Archival Research Catalog (ARC)

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National Parks / National Park Service

  • Selected Photographs from the General Correspondence of the Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest, 1906 - 1960
    58 photographs have been digitized from this series. General Correspondence of the Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest. These materials are held by NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 58 digitized photographs:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter General Correspondence of the Forest Supervisor in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link General Correspondence of the Forest Supervisor, 1906 - 1960.
    8. Scroll down to the part of the description that says Includes 58 items. Click on that link to view the hit list for all items.

    From the Collection:

    Man sits by the dump of the discovery shaft on Bramblett Lode, about 1935
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    ARC Identifier: 286090, Title: "Man sits by the dump of the discovery shaft on Bramblett Lode, ca. 1935"

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  • Selected Documents from the Central Classified Files, 1927 - 1953
    22 multi-page documents relating to the National Park Service, Region IV, have been digitized. The materials relate to the administration of all subordinate units. Among the subjects covered are NPS building requirements; wartime protective measures within the parks; and activities of the Emergency Conservation Work (ECW), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and Work Projects Administration (WPA). Also included are correspondence, narrative and statistical reports, bulletins, orders, circulars, registers, and publications. Non-textual records consist of maps and photographs. These materials are held by  NARA's Pacific Region (San Bruno, CA).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 22 multi-page digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Emergency Conservation Work in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Annual Report, Civilian Conservation Corps Activities, 1938 Fiscal Year
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    ARC Identifier: 296392, Title: "Annual Report, Civilian Conservation Corps Activities, 1938 Fiscal Year, National Park Service Region IV., 01/01/1938 - 12/31/1938"

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  • Correspondence and Other Records Relating to National Parks, Monuments, and Recreational Areas, 1927 - 1953
    22 multi-page documents have been digitized from these series. The series relates to a variety of National Park Service programs administered under the supervision of the Southwest Regional Office in Santa Fe. Subject matter includes general policies and procedures, administrative and personnel issues, individual park programs, Emergency Conservation Corps and Civilian Conservation Corps projects, maps, and publications, public outreach activities and newsletters and publications. These materials are held by NARA's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver, CO).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 22 multi-page digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Carlsbad Caverns in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Select the location filter for NARA's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)
    7. Press the Go button.
    8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Superintendent's narrative report for Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 1938
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    ARC Identifier: 293459, Title: "Superintendent's narrative report for Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 11/1938."

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  • Special Report from the Wildlife Files, 1929 - 1940
    1 multi-page special report on the "Aspen Problem at Rocky Mountain National Park" has been digitized from this series. This narrative report discusses damage to aspen trees by beaver and elk in an area where animal populations are protected. The report is illustrated with captioned photographs. It highlights conflicting environmental goals of the National Park Service at a park where aspen trees are a major component of forests, providing food for wildlife, protection of watersheds from erosion, and aesthetic beauty for visitors. This document is held by NARA's Pacific Region (San Bruno, CA).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the one multi-page digitized document:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Aspen Problem in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Special Report on the Aspen Problem at Rocky Mountain National Park
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    ARC Identifier: 296424, Title: "Special Report on the Aspen Problem at Rocky Mountain National Park [Colorado] by Joseph S. Dixon, Field Naturalist, 11/15/1939"

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  • Photographs of the Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, 1929
    364 photographs have been digitized from this series. The photographs illustrate the history, geology, botany, and physical features of Zion Canyon and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Specific subjects include Indian ruins and pictographs; tourist groups and park facilities; abandoned Mormon farms, and the home of the discoverer of Zion Canyon, Ebenezer Bryce. Many scenic shots are of natural bridges, caves, rock formations, waterfalls, flowers, trees and trails. These materials are held by NARA's Still Picture Records (College Park, MD).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 364 digitized photographs:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Photographs of the Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
    8. Scroll down to the part of the description that says Includes 364 items. Click on that link to view the hit list for all 364 items.

    From the Collection:

    Headed up Red Canyon toward Bryce, 1929
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    ARC Identifier: 520216, Title: "Headed up Red Canyon toward Bryce., 09/25/1929", Local Identifier: NWDNS-79-ZBC-BC6

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  • Ansel Adams Photographs of National Parks and Monuments, 1933 - 1942
    220 photographs have been digitized from this series. In 1941 the National Park Service commissioned Ansel Adams to create a photo mural for the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, DC. The theme was to be nature as exemplified and protected in the U.S. National Parks. The project was halted because of World War II and never resumed. Some prints date to the 1930s and were perhaps made before the commission but used by Ansel Adams for the project. These materials are held by NARA's Still Picture Records (College Park, MD).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 220 digitized photographs:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Ansel Adams in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 1000.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    View from river valley, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
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    ARC Identifier: 519851, Title: "View from river valley, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. (Vertical Orientation)," 1933 - 1942, Local Identifier: NWDNS-79-AA-C01

See Also: Finding aid for Ansel Adams Photographs

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  • Selected Correspondence Files from the National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA, 1952 - 1967
    9 multi-page documents have been digitized from this series. The digitized documents consist of reports and correspondence between the National Parks Service and various historical and civic organizations and relate to Sagamore Hill, the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt. These documents are held by NARA's Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, PA.)

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 9 multi-page documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter Sagamore Hill in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
    From the Collection:

    Correspondence Files regarding Establishment of Park Service Sites at Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace
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    ARC Identifier: 279152, Title: "Correspondence Files regarding Establishment of Park Service Sites at Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace, 08/01/1962 - 07/15/1964"

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  • Selected Photographs from the Records of the National Park Service
    95 photographs have been digitized from these series. The records primarily concern planning and development in state parks. Included in the digitized images are photographs of wildlife conservation activities, construction work and scenic views of selected parks. These materials are held by NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 95 digitized photographs:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter National Park Service in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Select the Location filter for NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City) .
    7. Press the Go button.
    8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Oregon Trail reenactment
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    ARC Identifier: 286054, Title: "Oregon Trail reenactment"

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  • Selected Photographs from the Correspondence and Subject Files of the National Parks Service
    70 photographs from these series have been digitized. The digitized images relate to boundaries and various Park areas in Crater Lake National Park and lighting in the Oregon Caves National Monument. These materials are held by NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle, WA).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 70 digitized photographs:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Archival Descriptions Search screen.
    3. To search only for archival descriptions that have digital copies, click the Digital Copies search button at the top of the ARC pages.
    4. Enter National Park Service in the Keywords box.
    5. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    6. Select Location filter marked NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle, WA)
    7. Press the Go button.
    8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Looking Down into the River Styx
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    ARC Identifier: 298941, Title: "Indirect blue lights under bridge, Looking Down into the River Styx., ca. 1935"

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