Dates

• Majority of material found within 1800 - 2014

Extent

300 boxes Linear Feet (In 1987, federal legislation was passed to establish the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission within the Department of the Interior. This Commission coordinates America's Industrial Heritage Project, a regional effort to preserve, promote, and interpret the sites and stories of America's industrial heritage in southwestern Pennsylvania. The commission serves as the catalyst for the project's partnership efforts, and through the conservation and commemoration of these industrial sites, the commission will spark economic development in the region. This collection consists of the records of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, and includes the commission's central files, meeting minutes and agendas, materials published by the Commission and its contracting agencies, and correspondence of the Commission staff. Series List: Series A Subseries I General Commission Files; Series A Subseries II General Commission Photographs; Series A Subseries III General Commission Negatives; Series A Subseries IV General Commission Maps and Oversized Materials; Series A Subseries V General Commission Videotapes; Series A Subseries VI General Commission Newspaper Articles; Series A Subseries VII General Commission Microfilm; Series A Subseries VIII General Commission Computer Files; Series A Subseries IX General Commission Ephemera; Series A Subseries X General Commission 35mm Slides; Series A Subseries XI General Commission Audio Tapes; Series B Director's Files; Series C Grant and Loan Program; Series D Denver Service Center; and Series H Publications.)

Language of Materials

English