Inventory of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Materials, 1937 – 2004

Descriptive Summary

Abstract: The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area was established in 1966 in Virginia. It consists of about 200,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land around Mount Rogers. The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is under the jurisdiction of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The area is home to four congressionally designated wilderness areas: Lewis Fork Wilderness, Little Wilson Creek Wilderness, Raccoon Branch Wilderness, and Little Dry Run Wilderness areas.

Title: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Materials, 1937-2004

Creator: Clayton, Ed

Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives

Call Number: 2019-004

Language of Material: Material in English

Extent: 3.7 linear feet (6 boxes)

Historical Note

The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is one of 40 national recreation areas in the United States. Mount Rogers National Recreation Area was established in 1966, and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Mt. Rogers itself and the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area were named after William Barton Rogers (1804-1882), who was the first Virginian state geologist and the founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is under the jurisdiction of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The area is home to four congressionally designated wilderness areas: Lewis Fork Wilderness, Little Wilson Creek Wilderness, Raccoon Branch Wilderness, and Little Dry Run Wilderness areas. There is a grand total of 400 miles of trail, eleven campgrounds, and scenic roads like the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway and the road to Whitetop Mountain. The Mount Rogers area also overlaps with 60 miles of Appalachian Trail and 18 miles of Virginia Creeper Trail. The area hosts many outdoor recreation activities including hunting, fishing, bird watching, sight-seeing, swimming, skiing, and more.

Collection Overview

The collection includes materials relating to the creation, development, and management of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Collection includes reports, plans, memos, notes, drafts of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Plan, newspaper articles, publications, maps, brochures, and more. Collection is divided into six series: Mount Rogers Memos, Plans, and Reports; Guide Brochures and Informational Booklets; Jefferson National Forest and Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Maps; Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and Jefferson National Forest Volumes and Reports; Miscellaneous Related Reports, Plans, and Proposals; and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region Bulletins.

Collection Arrangement

The records are arranged into six series.

Mount Rogers Memos, Plans, and Reports, 1962-1987
Guide Brochures and Informational Booklets, 1969-2000
Jefferson National Forest and Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Maps, 1983-2004, undated
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and Jefferson National Forest Volumes and Reports, 1971-1981
Miscellaneous Related Reports, Plans, and Proposals, 1937-1982
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region Bulletins, 2003-2004

Subject Headings

U.S. Forest Service
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (Va.)
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (Va.)–Guidebooks.
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (Va.)–Maps.
Jefferson National Forest
Impact statements, Environmental

Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Mount Rogers Memos, Plans, and Reports 1962-1987.

Includes memos, plans, reports, Mt. Rogers Citizen newspaper, bulletins, list of corporate directors, drafts for Mount Rogers National Recreation plans, manual drafts, research materials, minutes, surveys, correspondence, and oversized booklets.

Box 1

Folder 1.1: Mt. Rogers Citizen Development Corporation
1968-1971;
Minutes, Mt. Rogers Citizen newspaper, correspondence, Mt. Rogers Appalachian Trail Club Bulletin, List of the Mount Rogers Citizens Development Corporation Directors, and a memo from the Wilderness Society
Folder 1.2: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Plan
1967;
Drafts of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Plan, brochure
Folder 1.3: Mount Rogers National Recreation Plan Research Information and Memos
1962-1967;
Memos, Information and Education Plan Jefferson National Forest, Forest Service Manual draft, Training Guide for Implementation of the F.O.R. System, U.S. Forest Service Research Materials
Folder 1.4: Mount Rogers Legislative History
1966, 1973;
Appendix B Legislative History of the National Recreation Area, map of the Mount Rodgers National Recreation Area, Public Law 89-43B, Federal Register vol. 38, no. 101
Folder 1.5: Forest Supervisor’s Office Memos and Planning for Mt. Rodgers National Recreation Area
1966-1969;
Memos, planning and budgeting Instructions
Folder 1.6: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Citizens Development Corporation and the Citizens for Mt. Rodgers Appalachian Power Company
1967-1969;
Minutes, memos, brochures Marion Workshop, brochure for Bicentennial Rally at Holston High School in Washington County, Virginia
Folder 1.7: Mount Rodgers National Recreation Area Memos and Reports
1966-1967;
Trip notification forms, 1966 Service-wide Recreation Use Summaries memo
Folder 1.8: Mount Rodgers National Recreation Area Safety Inspection
1967;
Memo, Safety Inspection Report
Folder 1.9: Mount Rodgers National Recreation Area External Relations Memos and Minutes
1967, 1972;
External relations memos, minutes
Folder 1.10: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Congress Memo
1967;
Congress Memo
Folder 1.11: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Correspondence about Appalachian Trail Relocation
1969;
Appalachian Trail Relocation memos
Folder 1.12: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Western Union Telegram New law
1960s;
Telegram
Folder 1.13: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Planning District and Regional Commission
1968-1972;
Membership data, memos, plans, notes
Folder 1.14: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Shenandoah National Park, Roanoke Valley, and the Virginia Division of Water Resources Directories
1967;
Reports, book, charts
Folder 1.15: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area News Release for Retired Forest Service Employee
1966;
News Release Draft
Folder 1.16: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Folk and Bluegrass festival flyer and Mt. Roger Ramblings Publication
1969;
Flyer, publication
Folder 1.17: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Photography
1966;
Memo, color slide classification index, requisition for photographic work record

Box 2

Folder 1.1: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Memos
1968;
Memos
Folder 1.2: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Memos and Visitor Information Service
1966-1972;
Correspondence, memos about Humanities Grant for Historical Research and Land Acquisition, Capsule Report U.S. Forest Service, News Release Mt. Rodgers
Folder 1.3: Design Narrative for Visitor Information and Orientation System Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area Outline
n.d. ;
Report
Folder 1.4: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service-Southern Region Jefferson National Forest Birds of Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
May 1970;
Report
Folder 1.5: Geological Survey and Report of Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
n.d. ;
Report, note, newspaper clipping, survey
Folder 1.6: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Unit Plan and Planning Data
1968-1972;
Memos, Reports
Folder 1.7: Multiple Use Guide for the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
1966-1968;
Report, memos, outline
Folder 1.8: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Record of Grazing Documentation and Minutes
1968;
Report, minutes
Folder 1.9: Alpine Meadows Sheepmen, Inc. Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
1970;
Memos, bills, other records
Folder 1.10: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Improvements
1969-1971;
Memos
Folder 1.11: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Cooperation
1970;
Memo
Folder 1.12: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Recreation Inquiries
1967-1969;
Memos
Folder 1.13: Record of Expenditures and Accomplishments to NRA 1965 thru 1972
1965-1972;
Report on Financial Management
Folder 1.14: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Report
1964-1965;
Memo, report
Folder 1.15: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Press Clippings
1967-1975;
Newspaper clippings, newspapers
Folder 1.16: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Press Clippings
1966-1967;
Newspaper clippings, newspapers
Folder 1.17: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Construction Information and Recreation System Planning
1968-1971;
Surveys, memos, minutes, letters

Box 3

Folder 1.1: Bear Tree Recreation Complex Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
1968-1975;
Reports, brochure, data, memos, plans
Folder 1.2: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Plan
1966-1969;
Memos, notes, press release, reports, plans, logo drawings
Folder 1.3: Mount Rogers: Whitetop Mountain Wonderland Digest Jefferson National Forest
1963;
Memo, publication
Folder 1.4: Mount Rogers Booklets and Guides
May 1980;
Booklets, guides, management plan
Folder 1.5: Mount Rogers Scenic Area
1961;
Memos, reports
Folder 1.6: Mount Rogers: Whitetop Mountain National Forest Wonderland
1962;
Memos, reports, notes, drafts
Folder 1.7: Mount Rogers Special Management Areas U.S. Government Memos and Management Guide
1967;
Memos, management guide draft
Folder 1.8: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Planning U.S. Government memos and Pre-Planning Conference 1966
1966-1968;
Memos, reports
Folder 1.9: Mount Rogers Multiple Use Guide
n.d. ;
Report
Folder 1.10: Noise Study and Air Quality Analysis Reports for the Mount Rogers Scenic Highway
1976;
Reports
Folder 1.11: Multiple Use Management Forest Service Manuals
1963-1973;
Reports, manuals, data, memos, drafts, table of National Forests in the U.S.
Folder 1.12: Special Area Management Guide for Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
October 21, 1966;
Report
Folder 1.13: Supplement to the Environmental Assessment for the Plummer Ridge Timber Sale Compartments 4940 and 4941
1987;
Report
Folder 1.14: Memo Report IV For Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Controls Population-Economy Recreation Planning Mt. Rogers
1970-1971;
Report
Folder 1.15: U.S. Government Memos: Workload Analysis, Volume of Business, Unit Designation, and Holston NRA
1968-1971;
Memos, data
Folder 1.16: U.S. Forest Service Memos: Special Management Areas Mt. Rogers and Maps, Outline for Special Areas Study
1966-1967;
Memos, outline for report
Folder 1.17: Committee Report Crafts in the Mount Rogers Area
n.d. ;
Report, brochures

Box 6

Folder 1.1: A Proposed Master Plan Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area Scenic Drive
1972;
Oversized booklet
Folder 1.2: Double Sampling
1966;
Oversized booklet

2. Guide Brochures and Informational Booklets 1969-2000.

Includes informational booklets/guidebooks, brochures, and a research report

Box 4

Folder 2.1: Section 4(f) Re-Evaluation Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Route 600 Smyth County, Virginia
n.d. ;
Report
Folder 2.2: The Story of Jefferson National Forest
n.d. ;
Informational booklet
Folder 2.3: Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area Jefferson National Forest Virginia: A Review
1969;
Informational booklet
Folder 2.4: Progress and People on the Jefferson National Forest Virginia
1971;
Informational booklet
Folder 2.5: A Socio-Cultural Assessment of Inholders in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
December 27, 2000;
Research report
Folder 2.6: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Brochures
1976, 1985, n.d. ;
Four brochures, two have no date
Folder 2.7: Jefferson National Forest Brochures
1974, 1993;
Brochures
Folder 2.8: George Washington National Forest Virginia-West Virginia
1974;
Brochure
Folder 2.9: Let’s Be Good Hosts
1979;
Informational booklet
Folder 2.10: The Archeology of Southwest Virginia
1992;
Informational booklet
Folder 2.11: Appalachian Trail Jefferson National Forests Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Virginia Brochures
1972, 1974, 1979, 1980;
Brochures

3. Jefferson National Forest and Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Maps 1983-2004.

Includes maps of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area including various alternatives that were considered before the recreation area was completed. The maps are of the Mount Rogers area, the Uwharrie Trail, and the Holston and Wythe Ranger Districts in Jefferson National Forest.

Box 4

Folder 3.1: Mt. Rogers Development Plan Map
n.d. ;
Map
Folder 3.2: Alternatives: Maps of Mt. Rogers
n.d. ;
Sketches of maps of the Mt. Rogers area
Folder 3.3: The Uwharrie Trail map
1983;
Map
Folder 3.4: Jefferson National Forest Holston and Wythe Ranger Districts
n.d. ;
Map
Folder 3.5: Jefferson National Forest: Land and Resource Management Plan, Draft and Final version for Environmental Impact Statement
2003, 2004;
Maps

4. Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and Jefferson National Forest Volumes and Reports 1971-1981.

Includes volumes and reports related to the planning and development of the Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area.

Box 5

Folder 4.1: Mountain: People, Places, and Things and Their Relationship to Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area
August 29, 1979;
Book written by Mary B. Kegley
Folder 4.2: Cultural Resources Overview for the Jefferson National Forest
January 1980;
Report
Folder 4.3: Jefferson National Forest Virginia Facts
1981;
Factbook
Folder 4.4: Estimates of Recreation Use Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Jefferson National Forest
October 1981;
Report
Folder 4.5: A Report to Accompany a Master Plan For the Development of Mount Rogers State Park
1971;
Report
Folder 4.6: Mount Rogers Scenic Highway Draft Environmental Impact Statement
n.d. ;
Draft containing plans, maps, and research on the area; volume 2
Folder 4.7: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement Virginia
1978;
Report
Folder 4.8: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Review Copy
1977;
Draft; volume 1
Folder 4.9: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Draft
1977;
Draft; volume 1

5. Miscellaneous Related Reports, Plans, and Proposals.

Includes reports, plans, and proposals beyond the Mt. Rogers area like an NC Environmental Report and a chronological history of national forests.

Box 5

Folder 5.1: A Proposal Mill Creek Wilderness Jefferson National Forest Virginia Draft Environmental Impact Statement
1981;
Proposal
Folder 5.2: North Carolina’s Environment Report
1981;
Report
Folder 5.3: Appalachian Trail Comprehensive Plan
1981;
Report
Folder 5.4: Fraser Fir and Balsam Wood Aphid
1980;
Report
Folder 5.5: The Future of the Neuse River in Wake County
n.d. ;
Report
Folder 5.6: A Chronology of the Recreation History of the National Forests and the U.S.D.A. Forest Service: 1940-1990
n.d. ;
Draft copy
Folder 5.7: Draft National Trail Study: Daniel Boone
June 1982;
Report
Folder 5.8: A Proposal Mountain Lake Wilderness Jefferson National Forest Virginia and West Virginia Draft Environmental Impact Statement
1981;
Proposal
Folder 5.9: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Eastern Region Recreation Report
1937;
Report

6. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Region Bulletins 2003-2004.

Includes management bulletins, booklets, memos, and CDs.

Box 6

Folder 6.1: Summary Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
February 2003;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.2: Appendices Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
February 2003;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.3: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revised land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
February 2003;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.4: Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
February 2003;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.5: Record of Decision Environmental Impact Statement Revised Land and Resource Management Jefferson National Forest
January 2004;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.6: Summary Environmental Impact Statement Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
January 2004;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.7: Appendices Final Environmental Impact Statement For the Revised Land and Resources Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
January 2004;
Appendices
Folder 6.8: Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
January 2004;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.9: Final Environmental Impact Statement For the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest
January 2004;
Management bulletin
Folder 6.10: Views From the Jefferson: Jefferson National Forest Revised Forest Plan
January 2004;
Booklet, CD
Folder 6.11: Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Jefferson National Forest and Environmental Impact Statement Draft
2003;
Memos, CD

*Oversized Item located on shelf

Raven Cliffs Tract
1975;
Oversized booklet

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Acquisitions Information

Received from Ed Clayton in February 2019.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Materials, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.

Processing Information

Processed by Katelyn Cuomo, 2023

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