Mattes, Merrill J.
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Merrill John Mattes (1910- ), a historian, worked for the National Park Service (NPS) for 30 years, beginning as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park in 1935. He was superintendent of Scotts Bluff National Monument from 1935-1946, acting custodian of Fort Laramie National Monument (later Fort Laramie National Historic Site) beginning in 1938, and was acting historian for Fort Laramie from 1939-1946. Mattes was regional historian at the NPS Region 2 office in Omaha, Nebraska from 1946-1966, chief of history and historic architecture in San Francisco, California from 1966-1971, and manager of the historic preservation team at the NPS Denver Service Center from 1971-1975. He became an independent historical consultant in 1976. In 1944, Mattes testified as an expert witness against the state of Wyoming's lawsuit challenging the creation of the Jackson Hole National Monument.
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Fur trade
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Fort Caspar (Wyo.)
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Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort)
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Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.)
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Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
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Fort Phil Kearny (Wyo.)
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Jackson Hole (Wyo.)
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Bisterfeldt Potato Cellar Site (Neb.)
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Nebraska
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Archaeological surveying--North Dakota
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Oregon National Historic Trail
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Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)
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Wyoming
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Wyoming--Jackson Hole
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Jackson Hole National Monument
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Yellowstone National Park
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Wyoming--Hot Springs County
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North Dakota
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