Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument

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233 BIBLIOGRAPHY Abbreviations fac United States Fine Arts Commission gewa George Washington Birthplace National Monument hfc National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center nps National Park Service rg Record Group A Note on Archives The majority of the correspondence cited throughout is archived at the George Washington Birthplace Monument (gewa). During my time there, archived materials were only partially cataloged and, in some cases, were stored in unmarked boxes.The use of “Seth Box” and “Ancient Box” indicates a temporary nomenclature system devised in conjunction with this project. gewa’s archived records have since undergone recataloging. Materials referred to herein were found in nps Records, Boxes 6–10, 14–17, 19–20, 23; nps Records, Unprocessed Materials, Box 18; Memorial Association Records, Box 18; Ancient Box 6; and Seth Boxes 1, 3–6. “Central Administrative Files” refers to non-archived records still in circulation at the monument, and “Central Administrative Files (overflow)” refers to those of the above kept in vertical files in the visitor center basement. Beyond the monument, I consulted the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Records (rg 66) at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. rg 66 includes portions of the Wakefield National Memorial Association’s original records as well as important fac project files corresponding with work at the Birthplace.The National Archives Building also holds relevant materials in rg 79, the records of the National Park Service. A larger portion of relevant materials that are included within rg 79 and cited throughout is housed at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. Cited correspondence particular to the nps’s Northeast Region relevant to the park’s first two decades is included within rg 79 at the National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Regional facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Finally, the Harpers Ferry Center (hfc) archives a variety of documents related to the park’s management and maintains Horace Albright’s film recordings of the early park along with other visual media at its Willow Springs facility in Charles Town, West Virginia. GEWA Reports and Management Documents gewa. Central Administrative files. Operations Evaluations: 1990, 1992. ———. Superintendent Annual Reports: 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 234 Bibliography gewa. nps Records. Annual Wild Life Report, 1932 (box 6/25). ———. Master Plan Development Outline, February 1952 (box 8/25). ———. Statement for Management, 1979 (box 15/25). ———. Superintendent Annual Reports: 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1950. ———. Superintendent Monthly Reports: April, July, November–December 1931; February, April–May, July, October–December 1932; January, March–May, October 1933; March, July, November–December 1934; January–March, May, July, October–December 1935; April, October, December 1936; February, April–May 1937; May–June 1938; December 1939; April, July, October 1940; January, August –October, December 1941; March, July, September 1942; June, October 1943; October 1944; May, September 1945; January, August 1946; April–May, November , December 1947; January, June, August, October 1948; May, July–September 1949; August 1950; August–September, November 1951; January–February, April, July–November 1952; April, July, December 1953; December 1954; March, May–July 1955; February–March, May, October 1956; April–May, August 1957; April, June–July, October 1958; April–August, October 1959; April, June 1960; February–April, December 1962; October 1963; January–February 1964; March 1965. gewa. Seth Boxes. Annual Statement for Interpretation and Visitor Services, 1984, box 4. ———. Crop and Livestock Survey, 1992, box 3. hfc. Superintendent Annual Reports: 1972, 1973–1974, 1979, 1982, 1984 Relevant Legislation H.J. Res. 94, 46th Congress (1879 exploratory party under Secretary of State William M. Evarts). H. Res. 315, 46th Congress (1881/82 acceptance of land from Virginia). S.J. Res. 102, 52nd Congress (1896 Congressional authority to build monument at Wakefield). H.R. 6985, 69th Congress (1926 bill to enact Memorial Association plans). S.R. 2299, 69th Congress (1926 bill to enact Memorial Association plans). H.R. 7369, 69th Congress (1926 bill to enact Memorial Association plans). H.J. Res. 198, 69th Congress (1926 bill to enact Memorial Association plans). H.R. 10131 (Public Law No. 545) (1926 permission for Memorial Association to build on federal property). Report No. 45 accompanying S.R. 1784, 71st Congress (“Wakefield, Birthplace of George Washington”). S.R. 1784, 71st Congress (Swanson’s 1929 appropriation bill in face of Cramton opposition). Bibliography 235 Interviews George Church. Interview by author. Fredericksburg, Va. 17 May 2004. John Donahue. Interview by author. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Bushkill, Pa. 14 May 2004. Janice Frye. Interview by author. Fredericksburg...