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RG79 National Parks and Monuments RG 79 National Parks and Monuments Bannister Location: 24/2/6 – 24/3/7 “Areas for which there are records in the National Parks and Monuments General Classified Files, including: Glacier, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Wind Cave, Yellowstone, Badlands, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Custer Battlefield, Devil’s Tower, Dinosaur, Effigy Mounds, Fort Laramie, George Washington Carver Birthplace, Great Sand Dunes, Holy Cross, Homestead, Jewell Cave, Pipestone, Scotts Bluff, Shoshone Cavern, Verendrye National Monument, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, Mount Rushmore, Jefferson National Expansion, and Shadow Mountain Recreational Area.” Box 1 0-1.1Superintendents Conference, 1934-1946 Box 2 0-1.1 Superintendents Conference, 1948- 2/1952 Box 3 0-1.1 Superintendents Conference, 9/1952 Box 4 0-1.4 Regional Directors Conferences, 2/16/1943 – 5/31/1949 0-1.4 Regional Directors Meeting, 3/28/1950 – 4/2/1952 0-5 Records and Files, 5/23/1946 – 7/21/1952 0-5 Protection of Indispensable Operating Records for Emergency Use, 10/31/1950 – 9/18/1951 0-10.2 Decisions of the Comptroller, Vol. 1, 9/29/1937 – 12/23/1947 Box 5 0-10.2 Decisions of the Comptroller, Vol. 2-4, 1/2/1948-9/10/1952 Box 6 0-20 Executive Departments and Establishments, 1/31/1940-4/21/1952 101 National Park Service War Work,” 5/27/1946 101 Administrative Manuel-History, Vol. 9, 1/21/1947 1 101 State Laws Dealing with the Preservation of Historic and Archeological Sites and Objects, 10/7/1947 101 History, Vol. 1-2, 12/28/1937-3/12/1957 Box 7 120 Legislation, Vol. 3-4, 2/21/1951-7/3/1952 120-05 Antiquities Act, 7/15/1943-5/16/1946 201 Administration, Vol.1-3, 6/26/1943-8/14/1952 Box 8 204 Inspecting and Investigations, 9/1/1938-9/4/1952 204-01 Investigations and Congressional Committees, 7/12/1943-8/18/1952 205 Instructions and Orders, 4/15/1936-8/14/1952 Box 9 207 Reports-General, 2/26/1937-9/9/1952 207 Princeton Report on Field Services on Department of Interior, 9/15/1950-4/2/1951 Box 10 207-01 Annual Reports, Vols. 1-2, 7/14/1939-9/9/1952 207-01 Annual Reports, 7/1/1946-11/22/1949 207-01.2 Director’s Annual Reports, Vol. 1, 1/10/1950-7/11/1951 Box 11 207-01.2 Director’s Annual Reports, Vol. 2, 5/29/1952-7/15/1952 207-01-3 Secretary’s Annual Reports, 5 Folders, 6/9/1939-9/22/1952 207-02 Monthly Reports-Historic Sites, 1/13/1940-3/9/1942 207-03 Superintendent’s Reports, 8/10/1939-11/19/1952 207-04 Park Naturalist’s Reports, 8/24/1944-8/11/1952 Box 12 208 Rules and Regulations, Vols. 1-2, 5/12/1934-9/8/1952 301-04 Budget Circulars, 8/1/1943-9/9/1952 303-02 Donations, 12/5/1944-12/13/1949 Box 13 303-13 Claims, Vols. 1-2, 10/13/1941-8/18/1952 306-11 Audit Reports and Correspondence, 4/15/1939-3/3/1952 307 Receipts and Revenues-General, 12/20/1939-9/16/1952 2 443-01.2 Transportation of Employees School Children, 2/27/1942-12/17/1948 444-03 Films, 9/9/1947-8/19/1952 444-04 Slides, 12/5/1939-9/9/1952 446 Seals and Emblems, 6/28/1949-7/29/1952 Box 14 447 Signs and Markers, 7/24/1939-8/21/1952 501-06 Department of the Interior’s 100th Anniversary, 2/28/1949-2/6/1952 503 Pictures (Part III), 7/15/1943-8/19/1952 503 Special File on Photography-George Grant, 8/29/1947-8/18/1948 503-10 Moving Pictures, 4/16/1935-9/2/1952 Box 15 504 Special File “Quotable Quotes,” 5/1/1951-5/2/1952 504 Special File “Freeman Tilden,” 6/6/1951-11/4/1951 504-11 (a) Inside Interior Correspondence, 12/1944-5/15/1952 504-11 (b) Inside Interior Newspapers, 1/1945-8/1952 504-04 Maps, Vol. 1-2, 1/8/1938-11/1949 Box 16 504-04 Maps, Vol. 3, 1/11/1950-9/5/1952 504-20 Biographical Material, 3/15/1945-5/28/1952 600 Lands, Buildings, Roads, and Trails, 9/15/1944-8/24/1948 600-01 Master Plans, 12/23/1936-10/5/1952 601 Lands-General, Vol. 1, 5/27/1939-12/13/1944 Box 17 601 Lands-General, Vols. 2-4, 1/27/1945-8/11/1952 601 Special File Regional Land Acquisition Program, 6/18/1943-8/4/1948 601-02 Airfield Sites, 8/31/1945-7/31/1952 Box 18 601-03 Camp Sites, 4/3/1945-45/6/1952 601-03-2 CCC Camp Sites, 10/13/1936-2/6/1947 601-09 Cemetery Sites, 6/30/1944-10/17/1951 601-12 Recreational Areas, 3/29/1948-8/21/1952 601-13 Wilderness Areas, 11/12/1947-6/12/1952 601-15 Landscaping, 9/11/1940-8/7/1952 601-17 Acquisitions Forms, 8/13/1943-3/10/1945 602 Boundaries, 5/24/1940-6/30/1952 605-01 Exchanges, 1/13/1944-8/30/1950 3 607 Jurisdiction-General, 2/12/1936-11/5/1948 Box 19 608 Memorials-General, 12/19/1946-5/25/1951 609 Leases, 6/13/1936-7/3/1952 609-01 Mining Claims, 5/23/1941-1/4/1952 610 Private Lands, Vol. 1-2, 8/3/1943-8/15/1952 610 Special File Information on Private Lands, 8/3/1943-11/4/1948 610 Special File Reference to Land Acquisition Authority, 4/28/1949 610-10 Gardens, 4/30/1950-6/23/1950 611 Repairs and Improvements, Vol. 1, 12/16/1946-12/20/1951 Box 20 611 Repairs and Improvements, Vol. 2, 1/4/1952-9/15/1952 612 Rights of Way, 4/18/1945-8/7/1951 614 Surveys, 12/13/1938-10/27/1950 614 Special Files Surveys and Studies on Economic Aspects of Parks and Recreational Areas, 2/18/1942-10/15/1948 614 Survey of Conditions Affecting Entrance to Areas Administered by NPS, 5/15/1951­ 9/25/1951 616 Withdrawals and Restorations, 2/2/1940-8/25/1951 620 Buildings-General, Vols. 1-2, 3/14/1937-6/11/1952 620 Review of Basic Specifications for Post-War Construction, 11/2/1942 620 Special File Building Fire Control Conferences, 3/19/1952 Box 21 620-15 Comfort Stations, 10/21/1940-8/11/1952 620-36 Hospitals, 5/20/1943-1/6/1948 620-37 Lookout Stations, 8/29/1939-7/13/1951 621 Soil and Moisture Conservation Program, Vols. 1-4, 10/11/1941-9/9/1952 Box 22 630 Roads-General, Vols. 1-4, 10/1938-9/12/1952 Box 23 630-02 Road Maintenance, Vols. 1-4, 9/22/1939-12/22/1951 Box 24 630-02 Road Maintenance, Vol. 5, 1/7/1952-9/12/1952 630-02.2 Snow Removal, 1/6/1941-2/4/1952 4 632 Approach Roads, 11/7/1931-10/10/1947 640 Trails, 12/26/1939-8/6/1952 650 Lakes, Rivers, and Waterways, 4/21/1952-8/4/1952 650-01 Lakes and Nature, 10/18/1938-11/2/1938 650-04 Bridges, 3/13/1941-10/28/1948 660 Plants and Systems-General, 8/30/1941-4/29/1952 660-01 Electric Light Plants and Systems, 10/28/1941-4/3/1952 660-01 Report on Electrical Prospecting Equipment, undated 660-02 Heating Systems, 11/20/1939-8/22/1952 660-03-3 Sanitation, Vol.1, 7/1/1937-8/28/1950 Box 25 660-03-3 Sanitation, Vol. 2, 2/16/1951-6/17/1952 660-03-4 Sewage, 4/11/1940-1/23/1952 660-03-5 Pollution, 1/1/1945-8/23/1951 660-03-6 Garbage Disposal, 7/5/1949-3/18/1952 660-04 Telephone, Telegraph, and Radio Service, 12/13/1937-5/16/1952 660-04-1 Telephones, 1/6/1948-4/16/1952 660-05 Water Supply Systems, 1/25/1938-6/11/1952 660-05.4 Reservoir, 10/4/1940-2/15/1932 660-05-6 Water Power, 12/8/1947-5/20/1952 Box 26 660-05. 7 Water Rights, 9/21/1937-9/8/1952 660-05.7 Special File on Water Reserve Matters, 10/12/1949-2/13/1951 660-05.8 Wells, 5/7/1948-5/18/1950 665-12 Columbia River Basin (Glacier View Reservoir), Vols. 1-2, 1/23/1947-6/30/1948 Box 27 665-12 Columbia River Basin (Glacier View Reservoir), Vols. 3-5, 1/2/1948-8/26/1952 665-41 Reconnaissance Report of Recreational Potentialities of the Ames and Gilbert Reservoirs- Skunk River Basin- Iowa, 2/1951 Box 28 665-45 Illinois and Mississippi (Hennepin) Canal, 3/13/1950-4/2/1952 665-46 Colorado River Basin (Dinosaur National Monument), Vols. 1-3, 11/4/1941­ 4/28/1950 Box 29 665-46 Colorado River Basin (Dinosaur National Monument), Vols. 4-6, 4/12/1950­ 9/3/1952 5 Box 30 665-46.1 Colorado River Basin (Dinosaur Reports), Vol. 1-2, 1/8/1943-11/9/195? 665-46.2 Echo Park and Split Mountain Dams-Dinosaur National Monument, 11/30/1949 667-06.1 Cheyenne River Basin-Pocola and Edgemont, 8/4/1948-2/21/1952 667-06.1 Lake Solitude, 2/2/1946-4/18/1952 700-01 Nature Study-General, 12/12/1938-5/21/1951 701 Flora-General, 7/24/1943-10/29/1951 Box 31 701-01.4 Trees, 5/4/1942-2/21/1952 714 Fish, Vols.1-2, 5/23/1939-6/5/1952 715-02 Bears, 3/30/1943-5/23/1952 716 Insects (Arthropod), 3/1945-7/31/1951 719 Predatory Animals, 3/31/1939-6/2/1952 720-04 Wildlife-Biology, Vol.
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