Papers, 1928-1931.

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Papers, 1928-1931.

Papers concerning an investigation sponsored by the Wisconsin Conservation Commission into the biology and pathology of the Wisconsin prairie chicken; including correspondence, data, photographs, and manuscripts of articles and reports. Correspondents include Aldo Leopold.

0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and73 photographs (1 album)

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Wisconsin. State Conservation Commission

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A State Conservation Commission was first established by Chapter 644, Laws of 1911, as an uncompensated advisory body. The functions of the Board of Forestry (WIHV95-A528), the Fish and Game Warden, the State Park Board (WIHV95-A527), and the Commissioners of Fisheries (WIHV87-A1630) were consolidated and vested in a new State Conservation Commission under Chapter 406, Laws of 1915. Initially, the full-time commissioners exercised responsibility both for policy-making and for the administration ...

Leopold, Aldo, 1886-1948

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Leopold was born in Burlington, Iowa and received a Master of Forestry degree from Yale University. In 1909 he joined the U.S. Forest Service and from 1914-1924 he supervised national forests in Arizona and New Mexico. He established the first wilderness area in the Gila National Forest, New Mexico and was a founder of The Wilderness Society. In 1933, he accepted the chair of Game Management at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he taught until his death on April 21, 1948....

Gross, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1883-1970

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