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This series includes correspondence, reports, research notes, and some publications. The bulk of the material is concerned with the program to erect historical markers in Georgia. Included are suggestions for possible markers and inscriptions for marker candidates. Some of the files deal with the Alexander Stephens State Park. Also included among the files is a 155 page report by a Dr. George Raffalovich, It Communal Experiments in Georgia."

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This series contains correspondence of the assistant to the director and some other parties (director, engineers, etc.) concerning specific parks and the operation of the parks. Subjects discussed include: construction and maintenance of various park facilities and roads; placement of signs; attendance records; requisitioning of equipment; soil analyses, etc.

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This series contains duplicates of the deputy director's correspondence, which pertains to routine park business and administrative decisions and directives concerning such matters as regulations for park patrons, property lines, personnel, new construction procedures, maintenance, replies to inquiries, etc.

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This series contains the general correspondence of the director. In addition to regular park business and replies to routine inquiries, subjects treated include conservation, planning of new sites, expansion of recreational facilities and other projects.

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This series consists of "yellow copies" of director's correspondence.

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This series contains duplicates of the Director's correspondence which includes replies to inquiries and comments from park patrons and some letters relating to personnel matters, road and sign maintenance, recommendations concerning park facilities, etc.

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These records from the office of former directors include correspondence, minutes of meetings of professional organizations, reports, brochures, proposals from new projects, memorandums, etc.

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This series contains general office correspondence. Subjects treated are maintenance personnel, inspections, requisitions, fiscal arrangements, public relations and other aspects of park administration. Correspondence also includes replies to invitations and inquiries.

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This series contains: (1) specifications for restoration projects, (2) specifications for construction projects, (3) correspondence and memorandums pertaining to specific research projects, (4) maps and plats, (5) legal documents, (6) news reports and publicity statements, (7) gift and loan documents, (8) microfilm inventories, (9) bids and appraisals, (10) inven­tories of furnishings, (11) dedication ceremony plans, and (12) annual reports on specific sites and related documents.

Scope and Contents This series contains (1) Legislative Inspection Tour Reports including itineraries and schedules, (2) park descriptions, (3) maps, (4) statistical information on park attendance, physical facilities, income, future plans and projected material and economic needs and (5) related supporting materials. These documents are compiled on the inspection tours conducted by the Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the Georgia House of Representatives Recreation Committee four times a year between June...

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These published annual reports are very brief. A typical volume might contain the following chapters: (1) Organization and Administration; (2) Growth of Park System; (3) Recreation Programs; (4) Participation in National Youth Corps Program; (5) Land Acquisition; (6) Parks to be Opened, Transferred, Leased; (7) Land and Water Conservation Fund; (8) Major Projects Completed or Underway during Year, Listed by Park.

Scope and Contents This series consists of original and photocopied material relating to administering the operations and activities of the Historic Preservation Section. Included is correspondence to and from: (1) individuals, (2) state and federal agencies, (3) Office of Commissioner of Natural Resources, and the (4) Director of Parks and Historic Sites. Information contained in these files consists of information on (1) site projects, (2) speeches, (3) resolutions, (4) various historic preservation...

Scope and Contents This series contains (1) A-95 review documents, (2) A-85 review documents, (3) environmental impact statements, (4) project design plans and specifications, (5) resource assessments performed for structural sites to determine eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Sites, (6) memorandums of agreement executed by the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council and the project sponsor to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of...

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The Historic Preservation Section evaluates historic preservation certification applications of properties being considered for federal historic preservation tax incentives. Files include applications, sometimes called either a "Historic Preservation Certification Application" or a "Rehabilitated Historic Property Application," correspondence regarding the application, before and after photographs, floor plans, and exterior elevations of the structure.

Scope and Contents This series contains Xerox reference copies of forms created by the United States Department of the interior, National Park Service which were designed to be utilized by local historical societies and others in nominating historic sites, buildings and districts for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. Although the format changed at least once in the time period covered, and many are not filled out completely, a typical form usually contains the following information for...

Scope and Contents This series contains: individual files on each applicant for a historic preservation grant, including federal reports on financial status, expenditures, staff requirements, hiring practices and relocation assistance, if applicable, plans and specifications, historical research on sites, correspondence, payments requests, construction and non-construction forms, and grant award letters; federal audit reports; Department of Interior guidelines and criteria for the administration of the...

Scope and Contents This series contains newsletters, correspondence, newspaper articles and completed questionnaires mailed to the varlous local historical societies In Georgla and returned by them in an effort on the part of the Historic Preservation Sectlon to obtain information about each society and its activities. The section needs to be acquainted with the activities of all local historical societies in the state in order to avoid duplication of effort and conflicts between the various local societies...

Scope and Contents This series consists of (broadly speaking) original and photocopied material documenting the educational programs about the National Register conducted by the Historic Preservation Section of the Department of Natural Resources. Included are: (1) committee files (i.e. committees attended by the Educational Coordinator) (2) news releases and original texts of magazine or newsletter articles and radio programs; (3) material relating to the coordination of National Historic Preservation Week...

Scope and Contents This series contains: (1) correspondence, (2) plats, (3) maps, (4) family research reports, (5) genealogies, (6) court records, (7) interview notes, (8) obituaries, (9) death certificates, (10) biographical questionnaires, (11) copies of newspaper clippings, and (12) public relations records all constituting the working files of staff researchers The material was used to make decisions regarding historic sites, document the history of the sites, restore the sites to their original states and...

Scope and Contents This series contains (1) A-95 review documents, (2) A-85 review documents, (3) environmental impact statements, (4) projects design plans and specifications, (5) resource assessments performed for structural sites to determine eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Sites, (6) memorandums of agreement executed by the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council and the project sponsor to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of...

Scope and Contents This series contains (1) A-95 review documents, (2) A-85 review documents, (3) environmental impact statements, (4) project design plans and specifications, (5) resource assessments performed for structural sites to determine eligibility from nomination to the National Register of Historic Sites, (6) memorandums of agreement executed by the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council and the project sponsor to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of...

Scope and Contents This series contains: (1) A-95 review documents; (2) A-85 review documents; (3) environmental impact statements; (4) project design plans and specifications; (5) resource assessments performed for structural sites to determine eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Sites; (6) memorandums of agreement executed by the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council and the project sponsor to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of...

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This publication is issued bi-monthly by the Recreation Planning Section of the Office of Planning and Research. This is a newsletter dealing with parks and recreation facilities in Georgia and the staff members' activities in the above named section of the Department of Natural Resources.

Scope and Contents This diverse collection of publications runs the gamut from manuals aimed at recreation administrators and planners all over the state to very specific guidelines for the operation and administration of local recreational facilities such as swimming pools, lakes and tennis courts. Among subjects discussed besides administration are funding proposals, rules and regulations and charging nonresident use fees. Some of the manuals even contain blank forms to be used by administrators. For other...

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The publications in this series were compiled by the Department of Parks and Recreation before State government reorganization in 1972 and by the Public Relalions and Information Section of the Department of Natural Resources afterwards.

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This series contains: (1) reports (2) correspondence (3) commission minutes (4) by-laws (5) biographical information on some commission members (6) job descriptions and other personnel records not of a confidential nature (7) news releases (8) speech and other presentation texts and (9) miscellaneous records.

Scope and Contents This series contains material related to approving applications and disbursing of federal funds to sub-grantees for Land and Water Conservation Fund monies. Included are project files and internal audit reports. The project files contain grant proposals and agreements, construction contracts and land acquisition documents, inspection reports and invoices, and related correspondence. The Funding Unit of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division of the Department of...

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This series contains (1) correspondence, (2) program brochures, (3) field notes, (4) reports, (5) evaluations, (6) guidance on specific issues related to facilities and programs, (7) memorandums, (8) personnel records and (9) fiscal records. These papers document one of the chief missions of the Recreation Services Selection, the rendering of guidance, assessing of local recreation programs and solving of problems for agencies and communities throughout Georgia.

Scope and Contents This series contains copies of each and every publication produced by the Section from its inception to the present. Included are items which run the entire gamut of the publication field from directories of recreation and park agencies to studies commissioned by the section on techniques and programs. This series does contain a few publications which were updated at various times and which should, therefore, be rightfully placed in separate series. Since the number is small, however, an...

Scope and Contents This series contains a bound volume containing what is probably a complete set of the bi-monthly newsletter of the Georgia Recreation Committee. Also bound into this volume are three very brief commission annual reports and two issues of Georgia Recreator, the official publication of The Georgia Recreation and Park Society, Inc. A typical issue of Recreation in Georgia might contain very brief articles on: (1) personnel changes in the public recreation field nationally (2) professional...

Scope and Contents This series contains: (1) correspondence, (2) applications, (3) cost documentation (4) evaluations, (5) contracts, (6) land acquisition documents, and (7) inspection reports and other records which are contained in recreation grant project files. These particular files document the requesting, administering and authorizing of state and federal funds to individual subgrantees under several programs including Recreation Emergency Fund, Recreation and Parr Assistance Fund, Special Olympics,...

Scope and Contents This series consists of original records created by the Georgia Natural Areas Council during its tenure from 1966-1973. Created by House Bill 304 during the 1966 Session of the Georgia General Assembly, the council's main objective was for the preservation of natural areas, meaning "a tract of land in its natural state set aside and permanently protected or managed for the purpose of preservation of native plant or animal communities or rare or valuable individual members of such...