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Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (Agency : U.S.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 2005-present
  • Usage: Used until 2004 - 2004

Biography

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Web site, May 10, 2005 home page (USDA Forest Service; Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; The previously separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests and their nine ranger district offices were administratively combined in 2004. The Supervisor's Office is in Medford, OR.)

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Construction of roads, trails, and administrative sites, 1917-1925

 File — Box 07: Series MSS019:H [Barcode: 35138008116060]
Identifier: MSS019:I
Scope and Contents

These files consist of reports and correspondence relative to Forest Service construction and maintenance projects for roads, trails, and administrative structures such as ranger stations. Administrative site plans include Star Ranger Station, Hutton G.S., Lodgepole G.S., Huckleberry G.S., Hamaker G.S., Camp #2 Fire School, and the Medford Warehouse complex. Specific building plans of this era remain in the files of the Forest civil engineer.

Dates: 1917-1925

Converting Paper (Analog) Maps to Computer Generated (Digital) Maps, 2001

 Item — Case 02: Series MSS031:01 [Barcode: 35138008124627], file drawer: 02, Object: 51
Identifier: MSS031:02.08
Scope and Contents

Stephen Bawer designed this map to display tutorial images and text that guides viewers through the digital map-making process.

Dates: 2001

Cooper, Loren - History of Siskiyou National Forest, 1939

 File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:03.37
Scope and Contents

The materials concern the early history of Siskiyou National Forest. The primary document is a report prepared by the Forest Service (presumably) entitled "A History of the Siskiyou National Forest" from 1939.

Dates: 1939

Cooperative agreement for the purpose of conserving and protecting the water supply of the city of Ashland, Oregon, 1929

 File — Box 05: Series MSS019:F [Barcode: 35138008116045], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS019:F.11
Scope and Contents F-42 U.S. Department Of Agriculture, "Cooperative agreement for the purpose of conserving and protecting the water supply of the city of Ashland, Oregon," Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon. An official letter of agreement between the U.S.D.A. and the City of Ashland regarding the management of the Ashland Creek watershed. Also includes the management of the "Interim Plan" for the Ashland Cr. watershed, an approximately 180-page document, which contains mention of proposed...
Dates: 1929

Correspondence and other documents relating to the proposed Crater Lake National Park expansion, 1926-1937

 File — Box 10: Series MSS019:M; Series MSS019:O [Barcode: 35138008116094], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS019:O.05
Scope and Contents O-8 U.S. Forest Service correspondence and other documents relating to the proposed Crater Lake National Park expansion, Umpqua and Rogue River National Forests (66p). The Forest Service correspondence concerns the National Park Service's attempt to expand Crater Lake National Park to include Forest Service-administered lands. The file includes testimony from a public hearing at Diamond Lake. The hearing was "moderated" by National Park Service Director Mather and USFS Chief Greely....
Dates: 1926-1937

Correspondence - Diamond Lake Road Construction

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/240

Correspondence - Diamond Lake Road Construction, 1925

 File — Box 07: Series MSS019:H [Barcode: 35138008116060], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS019:I.02
Scope and Contents

I-5 Crater National Forest, "Correspondence - Diamond Lake Road Construction," Medford, Oregon (9p). The correspondence contains a description of old Diamond Lake Road and specifications for a new grade. [RRSNF/SOU-HL]

Dates: 1925

Crater Lake National Park Extension

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/4202
Dates: 1925-1926

Crater National Forest, Sales, and Policy for Christmas Trees, 1931-1938

 File — Box 03: Series MSS019:C [Barcode: 35138008116029], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS019:C.30
Scope and Contents

C-54 "Crater National Forest, Sales, and Policy for Christmas Trees," W.J. Sproat and Paul A. Brinson, Crater/Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon. Two letters of "Memorandum for Forest Supervisor," with maps attached, from Mr. Sproat and District Ranger Brinson describing access to specific areas for possible extraction of Shasta red fir Christmas trees. The document includes detailed 1931 hand-drawn timber type maps of Twin Ponds and Huckleberry Mountain. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

Dates: 1931-1938

Crater Ranger newsletter

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/433
Dates: 1909-1912