Papers, 1926-1995.

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Papers, 1926-1995.

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This collection consists of a wide variety of materials documenting the relationship between the Shenandoah National Park (SNP) and residents and officials in several counties adjoining the park, especially Madison, Augusta, and Rockingham Counties, 1926-1995. Some materials were obtained from SNP and other federal agencies by Ms. Thomas through Freedom of Information Act requests. Many of the documents have been annotated and/or highlighted by Ms. Thomas.

1 Hollinger box of files (13 folders)

James Madison University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7529986

James Madison University Libraries

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United States. National Park Service

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U.S. National Park Service has managed the Morristown National Historical Park since 1933. From the description of Morristown National Historical Park resource management records, 1933-1994 (bulk 1938-1970). (Morristown National History Park). WorldCat record id: 71014733 The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. It was created...

Blue Ridge Committee on SNP Relations.

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United States. Bureau of Land Management

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Organized within the Department of the Interior, this federal agency is responsible for the management of public lands, the majority of which are in the Western states and Alaska. Responsibilities include energy and mineral development, grazing, wildlife and fisheries habitat and land use planning. From the description of Records, 1944-1979. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54390737 Background information on this oral history project could not be found. ...

Shenandoah National Park (Va.).

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Thomas, Leri Melissa.

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Leri Melissa Thomas moved to Madison County within close proximity of the SNP in 1979. In the late 1980s, when the park inaugurated a study of its surrounding lands, she became a leader in the private property rights movement that protested the potential expansion of the park. She contacted government officials at all levels and publicized the perspective of many of the rural people around the park concerning the park's Related Lands Study (also called Adjacent Lands Study) and other activites. ...