Name
Kidd, Gordon, 1898-1986 (Interviewee)
Burg, Maclyn (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of Gordon Kidd, 1973
Abstract
Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II; water resources in British Columbia, 1950; Columbia River Treaty, 1954-70: International Columbia River Engineering Committee, International Joint Committee of United States and Canada, meetings and reports, 1957 Boundary and Water Treaty, legal status of Canadian negotiators, negotiations and protocol, international political and technical teams, econo mic and energy resource impact of Columbia, Kootenay and Peace Rivers development on British Columbia; role of Premier Bennett; hydro vs. thermal generating capacities; Portage Mountain and Arrow Lake controversy; impressions of Premier Bennett and E. Davie Fulton
Collection Name
Eisenhower administration project
Subjects
Civil engineers; Treaties; International obligations; International rivers; Water--Law and legislation; United States Foreign relations 1953-1961; Canada Foreign relations 1945-; Kidd, Gordon, 1898-1986
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1973
Physical Description
108 pages
Note (Biographical)
Civil engineer
Note
Interviewed by Maclyn Burg on January 19, 1973
Note (Provenance)
Eisenhower Presidential Library, Gift
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13756982
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-na18-q474
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.