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Angeles National Forest id160

Mailing Address:
Supervisor’s Office701 N. Santa Anita Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006-2799

Phone: 626-574-5274

Fax: 626-574-5233

Contact: Michael McIntyre, Archaeologist

Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles

Institution Type: National Organization, Public Sector

Location of Institution: San Gabriel Valley

Archive and Collections

Description: Established by Executive Order in December 1892, the Angeles National Forest comprises over 650,000 acres of diverse terrain at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 10,064 feet. The Angeles National Forest’s archival holdings primarily relate to the administrative history of the development of the forest. Materials include maps, publications, and photocopies of articles; documents produced by employees, such as daily reports from rangers; and site records and scientific reports regarding places of archaeological and historical interest within the Angeles National Forest. Some records are stored at the National Archives and Records Administration Regional Records Services facilities in Laguna Niguel and San Francisco (San Bruno) (http://www.nara.gov).

Regions Covered: Arcadia and the San Gabriel Valley

Type of Materials: Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Maps, Photographs

Time Periods: 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963

Languages: English

Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Multiethnic, Native American Descent/Indigenous, Politics/Government

Access

Year Round Access: Yes

OnSite Technology: No

Workspaces: Yes

Open to the Public: Yes

Public Hours: Grounds: Monday-Sunday, 9 am-4:30 pm Library: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm; Saturday, 10 am-1 pm Archives: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Reservations not required

Open for Research: Yes

Research Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
Reservations not required

Access Procedures: Materials are used under supervision only.

Management

Catalogue System: Photographs are partially cataloged by subject. Library holdings are arranged by card catalogs. A computer inventory of plants on site are kept and can be access at the library.

Repository/Depository: Yes

Loan To Others: No

Exhibited: No

Makes Purchases: No

Formalized Purchases: No

Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Newsletter

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