Edgar G. Doudna Papers, 1843, 1900-1948

Scope and Content Note

The bulk of the Special Projects papers relate to the Recreation Camp established adjacent to Camp American Legion. The records consist of letters and telegrams regarding the creation and operation of the Camp: ground leases, building of cabins, sinking of a well, insurance, purchase of cabins by the posts, electrification for the camp, tree planting, stocking of the lakes with fish, accounts of income and expenditures for 1928-1940, and minutes of the meetings of the Recreation Camp Commission. Also included in the files are materials relative to the Children's American Heritage program, 1954-1955.