Collection Dates: 1940 -- 1951
(Bulk Dates: 1940 -- 1943)
.25 linear ft.
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Albert A. Couch
was president of the AFL’s Iowa State Federation of Labor.
Scope
and Contents
The papers
of Albert A. Couch date from 1940 to 1951 and consist of approximately
100 items of correspondence, reports, and clippings relating to a proposed
hydroelectric dam at Moscow, Iowa, and the establishment of Iowa’s
Hydroelectric Cooperative. The correspondence includes letters from: William
Beardsley, Guy M. Gillette, Jake More, and Burton K. Wheeler.
Box List
Correspondence and clippings, 1950. Regarding the A.A. Couch and C.F. Brannan controversy.
Correspondence and reports. Regarding Iowa’s Hydroelectric Cooperative, political appointments, etc.
1940 -- 1942. Including letters from Guy M. Gillette and Burton K. Wheeler.
1943.
1947 -- 1951. Including letters from William Beardsley and Jake More.
Exhibits
used in the Power Commission’s hearings for the Iowa Hydroelectric
Cooperative.
