Royal G. Jackson Papers circa 1905- 1992 circa 1930 - 1992

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Royal G. Jackson Papers circa 1905- 1992 circa 1930 - 1992

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The Royal G. Jackson Papers consist ofmaterials created or assembled by Jackson in the course of his research.The bulk of the materials pertain to the history of the Oregon StateUniversity College of Forestry, McDonald Forest, the Civilian ConservationCorps (CCC) Camp Arborteum, and nature-based tourism in central Oregon andCosta Rica. The papers include extensive oral history sound recordings andphotographs. Jackson was a faculty member in the Oregon State UniversityCollege of Forestry from 1970 until 2004.

3.25 cubic feet including 1050photographs and 162 sound recordings; 9 boxes, including 1 oversize box

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Oregon State University Libraries University Archives

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