Series I: Correspondence, 1972-1974
Series
Scope and Content
From the File:
The Flood Recovery Task Force, Inc. records, 1972-1975, contain organizational records produced by and for the Flood Recovery Task Force including, drafts, correspondence, proposals, handwritten notes, meeting minutes, reports, publications, grant applications, agreements, professional contracts, newspaper articles, and flood relief hearings. It should be noted that Wilkes University Archives does not have a complete set of meeting minutes for the many subcommittees that were formed under the Flood Recovery Task Force and the full scope of what was donated compared to what was created is difficult to determine. However, the materials represented in this collection reveal a wide range in documentation of the organization’s activities and responsibilities. The Flood Recovery Task Force joined forces with many federal and state agencies, non-profit organizations, private contractors, and individuals across various sectors to assist the region in recovering from Hurricane Agnes flood devastation. This collection covers Hurricane Agnes flood relief and redevelopment of the Wyoming Valley from July 1972 to 1975 and include topics such as government relief and funding for flood victims, urban planning and redevelopment programs, temporary and permanent housing, and transportation.
Dates
- 1972-1974
Access:
Open for research.
Extent
From the File: 9 boxes (9 boxes total, 5 whole document boxes, 2 half-letter boxes, 1 whole legal box, 1 half legal sized box. ) : [2.92 linear ft]
Language of Materials
From the File: English
Series I: Correspondence, 1972-1974
Series I: Correspondence, 1972-1974 is arranged alphabetically by last name of creator with the exception of certain significant individuals that have folders with correspondence to and from them, in which they are labeled as the recipient. Significant individuals include Honorable Judge, Max Rosenn, Senator Frank Carlucci, Congressman Dan Flood, Senator Richard Schweiker, Executive Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvanian Industrial Development Commission, Bernard Blier, Senator Hugh Scott, Secretary William H. Wilcox, Edward Schechter, and Frank W. Anderson. With the correspondence to and from Max Rosenn, the archivist sorted the folders into a folder of correspondence to Max Rosenn and a correspondence folder from Max Rosenn, which contains loose blue carbon copies of correspondence written by Max Rosenn to various individuals. When the archivist discovered stapled correspondence from Max Rosenn to various individuals with the individuals’ responses, the archivist created correspondence folders with the individual as the recipient to provide the researcher context of the exchange. The correspondence series contains handwritten notes, memos, typed letters, and carbon copies regarding various matters concerning the organization’s short and long term planning of flood relief to the Wyoming Valley. Legal sized folders were removed to Legal Box #1.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu