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.
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
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
- Dates
- 1978
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 2000
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1972
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1973
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1991-1992
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- 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
- Dates
- 1975, undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1980-1985
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- 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
- Dates
- 1982-1984
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1973
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1969-1973
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1977-1978
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1977
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1978-1979
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- circa 1978
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1972-1981
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1982-1983
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1978-1984
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- undated
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1999
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1986 June
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1998 October 19
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1999
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1997
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English
- Dates
- 1994
- Extent
- 1 Folder
- Language of Materials
- English