Historic Map and Drawing Collection, 1928-2001

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Summary

Creators:
Death Valley National Park
Abstract:
This collection includes maps and drawings related to Death Valley National Park.
Extent:
559 EA
Language:
Preferred citation:

National Park Service, Death Valley National Park; Historic Map and Drawing Collection, [folder title], DEVA 51597 [include series, subseries, file, or item identifier as needed]; [name of creator if applicable]

Background

Scope and content:

Series One consists of drawings and maps dating between the years of 1935 and 2000. Topics of this series include: campgrounds; maintenance buildings; employee residences; roads; concession buildings; comfort stations; visitor centers; exhibit plans; ranger stations; the landing field; Manazar Auditorium; topographic maps, master plans; water; sewer; electrical; climate control systems; power lines; topographic maps; sign plans. The geographic locations identified in this series include: Badwater; Camp Ryan; Cottonwood; Cow Creek; Dante's View; Daylight Pass; Emigrant Canyon; Furnance Creek; Grapevine District; Harmony Borax; Jayhawher Spring; Manazar; Mesquite Springs; Mud Canyon; Panamint; Scotty's Castle; Stovepipe Wells; Sunset Campground; Texas Spring Campground; Timbisha; Titus Canyon; Townes Pass; Ubehebe Crater; Warm Springs; Wildrose Campground. Series Two consists of drawings and maps dating between the years of 1928 and 2001. Topics of this series include: proposed routes; developments; headquarters; a portion of various master plans; district stations; maintetance areas; topographic maps; signs; equipment buildings; comfort stations; the fueling station; residential and maintenance areas; fire supression; planting plans; the swimming pool; the visitor center; wayside exhibits; the administration building; ranger stations; campgrounds; the airport; employee housing and trailers; parking; roads; and trails; water and sewer lines; resediintential utitlties; transmission and telephone lines. The geographic locations identified in this series include: Bench Site; Cow Creek; Daylight Pass; Emigrant Wash; Furnance Creek; Grapivine District; Hillside Site; McGilvrey Site; Mesquite Pass; North highway; Park village; Ryan; Saline valley; Scotty's Castle; Texas Spring Campground; Stovepipe Wells; Sunset Campground; Texas Springs; Thorndike; Townes Pass; Travertne Springs; Wildrose Canyon.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Although this collection is open to the public, some files contain sensitive information and may require a research permit and/or solicitor approval.

Terms of access:

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. The various state privacy acts govern the use of materials that document private individuals, groups, and corporations. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction if the document does not infringe the privacy rights of an individual, group, or corporation. These specified conditions of authorized use include: • non-commercial and non-profit study, scholarship, or research, or teaching • criticism, commentary, or news reporting • as a NPS preservation or security copy • as a research copy for deposit in another institution If a user later uses a copy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," the user may be personally liable for copyright, privacy, or publicity infringement. This institution's permission to obtain a photographic, xerographic, digital, or other copy of a document doesn't indicate permission to publish, exhibit, perform, reproduce, sell, distribute, or prepare derivative works from this document without first obtaining permission from the copyright holder and from any private individual, group, or corporation shown or otherwise recorded. Permission to publish, exhibit, perform, reproduce, prepare derivative works from, sell, or otherwise distribute the item must be obtained by the user separately in writing from the holder of the original copyright(or if the creator is dead from his/her heirs) as well as from any individual(s), groups, or corporations whose name, image, recorded words, or private information (e.g., employment information) may be reproduced in the source material. The holder of the original copyright isn't necessarily the National Park Service. The National Park Service is not legally liable for copyright, privacy, or publicity infringement when materials are wrongfully used after being provided to researchers for "fair use." This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order is judged in violation of copyright or federal or state privacy or publicity law.

Preferred citation:

National Park Service, Death Valley National Park; Historic Map and Drawing Collection, [folder title], DEVA 51597 [include series, subseries, file, or item identifier as needed]; [name of creator if applicable]

Location of this collection:
PO Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328, US
Contact:
(760) 786-3282
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