Civilian Conservation Corps camp and personnel files
Series Number
A3268
Summary
Following passage of the Emergency Conservation Work Act in 1933, the federal government recruited and trained unemployed men ages seventeen to twenty-eight to develop forest lands and parks. In New York, the program commonly and later officially known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused on recreation, fishery, forestry, and pest control projects. The series consists of correspondence, reports, work plans, general orders, work applications, and personnel files related to New York's CCC camps.
Creator
New York (State). Conservation Department
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Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty First Century subject, correspondence, and meeting files
Series Number
16290
Summary
This series documents the Commission's study of the Adirondack Park economy, the Adirondack Forest Preserve, private and state land management, and subdivision and development trends. Records include subject files; correspondence; audio tapes of commission meetings; copies of public meeting presentations; audio tapes of public meetings; and copies of consultants' reports on such issues as forest preserve management, outdoor recreation, the role of nonprofit third parties in land acquisition, and the history of private land use regulation in the Adirondack Park.
Creator
New York (State). Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century
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Administrative files on establishment and early planning of the Adirondack Park Agency
Series Number
18880
Summary
This series consists of records created during the establishment and early planning phases of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Records document six major initiatives undertaken during this period: Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks; Harris Petition; APA Private Land Use and Development Plan; APA rules and regulations; Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System (WSRRS) rules and regulations; and APA State Land Master Plan.
Creator
Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.