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Andrew Douglas Jackson Collection
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Andrew Douglas Jackson Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1219
  • Collection
  • 1917-1945; Undated

This collection includes photos, legislative bills, charts, minutes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence concerning his agricultural research in farming irrigation and flooding in the Brazos River. Highlights of the collection include information, minutes, charts regarding the Texas Legislative bill titled "The Brazos Reclamation and Conservation District" created in 1929 by the 39th Legislator of Texas.

Jackson, Andrew Douglas

Jackson - Personal Papers

1/1: Auto-Biography
-Handwritten auto-biography of A. D. Jackson
-Handwritten manuscript "Experience in Agricultural Engineering" [by A. D. Jackson]
-Rough draft and photocopy
-Dates and events and photocopy
-Letter from A. D. Jackson to "Editor", and photocopy; Includes Biographical Notes on Andrew Douglas Jackson, August 29, 1945
-Notes on A. D. Jackson, written by Tad Moses? And copy
-Obituary titled: "Funeral on Thursday for Mrs. Jackson, 60, Lifelong Resident" and "Funeral Service For Mrs. Jackson To Be Thursday"

1/2: Portrait of A. D. Jackson

Jackson - Professional Papers

1/3: "Secretary" [office of A. D. Jackson] to Mr. Richard S. Green, June 24, 1922

1/4: Correspondence, 1926-1930
-[A. D. Jackson] and Jno. M. Lawrence to Board of Engineers for River and Harbors, April 9, 1926
-Judge Escar Floyd to A. D. Jackson, June 3, 1927
-Mr. [Fred] Doellner to Judge Escar Floyd, June 1, 1927
-A. D. Jackson to Judge Escar Floyd, June 6, 1927
-A. D. Jackson and Jno. M. Lawrence to committee on legislation and all members of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation Association, April 24, 1929
-Leonard Tillotson to A. D. Jackson, February 8, 1930

1/5: Correspondence, 1931-1934
-A. D. Jackson to Mr. Lewis Mims, February 6, 1931
-Chief Clerk [H. L. Heddington] to Mr. Otis Miller, February 5, 1931
-A. D. Jackson to Mr. Otis Miller, February 6, 1931
-County Judge, Jones County [Otis Miller] to Hon. C. M. Caldwell, February 12, 1931
-Temple Board of Development, [Henry Dunlavy and Walter R. Humphry] to Mr. A. D. Jackson; Personal notes on back, December 14, 1934

1/6: Correspondence, 1935
-Walter R. Humphrey to Mr. A. D. Jackson, March 18, 1935
-Walter R. Humphrey to Mr. A. D. Jackson, April 10, 1935
-Walter R. Humphrey to Mr. A. D. Jackson, April 21, 1935
-F. D. Dagget to Mr. A. D. Jackson, July 24, 1935
-Chas. E. Coombes to Mr. A. D. Jackson, September 20, 1935

1/7: Correspondence, 1927-1934
-Leonard Tillotson to Hon. Claude Pollard, September 10, 1927
-Leonard Tillotson to The Board of Directors, Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, May 7, 1930
-J. P. Buchanan to The Members of the Board of Directors, Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, May 16, 1930
-J. P Buchanan to Mr. [Lewis] Mims, December 19, 1934
-Mr. [Lewis] Mims to The Directors of the Brazos River, December 28, 1934
-Mr. [Lewis] Mims to J. P. Buchanan, December 29, 1934

1/8: Correspondence, 1935
-Walter R. Humphrey to Mr. L. Mims: Including a Copy of Financial Report of Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District; Copy of Brazos funds of Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District; Copy of Publicity Bureau of Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, February 28, 1935
-State of Texas to [President Franklin D. Roosevelt] FDR, March 14, 1935
-Walter R. Humphrey to the Directors of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, March 20, 1935
-L[ewis]. Mims to Honorable Morris Sheppard, April 15, 1935
-L[ewis]. Mims to Honorable Sheppard, Connally, Cross, and Johnson of D. C., April 10, 1935
-Index to Preliminary Brazos Report Volume 1, Undated
-Henry Dunlavy to Walter R. Humphrey and John A. Morris, April 16, 1935

1/9: Expense reports from Brazos River Reclamation Association to A. D. Jackson for expenses incurred in two trips to Austin and for office expenses, [July 13, 1929; July 23, 1929]

1/10: Legislative Bills, Undated
-Copy of Bill creating the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, Undated
-Rewritten Bill for the creation of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District by the 39th Legislature of Texas H.B. No. 197, Undated
-"A Bill To Be Entitled" by. Barron Tillotson
-"A Bill" and copy 2 pages
-"A Bill" introduced by Mr. Buchanan ["The Buchanan Bill," H. R. 9335, 71st Congress 2nd Session. "A bill to establish in the Department of the interior a National Reclamation Control Service"], January 30, 1930

1/11: Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors on the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District meeting minutes, February 3, 1930; May 5, 1930

1/12: Copies of the information and planned use of House Bill [of the State of Texas] 1937 (?); "The Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District," [1929?]

1/13: Committee Reports, 1929, Undated
-"Program of Southwest Conference on Soil and Water Conservation," June 20-21, 1929
-"State Soil and Water Conservation Committees for Texas," Undated
-"Report of Program, Committee of Southwestern Soil and Water Conservation Conference," June 20, 1929

1/14: Research Notes, Undated
-"Flood Control and Reclamation," Undated
-"Reclaiming Rich Lands in Populated Areas," Undated
-Other personal notes and research, Undated

1/15: Brazos Project Outline and Notes, Undated
-"Outline [of Brazos River Project]"
-"The amendment to the Texas Constitution voted on August 20, 1917…"
-"The Conservation of Soil and Water in Texas"

1/16: Reports, Undated
-"Suggestions on Mangum Terracing" by E. W. Lehman
-"The Brazos River District"
-Handwritten account of damages done by Brazos floodwaters, Undated
-"What is a Second Foot of Water - What is it Worth? What are Water Saving Terraces?"
-"Conference on Water Conservation and Flood Control"
-"Declaration - From uncontrolled floodwater"
-"If and When Completed" by S. A. Thompson
-"The Now Conception of Flood Control"

1/17: Newspaper Clippings, 1924, 1925, Undated
-"Conservation of Water Urged at Association Meeting in Fort Worth,", October 2, 1924
-"The Home Towner…" by W. R. H., April 20, 1935
-"Enormous Loss of Soil,", Undated
-"The Walled Kingdom That Blocks Texas' New Road," Undated

1/18: Maps, Undated
-Map of Texas Counties and all Texas Agricultural Experiment Substations in 1930, split into 7 regions
-Flood Control Project Sacramento, California River Map, Undated

1/19: Charts, Average Monthly Rainfall at 25 points in Texas: Undated