Various, 1948 - 1965

File — Box: 178, Folder: 3403

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Letters, papers, newsclippings, speeches, newsletters, advertisements, memos.

Dates

Creation: 1948 - 1965

Creator

From the Collection: Jones, Robert E. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 288 Linear feet (281 boxes, 2 oversize, and 31 binders.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Correspondence: VA benefits, fertilizers, inland waterways (tariffs, Ohio Valley Improvement Association, water freight, railroads, river barge lines, capital stock, funding). REP: Legislative History of the Inland Waterways Corporation, Need for Federal Barge Lines Service on TN River. STATE: Howard G. King (S211), President Harry S. Truman (HR5052, Veto Social Security and Internal Revenue Measures), Government Should Lift Threat to Impose Tolls on River Traffic. PAM: Proposal for Streamlining the Handling of Package Freight by Barge. LEGIS: HR2957, HR429, HR6236, HR4752, S.211, S.1277, S.2296. ALSO: Clip, note, newsletter, NR, telegram on above subjects