I'm surprised no one has mentioned the classic resource on this subject. David McCaulay's Motel of the Mysteries...
http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-0395284252-2
Carl Steen
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Subject: Re: emerging motoring/vacation culture in 20th c. help
Greetings All,
A fun read that may shed some light about motor touring/vacations during the
early 20th century is Joanne Wilke's *Eight Women, Two Model Ts, and the
American West* (2007), which presents the 1924 story of eight young women
from Iowa who "drove across the American west in two Model T Fords [and] in
nine weeks they traveled more than nine thousand unpaved miles on an
extended car-camping trip through six national parks, 'without a man or gun
along.'" Includes some good photos of car camping, and describes some of the
common auto-mechanical problems encountered. May provided some context for
the artifacts found.
Also there is the recently published *Historical Archeology of Tourism in
Yellowstone National Park* by Annalies Corbin and Matthew A. Russell,
editors (2010).
Hope these help.
my best,
mike gregory
AECOM, Inc.
4807 West Woodlawn Court
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
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On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Paul W Alford <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Landscape Architect A.D. Taylor published books on the design guides for
> the CCC in the 1930s. (I have a pdf copy of one on campstoves and
> fireplaces. I'll email it to you off the list if you want. It may be of
> marginal help.) Otherwise, CCC resources are a good place to look as that
> was where the specs were being developed nationally. The Park Service is
> a good place to look because they were instrumental in developing a
> national recreational culture, but in the 1920s there was a lot of
> infighting among the Forest Service and the Park Service over whose job
> that really was. So don't forget to look through Forest Service archives
> also. The Technical Services of the two agencies would have developed
> plans for recreational facilities and those records may still be locally
> filed or at the nearest Federal archives.
>
> Also, Frank Waugh was hired by the Forest Service to survey recreational
> trends nationwide in 1917. You can get that report/book on the online
> archive. That could be worth skimming through.
>
> http://www.archive.org/details/recreationuseson00waug
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>
> Paul Alford
> South Zone Archaeologist
> Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
> Pawnee National Grassland
> (303) 541-2506
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> If your interested in information about the philosopy behind camp ground
> design,
> check with the park service for copies of their guidlines for recreation
> facility design dating to the 1930s. Because of the availablilty of a
> ready
> made work force via the WPA and CCC, a lot of time and attention was paid
> to the
> design of public recreation facilties such as campgrounds during the
> depression. The park service was instrumental in developing the guidlines
> to
> the "rustic" design approach which was used by a variety of agencies prior
> to
> WWII and contiues to influence the design of new recreation facilities
> today. Also, I did a National Register evalutation on two campgrounds
> dating
> to the 1903s on the Clevelanad National Forest when I worked there. Let
> me
> know if your intested in that info.
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> From: "Snow, Cordelia, DCA" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Fri, August 13, 2010 8:30:00 AM
> Subject: Re: emerging motoring/vacation culture in 20th c. help
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> Besides contacting the AAA and California Parks and Recreation folks,
> you might find your campground featured in publications such as Sunset
> Magazine, which has been published since the 19-teens or thereabouts.
> Good luck!
>
> Dedie Snow
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> Stephen DeLear
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> You might contact the American Automobile Association and see if they
> maintain
> archival copies of their newsletters or other publications for this
> period. I'd
> suspect that any advertisements that might be included in the
> publication could
> come in especially handy. If you're looking at camping gear you might
> also try
> copies of Field & Stream. Although I'm not sure when the group began
> the
> American Hotel & Lodging Association might also have or be able to point
> you
> towards, useful materials. Remember even if the group doesn't retain
> copies of
> published materials, if the copyright has been registered they might be
> on file
> with the Library of Congress.
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> Ashley
> Morton
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:00 AM
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> Subject: emerging motoring/vacation culture in 20th c. help
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> Hello,
>
> I am working on a dump site that is related to a camp area in
> California that
> once had cabins, campgrounds, a roadside cafe and auto shop between the
> 1920s
> and early 1960s. Can anyone offer resources (of particular interest are
> CRM
> reports) that might help interpret the material culture? Those
> resources
> regarding American motoring and vacation trends would be especially
> useful.
>
> Thanks!
>
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