Gertrude Jewett Greeley oral history 1960

West Coast Lumbermen's Association

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Greeley, Gertrude Jewett, 1878-

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Gertrude Jewett Greeley was born in 1878. She attended the University of California, where she met William Buckhout Greeley, a forester and conservationist who worked during the first half of the twentieth century and was Chief Forester, U.S. Forest Service from 1920-1928. She worked as a public school teacher in California for five years, while he attended Yale University. In the summer of 1907, William returned to California and married Gertrude. The couple moved to New Haven, back to Californ...

Greeley, William Buckhout, 1879-1955

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William Buckhout Greeley was a graduate of the Yale Forest School and began his career in forestry in 1904. He was Chief Forester of the U.S. Forest Service from 1920-1928. He then became secretary-manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association. He died in 1955. From the description of William Buckhout Greeley papers, 1909-1955. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55670262 ...

United States. Forest Service

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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...