Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of John D. Coffman : oral history, 1973.
Creator: | Coffman, John D., 1882-1973. | Project: | Forest history (B) project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 92 leaves. Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history. | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteForester.
Scope and ContentsEducation at Cornell, Yale, and the Pinchot Estate; United States Forest Service 1909, working in northern California; fire control expert, National Park Service, 1928; Civilian Conservation Corps work, 1933; protection and fire suppression techniques; United States Forest Service and National Park Service relations; type-mapping. The manuscript includes several accounts written by him.
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