Collection of U.S. Forest Service Slide Presentations and Lassie Memorabilia
Content Description
The Collection of U.S. Forest Service Slide Presentations and Lassie Memorabilia contains informational presentations and promotional materials. The Forest Service presentation materials contain slides with accompanying audio recordings on cassettes and reel tapes. Topics of the presentations include environmental programs, the eruption of the Mount Saint Helens volcano in 1980, and the Resource Planning Act (RPA). The Lassie portion of the collection includes materials promoting forest management and conservation themes, featuring the characters Lassie and Corey Stuart, Forest Ranger (played by Robert Bray) from the "Lassie" television series. Items include children's books, comic books, games, a promotional litter bag, photographs and other images.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1981
Language of Materials
English; Swedish
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Special Collections for access.
Organizational History
The U.S. Forest Service was established in 1905 when responsibility for 17 forest reserves managed by the General Land Office of the U.S. Department of the Interior was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Since that time, the U.S. Forest Service has promoted conservation of natural resources.
In the early 1960s, members of the U.S. Forest Service met with executives of the popular "Lassie" television series to discuss ways in which conservation topics could be applied to the story ideas for the show. Plots of the show began to emphasize wildlife management, forest and wildlife research, and wilderness management. Filmed on national rangeland, the subsequent "Lassie" episodes were produced with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Total Size of Collection
1 records_box
2 boxes (1 box, 20.25 x 16 x 3.75; 1 box, 18.75 x 13.75 x 3.5)
4.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Genres
agricultural art and memorabilia, audiovisuals, photographs, slides
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876