Records of the National Park Service Records of the Branch of Recreation, Land Planning, and State Cooperation.

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Records of the National Park Service Records of the Branch of Recreation, Land Planning, and State Cooperation.

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The records include a State park file, 1933-47; procedural issuances concerning CCC and Civil Works Administration (CWA) work, 1933-34; reports of district officers and inspectors on State park emergency conservation work, 1933-35, and State park ECW work, 1935-36; project reports on CCC projects in State and local parks, 1933-37; narrative reports of ECW projects in National Park Service areas, 1933-35; records concerning WPA projects, 1935-43; and records concerning water, 1936-49. There are also records on recreational demonstration areas, including program files, 1934-36; project records of the Project Planning and Control Section, Land Utilization Division, Resettlement Administration, 1935-36; managers' narrative and statistical reports, 1941-42; and land transfer records, 1943-50. Records concerning the Recreation Area Study include classified files, 1936-47, monthly reports, 1936-41, competitive recreational development records, 1935-40, and reports on recreational developments under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture, 1940. Records of the Development Division consist of notices of Presidential authorization for ERA projects, 1938-42, memorandums sent to field officers, 1936-42, and records relating to Civilian Public Service Camps, 1941-48. Records of the Project Application Section include general records, 1935-43; inspection reports, 1934-39; and memorandums, correspondence, and other records concerning CCC camps, 1935-44. Records of the Work Control Section include Federal, 1934-43, and State and local project reports, 1937-44; records of the Progress Records and Cost Analyses Section consist of project progress and cost records, 1934-42, statistical compilation records, 1935-41, and ECW work progress and cost reports, 1933-37; and records of the supervisor of project training consist of general records, 1935-42, and correspondence and memorandums, 1935-42.

482 linear ft.

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National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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