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Potomac Area Council American Youth Hostels records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2196
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, audio and video tapes, and cloth materials. The material dates from 1943-2011. The material in the collection covers the history of the Potomac Area Council of American Youth Hostels, especially the activities of its former Executive Director and board president, Don Messersmith.

Dates: 1943-2011; Majority of material found within 1946 - 2005

The Thomas Hahn Chesapeake and Ohio Canal collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS2020
Abstract

Collection contains materials related to Thomas Hahn's involvement in the C&O Canal Association, as well as other canals related to the C&O, and canals in general. A large part of the collection consists of photographic negatives, slides and prints of the C&O Canal. Most of these photographs, negatives, and slides relate to illustrations in publications that he authored or co-authored. Other items include reference material for his books, correspondence, and maps.

Dates: 1939-1993