Arthur L. Dahl Papers, 1900-1939

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Arthur L. Dahl Papers, 1900-1939

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Arthur L. Dahl held various positions in the United States Civil Service, among them personal secretary to Gifford Pinchot, who was then National Forester. Dahl was transferred to San Francisco in 1908 as Chief of Maintenance in the Bureau of Forestry District #5. By 1918 he had quit the civil service and was involved in the oil business.

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Dahl, Arthur L., 1880-1952.

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Dahl appears to be the author of the rather funny captions, and Ralph Arnold is probably the photographer. Accompanying them on the tour are Tom Watson, Maurice B. Blake (both guests from England), Francis E. Young, and A.P. Hammon (working for the Alaska Commercial Co.). From the description of The cruise of the Caucasus : photograph album with text of geologists' tour of California oil fields, 1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384479 Arthur L. Dahl held various posit...

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...