Gareth C. Moon Papers 1941-1993

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Gareth C. Moon Papers 1941-1993

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The collection contains former Montana State Forester Gareth C. Moon’s personal papers and materials related to the preparation of his book, (Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1991). A History of Montana State Forestry

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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Ledieu, Abraham

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Montana. State Forester

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University of Montana-Missoula

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Moon, Gareth C., 1923-

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Gareth C. Moon was born in 1923 and raised in eastern South Dakota. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the United States Marines in the South Pacific. Prior to the war, he worked on a logging crew in Idaho forests. He graduated from The University of Montana School of Forestry in 1949. During this time, he worked for the United States Forest Service on the Lolo National Forest where he cruised timber and fought forest fires. He was appointed Montana State Forester in 195...