character of the proposed archives building, including the file of the Chairman that consists of sketches, drawings, notes, surveys, and reference materials, 1929-41, and records of the Subcommittee on Documents that concern a survey of records held by Federal agencies, 1930. AUDIOVISUAL RECORDS. 1855-1966. 121,240 items. Still pictures (121,238 items) include photographs that illustrate plans for and construction, alteration, and completion of Federal and other public buildings, monuments, and memorials in the United States and abroad, including defense housing, Government buildings and exhibits at national and international expositions, schools, and health and recreational facilities, 1855-1966. Also included are photographs of paintings, murals, and sculpture produced for public buildings and of sketches submitted in several competitions, 1933-43. There are also photographs of Henry W. Elliott's paintings of the fur seal industry in the Pribilof Islands, 1872-90; some Cabinet officials and postmasters appointed during President Rutherford B. Hayes' administration, 1877; the children of President Grover Cleveland, 1895-1903; and drawings and paintings of war industries, civilian defense activities, and military personnel and equipment, 1941-45. Motion pictures (2 reels) of President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicating the Washington National Airport, 1940, and of clearing the site for and constructing the Pentagon, 1940-43. See W. Lane Van Neste and Virgil E. Baugh, comps., Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Public Buildings Service, PI 110 (1958). RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE (GSA) (RECORD GROUP 137) The General Supply Committee, established in the Department of the Treasury by an act of July 17, 1910, replaced the General Supply Committee of the Board of Awards, formed in January 1909. The Committee aided in contracting for supplies used by two or more Departments or independent agencies in the District of Columbia, disposed of surplus war material in the District, and acted as a central clearinghouse for information concerning surplus war material throughout the United States. After 1929 it performed additional procurement functions for agencies in the District and, on request, for field offices. The Federal Federal Coordinating Service, established in the Bureau of the Budget in 1921, coordinated Government disposal of surplus war material, purchase and liquidation of supplies, and specifications for materials. Executive Order 6166 of June 10, 1933, abolished both the Committee and the Service and transferred their functions to the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department. The Procurement Division was divided into the Supply and the Public Works (later Public Buildings) Branches. The Public Buildings Branch, which had been given some functions of the Office of the Supervising Architect, was transferred to the Federal Works Agency on July 1, 1939. Procurement functions for all Federal civilian agencies were consolidated in 1939 in the Procurement Division, renamed the Bureau of Federal Supply in 1946. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 abolished the Bureau and transferred its responsibilities to the General Services Administration. On December 11, 1949, the 549 Administrator of General Services established the Federal Supply Service to supersede the Bureau. Responsibility for procuring strategic and critical materials was transferred in 1950 from the Federal Supply Service to the Emergency Procurement Service (now the Property Management and Disposal Service). The Federal Supply Service determines policies and methods for and engages in procuring, warehousing, and distributing supplies and services required by Federal agencies; regulates the supply functions performed by other agencies; and standardizes purchase specifications. There are 280 cubic feet of records dated between 1909 and 1936 in this record group. RECORDS. 1909-36. 336 lin. ft. Records of the General Supply Committee include minutes, 1909-26 and 1929-31, correspondence, 1927-30, and circulars, 1924-28; those of the Federal Coordinating Service consist chiefly of classified files (270 lin. ft.), 1921-33, and reference material, 1918-33; and those of the Federal Traffic Board, a subsidiary of the Federal Coordinating Service, comprise classified files, 192133, a reading file, 1923-30 and 1933, letters and memorandums received from and sent to the chief coordinator, 192430, a daily mail register, 1929-30, reading files of the Rail Routing Division, 192225, and of the Rate, Classification, and Tariff Division, August 1922, and records of the Federal Traffic Section of the Procurement Division, 1933-36. RECORDS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE (GSA) (RECORD GROUP 64) The National Archives and Records Service (NARS) was established December 11, 1949, by the Administrator of General Services to succeed the National Archives Establishment, created by an act of June 19, 1934. Under the direction of the Archivist of the United States, the Office of the National Archives selects, preserves, arranges, describes, and makes available to the Government and public noncurrent records that have continuing value. The Government Office of Records Management administers Federal records centers, promotes improved Federal records management and paperwork practices, and conducts research in the creation, maintenance, and disposition (including automatic data processing) of Federal records. The Office of Presidential Libraries adminis ters the Presidential libraries, which preserve, describe, and provide reference service on Presidential papers and other donated historical materials, and exhibit historical documents and museum items. The Office of the Federal Register files, makes available for public inspection, and publishes in the daily Federal Register Presidential proclamations and Executive orders, Federal administrative regulations, and orders and notices having general applicability and legal effect; it also publishes the Code of Federal Regulations, the United States Government Organization Manual, the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, and the United States Statutes at Large. The Office of the Executive Director plans, programs, and budgets administrative and techni cal services; operates the library; and administers printed and microfilm publication programs. Microfilm copies of the laws, administrative regulations, and related documents published by the Office of the Federal Register are in this record group, but the original documents submitted for publication in the Federal Register are among general records of the U.S. Government (see RG 11). There are 516 cubic feet of records dated between 1927 and 1970 in this record group. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF These consist primarily of correspondence and subject files, 1934-59, and memorandums and official circulars, 1935-50. There are also quarterly and annual reports, 1935-57; budget estimates, 1935-51; selected planning and control case files, 1943-59, with a subject index; minutes and other records relating to participation in agency and interagency committees, 1934-51; files on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, 1937-47; articles and addresses by NARS staff members, 1935-50; and a record set of National Archives forms, procedural issuances, and organization charts, 1935-59. RECORDS OF DISCONTINUED OFFICES AND DIVISIONS. 1935-62. 236 lin. ft. These consist of reports, memorandums, and correspondence of the Executive Officer, 1935-42; general records of the administrative secretary and of the Legislative Records and General Records Divisions, 1935-62; files of the Director of Archival Service, 1935-41, and of the Director of the Division of Reference and the Records Control Office, 1936-51, including working papers relating to the World War II records project, 1948-51; records of the Division of Accessions, consisting chiefly survey of Federal There are also reports, correspondence, and other records of the Director of Research and Records Description and the Program Adviser, 1941-47; files of the Director of Archival Management, consisting primarily of planning and control case files, 1946-59, and records relating to the Inter-American Seminar, 1961; records of the Management Office, 1945-50; and files of the Records Officer, relating primarily to central files operations, 1941-50. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF Records of this Office and its predecessor, the Division of Records Management, consist principally of policy correspondence and general administrative files for records center operations, 195060; reference material and survey files relating to technical assistance given Federal agencies, 1950-60; and a record set of numbered memorandums sent to NARS regional directors, 1951-64. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. Included are completed disposal transaction files, 1935-52, inherited by the Records Appraisal Division; and microfilm copies of laws, administrative regu lations, and related documents (with indexes) published daily in the Federal Register, 1936-70. CARTOGRAPHIC AND AUDIOVISUAL RECORDS. 1927-66. 2,100 items. Cartographic records, 1937-54 (125 items), consist of maps compiled or annotated in the Cartographic Branch to show Federal mapping and exploration activities and to index or illustrate information about NARS holdings and projects. Photographs (1,931 items) of the National Archives Building under construction and upon completion; archival activities in the building; and records storage conditions in Federal, State, and foreign government buildings, 1932-45. Also photographs from "Engraved and Lithographed Portraits of Abraham Lincoln" by Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1933, and of the Capitol and other Federal buildings, 1951-63. Motion pictures (17 reels) of the first meeting of the National Archives Council, June 10, 1936; tests conducted at the National Bureau of Standards on burning characteristics of nitrate motion picture film, 1936-38; ceremonies at the National Archives Building opening the exhibit of the Japanese surrender documents, 1945; historical documents in the Library of Congress and the transfer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution from the Library to the National Archives Building, 1952; the luncheon meeting of the National Historical Publications Commission, June 17, 1958; the film "Your National Archives," 1953; and the 1958 voyage of the U.S.S. Skate under the North Pole. Sound recordings (27 items) of speeches and ceremonies relating to activities of the National Archives and Records Service, including the opening of the Freedom Train exhibit, 1949; the enshrinement of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in the exhibition hall, 1952; an interview with Wayne C. Grover conducted by Linton Wells for the radio program "Report to the People," 1966; and the proceedings of the National Historical Publications Commission luncheon meeting of June 17, 1958. Also recordings of Charles A. Lindbergh's reception in Washington, D.C., and his address to the National Press Club, 1927; Adlai E. Stevenson's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, 1952; state of the Union messages by Presidents Eisenhower, 1960, and Kennedy, 1961; the space flight of Comdr. Alan Shepard, 1961; President Kennedy's address to the United Nations, September 25, 1961; and the sound of an atomic bomb explosion. Microfilm Publications: NARS printed publications, including finding aids; the daily Federal Register; Territorial Papers of the United States; and records supplementary to those published in the Wisconsin volumes of the Territorial Papers have been included in the microfilm publication program. For a complete listing see the current List of National Archives Microfilm Publications. RECORDS OF THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE (GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION) (RECORD GROUP 291) The Property Management and Disposal Service, established July 29, 1966, by the Administrator of General Serv ices, assumed functions formerly assigned to the Defense Materials Service and the Utilization and Disposal Service. The Property Management and Disposal Service acquires, stores, and manages inventories of strategic and critical materials for U.S. military and industrial requirements during national emergencies; supports Department of Defense and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare civil defense emergency programs and the Department of Defense national industrial equipment reserve program; aids in expanding production of industrial raw materials; provides technical assistance to Department of Agriculture barter programs; administers the lead-zinc sta bilization program; and promotes maximum utilization of Federal personal and real property and disposes of surplus property through donations, sales, and other authorized methods. There is less than 1 cubic foot of records dated ca. 1957 in this record group. AUDIOVISUAL RECORDS. ca. 1957. 1 reel. A film on processing nickel ore at the Defense Materials Service's Nicaro project in Cuba. RECORDS OF THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION (RECORD GROUP 279) The Indian Claims Commission was created by an act of August 13, 1946, to hear and determine claims against the United States on behalf of any tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians residing in the United States. The Commission consists of a chief commissioner and four associate commissioners appointed by the President. Hearings may be conducted by one. or more commissioners and may be held anywhere in the United States. The act establishing the Commission provided that it should receive claims for a period of only 5 years after the date of approval of the act, and that all such claims must be heard and decided within a further 5-year period. In 1956 this period was extended to April 10, 1962; in 1961, to April 10, 1967; and in 1967, to April 10, 1972. There are 130 cubic feet of records dated between 1947 and 1967 in this record group. CLOSED DOCKETED CASE FILES. 1947-67. 197 lin. ft. of Each case file includes some or all of the following documents: original, amended, and supplementary petitions; motions; briefs; transcripts of hearings; powers of attorney; findings; opinions of the Commission; and appeals. A case file may also include a wide range materials furnished as evidence by both plaintiff and defendant, such as cartographic and photographic material, reports from the General Accounting Office, special surveys of land values, anthropological and ethnological reports, documentary publications, published histories of Indian tribes and the regions they inhabited, magazine articles, doctoral dissertations, and excerpts from annual reports of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. |