Buildings & Facilities | Campus Buildings Collections

The Buildings and Facilities Collection consists of primary source materials from the University Archives relating to the planning, construction, and dedication of the buildings on campus. Items in the collection include meeting minutes, memorandums, plans, programs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera.

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Memorandum for State Park Conservation Work Field Men

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white two page document features a document in response to the field reports received for July 1933.
Memorandum for Superintendents and State Park Authorities

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white two page document features a memorandum discussing the selection of outstanding Civilian Conservation Corps. companies, including necessary criteria.
Memorandum for the Director of the National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a memorandum detailing the wishes of the President that the camps be as efficient as possible.
Memorandum for the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Corps Areas

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a memorandum detailing the appointment of Special Inspectors for the Emergency Conservation Work.
Memorandum on Cost Effectiveness

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a note sent to Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, that the camps need to reevaluate the workforce and transition into being as cost effective as possible. This includes maximizing the work of the workers, reducing supply purchases, and only providing inexpensive articles.
Memorandum Regarding Emergency Conservation Work

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a two page document. The memorandum offers information regarding the camps as they move into the winter months, including details on the change in work hours and leisure time.
Memorandum Regarding Reports and Estimates

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white four page document features a memorandum with specific details on how reports are to be received and how often, as well as how to submit cost estimates.
Memorandum to All State Park Authorities: September 12, 1933

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a memorandum in which there is discussion of possible abuses of payroll due to failure to wait for approval of dismissal and unregulated employment.
Memorandum to District Officers and Inspectors

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a letter to the inspectors regarding when they have a complaint about the unsatisfactory conditions of work, specifically where to properly report this as to not place blame on the superintendent or foreman.
Memorandum to Field Officers: August 15, 1933

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white two page document features a memorandum discussing the actions needing to be taken when a member of the Corps. becomes injured while on the job, so they may receive proper medical care. The memo concludes by detailing the specific measures for hernia cases.
Note to Civil Works Administration

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a document outlining the recent change in project submission, as well as the reason for possible delays in the administration approval.
Note to Supervisors in Emergency Conservation Work

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a note regarding supervisors paying attention and staying alert to any injuries or sicknesses that happen with their workers.
Notice on Dutch Elm Disease

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white fifteen page document features a notice to officers, inspectors, and authorities of the parks notifying them that there has been several cases of the Dutch Elm Disease found in the country. This is a problem due to the widespread nature of the elm, as it is one of the most easy accessible trees for the parks. The circular includes black and white photographs of trees and vegetation.
Policy with Regard to Employment Opportunities

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white five page document features a memorandum detailing the new policy for employment for enrolled men, as well as the details of a previous memorandum from August 23, 1933.
Reenrollment, Selection and Certification

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a three page instructional regulations for those wishing to reenroll, as well as those who do not ant to reenroll Civilian Conservation Corps. The new criteria for selection of Civilian Conservation Corps. members are included.
Revisions to State Park Handbooks

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white six page document features a series of corrections to be made to the State Park Emergency Conservation Work (E.C.W.) Handbook.
State Park Circular No. 14

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white two page document features a circular discussing the media policies, payroll, material handling, and project completion.
Submission of Plans

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a document outlining the submission process for all park designs and constructions, as directed by the State Park Conservation Work program.
Unauthorized Use of Workers and Equipment

United States Department of the Interior, Office of National Parks

This black and white document features a memorandum addressing the recent reports of unauthorized usage of labor and equipment for non Emergency Conservation program activities.
Dutch Elm Disease Breaks Out Anew

U.S. Department of Agriculture

This black and white document features an information bulletin for the press regarding the spreading of Dutch Elm Disease.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers Bulletin No. 1697

U.S. Department of Agriculture

This black and white twenty page document features a guide on how to use soil-binding to help reclaim gullies in the South. The purpose of the bulletin is to counter the threat of erosion on uplands and fields. Black and white photographs of different landscapes are included in the bulletin.
Civilian Conservation Corps. Circular No. 22

War Department

This black and white document features the guidelines for handling someone who wishes to withdraw from their term in the Civilian Conservation Corps, as well as the guidelines for each level of discharge.
Disposition of Members of Civilian Conservation Corps

War Department

This black and white document details the medical assistance provided to those who participated in the Civilian Conservation Corps, as well as the parameters for their medical assistance after discharge.
Transportation Allowances for Discharged Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

War Department

This black and white two page document features the specifics of transportation, as well as transportation to aid those who are being discharged.
Civilian Conservation Corps

War Department, Office Chief of Finance

This black and white document features a finance bulletin covering the reimbursement of using ones own personal vehicle for official transportation. The correspondence is addressed to the C.C.C., or Civilian Conservation Corps.