Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks. Annual Reports of the President |
Author |
Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks |
Year Range from |
1902 |
Year Range to |
1990 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Control Number |
13113 |
Call Number |
MS 83-001 |
Physical Description |
1.25 linear ft. (4 boxes) |
Summary |
Repository: Adirondack Museum Library Creator: Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks Title: Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks. Annual reports of the President. Quantity: 1.25 linear ft. of textual records Inclusive Dates: 1902-1990 Collection Number: MS 83-1 Arrangement: The material is arranged in chronological order within each box. Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Abstract: The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks was organized in 1901 and incorporated in 1902. It is the first citizen-based organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of the Adirondacks. The records consist of annual reports and special reports from the office of the President and publications relating to legislative, environmental, and other issues regarding the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. Catalog Terms: Geographic Name(s): Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) - History New York State Forest Preserve (N.Y.) Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) - History Subject(s): Ecology Land use Conservation of natural resources Water supply Genre(s): Annual reports Scope and Content Note: These records consist of annual reports (boxes 1 and 2) and special reports (box 3) from the office of the President. Special reports cover such topics as acid rain, the proposed Adirondack Mountains National Park, snowmobile use, southeast New York's water supply, and closing Adirondack area lakes to planes and motor boats. Also included are publications (box 4) relating to legislative, environmental, and other issues regarding the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. Publication titles include The Adirondack Park: A Sketch of the Origin, the Romantic Charms and the Practical Uses of the Adirondack Park, and some Reasons for the Acquisition of Land and Re-forestation by the State of New York (1903), Rescue the Forests: A Call for Legislation to Save the Vanishing Private Forests of New York State (1927), and Progress Report: Adirondack Rivers Documentary (ca. 1970s). Also included is a "List of Officials and Members" (Jan. 1903) and membership rosters (1971-1972 and 1982). Administrative History: The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks was organized in 1901 and incorporated in 1902. It is the first citizen-based organization for the Adirondacks and is the oldest professional, non-profit organization dedicated to public awareness and education regarding the protection and enhancement of the natural resources and human values of the New York State Forest Preserve and the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. The association's mission is to sustain the ecological integrity and mutual well being of the natural and human communities of the Adirondack Park. Its work explores, articulates, and promotes strategies to realize the potential of the park as a world model of integrated conservation in wild and lived-in landscapes. At the time of its founding, a young Adirondack Park faced many threats. Illegal lumbering of the public Forest Preserve was widespread. Dams threatened to flood some of the Park's finest river valleys, including settlements within them. State officials wanted to develop the preserve with commercial buildings and with roads driven deep into the backcountry. The association advocates for high standards for all actions in the park in order to protect the waters, forests, wildlife, and biotic integrity. A board of directors runs the association, which maintains its headquarters and a research library in Schenectady, N.Y. The library, available to the public, has a collection of cultural, natural, and political history related to the Adirondacks and Catskills. The association also provides public outreach programs for youth. Recent presidents of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks include Frederick T. Kelsy, 1945-1953; Lithgow Osborne, 1954-1958; Richard H. Pough, 1959-ca. 1964; Arthur M. Crocker ca. 1964-1982 (Source: http://www.protectadks.org/index.html). Other finding aids A detailed inventory is available at the repository. Use of Records Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Available Alternate Formats: Some material is in the form of photocopies. Administrative Information Custodial History: Arthur Crocker, former President of the association, donated the papers to the Adirondack Museum Library July 25, 1983. Processing Information: This collection's description was enhanced as a part of the New York State Archives Environmental History Virtual Research Collection Project, 2004. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided funding for this project. Container List: Box Description 1 1-35Annual Reports [19902-1937] 2 1-46Annual Reports (missing 1938-1940; 1960; 1962; 1965; 1979; and 1986 [1941-1990] 31"A Special Report on the Proposed Adirondack Muntains National Park," October, 1967 2"Special Reports: Adirondack Study Commission and Snowmobile Report," November 5, 1969 [1969] 3"Special Report No. 2: Adirondack Study Commission Public Hearings; The Governor's Message; The Governor's Legislative Report," February 20, 1970 [1970] 4"Special Report No. 3: Adirondack Study Commission Report to the Governor," January 15, 1971 [1971] 5"Special Report No. 4: Progress Report on Adirondack Park Agency and Allied Concerns," February, 1972 [1972] 6"Special Report No. 5: Minutes of Special Meeting September 20, 1972 Westport, New York," November, 1972 [1972] 7"Special Report No. 7: Southeast new York Water Supply Commissioner's Report," April, 1974 [1974] 8"Special Report No. 8: Closing of Adirondack Lakes and Ponds to Planes and Motor Boats," May 1974 [1974] 9"Special Report No. 9: Enlarged Wild, Scenic and Recreation River System for the Adirondacks," May 1975 [1975] 10"Special Report No. 10: Transcript of Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Meeting of the Association held at the Lake George Club, August 20, 1976," August, 1977 [1977] 11"Special Report No. 11: Organizational Proceedings of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks in 19012 and 1902. Revised Constitution and By-laws, 1977," August, 1977 [1977] 12"Special Report No. 12: Acid Rain," December, 1979 [1979] 41"The Adirondack Park: A Sketch of the Origin, the Romantic Charms and the Practical Uses of the Adirondack Park, and some Reasons for the Acquisition of Land and Reforestation by the State of New York" [1903] 2"A Plea for the Adirondack and Catskill Parks: An Argument for the Resumption by the State of New York, of the Policy of Acquiring Lands for the benefit Within the Limit of the Forest Preserve" [1903] 3"List of Officials and Members," January, 1903 [1903] 4"The Adirondack Appropriation Bill of 1906: Reasons Why the State Should Make Liberal Provision for Extending the Forest Prserve within the Adirondack… and Catskill Parks…" [1906] 5"A Letter to the Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1907 Concerning the Proposed Amendment to Section 7 Article VII of the Constitution relating to the Forest Preserve," January, 1907 [1907] 6"A Brief Review of the Depredations Upon the Adirondack Forests Accomplished or Attempted during the Past Few Years, with Reference to the Proposed Amendment to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution Together with a Statement by Governor Hughes of his Attitude, Letters from Prominent Citizens, and the Action of the People's Institute of New York," February, 1907 [1907] 7"The Legislature of the State of New York for 1907," February, 1907 8"Paper read by John G. Agar at the Convention Called by the Albany Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, March 14, 1907, to Consider the Pending Constitutional Amendment Relating to the Construction of Dams and Storage of Waters on the Forest Preserve for Public Purposes," March 14, 1907 [1907] 9"Address by Professor H. S. Graves (Director of Yale Forest School) at the American Museum of Natural History in the City of New York, April 25, 1907: Giving Reasons Why the Constitution of the State of New York Should Not Now be Amended so as to Permit Water Storage in the Adirondack Park," May, 1907 [1907] 10"Drowned State Lands on the Saranac River: A Statement of Some of the Facts Involved in the Suit of the People of the State of New York Against the Paul Smith's Electric Light and power and Railroad Company for a Permanent Injunction Restraining the Defendant from Taking Lands Belonging to the State Forest Preserve and Destroying the Timber Thereon," July, 1908 [1908] 11"Victory Mountain Park" [1919] 12"Members of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks," May, 1911 [1911] 13"Revision of the State Constitution Topic: Limitations on Governmental Powers; Subject: State Policy of Forest and Water Power Conservation An Address by John G. Agar at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York," November 20, 1914 [1914] 14"Land Purchases for the Forest Preserve: Suggestions for a State Policy: The Lake Placid Situation," December, 1917 15"The Depletion of the Private Forests of New York State," March, 1927 [1927] 16"Rescue the Forests: A Call for Legislation to Save the Vanishing Private Forests of New York State" [1927] 17"Speech given by Arthur M. Crocker, president, Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks to the Hudson River Conservation Society at the Tappan Hill Restaurant, Tarrytown, New York on June 21, 1966" [1966] 18"Membership Roster," [1971-1972] 19"Membership Roster," [1982] 20"The Association for the Proetction of the Adirondacks," (information brochure), [undated] 21Summary of the Adirondack Park Agency's Rules and Regulations for Interim Project Review," Prepared by Kafin and Neeleman, Glens Falls, N.Y. [undated] 22"Progress report Adirondack Rivers Documentary" [undated] |
Subjects |
Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) - History New York State Forest Preserve (N.Y.) Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) - History Ecology Land use Conservation of natural resources Water supply Annual reports |
Collection |
Adirondack Experience Library |