Rood, J. Sidney (Joseph Sidney), 1901-1979.

Joseph Sidney Rood (1901-1979), born in Moscow, Idaho, came to Alaska in 1917. After more than a decade working in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska, he joined the Alaska Reindeer Service. As a Reindeer Service superintendent, he traveled extensively in western and northern Alaska from 1930 to the mid 1940s. He was an advocate for the Natives with whom he worked.

From the description of Fosma and Sidney Rood papers, 1918-1977. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 314194575