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Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #60

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

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

Record for Civilian Conservation Corps job #32

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

Creator(s)

Horton, Robert B. (Robert Brooks), 1911-

Memorandum from the Assistant Director for State Grants and Resource Studies to the Acting Director of the Midwest Region of the National Park Service

Memorandum from the Assistant Director for State Grants and Resource Studies to the Acting Director of the Midwest Region of the National Park Service

Assistant Director for State Grants and Resource Studies Underhill informs Acting Director of the Midwest Region Giles that they will not present a statement at the hearings regarding the wilderness proposal for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial park. Underhill mentions the existence of dish tanks in the proposed wilderness area and relays that they are man made and do not fit the definition of wilderness area as presently defined by Congress.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-12-03

Creator(s)

Underhill, A. Heaton

Letter from Robert M. White to Robert L. Giles

Letter from Robert M. White to Robert L. Giles

Robert M. White, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, thanks National Park Service Midwest Region Acting Director Giles for his letter to Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans about the upcoming hearings regarding a wilderness proposal for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The Department of Commerce does not have comments at this time, but it does support the concept of wilderness areas.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-11-17

Creator(s)

White, Robert M., 1923-2015

Joint announcement of hearings

Joint announcement of hearings

A group of conservationist organizations announce the plans for wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the public hearings in connection with those plans. Included in the announcement are maps and descriptions of specific areas within the park, as conservationists hope to pay special attention to issues of park boundaries at the hearings.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-11-18

Creator(s)

Brandborg, Stewart M.

Suggested position: wilderness proposal

Suggested position: wilderness proposal

Francis J. Wolcott of the Sierra Club makes recommendations regarding several possible wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. He notes that the North Dakota Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan suggests that adequate facilities now exist in the area of the Park, and that the Park should not be devoted to activities such as boating, water skiing, or hunting, because they are not the reason the Park has been designated.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1970-12-08

Creator(s)

Walcott, Francis J., 1922-2011

Memorandum from Allyn F. Hanks to Lawrence C. Merriam

Memorandum from Allyn F. Hanks to Lawrence C. Merriam

Superintendent Hanks writes to the National Park Service Regional Director regarding a lawsuit that is being brought against the Greater North Dakota Association. James McCarten, a participant in the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park dedication program, was injured and is suing the GNDA for medical expenses. Hanks encloses a report by District Ranger Grimm about the incident.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1950-04-26

Creator(s)

Hanks, Allyn F. (Allyn Frank), 1906-1973