Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Melvin M. Lewis Oral History |
Catalog Number |
2005.125.008a |
Object Name |
Transcript |
Scope & Content |
Melvin M. Lewis Oral History >> As told by his son, Frank E. Lewis >> Melvin (1882 -1966) joined the Forest Service in 1907, retired 1945; >> Siskiyou NF Forest Supervisors referenced -M. J. Anderson, Nelson F. McDuff (suicide), Randolph L. Fromme, Glenn E. Mitchell, Don Billingsley >> Other names referenced: John Kirkpatrick later Supervisor Siuslaw NF; Thornton Munger, later Director of the Pacific Northwest Forst and Range Experiment Station; Jackson, A. G. - First graduate of the University of Washington Forestry School in about 1911-1912 >> Olympic NF - influence to retain the national forest when the Olympic national Park was created >> 1907 Siskiyou NF - Paige Creek District; Tree Nursery >> 1935 Columbia NF, sheep grazing Randle RD in old burns; Aircraft Warning Service during World War II; Timber harvest See attached Transcript |
Additional File |
Click Here to view Lewis Transcript. |
Year Range from |
2001 |
Year Range to |
2001 |
People |
Anderson, M. J. Billingsley, Don Fromme, Randolph L. Jackson, A. G. Kirkpatrick, John Lewis, Frank E. Lewis, Melvin M. McDuff, Nelson F. Mitchell, Glenn E. Munger, Thornton |
Subjects |
History Oral History World War II Aircraft Warning Service Timber Sales Sheep Grazing Columbia NF Olympic NF Siskiyou NF |
Search Terms |
Oral History Range-Permitted Grazing Timber Sales World War II |
Catalog date |
2025-04-23 |
Extent of Description |
8.5" X 11.0", 14 Pages |
Collection |
Northern Rocky Mountain Retirees Association |