Historic Background Research (Investigation Type)

These are investigations of the past using written records and other documents. Evidence from the records are compared, judged for veracity, placed in chronological or topical sequence, and interpreted in light of preceding, contemporary, and subsequent events.

726-750 (6,904 Records)

The Architecture of Casa Grande and Its Interpretations (1977)
DOCUMENT Full-Text David R. Wilcox. Lynette O. Shenk.

This document contains architectural documentation prepared by David Wilcox and Lynette Shenk for the National Park Service. These documents were prepared as a deliverable under P.O. no 810060035.


The Architecture of Randolph Field, 1928-1931 (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Victoria Green Clow. Lila Knight. Duane E. Peter. Sharlene N. Allday.

From the initial site search for the new field in 1927 to the construction of the housing area in 1931, Randolph Field grew from a concept to a completed facility in just four short years. The design of Randolph Field was revolutionary in its creative integration of all aspects of both an airfield and a military post. Its planners utilized the most advanced civilian planning principles of the time to create a training center that was aesthetically pleasing as well as efficient and safe for...


Architecture of Texana, 1831-1883, Jackson County, Texas (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only H. A. Crosby.

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Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks: a Novel (1975)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Donald Harington.

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Architecture, Settlement Structure, and Labor Relations At Three Antebellum Plantations On Sapelo Island, Georgia (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Morgan Crook, Jr.. Nicholas Honerkamp.

Research at three antebellum plantations on Sapelo Island, Georgia indicates a wide variety in Geechee settlement forms, construction techniques and materials, and architectural artifacts associated with structures. Based on documentary and archaeological data, two contrasting forms of settlement patterning are described that correlate with distinct labor relations at individual plantations. Significant slave cabin construction changes over a 60 year period are presented that resulted from...


Architecture, Settlement Structure, and Labor Relations At Three Antebellum Plantations On Sapelo Island, Georgia (2009)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Nicholas Honerkamp. Morgan Ray Crook, Jr..

Research at three antebellum plantations on Sapelo Island, Georgia indicates a wide variety in Geechee settlement forms, construction techniques and materials, and architectural artifacts associated with structures. Based on documentary and archaeological data, two contrasting forms of settlement patterning are described that correlate with distinct labor relations at individual plantations. Significant slave cabin construction changes over a 60 year period are presented that resulted from...


Archival and Field Survey of Selected Historic Cultural Resources, Allatoona Lake, Georgia (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only D. Gregory Jeane.

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An Archival and Field Survey of Selected Historic Cultural Resources, Alltoona Lake, Georgia: Cultural Resources Management Summary (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only D. Gregory Jeane.

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Archival and Geophysical Investigations to Locate a Civil War Cemetery and Railroad Station, Fort Lee (FL2010.012)
PROJECT Uploaded by: system user

In September, 2008, the Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP) at Fort Lee, Virginia requested assistance from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in identifying a Civil War cemetery believed to have been located on what is now Fort Lee. One of the few clues about the cemetery’s location was that it was near Meade (or Meade’s) Station, a United States Military Rail Road (USMRR) station constructed during the Civil...


Archival and Geophysical Investigations to Locate a Civil War Cemetery and Railroad Station, Fort Lee, Virginia (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Carey, L. Baxter. Michael L. Hargrave. Carl G. Carlson-Drexler.

In September, 2008, the Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP) at Fort Lee, Virginia requested assistance from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in identifying a Civil War cemetery believed to have been located on what is now Fort Lee. One of the few clues about the cemetery’s location was that it was near Meade (or Meade’s) Station, a United States Military Rail Road (USMRR) station constructed during the Civil...


Archival Historical Documentation: United States Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, Katahdin Hill Area, Building Nos. 1122, 1124, 1126, 1128, 1138, 1140, 1141, and 1142 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John J. Daly. Virginia H. Adams.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MITLL) proposes to demolish 10 buildings within the Katahdin Hill Area that contribute to the significance of the AFCRL Historic District (Nos. 1122, 1124, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, and 1142) for a proposed facilities replacement. One additional non-contributing building (No. 1123) within the Katahdin Hill Area will also be demolished. In compliance with Section 106, MIT LL and the USAF have consulted with the...


Archival Overview, Disturbance Assessment, and Phase I Archeological Investigations of the Proposed Maryland Museum of African American History and Culture Property, Baltimore City, Maryland (1999)
DOCUMENT Citation Only April L. Fehr. Martha R. Williams. Kathleen M. Child.

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Archival Research of the Properties Situated on the Southern 92 Acres of the Bishop Farm, 1840-1920, Mt. Cuba, Greenville, Mill Creek Hundred, Delaware (2000)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Nedda E. Moqtaderi.

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Archival Research on the Village of Mt. Cuba: the Mt. Cuba Estate Mill Property, the Boughman Property, and the Woodward Property (2001)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Timothy J. Mancl.

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Archival Study and Disturbance Assessment for the Philadelphia Avenue Reconstruction Project, Ocean City, MD (2000)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Martha R. Williams.

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Arco Co2 Pipeline Archeology Project, Volume II: Prehistoric and Historic Adaptations in Eastern New Mexico and Southeastern Colorado (1983)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Joseph C. Winter.

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Arizona Department of Transportation Environmental & Enhancement Group: An Addendum Cultural Resources Report for the 202L, South Mountain Freeway EIS & L/DCR Project, Maricopa County, Arizona (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark Brodbeck.

A supplemental Class III cultural resources survey and historic site documentation of alternative alignments for the South Mountain Freeway Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Location/Design Concept Report (L/DCR).


The Arizona Historical Pageant (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: alycia hayes

This document is an article regarding the history and progression of the historical pageants held between 1926-1930 at Compound B at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.


Arkansas (1916)
DOCUMENT Citation Only U. S. Geological Survey.

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Arkansas (1865)
DOCUMENT Citation Only U. S. General Land Office.

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Arkansas (1848)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeremiah Greenleaf.

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Arkansas (1874)
DOCUMENT Citation Only O. W. Gray.

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Arkansas (1840)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeremiah Greenleaf.

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Arkansas (1835)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Thomas Illman.

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Arkansas (1842)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeremiah Greenleaf.

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