Lamb, F. Bruce (Frank Bruce), 1913-

Specialist in tropical forestry from New York City.

From the description of F. Bruce Lamb papers, 1949-1973. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418442

F. Bruce Lamb (1913-1992) was a tropical forestry expert and writer. A graduate of the University of Michigan, School of Forestry, he wrote his doctoral dissertation on mahogany. During WWII Lamb traveled to Brazil as part of the Rubber Development Corporation in an effort by the United States to develop a rubber production program. After the war, his work as a consultant and with multiple forestry agencies, and eventually his employment with U.S. Plywood Corporation lead him to work throughout South America, Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. While working in the Amazon, Lamb met Manuel Cordova-Rios, who studied Amazonian medicinal plants under a Huni Kui (Cashinawa) shaman. Lamb wrote several books on the life and work of Cordova-Rios. In addition to his books on Cordova-Rios, Lamb, a native Coloradoan, collected family stories about Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry, a member of the Wild Bunch, who visited the family ranch. Lamb published a book on the life of Kid Curry as well as an annotated bibliography on the Wild Bunch.

From the guide to the F. Bruce Lamb papers, 1930-1994, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

F. Bruce Lamb was a forestry expert and writer. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on tropical mahogany. In 1943 Lamb went to Brazil to help coordinate rubber production and exports to the United States. He became interested in the life of Manuel Cordova-Rios, who studied uses of Amazonian medicinal plants under a Huni Kui (Cashinawa) shaman. Lamb wrote several books about Cordova-Rios. Lamb's family ranch in Colorado had been visited by Kid Curry (Harvey Logan) of the Wild Bunch, and Lamb collected stories from his father and uncles and published books on the Wild Bunch as well.

From the description of F. Bruce Lamb papers, 1943-1993. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 774408799