Rio Salado I, II, III, and Phase 3, 1969-1978

This collection concentrates on the professional interests of James Elmore circa 1950s-1980s and is arranged in two subgroups. Subgroup One, James W. Elmore, is divided into six series which include thirteen folders that address various aspects of Elmore's professional life. Subgroup Two, Rio Salado Project, is comprised of three series containing ten folders of documents. These materials pertain to the organized effort to develop the Salt River flood plain in the Phoenix metro area for recreational and commercial purposes. Materials found within Subgroup Two's second series, Valley Forward Association Portfolio, were originally housed in a three-ring notebook binder. For preservation purposes, the materials were removed but retained in their original order and subsequently organized into seven folders that reflect the seven respective sections found in the binder.