John Daniel Coffman diaries, 1908-1952.

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John Daniel Coffman diaries, 1908-1952.

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Describe his activities in the U.S. National Park Service, Branch of Forestry, as fire control expert and as chief forester in the CCC program; his work relating to blister-rust control and other problems in national parks; his association with the U.S. Forest Service; his travels in Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and the U.S. in connection with the Park Service. Miscellaneous notes also included.

11 v. (1 box).

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United States. National Park Service

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Coffman, John Daniel, 1882-1973.

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Career with the U.S. Forest Service, 1909-1928, and with the National Park Service from 1928 as fire control expert and as chief forester; responsibility for the CCC program in the NPS and other offices in the Department of the Interior. From the description of Forest protection in the National Parks. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 743385379 ...

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