National Park Service History Collection RG 1
Preliminary Inventory
INTRODUCTION: Excerpt from a press release issued upon the acquisition of this collection in 1973:
"By its recent acquisition of the office files of the late Ronald F. Lee, the NPS Historical Collection has accepted custody of a prestigious body of papers, a rich lode from which significant contributions to the history of the Service, and of the historic preservation movement will undoubtedly eventually be mined. For Ronnie Lee was a saver, and while he was busy saving historic buildings for future generations of Americans, he also applied that zeal close to home -- his papers are in a disciplined order which will serve the needs of other researchers as well as it served his own.
"The bulk of the papers date from 1960 to 1965, when Ronnie was Director of the Northeast Region, and from 1966 to 1972, his "retirement" years when he served as Special Assistant to Director George R. Hartzog. In those years he was also author, columnist for History News, and Trustee or Committeeman for four national organizations in the realm of historic preservation. In line of duty with the Service, he helped establish today's Office of Archeology & Historic Preservation, served on the Director's Legislative Task Force, served on the Centennial Philosophy Sub-committee, and published three definitive National Park Service histories. The progress of these major efforts and countless minor tasks can be readily traced in the 440 file folders which constitute the Lee collection. It also includes 60 books and 210 unbound publications on parks, conservation, history, architecture and related subjects.
"The collection also reflects Ronnie's involvement in park management, training programs, planning for the future, and the history of the Service and its people. Conspicuous elements include notes and back-up material for The Antiquities Act of 1906 (published in 1970) and Family Tree of the National Park System (1972), two full file drawers on the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and smaller accumulations relating to HABS, the Rains Committee, Environmental Matters, E. & A. Association, the NPS Centennial, New Area Studies, and ICOMOS, to name only a few. The documentation of thought and action in historic preservation over the past 30 years is superb; this feature by itself would give national significance to the papers.
"For their thoughtfulness and cooperation in making this collection available to the NPS Archives, special thanks are due to Mrs. Lee and to Associate Director (Northeast) George Palmer, life-long friend and colleague of Ronnie Lee."
Description: The office papers, home files and personal memorabilia of Ronald Freeman Lee who held the positions of Chief Historian, Assistant Director, Regional Director and others in the National Park Service from 1933 to 1966, and served as a consultant to the Service until his death in 1972.
Inclusive Dates: 1947-1972
Location: 12 linear feet in 13 record boxes and 3 document boxes in archives vault room. 6 document boxes in stack area. (October 14, 1987)
Keywords: Antiquities, the Antiquities Act, Archeology, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Military Parks, Interpretations, NPS History, Cultural Resources, Landmarks, Memorials, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Advisory Council.
Accession Numbers: HFCA-0048,HFCA-0150, HFCA-0153, HFCA-0179, HFCA-0363, HFCA-0504, HFCA-0862
Catalog Numbers: HFCA 639 ; artifacts catalog numbers HFCA 57,58,68,69,70,114, 434, 633,634, 635, 636, 695
A. Provenance
These papers came from the files kept in the Northeast Regional Office as well as from Mrs. Jean Lee. They were generated and collected by Lee both during his active National Park Service career and his "retirement." Mrs. Lee gave us memorabilia, photographs and books of Lee. Lee gave us some of his publications prior to his death. The bulk of this inventory covers the papers from Northeast Region which comprised Accession HFCA-150. Some of the papers from Accession HFCA-153 from Mrs. Lee were also inventoried.
Accession HFCA-862 (old number 85-1) came from Independence National Historical Park and consisted of materials Lee had kept in his office at Independence.
Lee generated these papers from 1947 to 1972 as part of his official duties. His personal concerns greatly overlapped his official duties. The papers are both internal and external to NPS. Lee carried on a wide-ranging correspondence with others concerned about historic preservation and like matters. Some of the papers deal with organizations, especially the National Trust, rather than strictly NPS matters.
B. Biography
Ronald Freeman Lee served as a historian, Assistant Director of the National Park Service and Director of the Northeast Region. He was born in Montevideo, Minnesota, September 18, 1905, to Ernest Powers and Maude Susan (Anthony) Lee. The family early moved to Dickinson, North Dakota, and Lee was educated in the Dickinson public schools. He received a BS in economics from the University of Minnesota in 1927, and an MA in American history from the University of Chicago in 1929. Lee taught history at LaSalle (Illinois) Junior College during 1929-31, and from 1931-1933 was a teaching fellow in the History Department of the University of Minnesota while pursuing doctoral studies. In June of 1933, he along with several other members of the Minnesota History Department received jobs as historical foremen with the CCC in the National Park Service.
Lee was assigned to a CCC camp at Shiloh National Military Park and in his capacity as historian he laid a good foundation for subsequent interpretation of the battle. In 1934, he transferred to Washington to work with the Branch of History of the National Park Service. In 1935, he formed a History Division for the State Park CCC work. After the passage of the Historic Sites Act of 1935, he became assistant to Chief Historian Verne Chatelain and began his lifelong work and interest in historic preservation. Lee himself became Chief Historian in 1938, and continued in that important Position until 1950. He became very involved in historic sites and preservation, giving expert direction to the historic sites program, and serving as principle liaison to the Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments.
Lee was instrumental in founding the National Trust for Historic Preservation and getting its legislation passed. He was a trustee, member of the executive committee, and for many years secretary of the board. From 1951 to 1953, he was Assistant Director of the National Park Service and instrumental in developing the National Preservation Program that later developed into the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. A reorganization in 1953 placed him in charge of a newly created Division of Interpretation. In this capacity he dealt with publications, museums, educational activities, and overall interpretation activities throughout the Park System and helped plan many facilities under Mission 66. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings in 1957, which resulted in the Registry of Historic Landmarks.
In 1960, he moved to Philadelphia to become Regional Director of the Northeast Region. He became interested in the seashore and lakeshore program and urban areas while continuing his long interest in historic sites and historic preservation.
After Lee retired in 1966, he spent some of his retirement writing. The Family Tree of the National Park System came out in 1972 just before his death. A previous book which became the official history of the Federal government's historic preservation efforts, United States Historical and Architectural Monuments, came out in 1951. During his "retirement" he also authored 1872-2000: Public Use of the National Park System (1968) and The Antiquities Act of 1906 (1970). A manuscript entitled Origin and Evolution of the National Military Park Idea, was issued in 1973 after his death. Lee also served as a columnist for History News, the organ of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) from 1966 to 1971.
The AASLH was one of the many organizations to which Lee belonged. He was also a member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, National Park Association, Society of Architectural Historians, Wilderness Society, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Conservationist, Philadelphia Society for Preservation of Landmarks, Philadelphia Art Alliance, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art of New York City, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, American Legion, Air Force Association, American Veterans Committee, the Print Club of Philadelphia, the Century Association of New York City, and the Cosmos Club of Washington, D. C.
He was chairman of a special committee on historic preservation for the National Park Service, 1966 to 1971, and a member of its Legislative Task Force during 1961 to 1970. In 1947, he served as the U. S. representative to the committee of experts on monuments of art and history, UNESCO at Paris, France. Lee served at various times as a trustee of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and the Theodore Roosevelt Association, a member of the Council of the American Association of Museums, the American Planning and Civic Association and the Historic Savannah Foundation, a member of the advisory committee of the Hagley-Eleutherian Mills Foundation; and secretary of the Old Christ Church Preservation Trust.
During World War II, he served as a staff sergeant in the U. S. Army-Air Force in England assigned as an instructor in the maintenance and operation of the Norden bombsight and the automatic pilot used in bombing raids. He married Jean Prochaska in Denver, Colorado, October 24, 1942. They had no children. The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society awarded Lee the Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medal in 1952 for his accomplishments in the field of conservation and the George McAneny Medal in 1961 for his leadership in the field of historic sites preservation.
After his active NPS career, he became a consultant to the NPS and was active with special projects in environmental conservation, legislation, public use, and historic preservation, until his death on August 15, 1972.
C. Summary Scope and Contents Note
The basis of this material is correspondence, drafts, financial papers, information and research material, notes, publications, reports, and speeches. A full listing includes accountant's reports, agendas, annotated papers, articles, awards, balance sheets, biographies, budgets, clippings, columns, completed government forms, copies of other people's correspondence, correspondence, data, drafts, financial papers, excerpts, hearings, information and research material, leaflets, legislation, lists, meeting schedules, membership lists, minutes, news releases, newsletters, notes, pamphlets, papers, periodicals, photos, position descriptions, programs, proposals, publications, reports, retirement letters, speeches, and summaries. This material dates from 1947 to 1972, with photocopies of earlier material. The bulk dates from the 1960's.
The three boxes of material concerning the National Trust is significant. The legislative material found under "Early Preservation" as well as the Antiquities Act material is of interest to current researchers. The record box and archival box of drafts, research for, and material relating to Lee's book Family Tree of the National Park System is significant. This material does not date from Lee's tenure as Chief Historian and hence does not reflect his work in that important position other than the early work with the National Trust. The workings of the Northeast Regional Office are also not reflected in the material dating from Lee's regional directorship. Rather, the Lee Papers reflect his continuing work on national topics for the Director's Office. In summary, this material concerns the broad, national aspects of Ronald F. Lee's work rather than strictly internal National Park Service concerns.
D. Dispersal
When the collection was first received in 1973, much of the ephemera was distributed to park and other topical boxes, contrary to standard archival practice. The memorabilia (medals, etc.) are part of the museum collection. The books and publications became part of the library and in a few instances were distributed to other NPS areas. The photographic collection contains many of his photos. The accession folders give much information. Accession HFCA-150 is the bulk of the papers but there is also some Lee material in Accessions HFCA-48, HFCA-153, HFCA-179 (73-21), HFCA-363 (74-76), and HFCA-504 (76-12). The papers themselves have received much use. Other Lee material may be scattered throughout the collection but the papers are mainly together. This inventory was originally prepared in 1981, 9 years after Lee's death and at least 5 years after the last accession.
The library collection possesses five books which Lee wrote. There are also three oral history transcripts, one with tape taken by Herbert Evison, and two of notes taken by Charles Hosmer on two occasions. The photographic collection contains portraits of Lee as well as photos taken by him.
Most of the books from Accession HFCA-862 (85-1) have been sent to other libraries
since they were not within the scope of the NPS History Collection or the HFC
Library.
E. Folder List
Series 1 - Concerns and Organizations
This series has been divided into two subseries because it was originally located in two separate drawers of the "Dead File" Lee brought to the Northeast Regional Office from the Washington Office. These folders contain articles, clippings, columns, copies of official correspondence, correspondence, minutes, memos, papers, proposals, newsletters, reports, and summaries. The folders have been left in their original order. The activity, building, or organization listed as the folder heading is the topic for the papers in that folder. This material is stored in Record Boxes 1 and 2.
Subseries A. Drawer 1
Cosmos Club - 1952. Correspondence re sponsoring members
Historic Preservation Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 16-19, 1964. Correspondence, minutes, papers, summary
History News. Correspondence along with Lee's submitted columns.
Nature Conservancy. Pamphlets and Articles
National Parks Centennial Advisory Committee. Memos, minutes, proposals, January 1971-January 1972
Woodlawn Plantation Correspondence - 1954, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62. To, from, and copies of correspondence about.
Woodlawn Plantation Reports. 1956 through 1959
The Conservation Foundation Newsletter January 1967-June 1968
Historic Sites, Historic Preservation, Salvage Archeology and Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Correspondence, 1960-1966
Subseries B. Drawer 2
National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. 1966-70 Agendas, Correspondence, Membership lists, Minutes
Land Use Planning. 1971 bills and memos
National Park Systems - 1971 Legislative Program. outline
Department of Natural Resources Bills and Environment, 1968-69 bills, clippings, papers, policy statements
Legislation for Smithsonian Museums. 10/15/66 National Museum Act
Robbins - Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop, Newcomer National Landmark material
Pension Building. March and April 1967 Correspondence re use of building
Mount Independence, Vermont. April 5, 1968 visit, memo
Statement of Historic Preservation Opportunities and Problems, 7/16/64 given at Regional Directors meeting
Alfred Mongin. 1966 NPS historian, NYC memos attendance at meeting
Confidential - Dr. M. Nelligan. December 1965 copy memo re position in WASO
Confidential - Dr. J. D. R. Platt. December 1965 copy memo re position in WASO
Statement on Principles. 1964, 1967 National Trust Lee and others- notes drafts, outlines
Historic Building Craft Center. 1967-68 correspondence, memos, notes, resource material re establishment in Philadelphia
American Museum of Immigration. 1971 correspondence, memos, resource material
Department of Transportation. 1966, 1971 memos and papers re rights of way
Plimoth Plantation. 1957-1970 annual reports, invitations, minutes, newsletter notices
Old Salem. 1956-60 clippings, newsletter, reports
National Freedom Shrine. 1952-59 correspondence
Conowingo Visitor Information Center. February 1967 Philadelphia Electric, correspondence and reports
Historic Sites Survey Consulting Committee. 1967 correspondence, membership lists
Las Trampas. 1967 National Historic Landmark project material
Martha's Vineyard. 1966 correspondence re preservation
Trip to Mather Training Center, October 1966. Agenda, correspondence, notes
Pennsylvania Conference on Natural Beauty, 1966, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Correspondence, recommendations, talk by Lee
Centennial Philosophy Subcommittee. 1971 memos and notes
Notes on REACH program. 1970 includes memos
Series 2 - Individuals
Consists of 27 folders of correspondence both to and from and occasionally copies of correspondence about the named individual. The folders are arranged in rough alphabetical order by last names and the correspondence within is arranged in reverse chronological order. The subject generally deals with the correspondent's professional concerns. If not, the topic is mentioned below the dates and profession that are listed under the individual's name as given on the folder heading. Prominent correspondents include Horace M. Albright, Dr. J. 0. Brew, Major General U. S. Grant, III, Eric Gugler, Dr. Waldo Leland, Honorable Edwin O. Lewis, George McAneny, and Conrad L. Wirth. This material is stored in Box 2.
Albright, Horace M. - 1962, 64, 70 - Spring 72
Brew, Dr. J. O. - 1966 - Spring 72 Archeologist, also historic preservation
Carruth, Corton Carruth - McGraw-Hill, 1966, 68 books related to NPS concerns
Case, Leland D. - 1954-63 Methodist Magazine editor, chapels, Christian Ministry in the parks, general parks
Darling, J. Stormonth - 1964-65 Secretary, National Trust for Scotland
Eiseman, Ferdinand - 1970 Architect
Eiseman, Thomas S. - 1966 Lawyer, National Trust Advisory Board, Vincennes Restoration
Evison, S. Herbert - 1970-71 NPS Retiree, Oral history interviews and tapes.
Finley, David E. - 1962, 63, 70, and 71 Architect National Trust, Hamilton Grange, other buildings
Grant, Major General U. S., III - 1951-57 Civil War topics, speeches
Gugler, Eric - 1948-63, 1965 Restoration Architect
Hosmer, Dr. Charles B., Jr. - 1968 - Spring 1972 Historian and also typescript of 1962 interview
Johnson, Frederick - 1951-60, 65, 66, 69 and 70 Archeologist for Peabody Foundation
Leland, Dr. Waldo - 1952-61 Archivist and former chair of the NP Advisory Board
Lewis, Hon. Edwin O. - 1965-69 Philadelphia Judge, INDE, parks in general
Like, Irving - 1966 - Spring 1972 Lawyer, Conservation, Historic Preservation Easements
Masland, Frank E., Jr. - 1961-65 Rug Manufacturer, National Park Advisory Board Congress Hall Ingrain carpets (INDE)
McAneny, George - 1947-53, plaques and memorials 1953-56 Eminent Preservationist, American History and Preservation Society
Peterson, Charles E. - 1966-77 National Park Service Architect
Shepard, Donald D. - 1952-59 Lawyer, Mellon Estate, Cape Hatteras, National Parks as whole
Osborn, Gardner - 1969-71 Executive Secretary American Scenic and Preservation Society, Federal Hall NYC, writings
Tilden, Freeman - 1970-71 Interpreter, Donation Franklin Book
Wirth, Conrad L. - 1963-71
Tolson, Hillory - 1968 White House Book
Woodward, Charles H. - 1965-66 National Trust 1966 Conference in Philadelphia
Series 3 - National Trust
This series was originally located in the third drawer of the Washington Office files Lee brought to Northeast Regional Office and consisted of 44 folders, 2 1/2 record boxes. The folder material includes accountant's reports, agendas, annotated papers, balance sheets, budgets, clippings, drafts, financial papers, excerpts, legislation lists, meeting schedules, membership lists, minutes, news releases, notes, pamphlets, papers, photos, programs, reports and summaries. Lee's folder arrangement has been kept as much as possible. The folder contents are in reverse chronological order. Within the overall topic of the National Trust, subjects include awards, Board of Trustees, Executive committee, finances, legislation, membership, planning, programs, and properties. This material is stored in Boxes 3, 4, and 5.
National Trust for Historic Preservation Reports, 1954-1961. Budgets and financial reports
Annual Meeting - National Trust, St. Louis, Missouri, October 1967 Correspondence, notes, registration lists
Principles and Guidelines, Workshop II, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1967 annotated papers, correspondence, drafts, memos, notes, minutes, reports.
National Trust Conference, October 1966. Correspondence, information papers, schedules
National Trust Board of Trustees. Executive Committee:
July 1967
1964-65
1963
1962
1960-61
1959
1958
1957 - Correspondence, agenda, key statements, memos, minutes, notes, papers, lists, reports
1960-1959 - Also includes agendas, some correspondence
National Trust, General File, 1964-66 - Correspondence, notes, papers, reports
Properties Committee (The Shadows) - 1960-64 Correspondence, membership lists, memos
Finance Committee - 1962-66 Budgets, correspondence, reports, membership lists
Committee of Membership and Public Relations (Development Committee) - 1963 Correspondence memos, list, minutes, notes, policy
Summary NT Membership Practices - 1963 Correspondence and memos
Committee of Membership and Public Relations, 1963, 64, 65 - Agendas, correspondence, lists, memos, minutes, reports
National Trust for Historic Preservation, new Committee, 1961 - Membership lists, memos, reports
Lafayette Square - 1957, 58, 1962 clippings, correspondence, legislation, memos, news releases, reports
Dr. Frederick Tilberg - 1957-59 Gettysburg historian correspondence
National Trust - 1966 Organization Directory Report
National Trust Committee on Standards and Surveys, 1957 Correspondence, minutes, reports
Legislation - National Trust - 1965 Correspondence, drafts, memos
Financial Statements - National Trust, '62, 63, 64, 65, 66
Accountants reports, balance sheets, financial statements, supplemental information
Lyndhurst - NTHP - 1963-65 Council correspondence, history, membership lists memos, reports
NTHP, 1964, UNESCO's International Mon. Year Correspondence, clippings, memos, news releases, resolution
National Trust Planning Committee - 1957 Report, annotated program outline, correspondence
Policy and Program Information 1962-64 Budgets, memos, reports, summary
1952-67 By Laws Committee Correspondence, minutes, reports, membership, laws
National Trust Bill and Legislation - 1961-62 with 1948-49 material hearings, reports, old correspondence
National Trust for Historic Preservation Pension Trust Agreement 1962 legal agreement
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1963
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1962
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1958, 59, 60, 61 - Correspondence re committee work and general NT, memos, programs, statements, reports, lists
National Trust History - 1946-48 Correspondence, conference report, proposals, speech
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1951, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 - Bill amendments, correspondence, meeting schedules
National Trust Awards Committee, 1959
National Trust Awards Committee, 1958
National Trust Awards Committee, 1960, 61, 62 - Correspondence, clippings, photos, reports, remarks
National Trust for Historic Preservation Literature, Miscellaneous, French Preservation, urban renewal clippings, pamphlets, papers
Wayside Inn, National Trust for Historic Preservation - 1958-60 Correspondence, costs, meeting minutes, reports, papers
National Trust, Cresap Report, 1959 - Correspondence, excerpts from minutes
Series 4 - Personal
Consists of 16 folders Lee had labeled personal. Although most of the folder contents is correspondence, including copies of letters of other individuals, they also include applications, appointments, awards, completed government personnel forms, data, invitations with replies or regrets, memos, notes, retirement letters for other personnel, and travel papers. The folders are arranged in reverse chronological order. The subjects include historical preservation, history, individuals, personnel matters, and properties. The folder marked "Personnel Actions" throws much light on Lee's NPS career. The folder dated 1933-1960 has many letters 1959-1960 about Lee's appointment as Northeast Regional Director. These folders are stored in Box 3.
Invitations, 1963, 64, 65, 66
Invitations, 1955, 56, 57, 58, 59 - Includes reply, regrets are to dinners, anniversaries, lunches, programs, tours, etc.
Ronald F. Lee, Personal, Official, 1969
Ronald F. Lee, Personal, Official, 1966, 67, 68
Personal, 1966
Personal, Official, 1965
Personal, 1965
Personal, Official, 1964
Personal, Official, 1963
Personal, Official, 1962
R. F. Lee, Personal, Official, 1961 - Correspondence and some mimeo publications, retirement letters, historical properties, individuals, histories, preservation, awards
Personal, R. F. Lee 1961-64 - Same as above with clippings
Lee, Ronald F., Personal File, 1933-1960 - 2 parts 1930's with correspondence, applications, appointments 1951-60 correspondence as in personal - official includes many letters 1959-60 re appointment as regional director
Lee, Ronald F., Biography - Late 1960's
Mr. Lee. Personnel Actions - 1933-1961 Applications, appointments, SF 50's, etc.
Joint Council on Housing and Urban Development - 1960 Notes, memos, data, trip
Series 5 - Speeches
Contains 14 folders plus 2 booklets. It marks the end of the "Dead File" Lee brought from Washington Office to Northeast Regional Office. It includes speeches given while he was at the Northeast Regional Office. The material includes some correspondence, excerpts, notes, quotes, and papers as well as speeches and talks. The folders have been kept as received. The contents are in reverse chronological order. Most of the speeches and talks deal with historic preservation and include many dedications and landmark plaque presentations. Other topics are ecology, government, history, national parks, recreation, and taxation. Some of the landmark presentations might be interesting to researchers. The speeches and speech material are in Box 6.
"Speech Data," R. F. Lee 1952-66 Excerpts, notes, quotes, talks
Landmark Material, Speeches, R. F. Lee
1963-66 includes correspondence
Talk given before the Soil Conservation Society, 8/25/65 re conservation history
Tocks Island, Newton, New Jersey, February 6, 1965
Statements re boundaries, payments in lieu of taxes, recreation needs and facilities
Talk given at Presentation of Deeds to State of New Jersey, 8/17/65 For Liberty State Park, given by Jersey City
Wirth Hall Dedication, April 17, 1964
History of building, Wirth support for historic preservation
History Written on the Land, 1949 Bringing History to the People, 1950
Papers
Seminar on Preservation, Williamsburg, September 6-11, 1963
Notes re government and preservation
New Jersey Planning Conference, Trenton, New Jersey, February 4, 1964
Envelope, presentation
Fire Island - Adelphia Suffolk College, 6/16/63 Re ecology of Long Island, barrier beaches
1/10/61 - Lee, Garden Department
NPS System, preservation, recreation
9/9/61 - Lee, Alagash
To Press Association re park proposal
Speeches and Talks, R. F. Lee, 1955-59
Speeches and Talks, R. F. Lee, 1946-1954
To various planning agencies, commissions, National Trust, NPS Conferences, at dedications, etc.
Speeches Regional Staff
1960-61 Historic Landmark Presentations, Recreation, Preservation
Two booklets on Preservation
Series 6 - General
Consists of 49 folders of Servicewide material Ronald F. Lee handled for the NPS Directors while he was Northeast Regional Director. This material covers agendas, articles, clippings, correspondence, data, drafts, information and research material,
leaflets, legislation, meeting schedules, minutes, news releases, notes, papers, reports, summaries, and travel papers. The folders are arranged in rough alphabetical order while the contents are in reverse chronological order. The folder heading gives the topic which range from Advisory Board to YCC Camps. Overall they encompass antiquities, associations and organizations, environment, historic preservation, international councils, land use, legislation, NPS areas and programs, and public use. The material on the Legislative Task Force Committee as well as the folders on Role of National Park Service in 1970's and National Park Service Reorganization should be interesting to researchers concerned with the National Park Service. The material is in Boxes 7 and 8.
Personal Correspondence with Director
1959-1969 re personnel, meetings, NPS programs and directions, visits, personal matters
Correspondence with Director (Special Field Assistant Matters)
1966-71 Also memos and summary reports re personnel, NPS programs and goals
Correspondence with Other Service Officials
1966-72 re National landmarks, publications
Budget
1966-72 handwritten and typed forms
Ernest Allen Connally
1966-72 Correspondence re archeology, historic preservation, people
Travel
1967-71 forms Travel Authorizations and copies Travel Vouchers
Special Field Assistant Records
1965, 66 Position descriptions and memos
Advisory Board
1967 Correspondence
American Association for State and Local History 1967-72 Agendas, correspondence, leaflets, meeting booklets
Camp Rapidan, Shenandoah National Park
November 1966 Correspondence re map
Employees and Alumni Association 1968-72 By laws, correspondence, meeting, minutes, reports
Environmental Conservation (National Environmental Policy) 1968-71 Correspondence and memos, information
Antiquities Act of 1906 1968-72 Correspondence and memos re publication (of study)
President Nixon's 1971 Environmental Program Memos, legislation, proposals
FDR Memorial, Washington, D. C. 1969-72 Clippings, correspondence and memos, legislation
H.A.B.S. 1967-71 Information, correspondence and memos re service on advisory board
Harrisvi11e, New Hampshire. April-June 1971 Publication, correspondence re May trip to historic Mill Village up for sale, trip with Albrights
Historic Preservation Conference for Pennsylvania, Friday, May 19, 1967, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Correspondence re attendance
Executive Order re Historic Preservation, 5/13/71 Correspondence, order, legislation, notes
International Council on Monuments and Sites 1965-70 Correspondence, information, minutes, notes, reports
ICOMOS Travel Representative 1964-69 Correspondence reports, resolutions
Nominating Committee for ICOMOS 1965 Meeting card
International Council on Monuments and Sites, January 1969... January 1969-March 1972 Correspondence, membership lists, minutes, press releases, resolutions
Legislative Task Force Committee (Messrs. Lee, Price and Tolson) August 1968-September 1970 Clippings, correspondence and memos, information, legislation, news release, notes, papers
Legislative Task Force. Dummy notebook with tabs for report
Legislative Task Force, 1971. 1971-February 1972 Agenda, correspondence and memos, legislation, news releases, summary
National Land Use Policy Act of 1970. Clippings
National Park Foundation. October 1965 Memo
National Register. October 1968-April 1972 Budget, correspondence and memos, information, lists, notes, people
Nature Preservation 1962, 63, 67, 68 Information, memos, news releases
New York State Historic Preservation Trust. June 1967-March 1968 Correspondence, notes, position papers, reports
NYC Group 1961, 71 Memos, news releases
Public Land Law Review Commission Report September 1970-February 1971 Correspondence and memos, notes
Public Use and Tourism 1970-71 Correspondence and memos re publication (of study)
Role of NPS in 1970's - 1969 Correspondence, drafts of statement
Regional Conference "New Preservation' November 1967-May 1968 Correspondence and memos, lists, minutes
"Reorganization" of NPS, 1969, 1971. Memos, Director staff meeting minutes
Statement on the National Park Service. September 1968 Correspondence and draft
Student Conservation Program. 1969 Booklet
Tourism. 9/67 Correspondence, draft statement
Underwater Archeology. 1969-70 Correspondence, prospectus
Vieux Carre. 1967-69 Clippings, correspondence
Valley Forge. 1971 Correspondence copy
YCC Camps. 1971 Booklet, press release
Miscellaneous. 1967-70 wide ranging correspondence
Reading Material. 1966, 70, 71 Articles, general
Newspaper Clippings. 1968-71 re Historic preservation
Special Committee on Historic Preservation, 1969 (Lee, Brew and Kohler) 1969, 70 Letters re meetings
Historic Preservation Task Force. December 1966-February 1967 Memos
Series 7 - Organizations
Consists of 32 folders of agendas, articles, clippings, correspondence, leaflets, legislation, membership matters, minutes, news releases, periodicals, and reports. Lee's order has been kept as much as possible with the first part dealing with the National Trust and the second part, about half of the folders, in alphabetical order by organization title. The contents are in reverse chronological order. The National Trust material concerns the various committees Lee served on. The material from and about the other organizations named on the folder headings consists of information given through annual reports, correspondence, membership material, periodicals, etc. The various National Trust committee reports along with the periodicals of the other named organizations might be interesting to researchers. The material is in Boxes 8 and 9.
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1967, General Information - 1967-72 Agendas, booklets, correspondence and memos, invitations, periodicals, reports
Report on Committee on Profess. and Public Ed. For Historic Preservation July 25, 1967 Report to Trustees, National Trust
Graduate Program. October 1967 Columbia, U. Va., and Cornell program proposals re preservation and historic architecture
Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, August 1967. 1967-68 National Trust correspondence, reports, schedules
Membership Services and Government Liaison Committee. December 1966-August 1967 Correspondence, minutes, notes, policy statement, reports, tallies
Membership Com. and Public Relations, 1966 (National Trust) 1966-70 Correspondence, proposals, minutes
Preservation Leaflet Series and Other Public Pamphlets 1956-70
Ford Foundation Study Group. January 1967-October 1968 Correspondence and memos, proposals, publications, reports
Constitution and By Laws for a Tax Exempt Organization ca 1955-1964 Oversized leaflet
Public Law 408, 81st Congress, Chapter 755 - 1st Session July 28, 1953 Copies of bill
Nominating Committee to Nominate Officers to Executive Committee to be elected at Trustees Meeting, October 1962. 1962, also 1966-67 Nominating Committee correspondence
Criteria for Evaluating Historic Sites and Buildings. 1956 report with other pamphlets
Application for Membership Post 1964 Also Constitution and By Laws with
membership application on back
Member Organ. of National Trust for Historic Preservation November 1961 Directory with other pamphlets
Committee on Principles. 1963-67 Correspondence, membership lists, statements
Association for Preservation Technology. April-August 1969 Membership applications, newsletters, some correspondence
Eleutherian Mills, Hagley Foundation. 1970-71 Agendas, correspondence and memos, papers
Environmental Protection Agency. September-November-December 1971 Periodicals
Fellows in American Studies. 1968 List and letter
Friends Historical Commission. Undated memo and fact chart
Hunterdon Historical Society. 1969, 70 Correspondence, periodical
National Endowment for Humanities. 1970-72 Correspondence, periodical, press releases
Newcomen Society. 1967-68 Bulletins
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. April 1961 Correspondence from H. M. Albright re Philadelphia Conservationists. 1969-70 Periodicals
The Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks. 1965 Annual report with copies of 1931 and 1934 correspondence, minutes, and reports
Resources for the Future. 1970 Periodical
Theodore Roosevelt National Historic Site, Advisory Committee and Association. 1966-70 Agenda, articles from Roosevelt's time, correspondence and memos, minutes, periodicals
TIRAC (Tocks Island Regional Advisory Council) 1966-70. clipping, correspondence, periodicals
Urban America, Inc. 1966 Clipping, periodicals, presentment
Welfare Council, Open Lands Project. October 1966 Letter and information
Wilderness Society. 1966-67 Periodicals, pamphlet
Series 8 - Preservation Policies and Legislation
Consists of 21 folders of mostly legislation along with clippings, some correspondence, many memos, and reports. Lee's order has been kept, which includes some chronological, reverse chronological, and alphabetical arrangements. Foreign, state, and city legislation is included along with government matters. Almost all of this material would be interesting to researchers, especially those concerned with preservation and its legislative history. Box 9.
Preservation Policies and Legislation, U.S.A. 1935-61 Memos, draft bills, copies legislation
State Historic Preservation Laws and Commissions. 1957-72 Information, laws, lists, manuals, reports
Current Preservation Problems (Newspaper clippings) 1965-71 Mounted, also a magazine clipping
Natural Beauty. 1965-66 Correspondence, report, TV script
B.P.R. [Bureau of Public Roads - now FHA] and Salvage Archeology. May 1957 Memo
B.P.R. and Historic Preservation. May 1964 Memo
B.P.R. Report to Rains Committee. November 1965 Letter mentioning
NPS and Salvage Archeology. 1948-60 Memos, records, reports
GSA and Historic Preservation. Information in galley form
Urban Renewal and Salvage Archeology. November 1963 Memorandum and program
Urban Renewal and Historic Preservation. Testimony
Urban Renewal and NPS Pamphlet. 1966 Urban Renewal Pamphlets and Fact Sheets
White House Conference on Natural Beauty. 1965-66 Correspondence, report
City Historic Preservation Laws and Commissions. 1963-70 Information sheets, laws, pamphlets
Preservation Policies and Legislation, Other Countries
Preservation Policy and Legislation - Poland 1962
Preservation Policy and Legislation - Netherlands - 1961
Preservation Policy and Legislation - France - 1964
Preservation Policy and Legislation - General, Other Countries 1968
Preservation Policy and Legislation - Great Britain - 1953
Preservation policy and Legislation - UNESCO - 1962, 65
Series 9 - Areas
Consists of 23 folders of correspondence with accompanying material. The folders are arranged in alphabetical order with the contents in reverse chronological order. The areas are those proposed for inclusion in the National Park System, historic landmarks, and/or with preservation concerns. Researchers interested in particular areas might check this file. The files are in Box 10.
Ansley Wilcox House, Buffalo, New York. 1966-68 Correspondence with data and notes
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. 1965-66 Correspondence with clippings and legislation
Cold Spring House, Wickford, Long Island. May-August 1967 Correspondence
Countryville. 1966-69 Correspondence with information sheets
Delaware Water Gap. June 7, 1967 Memo
Ellis Island. 1965-69 Correspondence with clippings, costs, notes, plans and reports
Fort Augusta. April-June 1966 Correspondence with pamphlet
Fort Frederica. February-August 1966 Correspondence with clipping and plan
Gardner's Island. 1966 Clippings
Great Falls. 1967-69 Correspondence
Hamilton Grange. 1962-70 Correspondence, accompanying material
Hampton. 1970-71 Correspondence
Martha's Vineyard. 1970-72 Correspondence with clipping
Pensacola, Florida. 166 Background information, notes, photo, report, survey
Robert Frost. 1964-67 Correspondence with information sheets, records
Roosevelt, Campobello. 1961-65 Correspondence with agreement, clippings, legislation
Saint Gaudens. 1963-70 Correspondence and memos with legislation, minutes
St. Croix Island. July-August 1967 Correspondence
Salem Trip April 12-14, 1966. February-May 1966 Correspondence with map, plan, report
Salem, Massachusetts. 1965-67 Correspondence with clippings, map, notes
Heritage Plaza East Urban Renewal Area. 1966 Correspondence with clippings, map
Savannah, Georgia. 1965-70 Correspondence with clippings, pamphlets, reports
U. S. Mint, San Francisco. November 1965-March 1966 Correspondence with project construction proposal
Series 10 - Early Preservation, Antiquities and Monuments
Consists of 40 folders of research material that has been photocopied along with notes. It includes articles, clippings, some correspondence, drafts, excerpts, history, legislation, papers, and reports. Lee's arrangement, which may have a chronological basis, has een kept and photocopied material is arranged in reverse chronological order. The folder headings list the area, organization, or subject the contents concerned. Lee's handwritten notes scattered throughout might be interesting for researchers. The photocopied material should be valuable to anyone doing a legislative history. It is especially useful for the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 and for the Antiquities Act of 1906. This material is in Box 11.
Organization of NPS. 1968,69 Chart, manual pages
Antiquities Act Report. April-July 1971 Correspondence
Uniform Rules and Regulations, 1958. 1906 Legislation
Draft Trans. Memo Study #1. Undated draft memo, notes
Casa Grande. 1886-1969 Correspondence, history, legislation, notes
Mesa Verde. 1906-1969 Clippings, legislation, notes
National Monument estab[lished] under Antiquities Act - General, 1916-1933. 1916-1933 History, legislation
Interior Mon[uments] to 1916. 1886-1916 History, legislation, paper, notes
National Mon[uments] General, 1906-1916. Undated notes, including handwritten
Antiquities Act. 1906 Legislation, notes
Antiquities Act. Undated chapter drafts, notes, research
Early Protection of Antiquities and Vandalism. Undated notes for article
Bandelier National Monument. 1916 History, legislation, report
Abolition of National Monuments. (Date not copied) Opinions of Attorney General Vol. 39 re Castle Pinckney
Department of Agriculture National Monument (Archeology and Hist.) to 1916. Undated notes
Archeological Institute of America. Undated articles, notes
Records of the Past, Exploration Society. 1902, 1904 Periodical
New England Historical Genealogical Society. 1882 Article
Ise' s "Antiquities Act". Undated notes
General Land Office. Undated notes
Bureau of American Ethnology, National Museum. Undated typed excerpt, notes
Breath of Life - An Outline of the Development of a National Policy for Historic Preservation, J. D. McDermott. March 19, 1966 NPS policy paper
Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments. 1924, 33, 42 History, legislation, reports
Fort Pulaski, Fort Sumter, Castle Pinckney. 1924, 1948 History legislation
Wright Brothers National Memorial. 1927, 33, 53 History, legislation
Movement to Preserve Prehistoric Antiquities. June 1969 Draft paper
Antiquities Act - Biblio. and General. Undated notes
War Department Bulletin #27, 1915 and Bulletin #2, 1925, Cabrillo and Big Hole Includes legislation, history
National Park Trust Fund Board, 1935 Report
McDermott's Study of Preservation Legislation. August 1971 Correspondence
Historic House Museum Concept. Undated notes
National Trust Charter, 1949 Also legislation, history
Williamsburg. June 8, 1967 N.Y. Times, obit. A.L. Kocher
Extended National Historic Preservation Authority Beyond 1966. 1965-66 Memos, draft legislation
Philadelphia Society for Preservation of Landmark's 1931, 35 Correspondence, minutes, report
Notes on Meeting of Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Panel on Environmental Conservation DL 1968. Handwritten
Beginning of H.A.B.S. - Also Philadelphia Survey, 1931-33. 1930's Correspondence, notes
NPS Service Act 1916. 1905-1916 Legislation, history, legislation
Legis[lative] History of Historic Preservation Act of 1966 / Material on Advisory Board and Historic Preservation, Columbia University. Undated paper, excerpts, reports
Master Copy. June 6, 1969 draft paper The Movement to Preserve Prehistoric Antiquities and Monuments 1979-1933.
Series 11 - Military Areas and Early Preservation
Consists of 35 folders of mostly photocopied research notes. It includes articles, book chapter, clippings, some correspondence, excerpts, history, legislation, and reports. Lee's folder arrangement has been kept and the contents are in reverse chronological order. The folder heading gives the area or subject for the contents. This material was used in a draft study which is also included. Later portions were published posthumously as The Origins and Evolution of the National Military Park Concept. Anyone doing a legislative history of a military area should investigate this material. It is in Box 11.
History of H.A.B.S. Reprint 30 Years of H.A.B.S., Charles E. Peterson. November 1963, Journal, American Institute of Architects
Origin of History Themes, NPS. Report on the Visit by Dr. Clark Wissler to National
Parks and Monuments of Historical and Archeological Interest, November 8, 1929
Catalogue Cards for Rogers, Legislation History of NPS. Photocopied pages from Dictionary Catalogue of the Department of the Interior, also notes
Gettysburg National Park. Book excerpts, legislation, reports, notes
Morristown. Typed history notes, legislation
Colonial National Monument. Dedication address, legislation
Revolutionary Battlefields and Sites. Legislation, notes
National Military Park Concept and Its Evolution. Handwritten notes
Statue of Liberty. Legislation, notes, Presidential message
Washington Monument, D. C. Articles, correspondence, resolutions
Rescue of Independence Hall and Square, 1816 - Booklet, clippings, correspondence, notes
National Military Parks - Battlefields - Auth. By Congress, 1876-1970. Handwritten lists, notes
Mt. Vernon. Excerpt, notes
Nationalism. Book excerpts, chapters, clippings
Gui1ford Court House. History, legislation, notes
King's Mountain. History, legislation, notes
Moores Creek. History, legislation
Condemned Cannon for Monuments. Legislation, resolutions
National Cemeteries. 1939 legislation re Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
Antietam. Excerpts, congressional documents
Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Park. Excerpts, history, legislation, notes, congressional reports
Shiloh - Vicksburg National Military Parks. History, legislation, notes, congressional reports
National Military Park Commission Concept, 1902-1912 - Hearings, legislation, notes, reports
Restorations of White House - 1902. Correspondence, excerpts, notes
American Battle Monuments Commission. Directory, excerpt, legislation, notes
Investigation of Battlefields, 1926-1933. Hearings, legislation, notes, congressional reports
Transfer of Battlefields - War to Interior, 1933. Hearings, legislation, opinions of Attorney General, notes, congressional reports
General Concept - Preservation Study. Articles, map, notes, papers, photos
Section 106 . Articles, correspondence and memos, minutes, notes, periodicals
Rough Draft of Text. Our National Historic Preservation Policies: The Story of Their Early Beginnings and the Men Who Guided Them to 1933. February 26, 1969 with outline and notes, includes NMP, Antiquities, H.A.B.S.
Strays. Booklets, papers, programs, press releases, reports
Master Copy. Peface to Our National Historic Preservation Policies: ...
National Memorial, General Concepts to 1933. Notes
Bills - Stray Notes, revisions
Historic Preservation Study, Draft, 12/9/68. Our National Historic Preservation Policies: The Story of Their Early Beginnings and the Men Who Guided Them to 1933
Manuscript - R. F. Lee. National Military Park Idea. Unlabeled folder containing handwritten and typed manuscript material, National Military Park Idea
Series 12 - Environmental and Preservation Concerns
Consists of 27 folders of mostly correspondence and memos, information, and legislation. Lee's folder arrangement has been kept and the contents are in reverse chronological order. The folder heading gives the subject of the contents. This material would be valuable for legislative histories. It also gives a partial history of the environmental movement that swept the country in the late 1960's and early 1970's. These concerns are those of national importance that Lee handled for the Director's Office. Box 11.
Pending Legislation re Environment. 1970 National Wildlife Federation and Conservation Foundation periodicals
Legislative Task Force - Field Suggestions and Limitations. 1969 Information, memos, notes
Youth and Volunteer Programs. 1967 Agreement, correspondence, report
Draft Bill Referred to Committee by Bob Landon. Undated ca 1969 amendments
Environmental Procedures. 1969-70 History, legislation, memos
BOR Procedures. 1969-70 Correspondence and memos, legislation
Urban Historic Preservation. July-August 1970 Clipping, correspondence
Theme Studies. June 11, 1970
Historic Sites Act 1966-69 Legislation, memos
Urban Environment. March 1970 Legislation
Environmental Education. 1969-70 Agreement, correspondence, legislation
Extension Programs, NPS. Undated List
International Division. 1969-71 Correspondence and memos, information, legislation
Outline of Environmental Responsibilities of NPS. 1968 Correspondence, notes
Environmental and Travel. December 1969 News releases, U.S. Travel Industry
Antiquities Act Memo. 1968-70 No memo but research material
Drafts re Policies, Regulations and Statutory. 1970 Information and summaries as well as drafts
Policies - Natural Areas. 1966-70 Information, legislation, memo, press releases
Register of National Landmarks. 1967-70 Draft papers, info, legislation, memos, press releases
Grand Teton. 1951 Report to Congress
Yosemite. Many varied dates History, legislation, notes
National Environmental Policy Act Memo, 8/24/70 also includes correspondence
Guidelines for Environmental Studies. June-September 1970 Also memos
1971 NPS Legislation Program Information, draft papers
Public Lands Inventory. May 1970 Program, paper notices
R. F. Lee Analysis of Chapter 12, Outdoor Recreation, Chapter 3, Planning Goals and Chapter 18, Disposal, Acquisition and Exchanges 1970 Article, typed notes
Antiquities Act Memo, Jack Price re Jurisd. Water Rts. September 1970
Series 13 - Family Tree
Consists of 38 items concerning Lee's book Family Tree of the National Park System, 1972. It includes annotated copies, correspondence, corrected drafts, illustrations, notes, and publication material. The folders have been kept as found in Lee's file with some additions. Those interested in the book and its publication should investigate all this material. The pre-publication reviews and the corrections are interesting. This material is in Box 12 and a document box.
[NOTE: Lee's book was extensively revised by Barry Mackintosh and republished by NPS in 1984 under the title The National Parks : Shaping the System.]
Shortened version - Family Tree - Photocopy
Proof Sheets - Family Tree
Family Tree - Correspondence, clippings 1971-72
Our National Historic Preservation Policies - Typescript Part I
Family Tree - Handwritten and typed chapter drafts
Lists and Charts for Family Tree (unlabeled folder)
Unlabeled folder lists for Family Tree
Tables of National Monuments, 1906-70. Handwritten and typed lists, drafts, notes
Evolution of NPS System by Area. Hand-drawn chart, lists
Proofs - Family Tree Chart (not in folder) Hand-drawn, not set proofs
Unlabeled folder - Manuscript Material Family Tree. Also typed chapter drafts
Family Tree - Report covers introduction, chronology
Unlabeled folder - Proofs and Typed Manuscript Family Tree - Handwritten corrections
Travel Data - Handwritten and typed lists of park visitation
Copy shorter version Family Tree - handwritten corrections and notes
Family Tree Shortened Draft Version, 11/9/71, R. F. Lee. Copy reviewed by Utley
Family Tree shortened draft version 11/9/71, R. F. Lee, Copy reviewed by Kahler with his notes
Unlabeled folder - Typescript with corrections - Family Tree. Corrected copy with further corrections
Unlabeled folder - Typescript with corrections - Family Tree copy reviewed and annotated by Swem
Bill Everhart. Correspondence August 1971
Unlabeled folder - Notes re printing, spacing
Unlabeled folder - Notes, handwritten - Family Tree, Charts, lists, memos, legislation, research material
Cultural Parks. Typescript The Historian and Historical Preservation
Urban Parks. Correspondence, symposium minutes, publications
Registered Natural Land, etc., Registered Historic Land, etc. Notes and Federal Register Vol. 3, No. 37 February 25, 1969
Notes and Federal Register Vol. 3, No. 37, February 25, 1969
National Park System Act P.L. 91-383 August 18, 1970, other notes
National Environmental Policy Memo, Memo on PLLRC Report October 1970, August 1970
Clippings, 1969-71 re Dept. of Interior, Environment, Urban Preservation
National Cultural Parks, 1971 Survey, The Concert Scene in New England
Family Tree. Corrected copy with additional corrections in red
Comment on Family Tree, May- September 1972 Correspondence
Family Tree - Copy in blue note folder with note slip 3/72
The Family Tree of the National Park System by Ronald F. Lee, draft, 3 copies in report binders
Family Tree Galley - Folded in envelope
Series 14 - Antiquities Act Research
Consists of 13 folders of mostly photocopied material. It includes articles, some correspondence, drafts, legislation, papers, and reports. The folders have been kept as received. The folder headings give the subject of the contents. Those interested in the Antiquities Act and its legislative history should investigate all this material. It is in a labeled archive box.
House and Senate Committee Reports on Antiquities Act, 1900-1906 Reports on legislation, S5603, HR10451, HR11016
American Association for the Advancement of Science. 1945 National Archives report on the background of the 1906 Antiquities Act, correspondence, legislation, notes
General Legislative History - Antiquities Act. Clipping re Aspinall's legislative role, notes
Historic Government Buildings - GSA - Surplus Property. Living Monuments, Legislation notes
Historic Sites Act of 1935. Legislation, report
Reports of Secretary of Interior and Commissioner General Land Office, 1906-1916 Excerpts from annual report
Transfer of National Monuments to Interior. Opinions of Attorney General, report, paper
American Anthropological Association. Articles, notes
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development. Articles, correspondence 1966-67, drafts, legislation
Hearings on Antiquities Act, 1904. Congressional Record excerpts, transcript, notes
Antiquities Bills, 1900-1906. Legislation, notes
Antiquities Act of 1906, Draft on Paper, handwritten and typed chapter drafts
The Movement to Preserve Prehistoric Antiquities 1879-1933, Ronald F. Lee, draft, June 6, 1969. 2 copies - 1 carbon and 1 photocopy
Series 15 - Speeches and Speech Material
Consists of 25 folders that Lee kept at his home. The material includes clippings, drafts, information, and notes as well as speeches. The folders have been kept as received. The subjects include archeology, education, history, historic sites, interpretation, planning, and preservation. The site, thus audience, for the speech is listed with other pertinent information. The folder of History on the Highways is interesting along with many of the speeches, especially those on education, history, and preservation. Anyone studying the history of ideas and techniques and their evolution should read these speeches. Box 13.
Speeches about Park Planning, Historical Planning, 1952-53
American Planning and Civic Association, National Trust
Speeches on Archeological Salvage, 1947 Westerners, Chicago; Symposium on Government Archeological Research
Speeches on Travel, 1947. WQQW (radio?), D.C.; Controllers Institute, D. C.
Speeches of Commemoration and Dedication: Statue of Liberty, 1946; Hampton; AASLH, 1948; Michigan State College 1951; APCA, 1956; American History Association and AASLH, 1950; Beauregard House; Arthur Demaray; Chalmette, 1958
Speeches about Education: AASLH, Glacier, Jamestown, Information Manual
Unlabeled Folder - Information on the History of the National Capital Parks
Speeches on Historical Preservation: American Planning and Civic Association, AASLH, Duke University, Morris House Dedication, Michigan State College, Antietam, Institute of Pa. Life and Culture
National Park Service - General Information. Areas Administered 1950 & 1955, National Park Location Map #5 Rocky Mtns. - Plains
History on the Highways - Markers. Article reprint Planning and Civic Comment, December 1951
Quotes on History; Travel, etc. Clippings, notes
Notes for Speeches on Historic Sites - Social Value; Travel, etc. Handwritten, drafts
Notes and other material on Education, 1958 - 1944-58, clippings 1945-46
Material on Souvenirs - Handwritten notes, speech drafts
Notes on Travel - Social Value; Psychology; etc. Handwritten, clipping, drafts
Notes on History of Parks: Handwritten on Great Smoky Mtns, General, Fort McHenry, Jamestown, Fort Necessity, Wakefield, Fort Frederica, Ocmulgee, Hopewell, Salem Maritime, Guilford Courthouse, JNEM (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)
Chief of Interpretation position - Handwritten suggestions to Wirth
Material on Conservation - Clippings 1953-56
Material Speeches - Talks by others - Clippings, correspondence as well as speeches
Historical and Architectural Monuments in the U.S.A. - Transmittal memo and 1950 paper (by R. Lee)
Material on State Parks - Tabulations, manual
Salem, Massachusetts - 1966 - Clippings, report notes (draft)
Theodore Roosevelt Association - 1962-1973: Agenda, budgets, correspondence, menu programs, minutes, speeches
National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings Quarterly Reports 1947-52, Historic Preservation 1952-56
Speeches - 1959-1964: Visitor Services Conference, Interpretation; Michigan
Legislature, NPS and Preservation Activities in Michigan; Garden Club, Impact of Recreation; Cooper Union, Historical Landmarks; New Years Message 1963, NPS Years Achievement NERO; Ecology Symposium Adelphi Suffolk College Long Island, Fire Island; Regional Directors Meeting; Historic Preservation Opportunities and Problems; N.J. State Planning Conference, Historic Preservation and the Environment; National Trust, draft statement of Preservation Principles
Miscellaneous - 1963-1965 - Clipping, dedication, invitations, notes
Series 16 - Proposed Memorial Study
Consists of 25 folders of research material Lee kept at his home. Included are book excerpts, clippings, compilations, correspondence, drafts, handbook, legislation, legislative histories, notes, petition, photographs, reports, resolution, and survey. The material has been kept as received. This original order may have a chronological basis. The various memorials and monuments identified on the folder hearing serve as the subjects for the folder contents. The legislation should be important for legislative histories, histories of the preservation and park movements, etc. Box 13.
National Memorial Concept and Its Evolution - book excerpts, handwritten notes
Groton Battle Monument - Handwritten and typed notes
Trenton Battle Monument - Book excerpt, legislation, handwritten notes
Bennington Battle Monument - Handwritten notes, petition, report to Congress
Monmouth - Legislation, handwritten and typed notes
Washington Monument - Newburgh - Handwritten notes, report to Congress, resolution
Princeton Battle Monument - Clipping, legislation, handwritten and typed notes
Lossing - Handwritten notes from book
Bunker Hill Monument - Book excerpt
Concord Monument - Book excerpt
Maumee Valley - Legislation, reports to Congress
Old Ironsides - 1830 - Book excerpt
Washington Monument - Baltimore - Handwritten notes
Study of National Military Parks - Proposed Battlefields, Monuments, etc. 1870's Compilations, legislation, reports to Congress, survey
Proposed Legislation for Revolutionary Monument General Legislation - 1884 Report to Congress
Lafayette's Visit - Resolution
Comments on Part 1 - Lee's Report - Correspondence 1969-71
Revolutionary Projects in Hosmer Correspondence, notes
Trenton - Drafts Chapter One, Monuments for the Battlefields of America, legislation
General History of Monuments - from Art Stand Point - World - Book excerpts, clippings, notes
Yorktown Monument - Book excerpt, handbook, legislation, legislative history, reports to Congress, resolutions
Equestrian Statue of General Washington - Notes, resolution
General Warren, General Mercer Monuments and Others for Wooster, deKalb, Davidson, Scriven - Notes, report to Congress, resolution
Notes on Chronology of Monuments - Handwritten notes, report to Congress, Montgomery Monument, Book excerpt, notes, photographs
Series 17 - Miscellaneous
Consists of 5 folders plus 16 loose items. Lee probably kept this material at home. Included are clippings, legislation, memos, papers, periodical, reports, and standards. The material has been kept as received. Subjects covered are land use, the National
Park System, parks, planning, preservation, and recreation. Box 13.
Legislative Task Force 1969 Memos, hearings
Copies of NPS Laws - Paperback book, legislation
A Preliminary Plan for Scenic Highways in California - March 1962 paperbound report
Urban Renewal Legislation. Also memo, papers, reports, statistics
Clippings re Adaptive Use HUD, etc. 1969
Draft Amendments to October 1966, Historic Preservation Act - Section 108 re appropriation from Department of Interior - Section 106 to permit U.S. participation in Rome Centre (International Centre for Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties) and to expand membership from Advisory Council
Paper - Alternatives for Outdoor Recreation - Excerpt from report, undated (areas with minimum of 5 and maximum of 17 alternatives)
Draft - D. W. Humphrey Establishing Priorities...Land and Water Conservation Fund, 5/23/69. Urban areas, new appropriations
A Strategy Paper. Shenandoah National Park and Surrounding Region by Donald W. Humphrey, January 1969 - 4 part - basic facts and premises, program for park, need of action on adjacent lands, multi-county regional planning
Draft - MS 2604, Box 1 and 2 and MS 4323 - Preliminary archival inventories, unnamed repository
.Memo: Theme Studies and Gaps in National Park System 6-5-69 Natural and historical areas
NPS Involvement in Resources Inventory of Interior Lands - Draft with blanks Planning for NPS and Planning for Preservation
Small Natural Areas Bill - 11/69 Draft memo and bill
National Land Use Planning Act - 2 page proposal
NPS Organization, DI Manual 7/10/68 - Chart, Chapter 1 Creation, Objectives, and Function
Memo: Draft of Summary Chapter of Nationwide Outdoor - Chapter 2, The Recreation Imperative; 29 pages annotated
Policies, Programs and Activities of the Department of Interior Hearings, April 1969 Serial No. 91-2 includes NPS and BOR
Memo: Standards-Design and Management of Rec. Activities - Maintenance of Physical Facilities and National Resource Studies and Management - Memo and 29 page standards
Czech magazine Pamatova Pece, photocopy and material from George Svejda - Restoration of monuments and historic places
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, A Report to the President and to the Congress, May 1970 - 1969 annual report, annotated
That the Past Shall Live - Mission 66 Report inscribed by Shirley Hurst
Series 18 - Independence Office Material (Accession HFCA-862 (old no. 85-1))
Consists of 27 items Lee kept in an office he used in the Independence National Historical Park headquarters building. Included are articles, correspondence, drafts, excerpts, notes, periodicals, publications, and reports. The material had been further subdivided into six categories but otherwise kept as received. Topics include environment, international concerns, land laws, parks, Philadelphia, and preservation. Material on the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Public Land Law Review Commission should be interesting for researchers. It is in a labeled archive box.
A. Magazines and Pamphlets
Magazine - Historic Preservation, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1960, last page annotated and updated, membership list for officers
Magazine - Historic Preservation, Yol. 12, No. 3, 1960, much annotation on 2 copies of last page, officers
Booklet - The Cost of Freedom, Frederick C. Rath, Jr., inscribed to Lee
B. Philadelphia
Park Planning correspondence enclosing Dr. McHarg's study on criteria for selection of open space for Philadelphia, 1966
Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan Interim Report, Pennsylvania State Planning Board, 1966
Folder material - Philadelphia Bicentennial Activities
C. National Environment
Conference Report - NEP Act of 1969
Congressional Record - (Continued Report NEP Act of 1969), December 20, 1969
Excerpt - Federal Register, Vol. 35, No. 92, May 12, 1970, Guidelines Proposed Federal Actions Effecting the Environment
Memo for Director, NPS - NEP Act of 1969 National Environment Policy Act of 1969
H of R Report, No. 91-378 - Council on Environmental Quality, July 11, 1969 Congressional Record - Council on Environmental Quality, 9/23/69
D. Public Land Law Review Commission
Handwritten notes - Land Law, typed notes PLLRC Report, priority notes National Land Use Policy and Program
Excerpt - Congressional Record, National Land Use Policy 1970, January 29, 1970
Draft memo - Public Land Law Review Commission Report, R. F. Lee, May 22, 1970
Public Land Law Preview Commission Report, October 1970
E. Working Material
Draft - Park Road Standards
Typed notes - Purpose of Parks on Est. Legislation
Notes - Establishment of Parks, Coop. Functions of NPS
Statement on Historic Preservation Opportunities and Problems for NPS, R. F. Lee, July 1964
Article reprint - "A Current View of Area Preservation," Stephen W. Jacobs, AIA Journal, December 1964
Act to Amend LWCF Act of 1965, July 15, 1968
Correspondence Footnote to Legislative History of NH Preservation Act, 1969
Summer Roster - HABS/HAER, 1971
F. International
Second International Congress of Historical Mon. Architects and Technicians, Interior Draft Charter for Preservation and Restoration of Monuments, May 29, 1964
Report of U. S. Delegation to UNESCO Committee for Draft Recommendations on the Presentation of Cultural Property Endangered by Public and Private Works, March 11-20, 1968
Series 19 - Historic Preservation
Consists of 4 archive boxes of material filed on the movable shelves under category H-42. Included are budgets, clippings, correspondence, drafts, legislation, minutes, news releases, notes, papers, periodicals, reports, and speeches. The boxes were arranged by the former curator. This arrangement has some chronological basis. Those interested in the National Trust and the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society would want to review the correspondence in these boxes. The entire Rains Committee box should be reviewed by those interested in historic preservation and legislative history. The statements on roles and functions in the OAHP box might be interesting for researchers. The labels of the four-archive boxes are given in the listing.
A. National Trust Statement of Principles Acc 150
Minutes Executive Committees, National Trust 1967, 68, 72
Annual Reports and Directory 1956-58, 1969-70
Envelope marked National Trust Memos and Report 1958 Contains correspondence 1958-64, lists, minutes, budget booklets, clipping, speech
Guidelines and Criteria
Memo, 2 report booklets
Folders - Statement of Principles - Original drafts, six revisions, some notes
B. Special Committees (Rains) on Historic Preservation 1965 Acc 150
Preliminary Notes for Use of Special Committee on Historic Preservation - Paper written by Lee 11/65
Committee List, etc. Correspondence 64-65, itinerary, study papers
Historic Preservation Legislation - 2 folders and loose papers correspondence, legislation 1965-66, 1970
Committee Briefing - Memo 10/65, papers, article excerpt
Historic Preservation Report - Clippings 1965, memos 1964-65, notes, December 1964 report, memo and itinerary, report outline
Special Committee on Historic Preservation (Miscellaneous) Mounted clippings 1966, correspondence and memos, 1965-66, notes, membership list
Special Committee on Historic Preservation, NPS "Draft" Legislation, Legislative summary, draft bill November 1965
Special Committee on Historic Preservation, NPS Special Task Force Records
National Survey of Historic Sites and Bldgs., Legislative summary
Special Committee on Historic Preservation Correspondence with Mr. Feiss, Technical Advisor December 1965
Special Committee on Historic Preservation Committee Study Reports October 7 & 14, 1965
Special Committee on Historic Preservation Correspondence with Director
Missing memo October 1965
Special Committee on Historic Preservation Correspondence with Mr. Rains, chairman November-December, 1965
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation November 1966 memo, reports 1971, 1972
Report of the Special Committee on Historic Preservation
Correspondence and memos 1966-67, notes, report
C. American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society Acc 150
Pugsley Awards - 1951-68 correspondence and memos, clippings, citations, biographies, news releases
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, 1967-1971
Agenda, minutes, citations, correspondence, meeting notices
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, 1962-1966
Correspondence and memos, meeting notices, press releases, biographies
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, 1957-1961 - Correspondence, citation, budget, meeting notices
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, Octagon
1965-1970 Correspondence, clippings, photographs, reports
Certified Public Accountants Reports for American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society 1950, 1956, 1966
State Control Management and Use of Historic Properties, 1944 Merrill Denison Sec. American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
D. Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) Acc 150
OAHP - Memos, charts, papers, minutes re reorganizations, roles, and functions 1966-71
Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Correspondence and memos, legislation, press releases, reports, bibliographies 1967-71
Historic Preservation Program (National Historic Preservation Act of 1966)
Correspondence and memos, legislation, papers, statements, notes, press releases 1966-70
Series 20- K1818 - Behavior, Visitor Use Studies
Consists of two archive boxes of material filed on the movable shelves with the other boxes in this category. Included are articles, clippings, correspondence, drafts, news releases, notes, periodicals, reports, speeches, and statistics. The material has been kept as received. It concerns a monograph Lee prepared in 1967 entitled Public Use of the National Park System 1872 - 2000. The statistics are important research tools. The material came in two different accessions that are labeled on the listed box heading.
Public Use Study Accession HFCA-0153
Public Use of the National Park System 1872-2000, a rough sketch prepared in 1967 by Ronald F. Lee, 2 copies Typescripts, one with corrections
Published Monograph Public Use of the National Park System 1872-2000 by R. F. Lee
2 copies, 1 with 1969 figure sheet, other with correspondence, notes, speeches
Reach for a Perspective to the Future Paper update NPS Long Range Objectives with Visitor Papers
Outdoor Recreation Literature: A Survey. ORRRC Study Report 27, 1972
Reprint "Will Success Spoil the National Parks?" The Christian Science Monitor, Copyright 1961
The National Park Wilderness Mission 66 Report. Monumentum, Vol. VI, 1970 Special Issue. Magazine of ICOMOS, contains report by Lee
Public Use Report. Typescript Public Use rough sketch 1967 and photocopy with pencilled corrections and annotations
Public Use Report Material. Correspondence and memos 1966-70, reports, speech
Travel Figures: Clippings, notes, press releases, reports, statistics
Unlabeled Report Book: Correspondence and memos, notes, clippings, speech, papers, report
Public Use Study - Correspondence and memos, comments
Letters from NPS Staff and Alumni and others on Public Use Study Book 1968
F. Appendices
Note on Lee's file drawers at Northeast Regional Office, Acc 150
Although the material in Accession 150 was received from Northeast Regional Office, it concerns national rather than Northeast Regional Office functions. The NPS Director personally delegated responsibility for the National Trust, historic preservation nationwide, and Advisory Council among other subjects to Ronald F. Lee. The other Northeast Regional Office personnel were not involved in the matters covered by these files. A letter from George A. Palmer, retired Northeast Regional Office officials explains this in full.
The material in Accession 150 was originally in two file cabinets. Lee labeled one cabinet the "Dead Files." They were brought from the Washington Office when Lee came to Northeast Regional Office. This file had four drawers. Drawer 1 material is now in Series 1, 19 and 20. The material from Drawer 2 is now in Series 1 and 2. Drawer 3 material is now Series 3. Drawer 4 of the "Dead Files" is now in Series 4 and 5.
The other non-Northeast Regional Office file cabinet in Lee's Northeast Regional office contained "current" material he handled for the Director. This steel cabinet had five drawers of material with nationwide importance. The general material kept in Drawer 1 is now Series 6 although there may be some in Series 19 as well. Drawer 2 material is now in Series 7, 8, and 9. The material kept in Drawer 3 is now Series 10. Drawer 4 material is now Series 11 and 12. Although Lee physically did some of the work at Independence headquarters, material concerning his Family Tree book was found in the fifth drawer of this steel cabinet. Family Tree is now Series 13.
Note on Antiquities Act Research Series XIV
The accessions are inconclusive regarding the source of Series XIV. The material is obviously Lee's and the folders came together.
Note on Accession HFCA-0153
The series description states that Lee kept the material in Series 15 and 16 at his home. It follows that this material came from Accession HFCA-0153. Likewise material in Series 17 is described as probably coming from Lee's home and is therefore most likely from Accession HFCA-0153. The series description for Series 20 states the material came in two accessions. These accessions are HFCA-0150 and HFCA-0153.