Folder 2: 1960s Delaware Valley Conservation Association, 1966 - 1999
Scope and Contents
- Newspaper ad - “Hail the Tocks Wrekreation Area! Join… the Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., Inc.” from Blairstone Press (12/8/1966) - 6 copies - Newspaper ad - ‘A Preview of Coming “Attractions?” Join the Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., Inc.’ from Pocono Record (11/26/1966) - 2 copies - Newspaper ad - “Who is Being Harrassed? Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., Inc.” from Pocono Record (11/19/1966) - 2 copies - Newspaper clipping - “BoyScouts to Lose: Many Camps Doomed by Tocks Island Dam” from Nuik Evn News (6/1966) - 3 copies - Correspondence - 9/1966 - From: Charles Koons, To: Property owners in the area to be taken over by Tocks Island Dam - calling to action these individuals to join the Delaware Valley Conservation Assn. to attempt to save the area - 14 copies - Document - ‘Archaeology - The Shawnee-Minisink Site “Tool Kit”’ - 2 copies - Newspaper article - “Scratching scabs of Poconos reveals Tocks Island Dam” - Correspondence - 8/28/1999 - From: Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., To: Tocks Island residents - informing them of the issues that lie within the Tocks Island Dam project - Correspondence - 12/7/1966 - From: Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., To: Pocono Record - correcting and refuting points made by the Corps of Engineers - 2 copies (one from a typewriter and one done with a computer) - Correspondence - 5/22/1967 - From: W.W. Watkin, Jr.; To: Charles Koons - informing Koons that the first condemnation case has been filed and that he will be receiving information to locate the aforementioned disputed tracts alongside providing a contact for further questions - Document - US Army Map Segment 1 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Document - US Army Map Segment 3 of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Newspaper - “Flooding the Delaware Valley” from Not Man Apart (2/1974) - Newspaper clipping - “Letters to the Editor” - Newspaper ad - ‘A Coming “Attraction” The Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., Inc.’ from Pike County Dispatch (12/1/1966) - Newspaper ad - “Do You Remember This? Delaware Valley Conservation Assn.” from Pocono Record (5/3/1968)
Dates
- Creation: 1966 - 1999
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 66 Linear Feet (33 cartons)
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
Lehigh University
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