N.A.R.A. Wal than is Northeast Region (Boston) Page 1 of 2 National Archives and Records Administration NARA SERVICES NARA's Northeast Region (Boston) Public Genealogy Historical Research Address: Bankruptcy Microfilm Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center Federal Agencies 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, Massachusetts 02452- Staff Contacts 6399 Volunteers and Gift Fund Phone: 781-647-8104 E-mail: Guide to Archival waltham.center@nara.gov* Holdings. Fax: 781-647-8088 Regional Records Services Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Anchorage DIRECTIONS Atlanta The facility is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, approximately 15 miles west of Boston Boston. Chicago Dayton Denver By car from Boston Fort Worth Take Massachusetts Turnpike west to Route 128/I-95, Exit 15. Take Route Kansas City 128/I-95 north to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road Laguna Niguel, for 2.8 miles. The facility is on the right. For an alternate route, take CA Storrow Drive, Boston, to Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, to Belmont Lee's Summit, MO Street, Watertown. Continue on Belmont Street to Trapelo Road. The New York City facility is on the left. Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia 2 By car from west of Boston Pittsfield, MA Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 128/I-95. Go north on Route San Francisco 128/I-95 to Trapelo Road, Exit 28A - Belmont. Follow Trapelo Road for Seattle 2.8 miles. The facility is on the right. St. Louis Civilian By public transportation Military From the Park Street station, take the MBTA bus to Harvard Square. From ALL FACILITIES Harvard Square, take the MBTA bus to Waverly Square in Belmont (bus runs every 15 minutes). Walk or take a taxi 1.5 miles west on Trapelo Washington, D.C. Road to the facility. Area HOURS National Archives http://www.nara.gov/regional/boston.html 5/20/2002 Message Page 1 of 1 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 3:11 PM To: "joan.gearin.@nara.gov'; Epp, Ronald Dear Ms. Gearin: Last january (1.10.03) you responded to my inquiry concerning RG79, NPS, Acadia National Park, with a foilder list of records in the Superintendent's subject file, 1933-42. My research on George B. Dorr has led me in other directions since then but it is now time for me to examine some of these files, specifically Memorandum, 1933-42, Personal lists, general correspondence (1937- 42), work reports (1933-42), correspondence, 1933-42, and Plans and Designs (1935-38). I am also interested in the ECW and CCC progress reports, 1933-41 as well as Am I correct that you have no Bureau of Public Roads holdings? 5/12 Would it be possible to set up a morning appointment for May 17th or 18th? Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. lensey Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 9:44 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Uay in 7/27/04. asted Site fromets Visit integ clin.,I file. 5/13/2004 Page 1 of 2 Ronald Epp From: "Joan Gearin" To: Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: Re: Query: National Park Service, Acadia N.P. Dear Mr. Epp: Following is a folder list of records in the Superintendent's subject file, 1933-1942: RG 79 Records of the National Park Service Acadia National Park Superintendent's Subject Files, 1933-1942 Pay Roll Analysis, 1933-1934 Memorandum, 1933-1942 Personal lists, n.d. General Authority, 1933-1934 Bureau of Fisheries, 1936 Natural History - Geology, 1935-1938 Natural History - Wildlife, 1935-1938 General Correspondence, 1937-1942 Work Reports, 1933-1942 Project Training, 1937-1941 Correspondence - Camden Hills, 1937-1939 Directories, 1949 Advisory council, 1933 Correspondence - Administrative Army, 1933-1942 Instructions & Policies, 1935-1937 Defense Training, 1941 Fire, 1940 Zone Repair Shop, 1938 Complaints, 1939 Appropriations, 1935-1939 Correspondence, 1933-1942 Plans & Designs, 1935-1938 Branch of Forestry, 1934-1941 Administrative Orders, 1939 There are approximately 2 cubic feet of records in this series. I haven't looked at the records, and am not sure if the "Plans & Designs" records include any non-textual materials. There is no indication that there are any photographs. Please contact me to set up an appointment to look at these or any other records which may be of interest to you. Sincerely, 1/13/2003 Page 2 of 2 Joanie Gearin Archivist NARA - Northeast Region 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452 joan.gearin@nara.gov Please note new phone and fax numbers: Tel: 781-663-0127 Toll-free Tel: 866-406-2379 Fax: 781-663-0156 >>> "Ronald Epp" 01/09/03 03:35PM According to the NARA record of textual records located at your facility in RG79.7.1 for Acadia National Park is the "Superintendent's subject file, 1933-42." Could you provide an additional information on the content of this file? For the past three years I've been researching George B. Dorr (1853-1944), founder and first superintendent of Acadia National Park. Brooke Childrey (at the ANP Archives) and Michele Hiltzik at the Rockefeller Archive Center have been extremely helpful in this regard. I realize that I need to travel to Waltham to access these materials but I would appreciate some indication of the scope of the records that are in your possession. Once I have a sense of the dimensions of both textual and non-textual materials then I can better plan several day trips later in January. Thank you. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 1/13/2003 NARA, Waltham . 18/18/01-14 RC 79 Container List Meghan please puil the b.1-6,13717 RG 79 RECORDS OF THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE -Acadia BOX I, Series 1 Fld. File Date (s) 1 Reports 10-12/1934 2 Reports 6/1933-9/1934 3 Reports 5/23/1933-3/31/1934 BOX 2, Series 1 4 Reports 1-/1/1935-9/30/1935 5 Reports 4/9/1934 6 Reports 10/1/1933-9/30/1936 7 Reports 4/1/1937-9/30/1937 Box 3, Series 1 8 Reports 4/1/1935-3/31/1936 9 Slash Areas, Mt. Desert Island [n.d.] 10 Reports 12/10/1933-17/1934 11 Reports 1+ 2/1937 12 Reports 12/10/1933-2/25/1934 13 Reports 2/1935 14 Reports 4-10/1935 15 Reports 2/1937 16 Reports 3/7/1934 17 Reports 4/1937 18 Reports 4/9/1937 BOX 4, Series 2 19 Camp Establishment [1933-1938] 20 Side Camp-Camden Hills [1941-1942] 21 Side Camp-St. Albans [1941-1942] 22 Camp Establishmnent [1933-1937] 23 Camp Establishment [1933-1937] 24 Schoodic Side Camp [1934-1937] 25 Camp Establishment [1934-1935] 26 Camp Establishment [1936-1937] 27 Camp Applications [1938-1939] Box 5 28 Camp Abandonment [1935-1942] 29 Side Camp Regulations [1936-1940] Series 3 30 Completed Jobs #103, 120 + 123 [1942] 31 Completed Jobs #1-125 [1937-1939] 32 Completed Jobs #126-149 [1937-1939] - page 2 FLD File Date (s) 33 Completed Jobs #151-175 [1938-1940] 34 Completed Jobs #176 - 200 [1939] 35 Completed Jobs #201-225 [1939-1940] 36 Completed Jobs #226-250 [1941-1942] 37 Completed Jobs #1-200 [1937-1941] 38 Completed Jobs #201-225 [1939-1941] 39 Completed Jobs #226-250 [1940-1941] Box 7 40 Completed Jobs #326 + 351 [1940-1942] 41 Completed Jobs # 326 + 351 [1940-1942] 42 Jobs Correspondence [1936-1942] 43 Completion Reports, Correspondence [1937-1942] 44 Project Disapprovals [1936-1939] 45 Completed Jobs [1934-1940] 46 W--O Forms, General Correspondence [1935-1941] 47 Completed Jobs #1-25 [1936-1937] 48 Completed Jobs #26-50 [1936-1938] 49 Completed Jobs # 51-75 [1936-1937] Box 8 50 Completed Jobs #76-100 [1936-1942] 51 Completed Jobs #101-125 [1936-1939] 52 Completed Jobs #126-150 [1936-1940] 53 Completed Jobs #151-175 [1936-1939] 54 Completed Jobs #176-200 [1937-1942] Box 9 55 Completed Jobs # 201-217 [1936-1940] 56 Completed Jobs #218-230 [1937-1941] 57 Fire Hazzard Reduction # 246 [1937-1939] Box 10 58 Completed Jobs #247-250 [1938-1942] 59 Completed Jobs #252-265 [1933-1941] 60 Completed Jobs #226-275 [1939-1941] 61 Completed Jobs #276-290 [1939-1941] 62 Completed Jobs #291-300 [1939-1942] Box 11, Series 4 63 Acadia National Park, Monthly. Reports [1933] 64 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1934] 65 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1935] 66 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1936] 67 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1937] page 3 Fld. File Date (s) 68 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1938] 69 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1939] 70 Acadia National Park, Monthly Reports [1940-1942 71 Baxter State Park, Monthly Reports [1935] Box 12 72 Camden Hills, Monthly Reports [1935-1936 73 Ellsworth State Park, Monthly Reports [1933-1936 74 Ellsworth State Park, Monthly Reports [1936-1937] 75 Schoodic Park, Monthly Reports [1936-1937] 76 Accomplishment Reports [1938-1942] Series 5 77 Forestry [1939-1940] 78 Auditor's Report [1936-1940] 79 Fire Control [1938-1939] 80 Insect Control [1938] 81 War Department [1938-1940] 82 Fund Control [n.d.] Box 13 83 Pay Roll Analysis [1933] 84 Pay Roll Analysis [1934] 85 Pay Roll Analysis [1934] 86 Memorandum [1933] 87 Personal Lists [n.d.] 88 General Authority [1933-1934] 89 Bureau of Fisheries [1936] 90 Natural History-Geology [1935-1938] 91 Natural History-Wildlife [1935-1938] 92 General Correspondence [1937-1939] 93 General Correspondence [1937-1939] Box 14 94 General Correspondence [1940-1942] 95 Work Reports [1933-1942] 96 Project Training [1937-1941] 97 Project Training [1937-1941] 98 Correspondence-Camder Hills [1937-1939] 99 Directories [1949] 100 Advisory Council [1933] 101 Correspondence-Administrative Army [1933-1942] Box 15 102 Correspondence-Administrative Army [1933-1942] 103 Instructions + Policies [1935-1937) 104 Defense Training [1941] 105 Fire [1940] Fld. File Date (s) 107 Zone Repair Shop [1938] 108 Complaints [1939 109 Memorandum [1936-1942] 110 Appropriations [1935-1939] Box 16 111 Memorandum (1936-1942) 112 Memorandum 1933-1942 113 Memorandum 1933-1942 114 Correspondence 1933-1937 115 Correspondence 1933-1942 116 Memorandum [1935-1941 117 Plans & Designs [1935-1938] 118 Plans & Designs [1935-1938] Box 17 119 Plans & Designs [1937-1942] 120 Plans & Designs [1937-1942] 121 Branch of Forestry 1934-1941 122 Branch of Forestry [1934-1941 123 Administrative Orders [1939 124 Administrative Orders [1939] Northeast Region, NARA Walthern 5/17/04 x ^ Notes: R6 79 ECW Projects BOXI, 1933-1934 F1,2 Carp Governor Brann, Ellsworth Sept E.E.Smith F3 Mc. Fanland held Cap NP-1 great Pord Cap NP 2 2/31/33 Demary letter to Dorr. Prains ECW work + mirmel avers.) Resper r Hodly (9/4/53) it 1st field report. 8/14/30 reput on llc Since Hadly its estableshal Foreal May Cap on 23, 1933. better to NPS Director copy - Bevefit if ECW Progr can - Right ofn Me Food foeld Cup,2nd. 7pp. 6.0mg capied.R ir? I Cap - GBD letter Box 2 Foldel A - Black Estate Fine Housand Reduction [4] they photos - Ellsurate Photo 4 "supervisory t facilitary personal 5 z IB Schoolic loycels, 1937 Hadley's name, not GBD 2 Mc Failand (41-9/30, 1934) 6BD to Director re devel of Beech Cuffs (4/4/34) Jr. did Dat of road, TUPS chil ddo remarkes. Co BD was same Apr (4/23/34) work to NPS Director program for each enrollment period. NARA, Walthow 2 5/17/04 Cadellae Summer Aurount (1 pg) no date Ap-June 134, gorac Improved Camp Planting Someoville Roadside Iaput, 5mm, Supply Mote abrol. Fine Control, Camp mastering Peter Summet Towen Service Road, Mc7amlen 7y-Sept. 1934 Images (4) t Rpt a Cadellac Sumal Inpr. Black estate, smm, etc. Guest Pnd Camp 4-6,1934. (o) Road to Propet deal. Echo Lake. Images AMC Road t Party Input. Descrimigs 5) SW Harbor SMM photo of Une Covered SPRING (touse (2nd land pac at folder). [6]3 Gor Brann Cap 1933-1936 Box 3 F7 Ecw Rpbs. 41135-3131/36. [iA] 3 pp letter fra Deman to 6BD (4/17/35) on approval h Branch of Plan t Design, Branch t Engineery Brand of Forestry, + Branda of Research t Educan for ECW Program for Copy NP-1 v NP-2 for 5th ENollast Pares NARA, Waethan 5/17/04 3 (cont.) Unidentied vargotal rate ted 6RD does not need project rpts. 4pp (4/30/35) letter to Denarry re response to 4/17 wa re reissed with list. Cadillac Summer Inger it Easter Bugh statements. Pulo Sunrige Service atop Swiller - 4,000 people ma 600 cans repeating trip. (a mys) Located right before 4/1-9/30 - 5th emall. report, Comp Pond F-11 Cadillar Sent Tawsn Road Impronts Peter McZarlad Cup ipt., 3rd Emrolled [18] David (4/1134- - 9/30/34) 6 images, 2 side vocus of towers. Box 4 Camp Files Dorr's signed application for continua Fl [19] of 7/3/35. Camp Established [1983-38] Dorr wrote to in Jan. 1935 to War Dept. GEL indiant he was Cnoidey # of new CCC caps. Only B Schoolic. Rn Feb. he withdraws. NAKH, Walthern 5/17/04 4. Both Dore + Hadly much involved in CCC activities. administratively is comm. NPS + Handwritt 4 GBD 9 page letter to from Hadly (5/9/33) he siting of Copies Eluia. cansont Winter Hudbar Question @ who our lad - possibly JDR Jr., Re Somesville Rd, we do own the wastern slope" He is emphatic @ wanty to stay "clear of getting with sight or prostinity of the R. house road o round aunt Betk's Pond "The in coupon H Hadly's Winter Umer -Cra st 5/9/33 Hadurite Hadly to GBD at Carnes (wb (5/11/33) ri ne Faclad field location Army "very pleased," Construct Seew arrive f 5/16.+ cartruch crew should Herfol [un in tents. Construted 5/25/33 great Pound. F2 [20] Hadly lette to F.L.Haynes (HAYNES), Any "Sep-Dorr is in Walysta + has handled Corps Carmader : (5/16/33) oap" practically all matters patient to the Establishment of these cops there so NARA,Walthow 5/17/04 5 I am more or lem in the darh a to just what has support been done or what I on supposed to do." Ettsunt July 1934 F.6 Course Estable hab If a side camp at [24] Schoolic Pennula for the summer write Fr do work left undone on capletion of the Load system & the Radio Station." To UPS Direct FraGBD 4/30/36 Side cays, am artuse to "want CCC metho in technological both is fire breaks trail extension, fire outlish than This we centre, ek as expectated for sum linted to Appoint 5/5/34. 20 men detailed from main carp. Box 5 F1. Side lays policies (4/18/38) Rego [28] F 2 [29] Carp abadomanect Great Poud Cap (NP-2) abalas 4/1/41. Report of for Hadly (11/3) 41) NARA, Wallham 5/17/04 6. Conrad Wirth cells to GBD. (4/3/40) re termation If NP-2 since with believe "all johns in the current program Fa bicamp NP-Z c an he carried at on this remaining comp" at AND Hawly with to NPS Director (5/1L) 40) that re UP-2 "then is not enough with to jutif both the Cap and the W.P.A. is NP-2 is gone. het it remain in that status." Later we will prent J work u pryga which will thought justife the catableshest 2a cap Ln the Black woods was." [ 1 tay did Handley ever get st of his office ?? Sheer vale of administrative detal F3 Completed Jube # 311 (1939-1940). (30] Sprey Hour at SMM Planny Did not server Capleten Juno for 6 in ag detail Nor Boxes 7-12. NAKA, Walthow 5/17/04 7. BOR 13 Civil work Proper Cuicidars is [86] Memos for field officer useless. Can 88 [92] Nothing 93] u Box 16 [117] Plans Resigns 1935-1938 CUBT Highly detailed uports s Bayamin L Breeze, Actify Resident fadscape Architect Brand of Plan v Design Report als tn Robertu Patterom, hadscap Frema to Thousan C. Vint Chief Arcital Bunn of Plan to Degren NPS Walgh CAMEL 16, 1936 letter to Vint, free Patteron sap hes' we'll "were mainly on plan for Mr. Dorr, while Reepy a ege on te project a need a possible NARA, Walthow 5/17/04 8. cont, Anoble Paltsern letter to Unit (3/17/36) reputs Hut "Ahat 20 men have bee deany up, uder circhection from Mr. Porr, the work in ter triagle enclosedy the Other Creek food , 11 - (118] Hours Nacraten Repats 1937-38 to Regine hadsesp Architect Ly COPY B.L. Brueze. On gets the feely that the Walgha-hand - humany has upodli M AND in second was Q Dourchier Ant of (7) Contrate fear of mevinada 3 Piddling attention in to details on bath ends c newson queha bey resolered in D.C. unot on site. (4) Layer corps of urthur NPS by attached to (5) great syllar or quantification AUP for space I constituzation projects in tear of "men days". NARA, Walthau 5/17/09 Box17 Re Forestry [121] Letter fort come with to (3/4/37) GBD referry to Dorrs den Fu "secure a forester in a detached capaug to plant supervice forestry work in ANP." Brach of Fountry coverers. [122] 3/3/37 repart for Maymond S. Folumn Assoc. wildlire Techneee, I A to GBD on "obseration x suree and in on area flooded s heavers [copy] 3 pp. Brx II Mantifly ^ Reports work Progress For Emergency Conservation wish (ECW) 63- U.S. Dept. it the Intern 67 office it Natural Parks, fruildays, televerations. Wholly qualifiable Single pg reput in 57+ categories detail, # of men M capsull, new castrate woh, meinteur etc. - spreighe application to 50+ cat. of labs or. No Signature 46BD or Bth NARA, Waltham 5/17/03 10 [68] Examples about her of accounting minutia in D.C. Findy fault C Camp sup-reputs (NP-1, NP-2) See copy, Dozen of such letters for a give year. End R6 79 Recreaed 5/17/04 Master Finding Aid In day (1991) Bureau to Public Roads R669 Works Projects Administrative (WPA) 1933-45 (know a the with Program Adan (4h1.5/6/39) un extrictive 5/6/35.0 up for the governmts work 1 which program. It succeed the Fed Emerging Releig Adm (FERA) th Ciril works Adm (CWA), bate established in 1933. or 7/1/39, the WPA was male a part of H Fedual Walls Aging (ase R6 162). WPA official absoleshed 6/30/43. NARA, Walthave 5/17/04 11 See: Edward A. William Fedual Aid for Relay (1239); A.W. uac llahon Admin of Feder work heley (1941), R695 Anest Service Organical as put of Dept. Agricultu in 1881 as the Division of Foresty By and 3/2/01 designated Bureau of Facebry in 1905 reveamed Forest Service In 1891 coupon authorized forest Numes - in 1905 responsibility transform from Interior. (R648/49) to Agriculture Week Ach TIETT x Clarhe- Mc Nary Act of 1924 gave force to State cooperation Responsing EnForced besinch & its light can thereand r McNary. Uc Sweensy Act of 1928, Fru 1933-1942 the Seurce Seeperers a laye part after CCC word program see R635.