Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
John W. Stock papers |
Collection |
Adirondack Experience Library |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Scope & Content |
The collection is comprised of materials created and compiled by John W. Stock, a professional forester, property rights advocate, historian, civic leader, and a commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency from 1973-1987. The bulk of the collection pertains to Stock's work with the Adirondack Park Agency and includes materials related to forest management, clearcutting, land use in the Adirondack Park, forest taxation, the 1980 Olympic Games at Lake Placid, and general APA regulations and operations. Materials in the collection include meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, hearing transcripts, reports and publications, and subject files on a number of topics. The bulk of the collection covers the years 1975-1985. Few materials regarding Stock's role as an APA commissioner before and after these dates are included in the collection. |
Call Number |
MS 09-005 |
Catalog Number |
11551 |
Creator |
Stock, John W. |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1998 |
Dates of Creation |
1900-1998 [bulk dates 1975-1985] |
Extent of Description |
16.25 lin. ft. (40 boxes); 32 maps (various sz); 1 arch. drawing |
Admin/Biographical History |
John W. Stock was a professional forester, property rights advocate, historian, civic leader, and a commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency from 1973-1987. Stock also served as a forest superintendent for the Litchfield Park Corporation from 1956-1982. John W. Stock was born July 11, 1915, in East Aurora, New York. He attended East Aurora High School and continued his education at the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University (now the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry), graduating in 1937. He married Phyllis Brown in 1939, and the couple had two children. Stock died at his home in North Port, Florida, on January 7, 1999. After graduating from college, Stock managed a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the northwest and New England. He returned to New York State during World War II, serving in the New York State Guard and working at the Buffalo Arms Company. From 1944 through the mid-1950s, Stock worked as a forester for the Emporium Lumber Company in Conifer and as a land assessor for the St. Lawrence Seaway Commission. In 1956, he began work as a forest superintendent for the Litchfield Park Corporation, which operates a 28,000-acre industrial forest in Hamilton and Franklin counties. Stock continued to work for the company until his retirement in 1982. Speaking about the history of Litchfield Park in 1974, Stock credited his leadership as forest superintendent in transforming the forest "from a hunting preserve that didn't work to an industrial forest that does work." In August 1973, Stock was appointed to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), filling a seat specifically created for a resident of the Adirondack Park. He was the first Franklin County resident to serve as a commissioner of the APA. Stock initially opposed the creation of the APA, and often criticized the agency for neglecting economic concerns and the rights of the park's private landowners. During Stock's tenure with the APA from 1973 to 1987, he was an outspoken advocate for forestry industry interests and for residents of the Adirondack Park. "Many local people view[ed] him as an able spokesman for their perspective on issues," Louis Simmons, Tupper Lake historian and long-time editor of the Tupper Lake Free Press, said of Stock. While on the APA, Stock helped to create the agency's economic development committee and served as its chairman. He also served as chairman of the agency's enforcement and operations committees, and chaired a task force on restoration and economic development in the park's hamlets. Throughout Stock's time in Tupper Lake, he was deeply involved in local business and economic interests in the area. He served as President of the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce and Vice President of the Greater Tupper Lake Area Development Corporation, and was a member of the committee that established the Big Tupper Ski Area. He served on the boards of the Wawbeek Development Corporation, the Tupper Lake Medical Center, Farmers National Bank, and the Black River-St. Lawrence Economic Development Commission. In the 1990s, Stock was a consultant to the Blue Line Council, a property-rights organization of the Adirondack Park. Stock was also active in professional forestry organizations and activities. He served as a member of a forest advisory committee to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1970-1974, and was New York State chairman of the Forest Industries Committee on Timber Valuation and Taxation. He was President and Vice-President of the New York Forest Owners Association and a Fellow of the Society of American Foresters. Stock has also published several articles on beech tree disease and forestry economics. In addition to his involvement in business and forestry concerns, Stock was also active in a number of educational, fraternal, and service organizations in Franklin County. He was a member of the board of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library in Tupper Lake for over 20 years, serving as the board's Vice President during the 1970s and President during the 1980s. He served as Director of the Library Trustees Foundation of New York State for several years, and was President of the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System and Vice-President of the Regents Advisory Committee on Educational Television. Stock was an organizer and active member of the Tupper Lake Volunteer Emergency Squad for fourteen years. He was also President of the Tupper Lake Rotary Club, Master of the Mount Arab Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Tupper Lake Town Zoning Board. Stock was also a historian. Over a span of two decades, he delivered numerous lectures on the history of Litchfield Park, the history of mill towns, forest management, the Forest Preserve, charcoal manufacture, logging, and political and economic history in the Adirondack Park. His history of Litchfield Park, Litchfield Park: Stories from the Adirondack Great Camp, was published posthumously in 2004. As a result of Stock's dedication to the Adirondacks and to his community in Franklin County, he has been recognized with a number of awards and honors, including the Public Affairs Leadership Award from the Northern Loggers Association, the Heiberg Award from the New York Forest Owners Association, the Liberty Bell Award for outstanding citizenship from the Franklin County Bar Association, and a North Country Citation from St. Lawrence University. The Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year in 1981. In 2003, Stock became the first honoree of the annual Adirondack Park Agency Arbor Day Tree Dedication, in recognition of his commitment to the Adirondack Park. |
System of arrangement |
The John W. Stock papers have been arranged into the following series: Series 1: APA Committees, 1975-1985 Series 2: APA Hearings, 1978-1985 Series 3: APA Minutes, 1974-1985 Series 4: APA Reports and Publications, 1974-1985 Series 5: APA Subject Files, 1974-1985 Series 6: Personal, 1900-1998 Approximately one-third of the extent of materials had been previously re-housed in acid-free folders. It is unclear whether the titles on these folders represent original folder titles and arrangement, or whether arrangement was imposed. Original folder titles have been preserved whenever possible; dates have been appended to all folder titles. Oversized maps have been removed from folders and are stored separately. Notes indicating identifying information about oversized materials and storage locations have been placed in folders originally containing oversized materials. A list containing titles and descriptive information about maps in this collection is appended to the finding aid. |
Notes |
Series 1: APA Committees, 1975-1985 Series Note: This series includes materials related to APA committees in which Stock was a member or chairman, including the Economic Development Committee, Enforcement Committee, Legal Affairs Committee, Operations Committee, and Regional Planning Committee. The bulk of the series pertains to the Enforcement and Legal Affairs committees. Materials in this series include correspondence and memoranda, reports, meeting agendas, and minutes. Original chronological arrangement of materials in this series has been maintained. Enforcement Committee materials (1976-1985) pertain to investigation and determination of violations of Adirondack Park Agency regulations. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, and enforcement files pertaining to specific violations. Legal Affairs Committee materials (1975-1985) include materials relating to litigation, legal decisions and opinions, the Adirondack Park Agency Act and APA regulations, legislation affecting the Adirondack Park, and APA legislative proposals. Materials include correspondence and memoranda, meeting agendas and minutes, reports, and draft materials. See also Series 2, APA Hearings, for hearings connected to the work of the operations Committee, Enforcement Committee, and Legal Affairs Committee. Box and Folder Listing: Box.Folder: Folder Title 1.1: Economic Development Committee - 1984-1985 1.2: Enforcement Committee - January-June 1979 1.3: Enforcement Committee - September-December 1979 1.4: Enforcement Committee - January-February 1980 1.5: Enforcement Committee - March-April 1980 1.6: Enforcement Committee - May-June 1980 1.7: Enforcement Committee - July-August 1980 1.8: Enforcement Committee - September-December 1980 1.9: Enforcement Committee - 1981 2.1: Enforcement Committee - January-September 1979 2.2: Enforcement Committee - October-December 1982 2.3: Enforcement Committee - January-August 1983 2.4: Enforcement Committee - September 1983 2.5: Enforcement Committee - October-December 1983 2.6: Enforcement Committee - January-April 1984 2.7: Enforcement Committee - May-June 1984 3.1: Enforcement Committee - July-September 1984 3.2: Enforcement Committee - October-December 1984 3.3: Enforcement Committee - January-April 1985 3.4: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Bailey - 1977-1978 3.5: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Barton Mines Co. - 1979 3.6: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Crammond LumberCompany - 1976-1977 3.7: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Crammond LumberCompany - 1978 3.8: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Crammond LumberCompany - 1979 3.9: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Crammond LumberCompany - 1980 3.10: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Lashway and Jones - 1981 3.11: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Maye -1979-1982 3.12: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Oblaczynski -1980 3.13: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Orcutt Bay Company - 1976-1978 4.1: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Wallace Sawmill-1979 4.2: Enforcement Committee - Enforcement Files - Wood - 1976-1977 4.3: Enforcement Committee - Small Violations - 1976-1979 4.4: Enforcement Committee - Staff Reports - 1977-1980 4.5: Legal Affairs Committee - January-February 1979 4.6: Legal Affairs Committee - March-April 1979 4.7: Legal Affairs Committee - May 1979 4.8: Legal Affairs Committee - June-November 1979 4.9: Legal Affairs Committee - January 1980 5.1: Legal Affairs Committee - April-May 1980 5.2: Legal Affairs Committee - June-July 1980 5.3: Legal Affairs Committee - September-December 1980 5.4: Legal Affairs Committee - January-April 1981 5.5: Legal Affairs Committee - May-August 1981 5.6: Legal Affairs Committee - September-December 1981 6.1: Legal Affairs Committee - January-April 1982 6.2: Legal Affairs Committee - May-July 1982 6.3: Legal Affairs Committee - August-December 1982 6.4: Legal Affairs Committee - January-May 1983 6.5: Legal Affairs Committee - June-July 1983 6.6: Legal Affairs Committee - August-September 1983 6.7: Legal Affairs Committee - October-December 1983 7.1: Legal Affairs Committee - January-May 1984 7.2: Legal Affairs Committee - June-August 1984 7.3: Legal Affairs Committee - September-December 1984 7.4: Legal Affairs Committee - January-March 1985 7.5: Legal Affairs Committee - Legislation - November 1978-February 1979 7.6: Legal Affairs Committee - Legislation - March-November 1979 8.1: Legal Affairs Committee - Legislation - 1980 8.2: Legal Affairs Committee - Legislation - 1981 8.3: Legal Affairs Committee - Litigation - 1975-1977 8.4: Operations Committee - Projects - 1979-1982 8.5: Operations Committee - Projects - 1983-1985 8.6: Operations Committee - Reports - 1980-1984 8.7: Operations Committee - Staff Reports - 1979-1984 8.8: Regional Planning Committee - 1981-1985 Series 2: APA Hearings, 1978-1985 Series Note: This series includes transcripts of hearings conducted by the Adirondack Park Agency, including project permit hearings, variance hearings, map amendment hearings, and informational hearings regarding prospective projects. In addition to hearing transcripts, the series also includes hearing summaries, memoranda, and copies of exhibits and associated materials. Hearings are arranged chronologically by hearing date. Folder titles include company name or surname of applicant, and project and/or variance number, if applicable. Box and Folder Listing: Box.Folder: Folder Title 9.1: October 26, 1978 - Town of AuSable - Map Amendment 78-17 9.2: April 4-5, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking 9.3: April 10-11, 1979 - Barton Mines Corp. - Project 78-401 [1 of 2] 9.4: April 10-11, 1979 - Barton Mines Corp. - Project 78-401 [2 of 2] 9.5: April 10-11, 1979 - Barton Mines Corp. - Project 78-401 - [supporting materials][incl. map] 9.6: May 14, 1979 - Yanchitis - Variance V79-04 9.7: May 17, 1979 - St. Hubert's Church - Variance V78-03 9.8: May 29, 1979 - Knyfd - Project 79-22 10.1: June 11, 1979 - Whiteface Resort, Ltd. - Project 79-50 10.2: June 13, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking [1 of 2] 10.3: June 13, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking [2 of 2] 10.4: June 14, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking [1 of 2] 10.5: June 14, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking [2 of 2] 10.6: June 25, 1979 - Maye - Variance V79-01 10.7: July 2, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking 10.8: July 3, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking 11.1: July 12, 1979 - Keeseville Country Gardens - Project 78-398 11.2: July 12, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking [1 of 2] 11.3: July 12, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Transportation - Olympic Parking [2 of 2] 11.4: August 9, 1979 - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation - Variance V79-09 11.5: August 28, 1979 - Weiss - Project 79-180 11.6: August 29, 1979 - Weiss - Project 79-180 11.7: September 5, 1979 - Olympic Housing [fact-finding hearing] 11.8: October 11, 1979 - Rogers - Project 79-220 11.9: October 26, 1979 - Ackerman - Variance V79-18 12.1: November 7 & 28, 1979 - Grinspan - Project R79-15 [1 of 2] 12.2: November 7 & 28, 1979 - Grinspan - Project R79-15 [2 of 2] 12.3: November 28, 1979 - Rainey - Variance V79-14 12.4: December 10, 1979 - Nolan and Noonan - Project 79-46 12.5: January 18, 1980 - Brigito - Variance V79-27 12.6: May 7, 1980 - Wagner - Project 79-61 12.7: June 11, 1980 - Oblaczynski - [conceptual review of proposed camp] 12.8: June 12, 1980 - Straus and Foti - Project 80-88, Variance V80-6 12.9: July 10, 1980 - Town of Altamont - Project 79-236 12.10: July 16, 1980 - Cumella - Project 79-360 12.11: July 31, 1980 - Fawn Ridge Village, Ltd. - Project 78-281 13.1: August 6, 1980 - Keppler - Project 79-278, Variance V80-8 13.2: September 15, 1980 - Newell - Variance V80-12 13.3: June 18 & 24, 1981 - Eastern Haulage, Inc. - Project R81-1, Variance V81-02 13.4: June 29, 1981 - Gage - Project 81-73, Variance V80-11 13.5: July 16, 1981 - De Lucia - Variance V81-04 13.6: July 20, 1981 - Carte - Project 80-167 13.7: July 23, 1981 - Meunier - Variances V80-15, V80-16 13.8: July 23-24, 1981 - Altamont Farms - Project 81-51 [1 of 2] 13.9: July 23-24, 1981 - Altamont Farms - Project 81-51 [1 of 2] 13.10: August 14, 1981 - Allen - Variance V81-03 13.11: August 25, 1981 - Rodick - Project 81-39 13.12: September 3, 1981 - LaMora - Project 80-251, Variance V81-08 14.1: November 16, 1981 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 14.2: December 1, 1981 - Howland - Project 81-236 14.3: December 10, 1981 - Nyco Division of Processed Minerals, Inc. - Projects 81-181, 81-192 14.4: December 14, 1981 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 14.5: January 5, 1982 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 [1 of 2] 14.6: January 5, 1982 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 [2 of 2] 14.7: January 8, 1982 - North Creek Ski Corp. - Project 81-303 14.8: January 9, 1982 - North Creek Ski Corp. - Project 81-303 15.1: January 13, 1982 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 15.2: January 14, 1982 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 15.3: January 15, 1982 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 [§814 hearing] 15.4: January 15, 1982 - NYS Dept. of Correctional Services - SP81-15 [§816 hearing] 15.5: February 16, 1982 - North Creek Ski Corp. - Project 81-303 15.6: February 17, 1982 - North Creek Ski Corp. - Project 81-303 15.7: April 27, 1982 - Blanda - Variance V81-11 15.8: May 19, 1982 - Town of Bolton - Map Amendment MA82-7 15.9: July 31, 1982 - Riley - Variance V81-14 15.10: August 11, 1982 - Safford - Variances V82-7, V82-14 16.1: October 13-14, 1982 - Wolgin - Project 82-17 [1 of 2] 16.2: October 13-14, 1982 - Wolgin - Project 82-17 [2 of 2] 16.3: March 10-11, 1983 - Boice - Project 82-240 [1 of 3] 16.4: March 10-11, 1983 - Boice - Project 82-240 [2 of 3] 16.5: March 10-11, 1983 - Boice - Project 82-240 [3 of 3] 16.6: March 10-11, 1983 - Boice - Project 82-240 [Exhibits and assoc. matls.] 16.7: May 3, 1983 - Wengert and Abelove - Project 82-143 17.1: April 17, 1984 - Leonard - Project 84-30 17.2: April 19, 1984 - Lincoln Logs, Ltd. - Projects 83-115, W83-1 17.3: July 6, 1984 - Keller - Project 84-14 17.4: July 16, 1984 - Keller - Project 84-14 [1 of 2] 17.5: July 16, 1984 - Keller - Project 84-14 [1 of 2] 17.6: July 24, 1984 - Keller - Project 84-14 17.7: July 31, 1984 - NYS Electric and Gas Corp. - Project 84-80 17.8: August 2, 1984 - Keller - Project 84-14 17.9: August 13, 1984 - NYS Electric and Gas Corp. - Project 84-80 17.10: August 16, 1984 - NYS Electric and Gas Corp. - Project 84-80 17.11: August 17, 1984 - McNulty - Project 83-298 and Variance V83-17 [1 of 2] 18.1: August 17, 1984 - McNulty - Project 83-298 and Variance V83-17 [1 of 2] 18.2: January 14, 1985 - Branch - Variance V84-14 18.3: January 28, 1985 - Rauh - Variance V84-2 18.4: March 20, 1985 - Rowe - Variance V84-5 18.5: May 22, 1985 - Premier Broadcasting Corp. - Extension of Removal Date for Radio Tower Series 3: APA Minutes, 1979-1985 Series Note: Minutes, draft minutes, and agendas of Adirondack Park Agency meetings. Meeting minutes include attachments. There are very few gaps in this series. Arranged chronologically. Box and Folder Listing: Box.Folder: Folder Title 19.1: January-May 1979 19.2: June-August 1979 19.3: September-December 1979 19.4: January-March 1980 19.5: April-May 1980 19.6: June-September 1980 20.1: October-December 1980 20.2: January-February 1981 20.3: March-April 1981 20.4: May-June 1981 20.5: July-September 1981 20.6: October-November 1981 20.7: January-March 1982 21.1: April-June 1982 21.2: July-December 1982 21.3: January-May 1983 21.4: June-October 1983 21.5: January-August 1984 21.6: September-November 1984 21.7: February-June 1985 Series 4: APA Reports and Publications, 1974-1985 Series Note: The series includes reports and publications created and received by the APA. The series includes APA internal reports, unit management plans for wilderness areas, APA rules and regulations revisions, and copies of town zoning, subdivision, and land use plans. Areas of local planning and development are well represented in this series. Some publications and reports also include memoranda and correspondence regarding revisions or draft comments. A number of publications include Stock's annotations or notes. Arranged alphabetically by original folder title or report title. Box and Folder Listing: Box.Folder: Folder Title 22.1: APA Annual Reports - 1975-1981 22.2: APA Comprehensive Report - February 1976 22.3: APA Division Reports - Plans and Goals [incl. drafts] - July 1981 22.4: APA Legislative Documents - 1976-1977 22.5: APA Monthly Reports - 1981-1985 22.6: APA Quarterly Reports - 1980, 1983 22.7: Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center Prospectus [draft] - 1985 22.8: The Adirondacks and the Adirondack Park Agency - 1979 22.9: Catskill Park State Land Master Plan - 1985 22.10: Catskill Study Reports - 1976 22.11: Citizens Guide Publications [draft materials] - 1985 23.1: Development in the Adirondack Park: Objectives and Guidelines for Planning and Review [draft] - 1976 23.2: Development in the Adirondack Park: Objectives and Guidelines for Planning and Review - 1977 23.3: [Economic Concerns in the Adirondack Park - Misc. Reports] - 1980-1984 23.4: Hydroelectric Generation on Park-Originated Rivers - 1981 23.5: Lake Champlain Basin Study - 1978 23.6: Lake George Basin Study on the Future of Lake George Park [preliminary draft] - 1985 [1 of 2] 23.7: Lake George Basin Study on the Future of Lake George Park [preliminary draft] - 1985 [2 of 2] 23.8: Local Planning Assistance Materials - 1975 [incl. maps] 24.1: Local Planning and Land Use Controls in the Adirondack Park: A Handbook for Local Governments [draft] - March 1974 24.2: Local Planning and Land Use Controls in the Adirondack Park: A Handbook for Local Governments [draft] - May 1974 24.3: [Local and Private Planning Environmental Impact Statements][incl. drafts] - 1979 24.4: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Administration - 1985 24.5: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Draft Environmental Impact Statement - 1985 [1 of 2] 24.6: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Draft Environmental Impact Statement - 1985 [2 of 2] 24.7: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Executive Summary of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement - 1985 24.8: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Facility Program and Use - 1985 24.9: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Site Selection Report - 1985 [occasional annotations][1 of 2] 25.1: Management Plan for the Development and Operation of the Proposed Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center - Draft Components - Site Selection Report - 1985 [occasional annotations][2 of 2] 25.2: [Project Review Process Materials][incl. drafts] - 1974-1980 25.3: Resolution of the APA on Delegating Certain Powers and Responsibilities - 1980-1983 25.4: Rules and Regulations - 1978-1979 [incl. drafts] 25.5: Rules and Regulations - Draft Comments - August 1981-March 1982 25.6: Rules and Regulations - Draft Comments - April-June 1982 25.7: Rules and Regulations - Draft Environmental Impact Statement - 1982 25.8: Rules and Regulations - Hearing Draft - [ca. April 1982] 25.9: Rules and Regulations - Staff Draft Revision - October 1981 [annotated] 25.10: Sewage Disposal Reports - 1976 26.1: State Land Master Plan [revisions] - 1975, 1985 26.2: Town Plans - Dannemora - 1975 [1 of 2] 26.3: Town Plans - Dannemora - 1975 [2 of 2] 26.4: Town Plans - Hague - 1977 [1 of 2] 26.5: Town Plans - Hague - 1977 [2 of 2] 26.6: Town Plans - Horicon - 1976 [1 of 2] 26.7: Town Plans - Horicon - 1976 [2 of 2] 27.1: Town Plans - Indian Lake - 1975-1977 27.2: Town Plans - Lake George - 1974, 1976 [incl. draft] 27.3: Town Plans - Lake Luzerne - 1975 27.4: Town Plans - Lake Luzerne - 1976 [annotated] 27.5: Town Plans - Lake Pleasant - 1976 [annotated] 27.6: Town Plans - Model Codes - 1978-1979 [incl. drafts] 27.7: Town Plans - Northampton - 1977 27.8: Town Plans - Peru - 1975 27.9: Town Plans - Schroon - 1977 [annotated] 28.1: Town Plans - Willsboro - 1980 28.2: Unit Management Planning in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves - 1980, 1983 28.3: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Bald Ledge Primitive Area, Crane Pond Primitive Corridor, Gooseneck Primitive Area, and the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness [partial draft] - 1985 28.4: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Cranberry Lake Wild Forest - 1984 28.5: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Five Ponds Wilderness and Buck Pond Primitive Corridor [draft] - 1984 28.6: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Grass River Wild Forest [preliminary draft] - 1985 28.7: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness [draft] - 1984 28.8: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Hammond Pond Wild Forest [partial draft] - 1985 28.9: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Independence River [draft] - 1984 28.10: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Lake Flower Boat Launching Facility - 1985 28.11: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Lake George Beach and Battlefield Park - 1980 28.12: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Pepperbox Wilderness Area - 1984-1985 [incl. drafts] 28.13: Unit Mgmt. Plans - Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area - 1984 Series 5: APA Subject Files, 1974-1985 Series Note: This series is comprised of APA subject files created and maintained by John Stock. Major topics encompassed in the series include the APA-led study on intensive timber harvesting and clearcutting in the Adirondack Park, regulation of clearcutting in forests and wetlands, regulation of pesticides and herbicides, wood energy, the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, and the controversy surrounding the State Land Master Plan classification of the Perkins Clearing land tract in Hamilton County. Subject files contain an assortment of materials, including correspondence and memoranda, reports and drafts, transcripts of hearings, committee and study materials, speeches, newspaper clippings, and Stock's notes. The original chronological arrangement of materials in this series has been maintained. Box and Folder Listing: Box.Folder: Folder Title 29.1: Acid Rain - 1982-1984 29.2: Adirondack Goals Program - September 1982-May 1983 29.3: Adirondack Goals Program - June-September 1983 29.4: Adirondack Goals Program - November 1983-July 1984 29.5: Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board - 1977-1979 29.6: Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board - 1980 29.7: Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board - 1981-1982 29.8: Agency Personnel - 1979-1985 29.9: Budget - 1976 30.1: Camp Gabriels Prison - 1981-1982 30.2: Clearcutting - January-July 1979 30.3: Clearcutting - August 1979-February 1980 30.4: Clearcutting - Adirondack Ecological Center Projects - 1980 30.5: Conservation Easements - 1982 30.6: Cornell Study [Adirondack Landowner Survey] - 1983 30.7: Green Island [Map Amendment] - 1982 30.8: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Bibliography of Timber Harvesting Literature - 1980 30.9: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Conferences - Intensive Timber Harvest Study Steering Committee Policy Forum - July 10-11, 1980 30.10: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Conferences - Joint Government-Industry Conference on Intensive Timber Harvest in Private Adirondack Forests - November 30 - December 2, 1980 31.1: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Consultant Reports - The Adirondack Region Forest Products Economy - 1980 [incl. draft] 31.2: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Consultant Reports - Impacts of Intensive Timber Harvesting and Forest Management on Forest Stand Dynamics - 1980 31.3: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Consultant Reports - Intensive Forest Harvesting Activities' Impacts on Adirondack Soil and Water Resources - 1980 [incl. draft] 31.4: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Consultant Reports - Projected Impacts of Intensive Forest Harvest on Wildlife - 1980 31.5: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Consultant Reports - The Relationship of Intensive Timber Harvest to Water Quality in the Adirondacks - 1980 31.6: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Correspondence - January-June 1980 31.7: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Correspondence - Jul. 1980-Jun. 1981 31.8: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Economic Subcommittee - 1980 31.9: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Environmental Subcommittee - 1980 31.10: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Forest Practices Subcommittee - 1980 31.11: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Legal Subcommittee - 1980 32.1: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Reports - 1979-1981 32.2: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Steering Committee - 1980 32.3: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Subcommittee Reports - Economics Subcommittee - 1980 32.4: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Subcommittee Reports - Environmental Subcommittee - 1980 32.5: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Subcommittee Reports - Forest Practices Subcommittee - 1980 32.6: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Subcommittee Reports - Legal Subcommittee - 1980 [incl. drafts][1 of 2] 32.7: Intensive Timber Harvesting Study - Subcommittee Reports - Legal Subcommittee - 1980 [incl. drafts][2 of 2] 32.8: Landfill [proposal, Town of Lewis] - 1983-1984 32.9: Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility - 1984 32.10: Miscellaneous - 1977-1981 33.1: Miscellaneous - 1983-1985 33.2: Motor Vehicles [highlighted statutes] 33.3: Nuclear Waste - ca. 1980 33.4: Olympics - 1976 33.5: Olympics - 1977-1978 33.6: Olympics - 1979-1980 33.7: Open Space Task Force - 1978-1980 33.8: Perkins Clearing - 1979 33.9: Perkins Clearing - 1983 33.10: Perkins Clearing - January-March 1984 33.11: Perkins Clearing - April-June 1984 34.1: Perkins Clearing - Comment Letters Re: SLMP Revisions - 1983 [1 of 2] 34.2: Perkins Clearing - Comment Letters Re: SLMP Revisions - 1983 [2 of 2] 34.3: Perkins Clearing - Comment Letters Re: SLMP Revisions - 1984 [1 of 3] 34.4: Perkins Clearing - Comment Letters Re: SLMP Revisions - 1984 [2 of 3] 34.5: Perkins Clearing - Comment Letters Re: SLMP Revisions - 1984 [3 of 3] 34.6: Perkins Clearing - Summaries of Public Hearings - 1983 34.7: Perkins Clearing - Summaries of Public Hearings - 1984 35.1: Pesticides and Herbicides - 1980-1981 35.2: Pesticides and Herbicides - 1982 35.3: Pesticides and Herbicides - 1983 35.4: Pesticides and Herbicides - 1984 35.5: Pesticides and Herbicides - News Clippings - 1979-1983 35.6: Public Relations - 1979 35.7: Public Relations - News Clippings - 1983 35.8: Public Relations - News Clippings - 1984 35.9: Sawmill Operations - 1979-1981 35.10: Signs - 1979 36.1: Sphagnum Harvesting - 1981 36.2: Taxes - 1974-1976, 1984 36.3: Timber Harvesting - 1981 36.4: Ton-Da-Lay - 1977-1979 36.5: Tyler v. APA - 1977-1978 36.6: Water Quality Planning - 1979 36.7: Wetlands - 1977-1979 36.8: Wetlands - Clearcutting - 1980-May 1983 36.9: Wetlands - Clearcutting - June 1983-July 1984 36.10: Wetlands - Regulations - 1979-1980 36.11: Wetlands - Selective Cutting - 1980-1981 36.12: Wood Energy - 1977 36.13: Wood Energy - 1978 37.1: Wood Energy - 1979 37.2: Wood Energy - 1980-1982 37.3: Wood Energy - [Products] - ca. 1977 Series 6: Personal, 1900-1998 Series Note: This series is comprised of materials created and compiled by John Stock related to his activities outside of the Adirondack Park Agency. Materials in the series include correspondence and memoranda, maps, reports and studies, speeches, conference programs, newspaper clippings, and Stock's notes. The bulk of the series is comprised of subject files related to forest taxation issues, particularly Section 480a of the New York State Real Property Tax Law (also known as the Fisher Tax Law). The forest taxation subject files contain some materials related to the Adirondack Park Agency and Stock's role as an APA commissioner. However, a significant amount of materials in the subject files pre-date Stock's involvement with the APA. The forest taxation subject files also include documents related to Stock's role in other organizations, including the Forest Industries Committee on Timber Valuation and Taxation and the New York Forest Owners Association. The series also includes several maps of land in Hamilton, Warren, Franklin, and Essex counties, including land holdings of D.B. Moynehan, Patrick Moynehan, Raquette Lake Supply Company, and the Forest Park and Land Company. See the map list appended to the finding aid for detailed information about each map. In addition to maps, the series also includes a small amount of personal correspondence and materials relevant to Stock's involvement with the Society of American Foresters and the Blue Line Council. Box and Folder Listing: Box.Folder: Folder Title 38.1: Blue Line Council - 1997-1998 38.2: Correspondence - 1978-1984 38.3: [Dart Europe Container Ships at Halifax Port][news clippings] - 1970 38.4: Forest Taxation - Blacksburg [Forest Taxation Symposium] - 1977 38.5: Forest Taxation - Capital Gains Treatment of Timber Proceeds - 1974-1975 38.6: Forest Taxation - Fisher Tax Law - 1967-1971 38.7: Forest Taxation - Fisher Tax Law - 1974-1975 38.8: Forest Taxation - Fisher Tax Law - February-July 1976 38.9: Forest Taxation - Fisher Tax Law - August-December 1976 38.10: Forest Taxation - Fisher Tax Law - January 1977 38.11: Forest Taxation - Fisher Tax Law - February-June 1977 38.12: Forest Taxation - Forest Taxation [Misc. materials] - 1978-1979 39.1: Forest Taxation - Miscellaneous Tax and Assessment - 1973 39.2: Forest Taxation - Mohonk [Property Taxation and Land Use Conference] - 1977 39.3: Forest Taxation - NYS Div. Of Equalization and Assessment - 1978 39.4: Forest Taxation - NYS Land and Forest Taxes - 1962-1970 39.5: Forest Taxation - NYS Land and Forest Taxes - 1971-1973 39.6: Forest Taxation - Open Space Assessment - 1972-1973 39.7: Forest Taxation - Publications - 1963-1980 39.8: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - 1977 39.9: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - 1978 39.10: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - 1979 39.11: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - 1980-1981 39.12: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - 1982 39.13: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - Revisions - 1975 39.14: Forest Taxation - Sect. 480a [Real Property Tax Law] - Revisions - 1976 40.1: Forest Taxation - Tax District [proposals] - 1974-1977 40.2: Forest Taxation - Tax Fax Column - 1966-1971 40.3: Forest Taxation - Tax Problems [re: school districts in Adk. Park] - 1977 40.4: Forest Taxation - Tax Studies - 1977-1978 40.5: Forest Taxation - Williams Report [Forest Taxation and the Preservation of Rural Values in New York - review draft] - 1967 40.6: Litchfield Park - Maps - 1965-1973 40.7: Maps - 1900-1943 and n.d. 40.8: Society of American Foresters - Council Meeting - May 2-3, 1979 - Correspondence 40.9: Society of American Foresters - Council Meeting - May 2-3, 1979 - Council Workbook [occasional annotations][1 of 2] 40.10: Society of American Foresters - Council Meeting - May 2-3, 1979 - Council Workbook [occasional annotations][2 of 2] 40.11: Society of American Foresters - Council Meeting - April 30-May 1, 1980 - Correspondence 40.12: Society of American Foresters - Council Meeting - April 30-May 1, 1980 - Council Workbook [1 of 2] 40.13: Society of American Foresters - Council Meeting - April 30-May 1, 1980 - Council Workbook [2 of 2] John W. Stock Papers, 1900-1998 (MS 09-05) Map and Architectural Drawing List, by Original Folder Title Maps within folders are arranged by date. Italicized items are stored in small folder; all other maps stored in large folder. Original folder title: APA Hearings - April 10-11, 1979 – Barton Mines Corp. – Project 78-401 – [supporting materials] 1. Base Topographic Map. Made from Topographic Map USGS 15 Minute Series, Thirteenth Lake Quadrangle. Barton Mines Corporation, North Creek, Town of Johnsburg, Warren County, N.Y. Map by John Oskam – Engineer – Barton Mines Corp. Drawn by G.I.L., November 1978 76 x 122 cm 2. Barton Mines Corporation. Ruby Mtn. Project showing 1. Pit Area; 2. Buildings; 3. Solid Waste Areas; 4. Water Storage Areas; 5. Transmission Lines; 6. Roads; 7. Parking; 8. Streams. Map by G.I.L., March 2, 1979, 76 x 122 cm Original folder title: APA Reports and Publications – Local Planning Assistance Materials – 1975 3. Town of Westport: Wetlands. Adirondack Park Agency. Map number 216.831. Base map prepared by the NYS Dept. of Transportation. Quadrangles: Westport, Elizabethtown, Mineville, Essex, Vergennes, Port Henry., April 1975, 70 x 92 cm 4. Town of Hadley: Unique Natural and Cultural Features. Adirondack Park Agency. Map number 1005.841., October 1975, 92 x 71 cm Original folder title: Personal – Litchfield Park – Maps – 1965-1973 5. Litchfield Park: Whitney Lands. Map by John Stock., January 1, 1965, 92 x 68 cm 6. Tax Map of Town of Johnsburg, Warren County, N.Y. Prepared by Van Dusen, McCormack, & Bright, Mapping Associates, Glens Falls, N.Y. [annotated], October 30, 1970, 61 x 92 cm 7. Tupper Lake [Map showing proposed location for roadway on proposed subdivision – Slim Cove, Rock Island Bay Area]. Joseph A. Kestner, Jr., Consulting Engineer, Troy, N.Y. [2 copies], May 1973, 39 x 39 cm Original folder title: Personal – Maps – 1900-1946 8. "Dutch Oven" Setting for Return Tubular Boiler from Lane Manufacturing Co., Montpelier, Vermont., October 23, 1900, 46 x 62 cm 9. Map of the "Ord," Township 27, Totten and Crossfield’s Purchase, Essex County, N.Y., Showing Resident Lots and Zack Lake Tract, From Surveys by Hon. Wesley Barnes in 1899, for Forest Park and Land Co., W. West Durant, President [torn], [ca. 1900], 92 x 84 cm 10. Map of South half of Township 22, Totten and Crossfield’s Purchase, Hamilton County, N.Y. Showing Long Lake as Surveyed by Hon. Wesley Barnes in 1901. Also Showing Allotments of Land as Surveyed by Harris in 1811. For Forest Park & Land Company, W. West Durant, President., [ca. 1901], 50 x 65 cm 11. Part of Lots 24, 33, and 34, Township 37, Hamilton County. C.D. Wilcox, 1910, 22 x 61 cm 12. Map showing part of Township No. 37, Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park, Hamilton County, N.Y. [annotated][torn], [ca. 1910], 28 x 44 cm 13. Map of Lands in vicinity of Harrisburgh, sit. in Great Lots II, III, & IV, Rear Div. & Great Lots III & IV, Middle Div., of Palmer’s Purchase [annotated][2 copies], February 25, 1919, 45 x 57 cm 14. Plan showing Log sorting gap and booms, on Lot No. 141, 140, Township No. 22, Town of Altamont, County of Franklin, State of New York. Map by Jas D. McBride., 1922, 45 x 47 cm 15. Map Showing D.B. Moynehan Allotment at Tupper Lake Junction, Franklin Co, N.Y. Map by Wood & Rasbach, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, Herkimer, N.Y., August 4, 1923, 51 x 62 cm 16. Map showing a portion of Township No. 22, McComb’s Purchase, Franklin County, N.Y. Map by Wood and Rasbach, Engineers. [torn, damaged by tape][annotated], June 20, 1924, 65 x 108 cm 17. Plotting of description in a deed of conveyance by William McEchron and others of the People of the State of New York. Recorded in Liber 28 of deeds, page 293, Warren County Clerks Office. Twp. 10 & 29, Totten and Crossfield Purchase. Map by Albert T. Davis., February 24, 1928, 76 x 76 cm 18. Hudnut Estate, Twp. 29, T. & C. Purchase, Johnsburg-Warren Co., N.Y. Map by H. L. Churchill, May 1930, 71 x 72 cm 19. Survey Sketch, the LaFountain Farm Boundaries, Dimicks Corners, N.Y. Map by H.L. Churchill., 1930, 36 x 65 cm 20. Map of lands of Mary Collins. Glens Falls – Warren Co. – New York. Map by Meyer, Bowers, and Ashley. , July 8, 1931, 21 x 106 cm 21. Map Showing Lands to be Conveyed by D.B. Moynehan to the County of Hamilton, in Great Lot No. 82, Township No. 21, Totten and Crossfield’s Purchase, Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, N.Y. Map by Wood, Rasbach & Forrest, Civil Engineers, Herkimer N.Y. [annotated][2 copies], July 11, 1931, 29 x 50 cm 22. Map Showing Property Owned by D.B. Moynehan et. al. Long Lake Village, Hamilton County, New York. Plotted from Searches in Hamilton Co., Clerks Office. Map by Wood, Rasbach & Forrest, Civil Engineers, Herkimer, N.Y. [torn], August 12, 1931, 73 x 109 cm 23. Zone Map of the City of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. , December 28, 1931, 49 x 43 cm 24. Map showing the relative location of lots in the S. West part of Township No. 22, Town of Altamont, County of Franklin, State of N.Y. Map by Jas. D. McBride. [tissue paper tracing], 1932, 61 x 50 cm 25. Subdivision – Lands of Raquette Lake Supply Co., Sheet 12 of 23 Sheets. Survey and Map by Coulter and Ashley, Glens Falls, N.Y. Township No. 5 – Totten & Crossfield Purchase, Town of Inlet. [torn][annotated], [ca. 1937], 33 x 107 cm 26. Subdivision – Lands of Raquette Lake Supply Co., Sheet 13 of 23 Sheets. Survey and Map by Coulter and Ashley, Glens Falls, N.Y. Township No. 5 – Totten & Crossfield Purchase, Town of Inlet. [annotated], [ca. 1937], 33 x 107 cm 27. Brown’s Tract, Upper Pond. Sheet 16 of 23. Lands of R.L. Supply Co. [traced and annotated], [ca. 1937], 28 x 91 cm 28. Map showing Worden Hotel Property owned by E.J. Worden Estate, in relation to other property in the block. Village of Lake George, Warren County, N.Y. Map by Coulter and Ashley., November 14, 1938, 75 x 101 cm 29. Property of D.B. Moynehan at Harrisburg in Town of Stony Creek, N.Y. Map by G.H. Foster, July 1943. [annotated tracing], July 1943, 58 x 45 cm 30. Parts of Lots 122, 123, 132, 133, Town of Johnsburg, Near Sodum. Owned by D.B. Moynehan, Glens Falls, New York. Map by G.H. Foster, August 1943 [annotated tracing], August 1943, 58 x 45 cm 31. Map of lands of D.B. Moynehan et al, located in the Goldthwaite Patent, Town of Warrensburg, Warren Co., N.Y. Survey and Map by Coulter and Ashley, Glens Falls, N.Y., 1946 rev. to 1937 map, 45 x 107 cm 32. Raquette Lake Supply Co., Raquette Lake, N.Y., town of Long Lake, N.Y. HPS-717178, Plot Plan [torn and damaged by tape], n.d. , 38 x 57 cm 33. The A.R. Co. and I.P. Co. in Twp. 22, Altamont, Franklin County, N.Y. [2 copies; 1 copy annotated], n.d., 100 x 76 cm |
Search Terms |
Acid precipitation.; Acid rain--Environmental aspects.; Acid rain--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains Region.; Adirondack Park (N.Y.); Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.); Clearcutting--New York (State)--Adirondack Park.; Forests and forestry--Taxation--New York (State); Land use--New York (State)--Adirondack Park.; Olympic Winter Games (13th: 1980: Lake Placid, N.Y.); |
People |
Moynehan, D.B. Moynehan, Patrick Durant, William West, 1850-1934 Stock, John W. |
Access Conditions |
Access to this collection is unrestricted. |