Photographs from 100 Years of Federal Forestry, Agriculture Information Bulletin no. 402

Collection

Identifier: MS0302

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains the original photographs for the Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 402, titled 100 Years of Federal Forestry, published in 1976. The book presents a pictorial history of the National Forest System and the United States' chief federal forestry agency, the U.S. Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Photograph proofs are mounted and captioned.

Dates

Creation: 1905-1976

Conditions Governing Access

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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. The Forest Service's mission evolved from providing water and timber resources to managing public lands in national forests and grasslands. The U.S. Forest Service is the world's largest forestry research organization, and it provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies.