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National Forestry Program Committee records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1841

Scope and content

Correspondence, publicity materials, and publications concerning forestry conservation legislation.Chiefly correspondence of Roy S. Kellogg, chairman; circular letters, memoranda, resolutions, press releases and other publicity materials and miscellaneous printed and mimeographed items. Kellogg's correspondence with committee members, professional foresters, lumber dealers, and other lumber industry groups, conservation associations, farm organizations, newspaper publishers, Congressmen, and others concerns efforts to promote various conservation bills; correspondents include Edgar Allen, E.T. Allen, Shirley Allen, Philip W. Ayres, Elbert H. Baker, Hugh Potter Baker, John W. Blodgett, Warren B. Bullock, Ovid M. Butler, Earle Hart Clapp, Wilson M. Compton, Samuel Trask Dana, John Foley, David L. Goodwillie, William B. Greeley, William L. Hall, Gilbert M. Haugen, Ralph Sheldon Hosmer, Charles L. McNary, Barrington Moore, George N. Ostrander, Charles Lathrop Pack, Joseph Hyde Pratt, Arthur B. Recknagel, Paul G. Redington, Arthur C. Ringland, Percival Sheldon Risdale, Sherman Rogers, Edward A. Sherman, George W. Sisson, Jr., Bertrand H. Snell, Robert Y. Stuart, James William Toumey, Arthur T. Upson, and Raphael Zon. Aslo included is correspondence of Ralph Sheldon Hosmer and others concerning an article he wrote on the work of the committee, rough notes, and corrected drafts (1945-47).

Dates

  • 1920-1928, 1945-1947.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

The National Forestry Program Committee was established to secure national forest conservation legislation.

Extent

2 cubic feet. (2 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English