Oral History Interview: Raymond Penn (205)
Subject
Land Tenure Center
Water Laws
Irrigation
UW-Madison Department of Agricultural Economics
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/62871Description
Development of water law before 1949; Issues in building dams; Cranberry growers' concerns; Ground water issues; University irrigation research; Governor Oscar Rennebohm's statement on water policy; 1949 seminar on water law with Jacob Beuscher and Vernon Carstensen; Influence on legislation; Subsequent developments; Shorelines zoning; Farm organizations and water law; Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company; Need for zoning; University faculty involved in Natural Resources Committee of State Agencies; Land Tenure Center.
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