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National Park Service Remote Sensing Division Records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 0008
 
Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the records of the Remote Sensing Division of the Southwest Cultural Resources Center. The bulk of the records spans from the division’s creation as part of the Chaco Center through its eventual reorganization into a branch within the Southwest Cultural Resources Center. Records dated prior to 1969 are mostly reference material; records dated in the 1990s and 2000s include additional project material and imagery on remote sensing projects conducted by NPS sites.

Administrative files document the management of the division and its staff, general progress of projects, research in remote sensing techniques, and production of in-house publications. Research material referenced by staff while preparing and revising reports, publications, and manuals may be found in the general research files. Project files include correspondence, reports, data, and related materials that illustrate the progress of various aerial photography and archeology projects the division actively participated in or consulted on. Most of the aerial photography produced by these projects—along with assorted slides and glass plate positives—are filed separately as photographic materials.

Materials in this collection include: correspondence, memoranda, reports, manuscripts, drafts, illustrations, bibliographies, proposals, cooperative agreements, contracts, articles, lecture notes, archeology field notes and survey forms, computer printouts, image logs, aerial photographs, terrestrial photographs, photomosaics, negatives, slides, glass plate positives, maps, overlays, procurement forms, invoices, and reference material.
Dates
1929-2005 (bulk dates: 1965-1987)
Extent
130.5 Linear Feet
Related Names
Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Agency : U.S.)
Language of Materials
English
Records in this series document the operation of the Remote Sensing Division in its various incarnations. They contain information on the management of the division, its records, and its staff; general progress of projects; research on remote sensing geared towards cultural resource managers; and creation of in-house publications and bibliographies. Some notable division staff members who created or received the documents in this series are Thomas R. Lyons, Dwight Drager, and James I. Ebert.
Dates
Other: 1967-2003, undated
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin

SUBSERIES A: GENERAL, 1967-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001
Documents the ongoing activities of the administrative office of the Remote Sensing Division. Researchers will find cooperative agreements, contracts, requisitions, procurement forms, correspondence with vendors and contractors, and project reports that document some of the aerial mapping and remote sensing consultation projects with which the division was involved. A group of folders labeled “Archive Listings and Maps” contains records of the old file keeping system for a large portion of the collection. There is also documentation on the creation, publication, and distribution of in-house publications, including requests for publications, reviews, and directories of bibliographic citations and publications. Other types of material contained in this subseries include documentation of conferences, policy memos and publications from the NPS, and materials concerning the division’s move to a new facility.
Dates
1967-2003

Cooperative Agreements Guidelines and Memos, 1978

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-01
Dates
1978
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Letter Regarding Agreement Between Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library and NPS, 2000

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-02
Dates
2000
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Remote Sensing Project Aerial Archeology: A Progress Report, 1972

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-03
Dates
1972
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1973
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archaeology Program Review, 1991-1992

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-05
Dates
1991-1992
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: Map Indices, Annotated USGS Topo Index Maps, circa 1980

 File — Location: Series 1: MC46 F 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-06
Dates
circa 1980
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1971-1978
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1978-1982
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: Indices of Maps, Aerial photographs- Cabinet Indices, 1975, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-09
Dates
1975, undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: Forms Documenting Items Checked Out, 1980-1985

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-10
Dates
1980-1985
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: Indices of Folders, TItles and Numbers - Drawers 30A-36D, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-11
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: Indices of Folders, TItles and Number - Drawer 80, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-12
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: -Index List of USGS Topographic Sheets File 5 (Maps), undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-13
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1981-1996
Extent
2 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: 4 Index Maps of New Mexico, 1982-1984

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-16
Dates
1982-1984
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Archive Listings and Maps: - List of Archaeology Projects and Authors, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 1
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-17
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
 

ASCS Aerial Photography Specifications Manual, 1973

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-18
Dates
1973
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Chaco Canyon Interdisciplinary Bibliography: Correspondence and Working File, 1969-1973

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-19
Dates
1969-1973
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Remote Sensing Bibliography - Chaco on Computer Tapes, undated

 File — Box: Film Box 1-6
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-20
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography - Published Contributions of the Chaco Center, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-21
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography--Papers Regarding Sytems Proposal and Research Materials, 1977-1978

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-22
Dates
1977-1978
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography - Remote Sensing, Error Correction Forms, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-23
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography - Remote Sensing, Error Correction Forms, Completed, 1977

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-24
Dates
1977
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography of Publications on Remote Sensing, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-25
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography -Remote Sensing Bibliography Systems Proposal and Memos (H-18-15), 1978-1979

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-26
Dates
1978-1979
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Bibliography - Remote Sensing Bibliographic Listings (H-22-19), circa 1978

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 2
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-27
Dates
circa 1978
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1972-1981
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Branch of Remote Sensing Publication Reviews, Photocopies, 1982-1983

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-29
Dates
1982-1983
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Branch of Remote Sensing Reports, 1978-1984

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-30
Dates
1978-1984
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

NPS Cultural Resource Management Brochures, undated

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-31
Dates
undated
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Chaco Map Collection Digitization Project--Agreement Between NPS and College of Santa Fe, 1999

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-32
Dates
1999
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Chaco Publications History and Guidebook by Joan Mathien, 1986 June

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-33
Dates
1986 June
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Dates
1998 October 19
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Conference Program Book: Clovis and Beyond, Santa FE 1999, 1999

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-35
Dates
1999
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Conference Program Guide: George Wright Society, 1997

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-36
Dates
1997
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English

Conference Materials: Pecos Conference 67th, 1994

 File — Box: Series 1: Box 3
Identifier: Coll 0008/001.001-37
Dates
1994
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English