National Park Service
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: Park History Office, 1849 C St., NW (2261), Washington, DC 20240
Phone: (202) 354-2214
Fax: (202) 371-2229
Web page: http://www.cr.nps.gov/history.
Acting Manager, Park History Program: Martin Perschler
Online Finding Aid:
Archivists (principal contacts for advice on the collection):
[edit] Hours and usage restrictions
[edit] Collection Summary
Materials for research in the history of the National Park Service, the national parks, and subjects commemorated by the parks are available in the NPS History Collection, Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, (304) 535-6262, and NPS offices and parks throughout the country. The NPS in Washington maintains the National Register of Historic Places (more than 76,000 listed properties), the National Historic Landmark collection (more than 2,200 files), and the National Register Information System database. The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes Survey collections, documenting America’s historic architectural, industrial, and cultural landscape resources, are maintained in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress; call (202) 354-2159 for information.
[edit] Usage Discussion
Suggestions for approaching the material:
Housing and getting by for less in the area:
