Materials used for Chapter 4 of Ogden’s Thesis; Pamphlets from the Inland Empire Waterways Association; Columbia Basin Reclamation Project (Department of the Interior); BPA pamphlets; Your Columbia River (BPA); Aluminum in the Northwest and What it means to You; McNary Dam; Hungry House Dam; The ABC of Columbia Snake River Development; Power for Defense; 16 items; ca. 1940-ca. 1950.

The collection includes political campaign ephemera compiled by Dr. Daniel M. Ogden during his time as a Political Science professor at Washington State College and during his time as an advance man for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in the 1960s.

Materials relating to the many facets of Ogden’s career in public utilities are included in this collection including those used for the purpose of Ogden’s dissertation, “The Development of Federal Power Policy in the Pacific Northwest.” Included are pamphlets, ephemera, public and private power reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, research notes, legislative documents and the dissertation. Materials on Public/Private Power issues collected after completion of Ogden’s dissertation in 1949 are also included.