Correspondence, 1905-1945.

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Correspondence, 1905-1945.

Folder contains 4 items from Pinchot: letter to James H. Clarke, Forest Supervisor, Denver, Colo., dated March 1905 regarding the unlawful fencing of forest preserve lands by Joseph Tyssowski; telegram dated May 1905 following up the previous letter; letter to Rudolph Rosencrans, December 1939, asking him to send his personal memories of the Forest Service; letter (photocopy) dated Dec. 1, 1945 to John Preston, Soil Conservation Service, describing a story that Pinchot is telling Teddy Roosevelt. The letter accompanies a photographic print of Pinchot and Roosevelt on a river steamer.

4 items.

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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

Clarke, James H.

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Cornell University Class of 1912. From the description of James I. Clarke scrapbook, 1908-1912. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936064 ...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Preston, John F.

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Rosencrans, Rudolph

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