Skip to main content

Folder 5: 1977, 3/27/1977 - 8/15/1978

 File — Box: 0238.2, Folder: 5
Identifier: 0238.2.5

Scope and Contents

- Correspondence - invitation to the WRA (Water Resource Association of the Delaware River Basin) - From: Edwin L. Gerber, Conference Chairman - 4/1/78 - Brochure - Next Crisis: Water! - WRA/DRB 19th Spring Conference 5/14/78 - Release - Carter Administration Pushing For Tocks Dam Deauthorization -- Wild and Scenic River Designation For Delaware - Harold Lockwood - 4/24/78 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Austin P. Olney, Secretary, Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control - 7/31/78 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Daniel P. Dean, Staff Assistant to Helen Meyner, United States Congress - passing on following letter - 8/15/78 - Correspondence - To: Honorable Helen Meyner, From: Daniel J. O'Hern, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - discussion of water - 8/9/78 - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Bob Miller, Vice President, Northwestern Lehigh Citizens Coalition - Re: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Trexler Dam Project, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania - 11/21/77 - Trexler Dam Referendum - Correspondence - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: G. Francis Meredith - 3/28/77 - News Article - Historic homes razed, thousands of people moved for a dam that was never built - St. Petersburg Times - 3/27/77 - Handwritten Letter - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Fran Trembley - News Article - Paradise Lost: Valley Residents Forced to Leave; Dam Is Doubtful - The Miami Herald - 3/27/77 - News Article - No Peace in the Valley: 23,000 People Moved, $100 Million Spent On a Water Project That Will Never Be - The Atlanta Journal and Constitution - 3/27/77 - News Article - The Dam Builders: Even the Engineers Wants to Kill Tocks Island Dam And Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Arkansas Gazette - 3/27/77 - News Article - Dam Project Uproots People Now Abandoned - Handwritten Letter - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Betty Law Wells - 4/1/77 - News Article - Water Over The Dam: Gov't sinks $100 million into project, then drops it - Maine Sunday Telegram - 3/27/77 - News Article - This dam left high and dry - The Home News - 3/27/77 - News Article - 23,000 uprooted by abandoned dam plan - Arizona Republic - News Article - Unbuilt Dam Displaced 23,000 Persons - Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia - 4/10/77 - News Article - Dam plan still pending after 15 years - Waterbury Republican - 5/26/77

Dates

  • Creation: 3/27/1977 - 8/15/1978

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Access Restrictions

Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 66 Linear Feet (33 cartons)

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)