Folder 4, 10/1965 - 5/9/1978

- Handwritten note - addressed to Nancy Shukaitis, details the vote on the Tocks Island Project bill - Official document - “Editorial Research Reports Index” - gives dates for various issues and topics of discussion from January 1979 to September 1983 - Official document - 10/25/1970 - “Corresponding Secretary’s Report on Response to Newsletter and Proposed Resolutions” - details proposed resolutions of thanks and appreciation recommended by the Delaware Valley Conservation Association to its membership - Newspaper clipping - 3/10/1978 - “Tocks: Basin Commission cites three more problems” - Official document - invitation to the annual meeting of the Delaware Valley Conservation Association on 6/29 - Official document - agenda for the Delaware Valley Conservation Association meeting on 10/25/1970 - attached official document - details resolutions of thanks and appreciation along with those regarding purpose and action by the Delaware Valley Conservation Association - Official document - “Stop Tocks” - flyer pushing for people to call Governor Shapp or other government officials for opposition against the Tocks Island project, includes handwritten notes on the back - Official document - “Supreme Effort Needed: First Chance in Twelve Years to Kill the Tocks Dam” - details the cut funding for the Tocks Island Project and what members of the Delaware Valley Conservatino Association should do to push against the construction of the dam - Handwritten note - details report on costs and effects of the recreation area - Official document - “Help Needed for NEPA Suit Versus National Park Service” - details the lawsuit between the NEPA and National Park Service, including the Delaware Valley Conservation Association’s legal, planning, and political concerns - Official document - 10/25/1970 - “Report of DVCA Efforts in Key Issues Concerning the Delaware Valley and Its Natural Resources” - details efforts by members of the Delaware Valley Conservation Association regarding various issues in the Delaware River Basin - Handwritten note - details article - Newspaper clipping - 9/28/1970 - “Pahaquarry Disaster Area Status Sought” - The Express - Correspondence - 11/6/1970 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: William Zeile - details environmental and ecological effects of the Tocks Island project and other correspondences relating to the project - attached correspondence - 10/29/1970 - From: William Zeile, To: Nancy Shukaitis - details his concern for the future of the Delaware River and asks Shukaitis for further information regarding the Tocks Island project - Handwritten letter - 8/20/1970 - From: Nancy Shukaitis, To: Grace H. Reppert - recommends that Reppert’s committee, the Monroe County Council on Environmental Quality, reviews the Tocks Island project - Correspondence - 10/26/1970 - From: Richard S. Schweiker, To: Nancy Shukaitis - details enclosed copy of letter received from Colonel Johnson - attached correspondence - 10/6/1970 - From: James A. Johnson, To: Richard S. Schweiker - details environmental impacts regarding the Tocks Island reservoir and Yards Creek pumped-storage project - attached correspondence - 10/8/1970 - From: Richard S. Schweiker, From: James A. Johnson, To: David Mazer - details his reply and offers further assistance - attached correspondence - 10/1/1970 - To: Richard S. Schweiker - details various issues regarding the Tocks Island reservoir project and its effects - Correspondence - 4/28/1970 - From: William S. Wyckoff - details impacts and efforts of Scouting and includes handwritten notes on back - Official document - 5/18/1974 - urges shad fisherman of the Delaware River to write to government officials to oppose construction of the Tocks Island dam - Correspondence - 5/11/1970 - From: George H. Fallon, To: Henry R. Schnitzer - states that he received Schnitzer’s letter and will give it consideration in regards to the Public Works Appropriation Bill - Newspaper clipping - 10/1965 - “Trifle About Truffles” - Today’s Health - Handwritten letter - 6/9/1970 - From: Harold E. Brooks, To: Nancy Shukaitis - details various issues from the Tocks Island Regional Advisory Council meeting - Newspaper clipping - 4/16/1971 - “Tocks Island -- Another Look” - New York Times - Newspaper clipping - 12/17/1968 - “Planning director appointment still up in air” - Pocono Record - Newspaper clipping - 7/26/1971 - “Crab Island Dam plan questioned” - The Courier-News - Newspaper clipping - 1/23 - “National Monument: Rutgers students want to preserve Raritan Canal” - Star-Ledger - Handwritten note - 5/8/1975 - details cost of pictures from the Pike County Historical Society - Handwritten note - 5/9/1975 - details payment for photographs of Charles Robbins in Walpack Center - Newspaper clipping - 9/11/1970 - “Monroe Seeking $60,000-$70,000 Owed for Delinquents’ Maintenance” - The Morning Call - Newspaper clipping - 5/19/1971 - “Wanted: An independent study of Tocks” - Free Press - Newspaper clipping - 1/18/1976 - “State plans farmlands reserve test” - Newspaper clipping - 4/28/1971 - “Ecology Breakthrough: Recycled Waste” - Philadelphia Inquirer - Newspaper clipping - 5/23/1975 - “Tocks forecast: ‘Worse than Lake Erie’” - The Morning Call - Newspaper clipping - “Forts live on in spirit of ‘77” - Jerseyana - Official document - 9/16/1974 - “Statement of Purpose of the Four Founty Task Force on Tocks Island Dam” - details efforts and membership of the newly established Four County Task Force on the Tocks Island Dam - Official document - document detailing subcommittees and membership of the Committee on Public Works of the ninety-fourth Congress of the US Senate - Official document - “The proposed Potomac River Basin Compact” - magazine detailing water basins in the US, laws regarding water resources, and proposed plans - Official document - 7/30/1973 - “Congressional Record” - details remarks by congressmen and President Nixon - Newspaper clipping - 1/6/1972 - “West Virginia Rejects Potomac River Basin Compact” - West Virginia Wildlife Notes - Newspaper clipping - 6/28/1973 - “New Hampshire Kills Substate Regions!” - Valley Times - attached newspaper clipping - “Sees Charter Violation” - 8/3/1973 - Times-leader Evening News - Newsletter - “The Pennsylvania Crier” - Vol. 1, No. 1 September 1973 - Concerned Citizens of Monroe County - Newsletter - “Pocono Mountain Audubon Chapter Newsletter” - Vol. 5, No. 6 December 1983 - Pocono Mountain Audubon Society - Newspaper clipping - 5/11/1975 - “Susquehanna” - Susquehanna - Newspaper clipping - 9/28/1970 - “Too Many Free Rides” - North Penn Report - Newspaper clipping - 6/17/1976 - “Building empires again” - Pocono Record - Newsletter - “Congresswoman Helen Meyner News: Tocks Update” - Vol. 2, No. 24 June 1976 - Helen Meyner - Official document - 7/31/1974 - resolution by the Delaware River Basin Commission relating to the appropriation of funds for land acquisition at the Tocks Island project, including details for the study on the impact of the project - Handwritten note - 7/6/1976 - notes on Delaware River Basin Commission meeting including attendance and points of discussion - Handwritten note - 7/20/1968 - notes on treasury balance and details Delaware Valley Conservation Association meeting at Nancy Shukaitis’ home - Newspaper clipping - 5/9/1978 - “River bill is revised” - Correspondence - 1/10/1976 - From: Frank Dascoll, To: Monroe County Commissioners - details the use plan for the Minisink sent to counties that are concerned with the aftermath of the Tocks Island dam - Newspaper clipping - 11/26/1975 - “A Use Plan for Tocks-Taken Properties” - The Express - Correspondence - 8/13/1975 - From: Dorothy Merrill, To: Nancy Shukaitis - details the WBRE-TV Editorial and asks about a reply or rebuttal - Official document - 7/31/1975 - “Editorial WBRE-TV: Tocks Island Decision” - details failed allocation of funds to the Tocks Island project and argues for the construction of the Tocks Island dam - Official document - 9/1/1975 - “House Resolution 9363” - a bill to terminate the authorization of the Tocks island project - Correspondence - 11/11/1975 - To: Robert E. Jones - details House Resolution 9363 terminating the Tocks island project and its effects on public opinion - Handwritten letter - To: Nancy Shukaitis - details parade on 6/12 and lists marching units, bands, and floats. Also includes packet on parade information and sign up forms - Official document - “Bicentennial Calendar” - details events for the bicentennial celebration of 1976 in Monroe County along with list of sponsors and a patch