Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
William G. Weigle, Forest Supervisor D-1, 6 and 10 |
Catalog Number |
2021.012.165 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Scope & Content |
William G. Weigle >> 9-page narrative of Weigle's Forest Service career. 1904 Yale Forest School. Eastern forest work; 1906 investigate Anaconda Smelter damage; Medicine Bow NF in charge large timber sale; 1907 New Mexico sent to Wingate Military Reservation; Indian Reservations Wisconsin and Minnesota; 1908 North Carolinian to cruise Chestnut and Oak on Cherokee Indian Reservation; 1908 appoint Coeur d'Alene Forest Supervisor; 1911 Supervisor of the Tongass and Chugach Forests in Alaska; 1919 Transfer to Supervisor of the Snoqualmie Forest in Washington; After 14 years on the Snoqualmie, retired March 1, 1933. SEE ATACHED NARRATIVE PDF >> 11-page narrative of the 1910 Great Idaho Fire. The focus is on Coeur d'Alene potion of the fire. SEE ATACHED FIRE NARRATIVE PDF >> >> 1941 memo from Pinchot >> This paper is from the Gifford Pinchot Archives in the Library of Congress. Early USFS rangers were asked to send their stories to Pinchot for his planned book. |
Additional File |
Click Here to view Weigle USFS Career Narrative. Click Here to view 1910 Fire Narrative. |
Year Range from |
1941 |
Year Range to |
1941 |
People |
Langille, William A. Morris, William W. Pulaski, Edward C. Ringland, Arthur C. Sherrard, Thomas H. Weigle, William G. |
Subjects |
Coeur d' Alene NF Snoqualmie NF Tongass NF Chugach NF Ranger Boat Tahn 1910 Fire Anaconda Smelter damage Medicine Bow NF Cherokee Indian Reservation Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation |
Search Terms |
Pinchot Papers Native Americans Fire Timber Sales |
Catalog date |
2021-03-30 |
Extent of Description |
8.5" X 11.0", 24 Pages |
Collection |
Gaston, Bibi |