Government record

Completion record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #43

The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #43 details the altering of a dangerous section of park road in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will change the location and grade of a section of park road in the second mile to one less dangerous for visitors. Technical, training, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-05-16

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #60

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #60 is in regard to removing an old section of park road in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project removed a section of park road that was replaced by project #43. Administrative, training, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-05-03

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #67

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #67 is in regard to the construction of a service road in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will construct a service road to be used by the CCC for the garage and office area. Job application and completion documentation included.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-08-28

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #172

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #172 is in regard to an Emergency Relief Administration (ERA) project to install culverts outside the park boundary near the southern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-8) in western North Dakota. The project was converted from an ERA project to the Civilian Conservation Corps to construct culverts on behalf of Billings County, North Dakota. Administrative and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1940-10-31

Completion record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #39

The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #39 is in regard to construction of a fifth mile of park road in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will add an additional mile in the Cedar Canyon area, allowing greater park access for visitors. Training information, administrative, technical, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-04-03

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #32

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #32 is in regard to restoring vegetation along the park road through Upper Cedar Canyon in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will transplant flora in order to restore the natural beauty disrupted by road repairs. Administrative and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-07-01

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #33

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #33 is in regard to constructing a parking lot near the overlook shelter in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will provide parking for visitors to access the River Bend overlook shelter. Bill for materials, technical, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-03-02

Completion record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #35

The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #35 is in regard to construction of a third mile of park road above Cedar Canyon in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project will add an additional mile to the park road, expanding access to visitors. Job outline, estimate of materials, administrative, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-12-01

Completion record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #37

The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #37 is in regard to a landscaping project of the entrance area in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project transplanted flora and sod and constructed a sign area at the entrance area. Administrative and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-07-01

Completion record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #38

The Civilian Conservation Corps job record #38 is in regard to construction of a fourth mile above Cedar Canyon in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. The project extended the park road by one mile and surfaced the road with scoria. Estimate of materials, administrative, and job documentation attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1939-03

Completion record for Civilian Conservation Corp job #13

The Civilian Conservation Corp job record #13 is in regard to a yearlong tree disease control project in the northern unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area (SP-7) in western North Dakota. Squaw Creek campground contains numerous cedar trees suffering from Witches’ Brooms; specimen study documentation is attached.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1938-07-11

Job completion record for job #285

Completion record for job #285 named “Excavating Slide.” The job was to remove a section of a slumping butte threatening to damage the park road within the southern unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. Project removed about 5500 cubic feet of earth from the slump along the east entrance road.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1940

Plan of organization for the Government Printing Office

Authorized on July 1, 1908, this plan of organization details an implementation plan for the Office of the Public Printer. The document describes the various positions required to staff the department fully. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908

Directive from the United States Senate to Victor Howard Metcalf

The United States Senate directs the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Victor Howard Metcalf, to provide copies of all documents related to his investigation of Japanese students attending public schools in San Francisco.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-05

Plan of adjustment

This document outlines the plan of the Dominican Republic for adjustment of its debts to various parties through the collection of a tariff and the issuing of bonds. It includes plans for adjustment of debt to specific nations and claim holders.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-12

Translation of government decree from Tomás Estrada Palma

Cuban President Estrada Palma decrees that the Rural Guard’s strength will be increased, funded through an appropriation paid out by the National Treasury. The Secretary of State will give the necessary instructions for the execution of the decree and will report his actions to Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-20

Memo for contract by percentage

Proposed contract for a company to complete work needed for the Panama Canal. The contract outlines what the company would work on and how much they would be compensated.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-26

Statement of W. B. Edmonston, guard at the House of Detention, made to the major and Superintendent of Police

William B. Edmonston, a guard at the House of Detention in Washington, D.C., relates what he experienced on the night Laura A. Hull Morris was brought there after entering the White House and attempting to gain access to President Roosevelt. Morris was very agitated and upset, and said she had been trying to see Roosevelt for years, and now that her arrest would be made public, she would get to see him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-12

Statement made by acting Sergeant John Gallaher, superintendent of the House of Detention, to the major and superintendent of police

Acting Sergeant John W. Gallaher, who is superintendent of the House of Detention in Washington, D.C., recounts the arrest of Laura A. Hull Morris at the White House, where she attempted to see President Roosevelt. Gallaher says that Morris was not hurt when she was brought into the cab, but she slapped him when he told her where she was going. After a doctor initially decided that she could not be charged with insanity, Morris was let go after a friend paid a $5 collateral. Following this, the arresting officer, Jacob P. Frech, told Gallaher that he had charged her with insanity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-12

Indorsement for the transfer of Sydney P. Corn

Two indorsements for the transfer of Private Corn from Troop E of the 13th Cavalry to Troop H of the 13th Cavalry, as requested by Douglas Robinson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01