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United States. Forest Service

 Organization

administrative history

Citation:
US Forest Service, website viewed July 6, 2011: About us - Meet the Forest Service (9 regions; regions contain forests and grasslands; forests divided into districts; founded 1905; purposes include protection, conservation, research, access, education; forest rangers in districts, forest supervisors in forests, regional foresters in regions, chief at national level)

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LaFayette S. Kartchner journals and personal history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6213
Abstract

This collection contains a personal history of Lafayette S. Kartchner, written 1975, and 39 journals spanning from 1928-1929, 1956-1991. Topics included in his history: his involvement in fighting at the Mexican border in 1916, his military service in France during World War I, his career as a U.S. Forest Ranger, his mission to the Mexican Mission for the LDS Church, and his family through the years.

Dates: Other: 1928-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / LaFayette S. Kartchner journals and personal history

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