Melvin Leroy Merritt papers, 1870-1952.

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Melvin Leroy Merritt papers, 1870-1952.

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Collection comprises correspondence, journals, reports, memos and photographs concerning Melvin Leroy Merritt's life and career with the United States Forest Service in Oregon, Alaska and the Philippines. The forest service materials, including field journals kept by Merritt and Juan Guthrie, document the areas under Merritt's supervision. The collection contains personal and family information, including a volume of family history written by Merritt's grandmother in 1909. The collection contains a wealth of information about the Forest Service and forests of Alaska, Oregon and the Philippines.

3 linear ft. (6 containers, 1 v.)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760482

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Merritt, Melvin Leroy, 1879-1961.

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Melvin Leroy Merritt, son of Morris and Jennie Allnat Merritt, was born in 1879 near West Union, Iowa. Merritt grew up on a farm and attended Iowa State College in Ames. He graduated in 1903 with a degree in horticulture. In 1905, Merritt left Iowa for a position with the Bureau of Forestry in Manila, the Philippines, which he held for three years. He returned to the United States in 1909 and gained a position with the United States Forestry Service as a supervisor of the Deschutes National Fore...

Merritt family.

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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...

Guthrie, Juan

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