Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Administrative History

The National Park Service intends to award a single source justified cooperative agreement to the Organization of American Historians to document the establishment and management of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The study will serve as an ongoing guide to park management about the history of park issues over time, how these have been addressed and how they have changed depending on the context of the time. The project will involve primary and secondary sources research resulting in a report with a detailed understanding of how the park was conceived, formed, and managed since its creation. Some key aspects of the project include: * Establishment of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts * Evolution of the park * Managing the park: NPS and the Wolf Trap Foundation * Cultural resource stewardship * Natural resource stewardship * Park use The project is expected to be completed within 16 months, and the National Park Service will provide oversight and monitoring of the project.