Forest rangers

Jeffery LaLande worked as an independent historian outside of his Forest Service career, and this collection resulted from his independent research. These papers include correspondence with researchers on various topics; files from essays, articles, book reviews, and books he has written; and his peer reviews, requested by various editors, of manuscripts submitted for publication.

L-6 "Notes on Historical Events - Applegate Ranger District," Lee C. Port, Historical Information, Medford, Oregon (15p). A brief historical background on numerous persons, places, and events of the Applegate River drainage, compiled by District's veteran ranger. The information has proved to be a generally reliable source of background material. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

L-35 Photocopy excerpt of Yale University's "Obituary Record," New Haven, Connecticut. The excerpt covers the obituary record of Harold Day Foster, who died in November 1947. Foster was Deputy Supervisor of Crater National Forest from 1904-1917. Foster was also a supervisor of various other Pacific Northwest Forests. He was the brother of Marian Gribble of Medford, who was the wife of John Gribble, Ashland District Ranger. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

D-17 "Ode to a Pork Chop," by Randy Perkins, Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon. A poem in the comic vein, concerning the mistaken ordering of 400 lbs. of excess pork chops for the crews fighting the 1955 Sterling Peak fire. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

D-33 "On Mount Pitt," by Ernest W. Smith, Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon (4p). A poem about the first fire lookout on Mt. "Pitt" (Mt. McLoughlin) and deals with then-current concepts of Forest Service fire suppression. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]