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Biblioscope

An Archival Guide & Bibliography

Archival Materials

Alaska State Library P.O. Box 110571 Juneau AK 99811-0571 Burg, Amos ca. 1930s–1950s 16 linear feet Burg was an adventurer, filmmaker, and writer whose dream was to travel down all the great western rivers of North America. The collection consists of photographs, films, and papers from work for the U.S. Dept. of Interior, work for the Fish & Wildlife Service in the 1950s, and trips on the North Star to Point Lay, a visit to a mink farm in 1936, and a trip for the National Geographic and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Alaska State Library P.O. Box 110571 Juneau AK 99811-0571 Emerson, Paul ca. 1970s–2004 8 linear feet Slides and notes of Juneau-area trails. Albums of trail hikes and celebrations of trail advocates, including several cruises on the Princeton Hall to Tracy Arm. Also includes articles, images and memorabilia of a World War II commemorative 50-mile ski trip across the Bay of Mirmansk in Russia. Activities as a labor leader and editor of People's Weekly in Seattle are also documented, as are activities as an activist in the Mountain View Senior Center.
National Archives of Canada 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 Canada ICO Inc. (Upper Ottawa Improvement Company) 1866–1994 19 meters, 691 photographs, ca. 1500 maps The Upper Ottawa Improvement Company (ICO) was established in 1868 by the Hon. John Hamilton, A.H. Baldwin, Levi Young, H.F. Bronson, William G. Perley and E.B. Eddy to act as a common carrier for all lumber companies transporting wood down the Ottawa River. Prior to that date, lumber companies competed to drive their logs down the river, resulting in confusion and costly delays. When the ICO received its federal charter in 1870, the company assumed responsibility for the slides and booms previously constructed by the Department of Public Works. The ICO was also granted the right to construct new works and acquire any property and equipment deemed necessary to facilitate the transmission of logs. In 1888, a special Act of Parliament extended the company's jurisdiction on the Ottawa River from the head of Lake Temiscaming to the Chaudiere Falls.
ICO log booms physically dominated the river, their boats provided transportation to communities along the river and they employed hundreds of workers from small towns and villages in both Ontario and Quebec. This influence extended beyond the Ottawa River when the ICO began to manage the Coulonge and Crow River Boom Co. (established 1895) and the Quinze Rapids Improvement Company (established 1898). Although technically separate companies, both were owned by many of the same men who controlled the ICO.
ICO operations remained remarkably unchanged until after the Second World War. The retirement of E. C. Woolsey (Greene's successor as ICO Secretary) in 1946 ended an era of nineteenth century management practices. Operations also changed dramatically with the construction of water flow controls and six hydroelectric dams on the Ottawa River. The company could no longer drive logs down the river and relied instead on new equipment and techniques to tow and raft them.
In 1982, the company changed its name to ICO Inc., and shortly thereafter moved its head office from Ottawa to Portage du Fort, Québec. By this time the lumber industry in the Ottawa Valley was already in decline. After 1986, the ICO transported only pulpwood, and volumes of wood shipped continued to decrease. The last booms were floated down the river in 1991, and the ICO began to wind up its operations in 1999.
The collection contains textual records, photographs, maps, plans and technical drawings. There are also records pertaining to other government works along the Ottawa River and its tributaries.
National Recreation and Park Association Joseph Lee Memorial Library 22377 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20148 National Recreation and Park Association 1900-ongoing 66 boxes Primarily concerned about the safety and moral welfare of city children, Joseph Lee, Luther H. Gulick, Jane Addams, and others met on April 12,1906 in Washington D.C. to form the Playground Association of America. In 1911, the Association's name changed to the Playground and Recreation Association of America.
In 1917 at the request of the War Department, the War Camp Community Service was established. This private, war-service agency was built upon an agenda initiated by the Playground and Recreation Association of America, and the two organizations had interlocking directorates. The main responsibility of WCCS was to organize the recreation forces of every community in which service men and women might expect to spend off-duty time.
In 1919, the Community Service, Incorporated, was organized as a temporary agency to help local communities establish and finance recreation systems. Under the Community Service, Inc., field service was provided only through a community's invitation. Community Service, Inc., eventually merged with the Playground and Recreation Association of America.
As a result of the increasing demands for professional leadership in recently developed recreation departments, the National Recreation School was established in 1926. This was a graduate, professional school that had limited enrollment for forty students. The institution provided a one-year course, after which the graduates were available for executive positions. In 1935, the school was forced to close when it could no longer guarantee employment for graduates.
Because of the expanding scope during this period, the association's name changed in 1930 to the National Recreation Association. A number of special services were developed to promote participation in music, arts and crafts, nature, gardening, and other inexpensive activities.
In 1952, three new services of the Association were developed, namely the Recreation Program Service, the International Recreation Service, and the Research Service. That same year the nationwide, field organization was divided into eight districts. Today, there are eight regional councils maintained at NRPA headquarters.
In 1953, the Association began a Consulting Service for the Ill and Handicapped. Through this service, the association aided hospitals and nursing homes in developing programs, organizing staff and volunteers, and providing significant recreation for the ill, handicapped and homebound individuals.
With the emerging emphasis on outdoor recreation during the late 1950'sand early 1960's, strong incentives arose for the National Recreation Association to merge with four other organizations: American Institute of Park Executives (1898), the National Conference on State Parks (1921), the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (1924) (which later separated from NRPA in 1971), and the American Recreation Society (1937). In August 1965, the National Recreation and Park Association was formed.
Since 1965, NRPA has participated in numerous, national projects related to leisure and recreation. The association also sponsors the annual National Recreation and Park Congress, where volunteers and professionals meet to formulate ideas and take actions toward their common goal of recreation for all. These conferences have been held since 1907.
The National Recreation and Park Association is dedicated to the wise use of free time, the conservation of natural resources, and the beautification of the American environment. NRPA is actively concerned with improvement of park and recreation facilities and programs, and with more wholesome and meaningful leisure time activities for all people.
Oregon Historical Society Research Library 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR 97205 Mount St. Helens Eruption Moving Image Collection 1980 18 videocassettes Copies of field tapes and studio reporting from KATU television (Portland, Oregon) of the series of eruptions at Mount Saint Helens in Washington which began in March and culminated in the eruption of May 18, 1980. The field coverage is unedited and without narration. Aerial views of the mountain and interviews with local residents and government scientists predominate.
State University of New York at Albany M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 Environmental Advocates of New York 1970–2000 87.8 cubic feet Environmental Advocates (EA) of New York was established in Rye, New York in 1969, as the Environmental Planning Lobby. Founded as a means to form innovative environmental policy, it was one of the nation's first organized environmental activist groups. Environmental Advocates has advocated on nearly every important environmental issue in the state of New York including: the creation of the Department of Environmental Conservation, 1973–1975 State Environmental Quality Review Act, wetlands, rivers, energy planning, toxic substance control, recycling, clean air, and community gardens.
The bulk of the records of (EA) of New York document the legislative activities of the organization from the 1980s through the late 1990s. The records consist of correspondence, notes, meeting minutes, reports, memorandums, publications, news clippings, promotional material, as well as the administrative files of Lee Wasserman, Val Washington, and Loretta Simon. The records of the Environmental Advocates of New York are divided into five series: Legislative Issues, Lee Wasserman, Valerie Washington, Loretta Simon, General Correspondence, Publications, Audio Visuals, Subject Files, and Special Events.
The strength of the collection lies in the Legislative Issues series, which documents in detail the Environmental Advocates' position on nineteen issues, including acid rain, the Bottle Bill, energy, hazardous waste, pesticides, solid waste, and water, among others.
Conspicuously absent in the collection is material related to the early issues championed by the antecedent Environmental Planning Lobby, particularly any substantive material related to the Adirondacks. Also missing is any substantial representation of high level organizational or policy decisions, such as board of director meeting minutes or other meeting minutes.
State University of New York at Albany M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides 1908–2002, bulk 1988–1995 24 cubic feet In 1989, Tracy Frisch, who had suffered from pesticide poisoning, formed a nonprofit citizens' organization committed to reducing hazardous chemical pesticides use through education and advocacy called the New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NYCAP).
The early issues that NYCAP championed included: safe pest control for schools, hospitals, and public places; reducing work exposure to chemicals; farm worker protection; prevention of groundwater pollution; environmentally sound farming and strict regulation of pesticides. NYCAP also sought to provide leadership on these issues to other organizations such as parent teacher associations, labor unions, and general environmental groups. To achieve those goals, two major projects were set up: the School Campaign and the Occupational Health and Workers Rights Projects. Both sought to develop legislation on pesticide alternatives and educate farmers on sustainable agriculture.
One of the organization's first activities was to publish "NYCAP News" (called "Solutions" after 1995), a quarterly newsletter that contains personal stories of members, legislative news, pesticide issues, the staff and organization news, and upcoming events.
In accomplishing its mission, conferences, workshops, training courses, and a mail order clearinghouse are used to spread information on subjects such as school and workplace integrated pest management, household pest control, organic farming and gardening, multiple chemical sensitivity, workers' rights, and sustainable agriculture. These programs extend all over New York State. NYCAP is known for its work on integrated pest management, participation in the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Safe Housing, as well as its commitment to spreading awareness of multiple chemical sensitivity.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Fairbanks, AK 99701-1005 US Waugaman, Candace. Lantern Slide Collection 1896–1923 1.75 cubic feet 251 glass lantern slides depicting primarily scenes of Alaska and the Yukon, and digital print copies of the images. It includes images of Chilkoot Pass and the Chilkoot Trail, placer and hydraulic mining operations, the fishing industry, the reindeer industry, Alaskan railroads, a number of Alaskan settlements, Alaska Natives, and scenery.
University of Oregon, Library Special Collections 1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 Warner Creek Fire 1991–2001 11 linear feet Documents related to the Warner Creek Fire in Willamette National Forest, Oregon in October 1991, and its aftermath. Bulk of the collection is the Administrative Record presented by the U.S.F.S. during DISTRICT OF OREGON lawsuit 94-6245: SIERRA CLUB, et al v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.

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