National Park Service - Government Documents - Department of the Interior - Research Guides at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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The National Park Service (NPS) was established in 1916 to manage national parks in the U.S.

Photo of various National Park handbooks

National Park Foundation
NPF is a Congressionally-chartered partner that raises funds for national parks.
National Parks Conservation Association
A non-profit organization that works with the NPS to preserve and protect national parks.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.

Government Documents holds an extensive collection of NPS publications, including the following series:

Park Science
Call Number: GOVD I 29.3/4:
Presents brief articles about scientific research and resource management in national parks.
CRM
Call Number: GOVD I 29.86/2:
The journal of heritage stewardship.
National park handbooks
Call Number: GOVD I 29.9/5:
The familiar colorful guides to individual parks. The guides are no longer distributed to depository libraries, so most of the guides we have are older editions.
National park map/guides
Call Number: GOVD I 29.9/2:
The brochures with maps that are handed out to park visitors upon entry.
Preservation briefs
Call Number: GOVD I 29.84:
Brief publications that describe techniques for preserving architectural features.
Preservation tech notes
Call Number: GOVD I 29.84/3:
Technical publications about preserving and protecting architectural features.
Historical resource study
Call Number: GOVD I 29.58/3:
In-depth historical reports about sites administered by NPS.
Historic structure reports
Call Number: GOVD I 29.88:
As the name implies, these publications provide basic data about historic structures for preservation and planning purposes.

We also have a variety of general publications, maps, pamphlets, children's activity books, CD-ROMs, and other materials.

There are a number of Congressional hearings and reports about NPS and various national parks. You can use ProQuest Congressional (UHM login required) to search for these materials. Access is restricted to UH Manoa faculty, students, and staff, and we will be happy to conduct searches for other users.

Documents covering 1910-1932 are available in the Executive Branch Documents microfiche set. Please contact a government documents librarian if you have questions about our holdings.

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Parks in Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific Island Network Inventory & Monitoring Program
The Pacific Island Network (PACN) Inventory and Monitoring Program (I&M) facilitates collaboration and information sharing. It covers islands in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana archipelago, and Hawai‘i. The repository includes monitoring reports, blog posts, and videos about national parks.

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