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INVENTORY OF FEDERAL ARCHIVES IN THE STATES 
Prepared by 
The Survey of Federal Archives 
Division of Community Service Pro grams 
Work Projects Administration 
The National Archives 
Cooperating Spollsor 
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SEHIES VIII. DEPARTMENrr OF THE I NTERIOR 
NO. 34. 0:110 
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Columbus, Ohio 
The Historical Records Survey 
1941 
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The Historical Records Survey 
Philip M. Hamer, Assistant Director 
Lillian Kessler, State Director 
Division of Community Service Programs 
Florence Kerr, Assistant Commissioner 
Mildred Thrasher, State Director 
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION 
Howard O. Hunter, Commissioner 
Carl Watson, S~ate Administrator 
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PREFACE 
The Inventory of Federal Archives in the States is one of the products of 
th6Work of the Survey of Federal Archives, which o'perated as a nation-wide 
project of the Works Progress Administration from January 1, 1936 to June 30, 
1937, and has been continued since that date as a unit of the Historical Rec-
ords Survey, also operating as a nation-wide project of that Administration 
and of the Work Projects Administration and a group of state or local projects 
of that Administration. 
The plan for the organization of the Inventory is as follows: Series I 
consists of reports on the admini.stration of the Surve:r, £icknowledgments, and 
general discussions of the location, condition, and content of ~ederal archives 
in the States. Succeedlng series contain the detailed information secured by 
workers of the Survey , in inventory form, a separate serles number being 
assigned to each of the executive departments (except the Department of State) 
and other major units of the Federal Government. W:l.thin each series No. 1 is 
a general introduction to the field organization and records of the govern-
mental agency concerned; the succeeding numbers contain the inventory proper, 
separate numbers being assigned to each state in alphabetical order. Thus, 
in each series, the inventory for Alabama is No.2, that for Arizona No.3, 
that for Arkansas No.4, etc. 
For each local office information regarding each series, or unit of related 
records, is presented in the following order: Title, inclusi ve dates (lito 
date II indicating an open Hle at the time the information was secured), gen-
eral description of informational content, descrlption of the system of filing 
or indexing (if any), a ste.tement of frequency and purpose of use, form of the 
record itself (bound volumes, sheets in folders, etc.), linear footage, des-
cription of the containers, physical condition of the records (not stated if 
satisfactory), location by room number or other identifying information, and 
finally, the number of the Form 58SA on which t his information WffS originally 
recorded by a Survey worker and from which it was abstracted for the Inven-
tory. This form is on file in the National Arch:l.ves. When it contains sub-
stantial information on addenda sheets which has not been included in the 
mimeographed abstract, indication of this is given by use of the reference 
IISee addenda. II 
In Ohio the work of the Survey was under the direction of Dr. William D. 
Overman with Mr. William M. Verross as his assistant until Februa.ry 15, 1937. 
At that time Mr. Verross became Director and served until February 1938. The 
project has since been under t he teChnical direction of the Historical Records 
Survey with Mr. William H. Dorn as supervising clerk. This Inventory of the 
records of the Department of the Interior was prepared in the Columbus office 
of the Survey and was edited before final typing by Mr. Kenneth Munden, Junior 
Archives Assistant, Division of Interior Department Archives of the Nationa.l 
Archives. It is reproduced in mimeographed form through the facilities of the 
Historical Records Suryey. 
Columbus, Ohio 
May 9, 1941 
Lillian Kessler, State Director 
Historica l Records Survey 
in Ohio 
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CONTENTS 
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THE GEOJ.lOGICAL SURVEY 
Oolumbus, Water Resources Branch, Division of Surface Water, 
Experiment Station • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVIOE 
Oolumbus. Branch of Planning and State Cooperation, 
Procurement Office • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . .' . . . . 6 
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THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
THE GEOLOGICAL SUR~ 
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COLUMBUS 
WATER RESOURCES BRANCH 
DIVISION OF SURFACE WATER 
EXPERIMENT STATION 
Engineering Exper~ment Station Bldg., Ohio State University 
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The Water Resouroes Branch of the Geological Sv.rvey established the 
Ohio Experiment Station at Oolumbus in July 1921. This office operates 
directly under the Divis~on of Surface Wa,ter and is concerned pr1.marily 
with the scientific study of surface water in Ohio. Its records are all 
technically related to these activities, consisting, for the most part. 
of charts, maps, graphs. and sCientific,'data relating to surfaee water. 
From 1921 until 1925 the office was located in Orton Hall on the campus 
of the Ohio S~ate University. Since 1925 it has beon situated in the 
Engineering Experiment Station Bldg. 
1. RECORDlllR CHARTS, 1914 to date. Record by six-month periods of 
hourly rise and fall of rivers; recorded by' automatic recorders. (Fre .. 
quently, official .. ) 10 x 36~ bundles, 32 ft.,. in 16 drawers of steel 
filing case. R. 404. (1957) 
2. GAUGE HEIGHr BOOKS, 1915 to date. Form 9-1.75,record of gauge 
readings. (Frequently, official.) 3 3/4 'x 6 bundles. ' 33 ft .. g in ... in 
25 drawers of wooden riling case. R. 404. (1944) 
3. BENCH MARKL 1921 to date. Records of known elevation above sea 
level. (Daily, official.) 5 x 8 bundle, ,1 in., in drawer of wooden 
filing case. R. 404. (1954) 
4. CLERK'S FILE .. 1921 to date. Forms .OA-l, notice of injury-; . 
CA~2, report or' injury; CA-3. report of termination of disability; 
CA .. 5. claim for compensation in case of ' death; CA-6, claim for paYment.; 
OA-16, request for treatment of injury; 9-2140 .. project progress report.; · 
end 9-2060. comparison of meter r atings. (na,ily, official. ) gt x 14 
folders, 4 ft., in 2 drawers of steel filing case • . R •. 404 • . (1942) 
5. INDEX F~E. 1921 to date. Alpha,betically indexed cards to ' 
drainage area, gauging an,d observers, and property ... (Daily, offiolal.) 
3 x 5 and 4 x 6 cards,. 10 in., in 2 draINers of wooden card ca.binet.· 
R •. 404.. (1941) 
6. METER RATING TABLE, 1921 to . date. 
puting measurements. (Daily" official.) 
Card cabinet. R. 404. (1946) . 
Form 9-206. te.b1e . for com.-
5 x 8 cards, 9 in., in wooden 
7. PHOTOGRAPHS OF STATIONS. 1921 to date •. Of all the experiment 
stations of the State. (Daily, official .. ) 3t x 6 cards,. 1 ft. 6- in •• 
in Wooden card cabinet. · . R. 404 •. ' (1958) " 
Geological Survey. Columbus 3 
8. PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS, 1921 to date. Plans of cable anchorages, 
cable towers, controls, gauging cars, house and well, and other miscella-
neous plans. Memphis Power Boom, reels and booms, sounding weights, and 
wire weight gauge. (Daily, official.) 36 x 40 and 16 x 20 bundles, 3 ft., 
in 10 drawers of wooden filing case. R. 404. 
9. RECORD OF ACCOUNTS. Dec. 1921 to date. Forms 33, 36, 136, 006, 
contracts; 9-273, ledger sheets; 9-216, cost keeping sheets; 9-272, 
charge sheets; 9-214D, 9·-214, 9-2140, 971, ilJonthly report.s; and paid 
bills from miscellaneous comuenies. (Daily, off icial.) 9t x 11 folders, 
8 ft., in 4 drawers of wooden filing case. R. 404. (1955) 
10. RECORD OF DISCHARGE MffiA,SUREliiiEN'I'S, 1921 . to da,te. Forms 9-275 and 
9-275C~ measurement of flow of water, velocity, height, and discharges. 
(Daily, official.) 5 x 8 cards, 26 ft. 8 in., in drawer of wooden filing 
case. R. 404. (1947) 
11. RECORD OF LEVEL NOTES, 1921 to date. Form 9-276, notes pertain~ 
ing to running levels for setting bench marks. (Daily, official.) 
5 x 8 cards, 1 ft. 4 in., in 2 drawers of wooden filing case. R • . 404. 
(1956) 
12. RECORD OF RECORDER REPORTS, 1921 to date. Form 9-l76D, engineer's 
inspection of recorders. ( Daily, official.) 5 x 8 cards, 4 ft. 6 in., 
in 4 drawers of wooden filing case. R. 404. (195l) 
13. STREAM FLOW DATA AND BLUiDPRIN'rS, 1921 to date. SG forms 9-207, 
9-210, and 9-192A, record of gauge, height, and discha rge of stream as 
recorded from observer and recorder readings . ( Daily, official.) g~ x 
11 and 11 x 16 folders, 12 ft., in 7 drawers of wooden filing case. 
R. 404. ( 1943 ) 
14. TECHNICAL FILE, 1921 to date. Perta:Lning to cable saddle and 
blueprints I cable vlires, chain gauge, concrete house and well, clock oil 
test, codex charts (blueprint form 4118), concrete anchorages, conferenc~ 
(district engineer), construction equipment, construction cost, equipment 
cost, control plans,controls computation, controls rating, current meters, 
dams, developed wa,ter power in U.S" discharge integrator, doors and win-
dows, drainage areas, d~ught reports, duration curves, electric power 
and fuel consumption, equipment dat a , f100c'. reports, gauging cards, gauging 
stations, ground water, hydraulic research projects, lock leakage, meter 
cable, water policies, and directions for the use of cardean blasting 
instructions. (Daily I official.)" 81i- x 11 folders, 5 ft., in 2 drawers of 
Wooden filing case. R. 404. (1960) 
w 15. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1925 to date. Correspondence with 
ashington office (through Chief Hydraulic Engineer) and with State and 
county offices , Federal bureaus, and outside parties requesting data re-
gat-ding agreements and contracts, co-operating parties , control, division 
Of accounts, equipment, finance, flood reports., memoranda , meters, per .. 
~~nnel records, general, and supplies. (Daily, officia.l.) 8t x 11 folders, 
ft., in 6 drawers of wooden filing case. R. tw4. (1952) 
Geological Su~e1iOolumbus 
16. OBSERVmBS' CORRESPONDENCE. 1928 to date. Correspon4ence With ~e~ stationed in the field. (Daily. oftieiai.) 8* x 11 folde~s i 4 in •• 
in drawer of wooden filing case. R. 404. (i948) 
17. STATE EXPENSE REPORT. 1930 .. 1933 . (Never.) 3 x 6 foiders, 1 
in •• in drawer of wooden fi11rlg case. Ri 404. (1959) 
18~ RECORDER REPORT CARDS, 1933 to date. Form 9-176c . record of 
gauge at reeorders. (Da11y, official , ) 3 x 5 cards, 1 ft. 6 in., in 2 
drawers of wooden filing c,ase. R. 404. ~1953) 
19. RECORD OF STATION REPAIRS, 1934 to date. (Daily, official.) 5 
x g cards. 3 in., in drawer of wooden filing Case. R. 404. (1945) 
20. GAUGE HEIGHT CARDS, 1935 to date. Form 9.176. record of gauge 
readings. (Daily, o'fficial.) 31' x 6 cards. 2 ft. t in 4 drawers of 
~ooden filing case. R. 404. (1949) 
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THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · 
THE NATIONAL PARK. SERVICE 
COLUMBUS 
BRANCH OF PLANNING AND STATE COOPERATION 
PROCUREMENT OFFICE 
Ohio Departments of State Bldg., Front St. 
The Ohio Procurement Office of the Branch of Plan..l'li ng and State 
cooperation under the National Park Service was established at Columbus 
in 1933. Its pl 'i~arr purpose is to procure equipment and supplies used 
by the COO cc,mps under the direction of the Nat i c:c.al Pax'k Service in 
Ohio in cooperation with the administrators of stat e parks. This office 
has been continuously located in the building which it now occupies and 
none of its records has been lost or destroyed. 
2L OORRES:?ONDENOE PERTAINING TO CONTRAOTS, 1933 '. Mar. 31, 1936. 
Correspondence relating to purchase of materials costing over $100.00, 
and to telephone servj c9 . (Daily, official.) 9 X 15 folders, 2 ft., in 
drawer of steel filing case. R. 713-A. (4351) 
22. GENERAL CONT~OTS FILE, Apr. 1933 to dete. Approved contracts. 
Arranged numerically. (Daily,offieial.) 8l ];, 11 folders, 2 ft., in 
drawer of steel filing case. R. 7l3-A. (4353) 
23. GENERAL PERSO~~EL FILE, 1933 to dat e. Pertaining to caretakers, 
movie operators, l eave of absence, generel pay roll, addresses of park 
authorities , 8-l'ld perso!Ll'lel classification. Filed alphabetically. 
(Daily, official.) 8~ x 11 folders, 2 ft., in drawer of steel filing 
case. R. 713-A. (4352) 
24. OFFICIAL o ORRESPONDENOE, 1933 - Mar. 31, 1935. Correspondence 
pertaining to abandoned camps 'J inventory of tool s , project summaries, 
leave records, encumbrance records, CO:Lltract,g, and transfer of property 
for 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4"r.h periods; also corresDondence with regional 
office en e. Washing\;o:il. (Frequently, officiaL ) 9 x 15 folders, 2 ft., 
in cardboard trans f er case. R. 7l3-A. (l~:557) 
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General 
records 
at x 11 
(4359) 
SUPIDRVISOqy AND FAOIlJITATING PEH3mJl'JEL :F'll.,E, 1933 to date. 
correspondence pertai n:i.ng to camps, aPf ointment papers, and 
of supervisory and f acilitating persoru~el. (Daily, official.) 
folders, 4 ft., i n 2 drawers of steel filing case. R. 7l3-A. 
26. TOOL BOOKS, 1933 to date. Form 10-191, cost data, on trucks. 
light equipment. heavy equipment, and tools; also data on their pur-
chase, transfer, and condemnation. (Daily. official.) 5 x 12 loose-
leaf books, 2 ft •• in steel filing box. R. 713- A. (4364) 
27. GENERAL ACCOUNTS FILE FOR ALL CCO CAWJJS AND OHIO PROCUREMENT 
OFFICE, Nov. 1933 to date. Forms SPE-l, encumbrance record; ECW 10-1, 
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The National Park Service, Columbus 7 
purchase orders; 1012 and 1012-A, travel vouchers; l013-D and 1013-E, 
payrolls and allotment advice; and 1058, 1058-A, and 1059, bills of 
lading. (Daily, official.) st x 11 Acco p1nders~ 8 ft., iri 4 drawers 
of steel filing case. R. 713-A. (4366. 4365, 4347) 
28.. PROCUREMENT CORRESPONDENCE, Apr. 1935 - Mar. 1936. Correspond-
ence with camps on supplies, records, inventory of tools·" and equip-
ment for 5th and 6th procurement period~ (Frequently, official.) 9 X 
15 folders, 2 ft., in cardboard trahs!er case. R. 713 .. A. (4358) 
29. Sm~RY COST BOOK, Apr. 1935 to date. Accumulated cost data 
taken from special CCC project cost books of the Ohio state park camps. 
(Daily, official.) 12 x 15 vol •• 6 in., in drawer of desk and on table. 
R. 7l3-A~ (4363, 4362) . 
30. G~ERAL FILE ON CAMP . 23, July 1935 - Oct. 1935. Payrolls. 
personneli general correspondenoe, I a1lotment advice. memorE;l.nda, equip-
ment, contracts. Filed alphabetically_ (Frequently, official.) 8* x 
11 folders and envelopes, 2 ft •• in cardboard transfer case. R. 7l3-A. 
(4354) 
31. PROJRlCT COST BOOKS, Oct. 1935 to date. Data on project costs 
of supplies, tools, supervisors, gas and oil, maintenance, skilled 
labor, project equipment, project materials, and miscellaneous items. 
(Daily, official .. ] 8 x 12 vols., 4 in. ·, on desk and table. R.7l3-A. 
(4360, 4361) 
32, EOW PROJECT FItE OF ABANDONED CCC OMJPS, Oct. 1935 • Apr, 1936 .• 
Form 101267, camp applications and allotment advices. (Daily; official.) 
8t x 11 folders, 2 ft •• in drawer of steel filing case. R. 7l}*A. 
(4348) 
33. ECW PROJECT P'ILE, Oct. 1935 to dat'e. Form A4-2, record of 
materials, equipme~t, and skilled labor used during 6th and 7th pro-
curement periods.. (Daily, official.) 8t x 11 folders, 3 ft., in 2 
drawers of steel filing case. ·R. 713 ... A. (4355) 
34. GENERAL FILE ON OAMPS 5 - 22, Jen. 1936 to date. Correspond-
ence with regions, districts, Washington, and fiscal . Supervisor per-
taining to eqUipment, tools, finance. gasoline, supplies, tax exempt-
ions, and government contracts. (Daily, official.) 9 x 15 folders, 
2 ft., in drawe~ of steel filing case. R. 7l3-A. (4349) 
35. REQUISITION FOR lviATIDRIAL, TOOLS, IDQUIP~jENT I OR SUPPLIES, Feb I> 
1936 to date. ECW Sp~cial Form R-l, showing quantity, project number, 
cost, and vendor's name. Filed by camp number. (Daily, official.) 
9 x 15 folders, 2 ft., in cardboard transfer case. R. 7l3-A. (4356) 
. 36. OHIO STATE PARK CAMPS, FUND 1681, Apr. 1936 to date. Requi-
sitions paid and unpaid, purchase orders, and bills of lading. (Daily, 
official.) 9 x 15 folders, 2 ft., in drawer of steel filing case. 
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