[Bibliography of Reports by State and Regional Planning Organizations. No. 6]
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REPORTS
BY
STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS
No. 6
Reports Received in the Library of the
National Resources Committee
November 15, 1938 - February 28, 1939 Supplementary to
’’The Future of State Planning”
March 1938
and
Bibliography No» 5, March - November 15, 1938. 1
NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D. C.
NATIONAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS Received During the Period November 15, 1938 - February 28, 1939
The documents listed herein are available for reference in the Library of the National Resources Committee. Inquiries concerning these reports should be addressed to the respective State and Regional Planning Boards at the addresses listed on pages 8 - 10. For bibliography of reports issued prior to November 15, 1938 see Bibliography of Reports by State and Regional Planning Organizations - No. 5 and The^uture of State Planning, March 1938, by the National Resources'Committee.
CALIFORNIA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Summary Report of the Work of County in California. 1937-1938. Mimeo. 36 p.
Planning Commissions map, tables.
Tax Delinquent Land in California; A Review of the Problem and a Plan for Its Solution. 1938. Mimeo. 89. p. illus. CONTENTS: Summary. Research programs. Legal provisions. Facts and findings. Proposed plan and recommendations. Problems requiring further investigation. (Copies may be secured from the Supervisor of Documents, 214 State Capitol, Sacramento, California. Price $1.00).
Regulation of Oil and Gas in California. 1938. Mimeo. 25 p. CONTENTS: Need for regulation: oil-gas relationship; oil-water problem; business conditions; marketing difficulties. Regulatory measures: State laws; interstate oil compact commission. Effectiveness of regulation.
Compilation of Laws Relating to Subdivisions Local Planning. 1937.	29 p.
and State and
COLORADO STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
Water Resources Survey - Climatological Data of Colorado. November 1938. Mimeo. 224 p. illus. CONTENTS: Explanation of data. Index to Colorado stations of the U. S. Weather Bureau showing period of record. Climatological data table for group ”AU stations. Indices of seasonal wetness in 3 climatological divisions of Colorado. List of stations by climatological divisions with actual and extended averages. Indices of wetness, State of Colorado vs. bordering areas of adjacent states.
IDAHO STATE PLANNING BOARD
Water Resources of Idaho. Vol, I. Drainage Basins in Idaho. December 1937. Mimeo. 248 p. map. CONTENTS: This volume digests information and data on the following river basins: Kootenai; Clark Fork; Spokane; Upper Snake; Clearwater; Salmon; Palouse; Bear.
ILLINOIS STATE PLANNING,COMMISSION
Abstract of the Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Illinois Planning Conference. Urbana, Illinois. May 13-14, 1938.
Report on the Rock River Basin in Illinois. July 1938.	44 p.
tables, maps. CONTENTS: This report is one of a series of eight. It includes the watersheds of the Rock, Pecatonica, Kishwaukee, and Green rivers and lands draining into the Mississippi River from Rook Island to East Dubuque. Economic conditions of the major basin and its deficiencies in water resources are discussed, and a program of research and construction designed to correct deficiencies is recommended.
Illinois Park, Parkway and Recreational Area Plan. 1938. 142 p. illus. maps, CONTENTS: This report deals concisely with the following major points: 1. General description of Illinois, including physiography, history, land use, and transportation, 2. Population distribution. 3. Recreational requirements. 4. Existing state park and county forest preserve recreational areas and facilities, and administrative organizations. 6. Recommendations for new state park and county forest preserve areas. 7. Recommendations regarding policies.
Municipal Parks and Playgrounds in Illinois. 1938.	28 p.
illus. CONTENTS: Results of questionnaires sent to 668.Illinois communities and an article by H. L. Kellogg, State Planning Engineer.
Minutes of Meeting, January 27, 1939. Typed. 23 p. maps, organization chart.
STATE PLANNING BOARD OF INDIANA
The Development of Planning and Zoning in Indiana. January 1939.	14 p. An address delivered at the First Annual Planning
School, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, December 7, 1938, by Frank E. Horack, Jr. School of Law, Indiana University.
A Bill for an Act Zoning Areas Adjacent to Highways by Establishing Set-Back Lines and Regulating the Use of Land, Buildings and Structures. 1939.	6 p.
IOWA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Report and Recommendations of the Farm Tenancy Committee. October 1938. 63 p. CONTENTS: This report was prepared by the Iowa Committee on Farm Tenancy, appointed by the Governor of the State as a special committee of the State Planning Board and presents the tenure situation and recommendations for improving farm tenure conditions in Iowa.
Annual Report of the State Planning Board. December 1938. 39 p.
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KANSAS STATE PLANNING BOARD
Relation of Assessed Value to Sales Value of Kansas Real Estate, 1933-1937, inclusive. Preliminary report on thirty counties. 1938. Mimeo. 7 p.
Collection of Personal Property Taxes in Kansas, 1927-1936, inclusive. Preliminary report on thirty counties. 1938. Mimeo. 26 p. tables.
The Effects of Homestead Exemption on Assessed Valuations. Preliminary Report. 1939. Mimeo. 14 p. tables.
MARYLAND STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
Iron and Steel Industry of Maryland; Blast Furnaces, Steel Works and Rolling Mills. 1938. Mimeo. 98 p. illus. CONTENTS: This report contains essential basic information for a more comprehensive analysis of the iron and steel industry in Maryland.
Legislative Councils. 1939. Mimeo. 76 p. CONTENTS: An Investigation into the composition and operation of legislative councils including "factual data requisite for an enlightened discussion of the problem on the part of the legislature and the public'.’
MASSACHUSETTS STATE PLANNING BOARD
Massachusetts Population Study. 1938. 346 p. maps, tables, charts. Typed ms. CONTENTS: "The primary objective of the population study of Massachusetts has been to analyze past population and causes of growth, distribution and composition, and to determine their probable effects in the future. The study has been divided into three parts: Growth; Distribution; Composition".
Maps and Charts. September 18, 1935 to November 30, 1938. An index of maps and charts in the State Planning Board’s reports.
MINNESOTA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Idle Lands, Idle Men, by H. C. Moser... Prepared at the direction of the Minnesota State Planning Board’s Forestry Committee. 1938.	32 p. illus. CONTENTS: (Based on material com-
piled by the Lake States Forest Experiment Station, U. S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture). The People and the Land. Bankrupt Local Government. Raw Materials of Planning: Men, forest mines, soil. What Needs to be Done. Looking Ahead.
MISSISSIPPI STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
Forestry and Forest Industries in Mississippi. Statistical Data by Counties. Submitted by L. C. Leggett. 1938.	97 p.
CONTENTS: "This report is a presentation of statistical data pertaining to forestry and forest industries in Mississippi... Treatment has been restricted to answer briefly, questions which are asked daily, relative to forestry".
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NEVADA STATE PLANNING- BOARD
Electric Power in Nevada. 1937. Mimeo. 100 p. illus. CONTENTS: ’’...data on the generation, consumption and sale of electric power in Nevada from 1911 to 1935. Various phases of the electric utility industry have been investigated, such as the history and development of each utility, utilization of power, domestic power consumption and Boulder Dam power”.
Park, Parkway and Recreational Area Study. 1938.	80 p.
illus. CONTENTS: Background and characteristics of the State. Recreational administration. Population. Land and its utilization. Recreational travel through Nevada. State-wide recreational activity program. Existing park and recreational areas. Potential park and recreational areas.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE PLANNING- BOARD
A Summary Report of the North Dakota Park, Parkway and Recreational Area Plan. 1938. Mimeo. 23 p. CONTENTS: ”This study...has been primarily concerned with outdoor recreation and the areas, existing and potential, that may be devoted to recreational use”.
Trade Centers in North Dakota. 1939. Mimeo. 224 p. maps, illus. CONTENTS; ’’This report describes the various influences that have contributed to the growth and decline of our North Dakota trade centers. It will also be found convenient as a reference for data on the number and type of trade units in various counties and trade centers of the State, and for data on transportation facilities by which contact can be made with the various trade centers.”
OKLAHOMA PLANNING- AND RESOURCES BOARD
State G-eneral and Tuberculosis Hospitals in Oklahoma. A preliminary study of present facilities and conditions. 1938. Mimeo. 136 p. illus.
Organization of Oklahoma State G-overnment, 1938, According to G-eneral Functions and Major Responsibilities. 1939. Mimeo. 58 p. illus. CONTENTS: ”...a resume of the organization of State G-overnment in Oklahoma, classified according to general functions and major responsibilities”.
Comprehensive Plan for Development of Red River Basin. 1937. Mimeo. 59 p. map. CONTENTS; Objectives of this report include flood control, irrigation, navigation, pollution, power, Industrie; land use, and recreation.
Washita River and Drainage Basin. 1938. Mimeo. 103 p. illus. maps, tables. CONTENTS: Description. Population. Industry and transportation. Agriculture. Economic conditions. G-eology. Rainfall. Evaporation. Comprehensive plan of development. Water requirements for supplementing stream flow for beneficial use. Project land.
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OREGON STATE PLANNING BOARD
Management of Tax Reverted Lands in Oregon, by Arthur Damsche; .*.in collaboration with V. B. Stanbery...1938. Mimeo. 95 p. tables, charts, maps.
Freeways for Oregon: The Advantages of Freeways in increasing Safety and Efficiency in Highway Travel. 1938. Mimeo. 14 p.
Oregon Looks Ahead. 1938. Printed, 93 p. maps, charts, illus. CONTENTS: "This book presents in condensed form significant facts about Oregon - its resources, opportunities, problems and needs. It shows how the state’s resources can be conserved and developed for greater use, and what can be done by public and private enterprise toward reducing waste and providing larger benefits for all".
A Survey of Public Library Service in Oregon. 1938. Mimeo. 148 p. maps, charts, tables. CONTENTS: History of public librar service in Oregon. Library legislation. Public libraries in Oregon, 1936. Personnel. Holdings. Library service. Income. Expenditures. Unit expenditures. Analysis of population served. Trend in Public library movement. School library service. Oregon state library. College and university libraries. Summary and conclusions.
Second Biennial Report, 1937-1938.	1938. Mimeo. 47 p.
CONTENTS: "...describes briefly the Board's functions and purposes, and summarizes activities, accomplishments, and benefits from the Board’s work during 1937 and 1938".
The Organization of the State Government in Oregon. Prepared by Herman Kehrli for the Oregon State Planning Board. 1938. Mime 3 p. dhart.
RHODE ISLAND STATE PLANNING BOARD
Fourth Annual Report of the State Planning Board for the Year 1938.	1938.	24 p.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PLANNING BOARD
Second Biennial Report of the South Dakota State Planning Board for the Period July 1, 1936 to June 30, 1938 to the Governor of South Dakota. 1938. Mimeo. 42 pp.
Land Use Problems in Central South Dakota: 1937.	1939.
Processed 27 p. maps, charts. CONTENTS: "...significant data on agriculture in a 27-county problem area... This report has been prepared to provide factual data for approaching a solution to these difficulties in the problem area, as well as providing a key to similar activities in other sections of the State".
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TENNESSEE- STATE PLANNING COMMISSION
Federal and State Organizations Concerned with Land Use in Tennessee. 1938. Mimeo. 125 p. CONTENTS: ’’This publication is the second in a proposed, annual series dealing with Federal and State properties in Tennessee and the organizations which own or operate them”.
Old Age Assistance in Tennessee. 1938. Mimeo. 135 p. tables, maps, charts. CONTENTS: Part I. Summary of the major facts and general conclusions. Part II. Discussion and analysis of the material. Part III. Statistical tables.
State Government in Tennessee. 1938. Mimeo. 113 p,, tables, diagrams. CONTENTS: "This report is presented as one in a series of studies on the organization and personnel of the State government 1’
Report of the Executive Director to the Tennessee State Planning Commission. Quarterly Meeting. November 17, 1938. (Revised). Mimeo. 13 p.
Biennial Report of the Tennessee State Planning Commission. 1938. Mimeo. 36 p. CONTENTS: Recommendations and findings of the Commission during 1937-1938. Bibliography of the Commission’s publications.
Federal Aid in Tennessee. 1939. Mimeo. 63 p. tables. CONTENTS: ’’...the purpose of the report' is to determine the sources hnd the amounts of the individual Federal aid funds, the conditions under which each is received and finally to indicate what opportunity exists to increase the State’s receipts”.
WASHINGTON STATE PLANNING COUNCIL
A Survey of the Common School System of Washington with Suggested First Steps Toward Its Progressive Development and Improvement. 1938. Printed, 126 p., charts, maps.
Third Biennial Report of the Washington State Planning Council. October 1, 1936 to September 30, 1938.
Credit Unions in Washington by Thomas E. Graham. 1938. Mimeo. 19 p. CONTENTS; ”It is the purpose of this pamphlet to call the attention of our citizens to this meritorious opportunity for people of small means to finance themselves and each other at the lowest possible cost and to keep the cost and management entirely within their own group”.
Protection and .Development of Roadside -Areas. 1938. Mimeo. 31 p.
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WYOMING STATE PLANNING BOARD
Second Biennial Report, 1937-1939. Mimeo. 30 p* CONTENTS: A 11 review in some detail the volume of work which has been accomplished by the Board".
Drainage Basin Problems and Programs - 1938 Revision. Upper Colorado River Basin; Yellowstone River Basin; Platte Basin; Great Salt Lake Basin; Cheyenne River Basin.
Proposed "Unit Plan" for Development of the Water Resources in Green River Basin in Wyoming. Upper Colorado River Drainage Basin Area. Revised December 1938. Typed ms., 35 p.
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Alabama State Planning Commission Attn: A. J. Hawkins, Director 2 North Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama
Alaska Planning Council
Attn: John E. Pegues, Exec. Secy.
Juneau, Alaska
Arizona State Planning Board 401 Heard Building
Phoenix, Arizona
Arkansas State Planning Board
Attn: L. A. Henry, Engineer Director State Capitol
Little Rock, Arkansas
California State Planning Board
Attn: L. Deming Tilton, Admin. Officer 441 Public Works Building
Sacramento, California
Colorado State Planning Commission Attn: Edward D. Foster, Director I30 State Office Building
Denver, Colorado
Connecticut Legislative Council Attn: Elmer R. Coburn, Supervisor WPA Resources & Trends Study Room 503, State Capitol
Hartford, Connecticut
Florida State Planning Board Attn: George G. Gross, Exec. Secy.
P. 0. Box 149
Tallahassee, Florida
Georgia State Planning Board Attn: Richard C. Job, Director Old State Highway Building
East Point, Georgia
Hawaii Territorial Planning Board Attn: Joseph F. Kunesh, Director Ninth Floor, Aloha Tower Honolulu, Hawaii
Idaho State Planning Board
P. 0. Box 1779
Broadbent Building
Boise, Idaho
Illinois State Planning Commission
Attn: Col. H. L. Kellogg 343 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois
Indiana State Planning Board Attn: L. F. Moorman, Director 237 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, Indiana
Iowa State Planning Board Attn: P. F. .Hopkins, Director 614 Valley Bank Building 403 Walnut Street Des Moines, Iowa'
Kansas State Planning Board Attn: H. R. Miller, Director Fifth Floor, State House Topeka, Kansas
Kentucky State Planning Board Attn: John E. Ulrich, Director State Planning Staff, W. P. A. 2500 South Third Street Louisville, Kentucky
Louisiana State Planning Commission Attn: J. Lester White, Chairman Capitol Building
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Maryland State Planning Commission Attn: Francis D. Friedlein, Exec. Secy. Latrobe Hall, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
Massachusetts State Planning Board Attn: Arthur W. Dean, Chief Engineer Room 24, State House Boston, Massachusetts
Michigan State Planning Commission Attn: Dr. F. M. Thrun, Exec. Secy. 400 Bauch Building Lansing, Michigan
Minnesota Resources Commission Attn: H. J. Miller, Exec. Secy. 624 State Office Building St. Paul, Minnesota
Mississippi State Planning Commission Attn: L. J. Folse, Exec. Dir. & Secy. 426 Yazoo Street Jackson, Mississippi
Missouri State Planning Board Attn: Wm. Anderson, Director State Office Building Jefferson City, Missouri
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Montana State Planning Board
Montana Building
Helena, Montana
Nebraska State Planning Board
Attn: W. Hi Mengel, Planning Engineer State House Station, Box 66 Lincoln, Nebraska
Nevada State Planning Board
Attn; Bred Roumage, Planning Technician Morrill Hall, University of Nevada Reno, Nevada
New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission
Attn: Frederick P. Clark, Plann. Dir. 17 Capitol Street
Concord, New Hampshire
New Jersey State Planning Board
Attn: Dr. M. F. Neufeld, Acting Secy. 186 West State Street
Trenton, Nev/ Jersey
New Mexico State Planning Board Attn: Thomas H. McClure, Secy. Capitol Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nev/ York State Planning Council
Attn: Wayne D. Heydecker, Director of State planning
353 Broadway, Albany, New York
North Carolina State Planning Board
Attn: T. S. Johnson, Consultant
246 State Office Building, P. 0. Box 231 Raleigh, North Carolina
North Dakota State Planning Board Attn: Floyd Jennings, Exec. Secy. Capitol Building Bismarck, North Dakota
Ohio State Planning Board
Attn: L. V. Sheridan, Regional Counselor, National Resources Committee
1123 Carew Tower Cincinnati, Ohio
Oklahoma Planning & Resources Board
Attn: T. G. Gammie, Director
Division of State Planning Capitol Building, Room 410 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oregon State Planning Board
Attn: V. B. Stanbery, Exec. Secy. 811 Spalding Building
Portland, Oregon
Pennsylvania State Planning Board
Attn: F. a. Pitkin, Exec. Director 928 North 3r(l Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island State Planning Board
Attn: John V. Kelly, Secretary 247 State Office Building Providence, Rhode Island
South Carolina State Planning Board 1011 Sumter Street
Columbia, South Carolina
South Dakota State Planning Board
Attn: John M. Erwin, Research Technician College Station
Brookings, South Dakota
Tennessee State Planning Commission
Attn: W. T. Ellis, Jr., Exec. Director 600 American Trust Building
Nashville, Tennessee
Texas State Planning Board
Attn: Earl 0. Mills, Regional Counselor National Resources Committee
560 Federal Building
Dallas, Texas
Utah State Planning Board
Attn: Sumner G. Margetts, Director Capitol Building
Salt Lake City, Utah
Vermont State Planning Board
Attn: Philip Shutler, Assoc. Consultant State Capitol
Montpeli er, Vermo^t
Virginia State Planning Board
Attn: R. M. Sanford, Asst. Exec. Officer 1200 Travelers Building
Ri chmond, V irg in ia
Washington State Planning Council
Attn: Ross K. Tiffany, Exec. Secy. 400 Old Capitol Building
Olympia, Washington
West Virginia State Planning Board Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia
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Wisconsin State Planning Board
Oxford Building
14 East Dayton Street
Madison, Wisconsin
Wyoming State Planning Board Attn: Dan W. Greenburg, Director P. 0. Box 498
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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