Camp Midvale/Nature Friends of America: FOIA Files
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Historical/Biographical Note
Camp Midvale was a recreation camp built in the 1920s by The Nature Friends of America (NFA) and owned by the Labor Lyceum (a progressive workers educational organization). NFA's goals were to provide workers with affordable outdoor recreation and to preserve wildlife. NFA was placed on the Attorney General's list of "subversive organizations" in 1947, and in 1968 Camp Midvale was given to the Ethical Culture Society in the hope that it would be preserved as an ecological retreat.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains documents of FBI investigations into the activities of the camp, Nature Friends Incorporated, The Labor Lyceum and other related organizations, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request made by Andy Lanset, 1989. The accession number associated with this request is 1988.018.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 are unknown. In 2019 boxes 3 and 4 were reincorporated into the collection from TAM 144 PM FBI Files. The materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes.
