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Roy A. Phillips papers, 1911-1944
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Phillips, Roy A.
- Title
- Roy A. Phillips papers
- Dates
- 1911-1944 (inclusive)
- Quantity
- 1.4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 064
- Summary
- This collection consists primarily of diaries Roy Phillips kept as a U.S. Forest Service employee supervising St. Joe, Nez Perce, Kaniksu, and Custer national forests in Idaho and Montana.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Roy A. Phillips served many years with the U. S. Forest Service. He was supervisor of the St. Joe, Nez Perce, Kaniksu and Custer National Forests. In 1942 he left the Nez Perce Forest to work at the experimental rubber plantation in California. He returned to the Forest Service after the war and retired from the Custer National Forest in 1951.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains Phillips' Forest Service diaries from April 1911 through June of 1942, as well as two handbooks, two years of memorandums and a 1941 photograph taken at a Forest Supervisors meeting in Utah.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Roy A. Phillips papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged chronologically within format.
Custodial History
The chain of ownership of this collection is unknown.
Acquisition Information
Information about the acquistion of this collection by the Archives has not been located.
Processing Note
This collection was likely processed in the 1970s or 1980s and was originally assigned collection number LC 64. At the time of processing a label with LC 64 and a volume number was placed on the majority of the collection materials. No changes have been made to the collection since it was processed other than re-numbering it as Mss 064.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Diary | April 1, 1911 through May 25, 1912 |
1/2 | Diary | July 1, 1918 through October 15, 1918 |
1/3 | Diary | February 3, 1919 through October 6, 1919 |
1/4 | Diary | December 1, 1919 through March 31, 1920, and May 1-May 5, 1920 |
1/5 | Diary | April 1920 |
1/6 | Diary | July 19, 1921 through December 31, 1921 (and possibly 1927) |
1/7 | Diary | January 1, 1922 through September 30, 1922 |
1/8 | Diary | January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1923 (and possibly 1917) |
1/9 | Diary | January 1, 1928 through September 21, 1928 |
1/10 | Diary | October 1, 1928 through August 31, 1929 |
2/1 | Diary | September 1, 1929 through December 2, 1929 |
2/2 | Diary | January 1, 1930 through June 18, 1930 |
2/3 | Diary | July 1, 1930 through September 30, 1930 |
2/4 | Diary | October 1, 1930 through January 29, 1931 |
2/5 | Diary | February 1, 1931 through April 30, 1931 |
2/6 | Diary | May 1, 1931 through September 30, 1931 |
2/7 | Diary | October 1, 1931 through January 31, 1932 |
2/8 | Diary | February 1, 1932 through September 30, 1932 |
2/9 | Diary | October 1, 1932 through October 27, 1933 |
2/10 | Diary | November 1, 1933 through October 31, 1934 |
2/11 | Diary | November 1, 1934 through October 31, 1935 |
2/12 | Diary | November 1, 1935 through February 28, 1936 |
3/1 | Diary | March 1, 1936 through December 31, 1936 |
3/2 | Diary | January 1, 1937 through December 31, 1937 |
3/3 | Diary | January 1, 1938 through June 30, 1939 |
3/4 | Diary | July 1, 1939 through June 27, 1940 |
3/5 | Diary | July 1, 1940 through June 30, 1942 |
3/6 | Miscellaneous | undated |
3/7 | Cattle Brands | undated |
3/8 | Handbook | 1920-1941 |
3/9 | Handbook | 1941-1944 |
3/10 | Memorandums | 1927 |
3/11 | Memorandums | 1944 |
3/12 | Photograph of Forest Supervisors Meeting in Ogden, Utah | 1941 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forest reserves--Idaho
- Forest reserves--Montana
- Forest reserves--South Dakota
- National parks and reserves--Idaho
- National parks and reserves--Montana
- National parks and reserves--South Dakota
Corporate Names
- United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees--Diaries
Geographical Names
- Custer National Forest (Mont. and S.D.)
- Kaniksu National Forest
- Nezperce National Forest (Idaho)
- Saint Joe National Forest (Idaho)