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to Eliakim P. Scammon

Clerical copy. George W. Edgar, Lieutenant Colonel commanding the outpost in West Virginia writes to Brigadier General Scammon of the 23rd Ohio to report that he is sending a Mrs. Dr. Lucker with a flag of truce to Scammon's lines. She is to pass...

GLC02414.013

to Jeremiah Wadsworth

Encloses five accounts and asks Wadsworth to sign them, noting that his signature is necessary for the accounts' settlement. Asks him to return all warrants that will not be paid before December 15, as Knox wishes to close his accounts with the...

GLC02437.04422

to Henry Knox

Reports that the interest of Thomas Goldthwait in the Penobscot lands came into his hands part by purchase and part by a debt owed to Taylor's father, Nathaniel Taylor. Claims he now owns 1/5 of the township of Frankfort along the Penobscot River....

GLC02437.05845

[USDA Forest Service release, The White Mountain Region]

The White Mountain region provides important forestry in New England as well as water flow, impacting commerce and manufacture.

GLC00687.170.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Railroads Entering Into Practice of Forestry]

Railroads can participate in forestry by using cheaper and more abundant wood for cross-ties as well as planting.

GLC00687.172.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture, The Forester, Forest Service business card]

Enclosed with GLC00687.172.01. Card is perforated down the center.

GLC00687.172.02

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Government Forests of Prussia Well Managed]

National forests in Prussia are great examples for the U.S. with their sustained yield or continuous reproduction of wood used.

GLC00687.173.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Good Forest Work on Vanderbilt Estate]

Forest work on the Biltmore estate includes wise management, fire guards, permanent logging roads and experimental work in silviculture.

GLC00687.174.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Sawdust Flour From Waste of Lumber Mills]

Sawdust flour can make dynamite, linoleum, xyolite, and artificial flooring. These uses will relieve the amount of waste from lumber mills.

GLC00687.175.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Germans Planting Forests in China]

While China is an example of the "evil effects of deforestation," German efforts to develop a strong system of forestry have been successful despite thieves and caterpillars.

GLC00687.176.01

[Press release of an address by President Franklin Roosevelt at the dedication of a monument honoring George Rogers Clark]

Headed by a request by Presidential Assistant Secretary Stephen Early that the press release be held as confidential until 10:30 of that day, with Early's printed signature. The President states that Clark began his expedition with a religious...

GLC00625

Memorial

The Farmers Club of the American Institute of New York requests Congress to consider an amendment of forestry laws. Specifically they seek provisions to save national domain forests from needless waste, to create new forests and literature on forests...

GLC00687.155

The Timber Supply

The danger of over consumption of timber is serious. States east of Ohio generally have denuded forests. The west and northwest up to the Rocky Mountains are "all chiefly prairie and an almost treeless territory," depending on the east for wood...

GLC00687.162

to Joseph T. Edwards and others

He writes about waste in America and its worth in Europe. He calculates the amounts of waste.

GLC00687.164

to George May Powell

He regrets not being able to attend the regular meeting of the New Jersey Forestry Association.

GLC00687.168

American Forests

He gives a brief history of the American Forest council and a description of papers presented at their conferences.

GLC00687.181

United States Commission of fish and fisheries. Part IV. Report of the Commissioner for 1875-1876.

Includes sections: A. "An Inquiry into the decrease of the Food-Fishes" and B. "The Propagation of Food-Fishes in the waters of the United States." Printed by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. An extensive history of fisheries...

GLC04213

Collection of publication "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes" [Decimalized .01-.02]

Collection of two newsletters entitled "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes," dated Janaury to February 1970. Focuses on the Occupy Alcatraz movement and features opinions, correspondence, original art work and legislation of American Indians to regain...

GLC09792

Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes [Volume 1, No.2, February 1970]

One newsletter entitled, "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes," dated February 1970. Features articles, opinion pieces, legislation, and correspondence written by indigenous peoples protesting against the use of natural resources for profit, as well as...

GLC09792.01

Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes [Volume 1, No.1, January 1970]

One newsletter entitled, "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes," dated January 1970. Includes the Alcatraz Proclamation. Features articles, opinion pieces, legislation, and correspondence written by indigenous peoples protesting against the use of natural...

GLC09792.02

to Mr. Riding re: thanking for editing his article

GLC02453.05

to Oliver K. Hand, esq.

Informs Hand "you have doubtless noticed that the Senate before adjournment also passed the Hook Mountain bill, and that all it needs now is the Governor's approval, which I have no doubt it will receive." Recipient inferred from GLC03481.27.

GLC03481.25

Our vanishing wild life its extermination and preservation, by William T. Hornaday ... with maps and illustrations

Published by the New York Zoological Society. Printed by Clark & Fritts, New York. With inscription by Hornaday to William Edward Coffin dated 17 January 1913.

GLC06028

Wild life conservation in theory and practice; lectures delivered before the Forest School of Yale University, 1914, by William T. Hornaday, Sc.D. ...

Title continues, "with a chapter on Private game preserves, by Frederic C. Walcott." With an inscription by Hornaday dated 23 November 1914 to William Edward Coffin, "To my Esteemed Friend." Mentions Coffin's dedication to wild life and forest...

GLC06029

Engraving of John Burroughs.

Adhered to scrapbook mount. Below the image reads, "Reproduced from an etching made at Slabsides, by M. Paul Roche."

GLC02453.53

Revised bill S. 1779.

This bill seeks to protect the administration of forests on the public domain. The creation of the Commissioner of Forests within the Department of Interior and four assistant commissioners will serve to protect American forests and regulate forestry...

GLC00687.165

to George May Powell

He acknowledges the value of good forestry work and mentions work with Samuel Powell. Letter written on U. S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry letterhead. Letter is signed, but signature is illegible. No middle name, so it is possibly...

GLC00687.167

United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, American Forest Conference [press bulletin]

The American Forest Conference brought together representatives from the lumbering, mining and grazing industries, railroad, and irrigation to discus forestry. Special attention was given to the proper use of forests by all fields, with responsible...

GLC00687.169

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Switzerland Advanced in Practice of Forestry]

Switzerland began practicing sound forestry techniques 600 years ago, not allowing timber output to exceed natural growth. Thick growth prevents avalanches and landslides, and good roads and intelligent management create national value in Swiss...

GLC00687.178.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Three-Million Matches Struck Each Minute]

The most suitable trees for matches are disappearing, requiring forest conservation to make the supply sufficient for a longer number of years.

GLC00687.179.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Three-Million Matches Struck Each Minute]

A memorandum to GLC00687.179.01 correcting the word "seven" to "fifteen hundred" and for this to be corrected on the official printing.

GLC00687.179.03

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, European Countries Reclaim Waste Land]

Europeans plant trees to allow for profitable timber harvests in the future, particularly in France, Austria, Germany, and Denmark among other countries.

GLC00687.180.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Practice of Forestry Important Issue in National Development]

Because the forest is one of the chief support of civilization, supplying wood and controlling water, it is vital to protect through wise use and protection.

GLC00687.182.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Heavy Drains on Nation's Forests]

The U.S. is cutting down forests three times as fast as they are growing. Comparisons to European countries reveals the ability to increase growth at the same pace as output.

GLC00687.186.01

[U. S. Department of Agriculture press release, Wood Users of Northwest Much Interested in Wood Preservation]

The need to utilize wood according to actual use will prevent the scarcity of some woods and the more effective use of other woods. Certain areas in the U.S. are specializing in certain woods.

GLC00687.188.01

to Victor Howard Metcalf

Roosevelt writes as President to Secretary of Navy Metcalf regarding a meeting designed to take stock of America's natural resources. Also invited were the justices of the Supreme Court, both houses of Congress, and his cabinet. Includes a stamp of...

GLC01619

Yellowstone scenery [decimalized]

Photographs taken as part of the Hayden survey. This set of photographs was presented to members of Congress as part of a plea to make Yellowstone a public park. During conservation treatment in 1993, the photographs were removed from the album...

GLC03095

Basaltic Rocks, On Snake River

Negative number 177.

GLC03095.01

Port Neuf Can[y]on

Negative number 180.

GLC03095.02

Fort Ellis, M. T. [Montana Territory]

Negative number 192.

GLC03095.03

Lt. Col. Baker, and Officers of Fort Ellis, M. T. [Montana Territory]

Negative number 193.

GLC03095.04

Shadow Lake, Near Fort Ellis

Negative number 197.

GLC03095.05

Virginia City, M. T. [Montana Territory]

Negative number 187.

GLC03095.06

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Alder Gulch near Virginia City

Negative number cut off of left side.

GLC03095.07

Valley of the Yellowstone, Below Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. No negative number assigned.

GLC03095.08

Valley of the Yellowstone, Below Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 200.

GLC03095.09

Exit of the Yellowstone, From the Mountains

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 202.

GLC03095.10

Boettlers Ranch

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 203.

GLC03095.11

Camp at Boettlers, Emigrant Peak

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 203.

GLC03095.12

Yellowstone River, Above Boettlers

Yellowstone Series, 1871. Negative number 205.

GLC03095.13