A Guide to the U.S. Forest Service, George Washington National Forest, Lost River and Massanutten Working Circles Reports, 1912-1940 SC 0106

A Guide to the U.S. Forest Service, George Washington National Forest, Lost River and Massanutten Working Circles Reports, 1912-1940 SC 0106


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Repository
James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Identification
SC 0106
Title
U.S. Forest Service, George Washington National Forest, Lost River and Massanutten Working Circles Reports 1912-1940
Quantity
0.08 cubic feet, 1 folder
Creator
United States. Forest Service
source
Coleman, John
Language
English .
Abstract
This collection consists of photocopies of four public-domain documents which relate to the U.S. Forest Service.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

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Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [box #, folder #], U.S. Forest Service, George Washington National Forest, Lost River and Massanutten Working Circles Reports, 1912-1940, SC 0106, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

Donated by John Coleman, Lee District Ranger for the George Washington National Forest, in March 1997.

Processing Information

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2086 .


Scope and Content

The collection is comprised of four reports documenting the forest composition and condition of certain portions of federally owned lands in northern Rockingham and Page counties; and in western Frederick and western Shenandoah counties in Virginia and southeastern Hampshire and eastern Hardy counties, West Virginia. Details about local markets for forest products; local history of tanbark, iron, and other industries; and local fire history are also given. Titles include:

Report on the technical examination of the lands of the Allegheny Ore and Iron Co., Rockingham and Page Counties, VA, 1912 (a copy of the original and a transcript of the poorly typed original are included)
Revision of Lost River Working Circle, Shenandoah National Forest, 1924
Development plan for Lost River Working Circle, George Washington National Forest, 1939
Development plan for the Massanutten Working Circle, George Washington National Forest, 1940

Arrangement

The reports are arranged chronologically in one folder.

Related Material

U.S. Forest Service, George Washington National Forest, Dry River District Records, SC 0083, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Location of Originals

Original documents on file at the Lee District headquarters in Edinburg, Virginia


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Mixed Materials [1000886559] box: 1 folder: 1
Lost River and Massanutten Working Circles Reports
1912-1940