imports,
January 1937 - November
1938, undated
017-25
30.
Farming,
April 1937, January -
September 1938, undated
017-25
31.
Farming County Operative Organization,
April - May 1937,
December 1937 - June 1938
017-25
32.
Fertilizer,
January
[1938?]
017-25
33.
Fibre,
February
1938
017-25
34.
Financial,
December 1937 - April
1938
017-25
35.
Fishing industry,
April 1937 - November
1938, undated
017-25
36.
Flex and hairy vetch,
January - February
1938
017-26
1-3.
Flood control,
January 1937 -
September 1938, undated
017-26
4.
Food problems,
April 1937, December
1937 - June 1938
017-26
5.
Foreign trade,
April 1937 - February
1938, undated
017-26
6-14.
Forestry,
January 1937 - December
1938, undated
017-26
15.
Fowl,
1931-1936, April 1937 -
April 1938, undated
017-26
16.
Fruits,
1934, April - December
1937
017-26
17.
Texas Farming and Citriculture, October,
1937
017-26
18.
Gas,
December 1937 - August
1938
017-26
19.
Gasoline plants,
March 1938,
undated
017-26
20.
Ginning,
March 1937 - March
1938, undated
017-26
21-24.
Government and social aspects,
January - August 1937,
undated
017-27
1-6.
Government and social aspects,
September 1937 -
December 1938, undated
017-27
7.
Grazing,
April 1937, March -
April 1938
017-27
8.
Grapefruit,
January - April 1938,
undated
017-27
9.
Grapes,
January - February
1938, undated
017-27
10.
Grasshoppers,
January
1939
017-27
11-16.
Health,
March 1936 - December
1938, undated
017-27
17-19.
Highways, April
1937 - November 1938,
undated
017-27
Housing:
017-27
20-23.
July - August 1935,
March 1937 - November 1938, undated
017-27
24.
PWA Program,
December 1935, May -
June 1936, January 1937
017-27
25.
Resettlement,
July 1935 - June
1936, undated
017-27
26.
Rural settlement,
March 1935 - October
1936, undated
017-27
27.
Houston water system,
June - November
1937
017-27
28.
Income,
June
1938
017-27
29-31.
Industries, new,
June 1937 - January
1939, undated
017-27
32.
Industry,
June and September 1936
- January 1937
017-28
Industry:
017-28
1-13.
February 1937 -
January 1939, undated
017-28
14-15.
Livestock,
January - December
1937, undated
017-28
16.
The Brownsville Herald,
industrial section,
May 16,
1937
017-28
17-21.
The Houston Post,
Annual Industrial sections,
December 31, 1937 and
December 1, 1938
017-29
1.
The Houston Post,
Annual Industrial section,
December 1,
1938
017-29
2.
San Antonio Express,
Business Review Section,
January 1,
1938
017-29
3-5.
Temple Daily Telegram,
Industrial Opportunities edition, various industrial sections,
June 29,
1938
017-29
6.
Texas Industrial News,
May
1938
017-29
7.
Texas Industry,
September - October
1938
017-29
8.
Insects,
March 1937 - June
1938
017-29
9.
Insurance,
January - November
1938
017-29
10.
Iron,
April 1937; September
1938 - January 1939
017-29
Land use:
017-29
11-15.
January 1937 - April
1938, undated
017-29
16.
Index to agriculture, cotton, live- stock, and soil
conservation folders
017-29
17.
Agriculture,
May 1935 - March
1937, undated
017-29
18.
Cotton,
March 1936 - March
1937
017-29
19.
Livestock,
February 1936 - March
1937
017-29
20.
Soil conservation,
June 1936 - March
1937
017-29
21.
Laredo Chamber of Commerce, January,
[1938?]
017-29
22.
Leather,
undated
017-29
23-24.
Legislative,
January 1937 - December
1938, undated
017-29
25.
Libraries,
March 1936 - September
1938, undated
017-29
26.
Limestone,
February
[1938?]
017-29
27-28.
Livestock,
July 1936, October 1937
- January 1939
017-29
29.
Mapping,
January
1938
017-29
30.
Market reports,
April - May 1937,
December 1937 - March 1938, undated
017-29
31.
Meat,
January - April 1938,
undated
017-29
32.
Mills and elevators,
January
1939
017-29
33.
McDonald Observatory,
October 1935, July
1936, July 1937
017-29
34-35.
Mineral resources,
November 1936 - April
1937
017-30
1-3.
Mineral resources,
May 1937 - March 1938,
undated
017-30
4.
Mining,
January 1938,
undated
017-30
5.
Mistletoe,
January
1938
017-30
6.
Model farms,
April - May
1937
017-30
7.
Mohair and wool,
January
1938
017-30
8.
National Youth Administration,
February - March 1938,
undated
017-30
9.
Natural resources,
September 1937 -
October 1938, undated
017-30
10-12.
Oil,
March 1937 - June 1938,
undated
017-30
13.
Oil tool plant,
May
1937
017-30
14.
Old Age Assistance,
January - February
1938
017-30
15-16.
Orchards and gardens,
January 1937 - October
1938, undated
017-30
17.
Organizations,
January
1938
017-30
18.
Padre Island,
December 1937 - March
1938
017-30
19-20.
Paper and fiber mills,
February - November
1937, January 1939, undated
017-30
21-24.
Parks,
September 1935 - August
1938, undated
017-30
25.
Pecans,
January - October 1938,
undated
017-30
26.
Pipelines,
February - March 1938,
undated
017-30
27.
Planning, national,
March 1937 - April
1938
017-30
28.
Population studies,
January 1937 - June
1938, undated
017-30
29.
Post offices,
January
1938
017-30
30.
Power plants,
December 1937 -
November 1938
017-30
31.
Prices,
February
1938
017-30
32.
Prisons,
January - July 1937,
undated
017-30
33.
Public service,
February
1938
017-30
34.
Range program,
January - May
1937
017-30
35.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
November
1938
017-30
36.
Recreational,
March - August 1937,
September 1938
017-30
37.
Regional planning,
December 1937, March
1938, January 1939
017-30
38.
Relief,
January - February
1938, undated
017-30
39-40.
Research,
May 1937, January -
November 1938
017-30
41.
Retail trade,
March - April
1938
017-31
1.
Rice,
August 1936, March 1937
- January 1938, undated
017-31
2-3.
Rio Grande,
April - July 1936,
March 1937 - January 1939, undated
017-31
4.
Rose industry,
February and December
1937, March 1938
017-31
5-6.
Rural electrification,
January 1937 - January
1939
017-31
7.
Safety,
December and January,
no years given
017-31
8.
Salt cake,
January
1938
017-31
9.
San Jacinto River,
October - November
1937
017-31
10.
Sawmills,
undated
017-31
11.
Schools,
December 1937 -
November 1938, undated
017-31
12.
Secede, South Texas,
February
1938
017-31
13-19.
Soil conservation,
October 1935 - June
1936, January 1937 - January 1939, undated
017-31
20.
Soil erosion,
January - July 1937,
January - November 1938
017-31
21.
Soybeans,
January 1937 - October
1938
017-31
22.
State banks,
January
1937
017-31
23.
State needs,
January
1938
017-31
24.
State Observer,
June
1938
017-31
25.
Stock market,
January
1938
017-31
26.
Strikes,
April
1937
017-31
27.
Sweetwater,
January
1938
017-31
28.
Texas history,
January
1937
017-31
Texas Planning Board:
017-31
29-32.
January 1937 -
February 1939, undated
017-31
33-35.
Editorial file,
February 1935 - March
1937
017-31
36.
Governor Allred's accomplishments,
September 1935 -
March 1936
017-32
1.
Natural resources,
May 1935 - July 1936
017-32
2.
National Resources Committee,
October 1935 - April
1936, undated
017-32
3.
Planning,
February - November
1935, undated
017-32
4.
Politics,
May 1935 - September
1936
017-32
5.
Press news,
June 1935 - April
1936
017-32
6.
Public welfare,
July
1936
017-32
7.
Public Works Administration,
June 1935 and
September 1936
017-32
8.
Tariffs,
May - June
1937
017-32
9.
Handling stock,
April
1937
017-32
10-11.
Taxation,
July 1937, December
1937 - December 1938, undated
017-32
12.
Teachers retirement,
April 1937, January -
February 1938
017-32
13-14.
Tenants,
January 1937 - June
1938, undated
017-32
15.
Tornadoes,
April
1937
017-32
16.
Tourists,
January 1938 - January
1939, undated
017-32
17-21.
Traffic accidents,
April 1937 - November
1938, undated
017-32
22.
Trailers,
September 1936; March
1937; February [year not given]
017-32
23-26.
Trinity River,
January - August 1935,
January 1937 - January 1939, undated
017-32
27.
Trucks,
January - May
1938
017-32
28.
Tule Creek Lake,
January
1939
017-32
29.
Tung Oil,
December 1936 - January
1939, undated
017-32
30.
TVA Utilities,
May 1935, January and
April 1937
017-32
31.
Wages,
January
1938
017-32
32-34.
Water resources,
January - June 1937,
undated
017-33
1-7.
Water resources,
July 1937 - January
1939, undated
017-33
8.
Wealth,
1937
017-33
9.
Wheat,
January 1937 - January
1938, undated
017-33
10.
Wildlife,
January 1937 - June
1938, undated
017-33
11.
Wind erosion,
January 1937 - June
1938
017-33
12-16.
Wool,
September 1934 -
January 1939, undated
017-33
17-18.
World's Fair,
June 1937 - October
1938, undated
017-33
19-20.
Works Progress Administration and Public Works
Administration,
March 1937 - February
1938, undated
017-33
21.
Zoning,
April 1937 - June 1938,
undated
Scrapbooks,
1936-1939,
1.59 cubic ft. (3 volumes)
These books are composed of clippings, dating July 1936-March
1939. Some clustering by topic occurred as a subject was featured in the
news.
Arrangement
The clippings are arranged chronologically by month.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Scrapbooks, Clippings, Records, Texas
Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
017-42
Volume 1,
July - November
1936
[Major topics covered: recruitment of
WPA money and projects to the state, a Rio Grande treaty with Mexico,
preventable death, statewide survey of mineral resources, flood damage, water
conservation, and legislation creating a State Board of Public
Welfare.]
017-43
Volume 2,
December 1936 -
November 1937
[Major topics covered: the Board's
proposal for a State Social Security Board, statewide survey of mineral
resources, milk labeling bill, production of grapes, statewide industrial
survey, mining, mosquito control bill, a Rio Grande treaty with Mexico,
preventable deaths, tanning industry, and development of the tourist
trade.]
017-44
Volume 3,
November 1937 - January
1939
[Major topics covered: statewide
survey of mineral resources, flood control, conservation of underground water,
a Rio Grande treaty with Mexico, cotton industry, statewide industrial survey,
forest industry, tourist trade, and extension of the Board's existence by the
Legislature.]
Administrative records,
1925-1939,
undated
(bulk
1935-1938),
1.2 cubic ft.
This series contains financial records, general office files, and
reference materials and notes used for legislative research by the Texas
Planning Board. Dates covered are 1925-1939, undated (bulk 1935-1938).
Organization
These records are organized into three subseries.
- Financial records, 1935-1939, 0.3 cubic ft.
- Legislative materials, 1925-1938, undated, 0.6 cubic
ft.
- Office files, 1927-1929, 0.3 cubic ft.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Administrative
records, Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Financial records,
1935-1939,
0.3 cubic ft.
These consist of budget materials, lists and status of
appropriations statements, monthly and yearly expenditure summaries, and
monthly statements from the Comptroller. Dates covered are 1935-1939.
Arrangement
Files are arranged by record type.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Financial records, Administrative records,
Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
017-41
5.
Budget,
FY
1935
017-33
22-27.
Budget preparation for FY 1938 and FY
1939:
017-33
22.
FY 1935 data
017-33
23.
FY 1936 figures and correspondence,
August
1936
017-33
24.
Written statements to legislature,
April
1937
017-33
25.
Analysis of Board's budget
017-33
26.
Explanation of figures in budget
017-33
27.
Estimates for budget
017-33
28.
List of appropriations,
FY 1938 and FY 1939
017-33
29.
Status of appropriations,
October 1935 - December
1936
017-33
30.
Status of appropriations,
March 1937 - August
1938
017-33
Monthly statements of expenditures,
017-33
31.
April - December
1935
017-34
1.
January - December
1936
017-34
2.
January - December
1937
017-34
3.
January 1938 -
January 1939
017-34
4.
Statement of expenditures,
May - December 1935
017-34
5.
Expenditure classifications, effective September 1,
1937, State Comptroller
017-34
7.
Expenditures, FY 1936,
September 1935 - August
1936
017-34
8.
Expenditures, FY 1937,
September 1936 - August
1937
017-34
20-22.
Monthly statements from Comptroller:
017-34
20.
March - August 1938
017-34
21.
September - November
1938
017-34
22.
December 1938 -
February 1939
Legislative materials,
1925-1938, undated,
0.6 cubic ft.
Correspondence, reports, copies of bills and acts, clippings
and notes used by the Board when researching and drafting proposed legislation.
Dates covered are 1925-1938, undated. Subjects covered include farm tenancy,
forestry, housing, minerals, public health and welfare, resettlement, and
social security. Some of the reference materials were probably also consulted
in preparing various Board publications.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Legislative materials, Administrative
records, Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
017-34
6-7.
Farm tenancy, clippings,
1936-1937
017-34
8-12.
Farm tenancy, reports,
1937
017-34
13.
Farmers Home Corporation, legislation and report,
1936
017-34
Farming:
017-34
14.
Legislation,
1936
017-34
15.
Correspondence,
1932
017-34
16.
Report,
1936
017-34
Housing:
017-34
17.
Legislation,
1927
017-34
18.
Legislation,
1934
017-34
19.
Legislation,
1938
017-34
20.
Reports and legislation,
1935-1936
017-34
21.
Reports,
1934 and
1935
017-34
22.
Report,
1936
017-34
23.
Notes on proposed Texas housing bill,
undated
017-34
Forestry laws of Texas:
017-34
24.
Correspondence,
1935-1937
017-34
25.
Legislation,
1925-1935
017-34
26.
Outlines and drafts of proposed forestry laws,
undated
017-34
27.
Mineral laws of Texas, typescript of articles of the
laws, followed by recommended changes,
undated
017-34
Public health:
017-34
28.
Notes and legislation,
1937
017-34
29.
Report,
1935
017-34
30.
Statistics,
undated
017-34
Public welfare:
017-34
31.
Legislation,
undated
017-34
32.
Report,
undated
017-34
33.
Press release,
1936
017-34
34.
Recreation, Davis Mountains State Park Highway,
legislation,
1927
017-34
35.
Recreation, report,
1936
017-34
Resettlement:
017-34
36.
Report,
1937
017-34
37.
Report,
1936
017-34
38.
Press release,
1936
017-34
39.
Statement supporting creation of Texas Colonization
Commission,
undated
017-35
1.
Revenue and taxation, clippings,
1937
017-35
2.
Revenue and taxation, report,
1935
017-35
3.
Social Security, legislation and report,
1935-1936
017-35
4.
Social Security, report,
1935
017-35
5.
Unemployment compensation, report,
1936
Office files,
1927-1939,
0.3 cubic ft.
These consist of routine office records, e.g., employee lists,
office inventories, instructions on office practices, mailing lists for
reports, and a few miscellaneous items. Dates covered are 1927-1939.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by type.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Office files, Administrative records,
Records, Texas Planning Board. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
017-35
6.
Employee lists and temporary appointments,
1935-1938
017-35
7.
General reports on the Board's activities,
1935 and
1936
017-35
8.
List of reports by other state planning boards,
undated
017-35
9.
Mailing lists for Board reports,
1936, undated
017-35
10.
Meeting times for Board, proposed changes,
1938
017-35
11.
Office inventories of furniture, equipment and
supplies,
1935-1938,
undated
017-35
12.
Office management instructions from State Auditor and
correspondence,
1935
017-35
13.
Planning, city and county planning board survey,
undated
017-35
Planning:
017-35
14.
Clipping,
1936
017-35
15.
Newsletter, American Society of Planning Officials,
1936
017-35
16.
Press release and report,
1935
017-35
17.
Report on Statewide Coordination Meeting of Federal
Agencies Operating in Texas, National Emergency Council,
1936
017-35
18.
Rio Grande, statement concerning its water usage and
the need for a treaty between U.S. and Mexico,
ca.
1936
017-35
19.
School lands, unsold, available for public leasing,
1934
017-35
20.
State government organization, list of units in,
undated
017-35
21.
Texas Wildlife Conference, letter recommending the
Planning Board director be appointed to it Board of Directors,
1936
017-35
22.
Traveling expenses, correspondence and legislation,
1935-1936
017-35
23.
World's Fair, list of members of Commission appointed
by Governor to work for Texas participation in the 1939 World's Fair
Semi-Official Planning Board Members
May 1934 - March 1935
- Chairman, Marvin C. Nichols, Consulting Engineer, Fort
Worth
- Vice-chairman, A.M. Vance, State Reclamation Engineer,
Austin
- Secretary, Dr. A.B. Cox, Director, Bureau of Business
Research, University of Texas, Austin
- Terrell Bartlett, Consulting Engineer, San Antonio (resigned
from Board, was appointed as a consultant)
- Dr. J.W. Brown, State Health Officer, Austin
- C.S. Clark, member, State Board of Water Engineers,
Austin
- E.N. Noyes, Consulting Engineer, Dallas (was unable to accept
appointment)
- Jack Rafferty, Consulting Engineer, Houston
- Lon Smith, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission, Austin
- Dr. E.H. Sellards, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology,
University of Texas, Austin
- E.O. Siecke, Director, Texas Forest Service, College
Station
- T.U. Taylor, Dean, School of Engineering, University of Texas,
Austin
- E.A. Wood, Consulting Engineer, Dallas (resigned from the
Board, was appointed as a consultant)
- John Wood, Chairman, Texas Highway Commission, Austin
The positions which became vacant on the Semi-Official Planning Board
were not refilled.
Texas Planning Board Members
Original Board, appointed March 1935
- Chairman, W.M. Massie, Banker, Fort Worth, March 1935 - March
1939
- Vice-chairman, Hull Youngblood, Manufacturer, San Antonio,
March 1935 - March 1939
- Secretary, Gerald C. Mann, Secretary of State (ex-officio
member), March - August 1935
- Wilbur C. Hawk, Publisher, Amarillo, March 1935 - February
1936
- E.L. Kurth, Lufkin, (representing reforestation), March 1935 -
March 1939
- R.C. Hopping, Lubbock, (representing agriculture), March 1935
- May 1937
- Wallace C. Reilly, Dallas, (representing organized labor),
March 1935 - October 1936
- John A. Norris, Chairman, State Board of Water Engineers
(ex-officio member), March 1935 - March 1936
- Gibb Gilchrist, State Highway Engineer (ex-officio member),
March 1935 - September 1937
- Planning Board Director, E.A. Wood, March 1935 - March
1939
Subsequent Planning Board Members
As positions on the Board became vacant, they were filled by the
following individuals:
- Secretary, R.B. Stanford, Secretary of State (ex-officio
member), September 1935 - August 1936
- C.S. Clark, Chairman, State Board of Water Engineers
(ex-officio member), March 1936 - March 1939
- Tom Cotten, Amarillo, March 1936 - March 1939
- Secretary, B.P. Matocha, Secretary of State (ex-officio
member), August 1936 - January 1937
- Travis J. Lewis, Fort Worth, November 1936 - March 1939
- Secretary, Edward Clark, Secretary of State (ex-officio
member), February 1937 - December 1938
- A.H. Leidigh, Lubbock, June 1937 - March 1939
- Julian Montgomery, State Highway Engineer (ex-officio member),
October 1937 - March 1939
- Secretary, Tom L. Beauchamp, Secretary of State (ex-officio
member), January - March 1939