Medicine Bow National Forest (Wyo.) records

Medicine Bow National Forest (Wyo.) records, 1897-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Medicine Bow National Forest (Wyo.)
Title: Medicine Bow National Forest (Wyo.) records
Dates: 1897-1987 (inclusive)
Date of CollectionDate of Collection
Quantity: 22.73 cubic ft. (42 boxes)
Collection Number: 03654
Summary: Contains records documenting the history of the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Medicine Bow National Forest (MBNF) of southeastern Wyoming was created in 1902.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, maps, blueprints, photographs, and news releases on a variety of issues pertinent to the Medicine Bow National Forest including the installment of telephone lines, fire control, general administrative affairs, place names of land within the MBNF, grazing, mineral and timber rights within the MBNF, watersheds, wildlife management, and recreational activities. Collection also contains biographical information on Forest Service employees who were employed at the MBNF (1912-1958) and biographical information on early residents of Albany and Carbon counties and Laramie, Wyoming (1921- 1952). There are also maps of the MBNF; newspapers clippings; and photographs of ranger districts, campgrounds, timber cutting and Forest Service employees.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Medicine Bow National Forest at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the Medicine Bow National Forest Office.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson in July 2011.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Personnel and People Associated with the MBNF, 1906-1978Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Biographical Data of MBNF Employees Contains short biographical accounts, newspaper articles, and correspondence documenting MBNF personnel. Some folders contain a photograph.	1912-1958
Box	Folder
1	4	Averill, Clarence C.	1948
1	5	Beevins, N.G.	1953
1	6	Bunnell, E. Mck. (Diary)	1918-1919
1	7	Brown, Gordon	undated
1	8	Chapman, Lewis Carl	1952
1	9	Clark, Donald E.	1951
1	10	Clarke, R.L	1924
1	11	Clapp, Earle H.	1951
1	12	Coughlin, Louis E.	1951-1953
1	13	Dunmire, M.V.	1951
1	14	Duthie, George A.	1951-1952
1	15	Fisher, W.H.	undated
1	16	Ginter, Paul L.	1951
1	17	Granger, Christopher M.	1951
1	18	Heaton, Phillip	1951
1	19	Helmick, K.J.	1951
1	20	Hennessy, Thomas P.	1951
1	21	Henson, Hazel Wilson	1931
1	22	Hilton, Hubert C.	1934-1951
1	23	Hughes, H.R.	1951
1	24	Jeffers, D.S.	1951
1	25	Jensen, Joseph E.	1958
1	26	Lang, George	1951
1	27	Lindsley, Lorraine	1921
1	28	Metcalf, Walter	1958
1	29	Lovejoy, P.S.	1921
1	30	Miller, Fred J.	1912
1	31	Mullison, John H.	1923-1952
1	32	Nelson, Jesse W.	1951-1952
1	33	Paxton, P.J.	1951
1	34	Pierce, Earl S.	1952
1	35	Ratliffe, Mark J.	1951
1	36	Rice, Ben	1952
1	37	Riggs, Richard	1950-1951
1	38	Smith, Clinton G.	1953
1	39	Stults, Hal L.	1952
1	40	Torgney, Bruce	1951
1	41	Williams, Evan J.	1950
1	42	Woodman, Herbert B.	1926
1	43	Wright, Edward	1931
		Sub-series 2. Historical Data from/about Individuals Associated with MBNF Contains information in the form of newspaper articles, correspondence, and written accounts on people associated with the MBNF, such as residents and land owners, relatives, and people who worked in the MBNF.	1921-1952
Box	Folder
2	5	Allen, Fred P. (Biographical Resumes or Notes)	1926
2	6	Anderson, C.J. (Buck),(Biographical Resumes or Notes)	1923-1951
2	7	Baker, Jim, (Biographical Resumes or Notes)	1923-1939
2	8	Bellamy, Charles (Newspaper Clipping)	1935
2	9	Bellamy, Mary Godat (Newspaper Clipping)	1951
2	10	Bengough, C.S. (Newspaper Clipping)	1934
2	11	Boyer, J. St. A. (Newspaper Clipping)	1928
2	12	Brewer, J.C.	1934
2	13	Carlin, Vic	1945
2	14	Casteel, S.J.	1932
2	15	Chaplin, William E.	1948
2	16	Comly, Willett A.	1934
2	17	Cordiner, A.H. (Dad)	1952
2	18	Cosby, Charlie	1927
2	19	Crout, D.F.	1936
2	20	Cummins, John	1927
2	21	Dickinson, William H.	1926
2	22	Earnest, Boney	1927-1933
2	23	Fee, Jack	1947
2	24	Foster, George	1941
2	25	Garrison, W.H.	1928
2	26	Gramm, Otto	1947
2	27	Groesbeck, H.V.S.	1924
2	28	Happy Jack	undated
2	29	Harnden, E.A.	1922
2	30	Harris, Phillip T.	1953
2	31	Heagney, John F.	1924
2	32	Herman, Fred	1928
2	33	Hodge, J.M.	1928
2	34	Hopkins, Robert H.	1935
2	35	Hughes, John P.	1951
2	36	Hunton, John	1930
2	37	Huston, Al	1927-1928
2	38	Ivinson, Edward	1927
2	39	Johnson, Al	1928
2	40	Johnson, Nate	1952
2	41	Johnson, Sam W.	undated
2	42	Lathrop, George	1927
2	43	Lovejoy, Elmer	1952
2	44	Link, Wallis	1934
2	45	McBroom, Ed	1935
2	46	McIntosh, Robert	1925
2	47	Merritt, King	1953
2	48	Micheals, Howard	1927
2	49	Miller, Fred J.	1948-1949
2	50	Mountford, Al	1924
2	51	Nelson, Osea	1951
2	52	Nichols, Kels P.	1929
2	53	Payne, T. John	1948
2	54	Parrotte, George	1951
2	55	Peck, L.D.	1931
2	56	Pennock, Taylor	1931
2	57	Pollock, Robert H.	1939
2	58	Rathje, William	1931
2	59	Reader, A.R.	1933
2	60	Reed, William H.	1951
2	61	Rhinesmith, ME.	1934
2	62	Rice, Anna	1935
2	63	Rivera, Ruby	1929
2	64	Shores, C.W.	1927-1934
2	65	Smalley, Edwin J.	undated
2	66	Smith, Frank	1924
2	67	Sublette, John	1928-1934
2	68	Sundby, G.E.	1952
2	69	Root, Chauncey	1926-1938
2	70	Taylor, MR.	1931
2	71	Tilton, William Erastus	1931
2	72	Watkins, Jack	1927-1934
2	73	Webb, John	1923-1934
2	74	Willardson, James	1948
2	75	Wilt, Daniel M.	1951
2	76	Woods, Sam	1923
2	77	Wymore, A.J.	1930
2	78	Young, C.C.	1933
		Sub-series 3. General Personnel Information Contains lists and directories of MBNF employees as well as information on personnel and people associated with the MBNF.	1906-1978
Box	Folder
32	5	Address Books	1971
2	4	Biographical Information - Other Wyomingites	1928-1959
29	3	Coughlin, Louis E., Awards	1948
1	3	List of Forest Supervisors with Short Biographies of Each	1906-1953
30	4	National Forest Organizational Directory, Wyoming	1978
32	3	New Personnel [Short Biographical Resumes]	circa 1976
12		Notebook Listing Persons Employed by the Forest Service in the Medicine Bow Region	1951
	Folder
29	1	Personnel Cards/Records	1906-1931
1	2	Personnel Report and Personnel History	1906-1958
2	2	Reports on Local Residents' Opinions and Dealings with the Forest Service [Collection compiled by Louis E. Coughlin]	1909-1911
32	2	Telephone List	undated

Series II. Administrative History Records, 1897-1982Return to Top

Contains reports, correspondence, memoranda, news clippings and news releases on a variety of issues, topics, and locations of MBNF. Information on financials, personnel, and other administrative operations can also be found in this series. There are also maps, a field journal, and a run of the MBNF's weekly newsletter (1975-1978).

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
42	1	Buildings (7310)	1968
30	3	Charts	1953
40	9	Cora Grant/Berlin Mining Corp.	1966-1969
29	5	Crow Creek Maps	1900-1910
41	3	Development and Control Programs (2650)	1941-1965
3	2	Developments and Improvements	1950
42	7	Echo Lodge Evaluation	1980
32	9	Field Book [Journal]	1951
40	4	Field Inventory- Evaluation of Fishing Waters	1959-1960
12		Filing System Handbook (2)	1970
	Folder
32	10-12	Fire Behavior Training School Materials [Manuals]	1957-1961
33	1-2	Fire Behavior Training School Materials [Manuals]	1957-1970
3	6	Fire Control- Letters, Memoranda, and Newspaper Clippings	1932-1958
3	7	Fire Control- Reports	1939-1955
3	8	Fire Control- Maps, Tables, and Other Materials	1938-1956
4	8	Forest Service- Fiscal, Financial	1906-1962
4	8	Forest Service- National Concerns	1907-1953
4	6	Geographical Place Names- Other Materials	1926-1933
4	7	Geographical Place Names- Letters	1908-1951
40	11	Grazing- Annual Grazing and Other Reports	1929-1951
5	5	Grazing- News Articles and Other Materials	1906-1959
5	6	Grazing- Permits and Other Information	1915-1927
5	7	Grazing- Reports	1907-1951
5	8	Hayden National Forest	1910-1925
29	4	Hayden National Forest	circa 1921
4	5	Historical Accounts and Reports	1915-1952
40	3	Hot Shot Placer	1967-1974
42	4-6	I and E Analysis and Plans	1968-1969
40	14	Inspections	1974
40	15	Inspections	1946-1973
41	1	Inspection and Survey Reports	1955-1969
6	3	Land Classification	1905-1960
6	4-5	Land Ownership- Letters	1907-1959
5	4	Lands Within the Forest	1924-1955
5	9	Laramie and Vicinity	1923-1951
10	3	Maps	circa 1940
30	6	Maps	circa 1956
39		Maps	1903-1926
	Folder
32	6	Maps	undated
30	7-9	Medicine Bow National Forest Weekly News Notes	August 4, 1975 - August 29, 1977
31	1-	Medicine Bow National Forest Weekly News Notes	September 6, 1977 - October, 1978
7	1	Minerals Management	1921-1951
42	2	Minerals and Geology (2800)	1978-1980
42	3	Mining Claims	1967-1977
29	8	Miscellaneous	1908-1975
33	17	Miscellaneous [Subject Files, Numbered]	1903-1937
11		Notebook- History of the Cheyenne National Forest	undated
	Folder
31	5	Notes	1976
41	10	Planning (1900)	1972
40	12	Pole Mountain- Training Annex and Other Material	1959-1961
40	13	Pole Mountain and Other Materials	1933-1970
40	16	Pole Mountain and Other Materials	1927-1972
40	17	Pole Mountain District	1931-1968
41	2	Pole Mountain District	1909-1963
40	2	Pole Mountain District, National Christmas Tree, and Other Materials	1929-1982
40	8	Pole Mountain District- Paper and Report	1945, 1954
12		Pole Mountain Nursery	1929-1939
	Folder
32	1	Press Release	1976
40	10	Project Files	1947-1960
40	7	Proposals	1972-1975
7	2	Range Management- Letters	1908-1948
30	2	Range Management- Other Materials	1909-1927
7	3	Reclamation	1933
7	4	Recreation	1922-1960
40	5	Reports, Medicine Bow and Miscellaneous	1973-1980
4	2	Reports, Misc.	1907-1961
5	2	Reports, Misc.	1909-1950
32	4	Reports, Misc.	1954, 1975
7	5	Safety	1923-1952
3	3-5	Sand Lake Road (Engineering Operations, Correspondence, and Estimates)	1958-1959
29	6	Scrapbook (Xerox copy)	1927-1953
4	3	Senate Bills	1953
41	4-9	Special Uses- Happy Jack Ski Area (2720)	1970-1981
33	16	Statistical Reports and Project Work Inventories	circa 1950
2	1	Telegraph/Telephone Lines, Correspondence	1909-1952
3	1	Telegraph/Telephone Lines	1912-1937
8	1-2	Timber Management- Letters and Memoranda	1904-1961
29	7	Timber Management- Newspaper Articles and Other Materials	1902-1960
8	3	Timber Management- Reports	1906-1953
9	1	Transportation	1909-1953
41	11-14	Transportation System- Snowy Range Highway/Road (7700)	1975-1982
9	2	Trespass- Letters and Memoranda	1908-1919
9	3	Trespass- Reports and Other Materials	1908-1950
9	4	Watersheds	1940-1951
9	5	Weather and Climatological Data	1936-1949
10	1	Wildlife- Letters and Other Materials	1917-1958
10	2	Wildlife- Reports	1897-1940

Series III. Correspondence, 1908-1979Return to Top

Contains letters and memos to and from MBNF personnel on a variety of topics including homesteading, fires, recreation, and general administrative operations.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	3	Collecting Historical Data [Area Residents- Letters]	1909-1953
32	8	Correspondence	1979
1	1	General Correspondence	1923-1951
4	1	Correspondence and Memoranda	1919-1951
5	3	Correspondence and Memoranda	1908-1935
6	1	Correspondence and Memoranda [Wyoming in General]	1923-1955
32	7	Forest Service Employees	1922-1958
30	5	Memoranda	1975

Series IV. Publications, 1924-1987Return to Top

Primarily contains newspaper clippings about MBNF issues and activities, but also includes MBNF publications such as pamphlets.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
33	15	Experiment Station Publications	1964
33	14	"Forest History" (Periodical)	1968
5	1	Newspaper Clippings	1924-1960
4	4	Newspaper Clippings	1931-1960
40	18	Newspaper Clippings	1961-1962
31	2	Newspaper Clippings	December 16, 1964 - June 20, 1968
30	1	Newspaper Clippings	1974-1976
31	3	Newspaper Clippings	December 31, 1974 - December 29, 1977
31	4	Newspaper Clippings	January 3, 1978 - September 29, 1978
33	3	Newspaper Clippings	September, 1978 - July, 1979
33	4	Newspaper Clippings	August 1979 - March 1980
33	5	Newspaper Clippings	April 1980 - July 1980
33	6	Newspaper Clippings	August 1980 - December 1980
33	7	Newspaper Clippings	January 1981 - September 1981
34	1	Newspaper Clippings	1982
33	8	Newspaper Clippings	October 1984 - December 1985
33	9	Newspaper Clippings	February 1984 - September 1984
33	10	Newspaper Clippings	January 1986 - October 1986
33	12	Newspaper Clippings	October 1986 - June 1987
33	11	Newspaper Clippings	August 1987 - December 1987
6	2	Newspaper Clippings, Wyoming in General	1929-1961
11		Newspapers	1924-1967
	Folder
28	9	Pamphlets and Periodicals	1926-1952
33	13	Pamphlets and Other Printed Material	undated
34-39		Scrapbooks of Clippings (Eight)	1921-1964

Series V. Photographs, 1907-1985Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Photographs Organized by Number This set of photographs is organized by a hierarchical filing structure created by the MBNF. It contains hundreds of photographs and negatives of the MBNF, including people and personnel; lumber and timber operations; recreational activities such as skiing, picnicking and fishing; plants and animals; and forest fire damage, equipment, and prevention.	1907-1968
Box	Folder
29	2	Outline of Photo Organizational Structure	1963
13	1	Exhibits (1603)	circa 1922
13	2	Exhibits - Floats (1603.2)	1928-1961
13	3-4	Contracts and Other - Historical Data (1650.1)	1900-1968
13	5	Range Management (2200)	circa 1962
13	6	Range Management - Administrative Studies - Exclosures (2211.1)	1923-1949
13	7	Range Management - Administrative Studies - Transects (2211.3)	circa 1953
13	8	Range Management - Herbarium (2212)	1921-1949
13	9	Range Management - Herbarium - Poisonous Plants (2212.3)	undated
13	10	Range Management - Management (2220)	circa 1951
13	11-12	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, C and H (2221)	1921-1953
13	13	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, C and H - Branding (2221.1)	1921-1922
13	14	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, C and H - Marketing (2221.6)	1926
13	15	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, C and H - Salting (2221.7)	1920-1925
13	16	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, C and H - Overgrazed Areas (2221.10)	1932-1952
13	17	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G (2222)	1914-1942
13	18	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Branding (2222.2)	1922
13	19	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Camps (2222.3)	1917-1931
13	20	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Docking (2222.6)	1964
13	21	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Driveways (2222.7)	1935-1949
14	1	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Herding (2222.9)	1939-1964
14	2	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Lambing (2222.10)	undated
14	3	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Overgrazed Areas (2222.13)	1949
14	4	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Shearing (2222.15)	1922
14	5	Range Management - Management - Handling Stock, S and G - Counting (2222.19)	1938-1945
14	6	Range Management - Utilization (2223)	circa 1949
14	7	Range Management - Utilization - By Cattle (2223.1)	1935-1952
14	8	Range Management - Utilization - By Sheep (2223.2)	1911-1949
14	9	Range Management - Revegetation - Plowing and Seeding (2241.3)	1945-1949
14	10	Range Management - Improvements - Fences (2243.2)	1938-1941
14	11	Range Management - Improvements - Driveways (2243.5)	1917-1949
14	12	Range Management - Improvements - Cattle Guards (2243.8)	1938
14	13	Range Management - Improvements - Bridges (2243.11)	1933
14	14	Range Management - Improvements - Sanitation (unnumbered)	1938
14	15-16	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Campgrounds (2330.1)	1933-1960
14	17-18	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Picnic Grounds (2330.2)	1928-1961
14	19	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Organization Camps (2330.4)	1922-1956
14	20	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Camp Furniture (unnumbered)	1934-1938
15	1	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Resorts (2330.9)	1923-1938
15	2	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Roadside Rest Stops (2330.10)	1960
15	3	Recreation Management - Developed Sites - Construction of Facilities (2330.12)	1933
15	4	Recreation Management - Administration (2350)	1961
15	5	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Fishing (2351.4)	1939-1946
15	6	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Hiking (2351.5)	1923-1925
15	7	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Hunting (2351.6)	undated
15	8	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Riding (2351.9)	circa 1941
15	9	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Skiing (2351.10)	undated
15	10	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Vandalism (2351.14)	circa 1956
15	11	Recreation Management - Types of Recreation Uses - Motoring (2351.17)	1927-1931
15	12	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Landscapes (2352.1)	1940
15	13	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Snow Scenes (2352.2)	1912-1945
15	14	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Historical Items (2352.5)	1914
15	15	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Glaciers (2352.7)	1916-1941
15	16	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Lakes (2352.9)	1920-1941
16	1	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Lakes (2352.9)	1920-1941
16	2	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Mountain Ranges (2352.12)	undated
16	3	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Rock Formations (2352.14)	1916-1938
16	4	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Water Falls (2352.16)	1922-1926
16	5	Recreation Management - Scenic Attractions - Wild Flowers (2352.17)	undated
16	6	Timber Management (2400)	undated
16	7	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Pinon-Juniper (2402.1)	1940
16	8	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Aspen (2402.2)	undated
16	9	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Douglas-Fir (2402.3)	circa 1922
16	10	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Lodgepole Pine (2402.4)	circa 1923
16	11	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Spruce Fir (2402.5)	1941
16	12	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Ponderosa Pine (2402.6)	undated
16	13	Timber Management - Administrative Studies - Forest Types - Miscellaneous (2402.9)	1926-1961
16	14	Timber Management - Commercial Timber Sales - Cruising (2431.1)	1938
16	15	Timber Management - Commercial Timber Sales - Presale Preparation - Growth Studies (2431.2)	1935
16	16	Timber Management - Commercial Timber Sales - Presale Preparation - Marking (2431.4)	circa 1912
16	17	Timber Management - Sales - Logging (2432.1)	1921-1949
17	1-2	Timber Management - Sales - Logging (2432.1)	1914-1944
17	3	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Brush Disposal (2432.1a)	undated
17	4	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Felling and Bucking (2432.1b)	undated
17	5	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Camps and Mills (2432.1c)	1922-1928
17	6	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Skidding (2432.1d)	1935
17	7	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Loading (2432.1f)	1921-1944
17	8	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Hauling (2432.1g)	1923-1944
17	9	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Erosion Control (2432.1h)	1931-1956
17	10	Timber Management - Sales - Logging - Roads (2432.1i)	1961
17	11	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills (2432.2)	1938-1949
17	12	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills - Machinery (2432.2a)	1914-1949
17	13	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills - Ponds (2432.2b)	1943
17	14	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills - Yards (2432.2d)	1914-1949
17	15	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills - Burners (2432.2e)	circa 1917
17	16	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills - Planner Mill (2432.2f)	undated
17	17	Timber Management - Sales - Sawmills - Log Preservation (2432.2g)	1933-1938
17	18	Timber Management - Sales - Silverculture Methods - Clearcut by Area (2432.3a)	1943-1949
17	19	Timber Management - Sales - Silverculture Methods - Cut by Strips (2432.3b)	1938-1953
17	20	Timber Management - Sales - Waste - Defect (2432.4a)	undated
17	21	Timber Management - Sales - Waste - Young Growth, Injury (2432.4d)	undated
17	22	Timber Management - Sale Cruises, Marking, and Volume - Cruising (2441.1)	1938-1949
18	1	Timber Management - Scaling and Measuring (2442)	circa 1925
18	2	Timber Management - Diseased Material (2461)	undated
18	3	Timber Management - Free Use (2463)	circa 1925
18	4	Timber Management - Reforestation - Camps (2470.1)	undated
18	5	Timber Management - Reforestation - Crews (2470.2)	1928-1936
18	6	Timber Management - Reforestation - Equipment, Tools, Etc. (2470.3)	circa 1936
18	7	Timber Management - Reforestation - Operations (2470.4)	1912-1938
18	8	Timber Management - Reforestation - Plantations (2470.5)	1929-1938
18	9	Timber Management - Reforestation - Planting Sites (2470.6)	1928-1936
18	10	Timber Management - Reforestation - Planting Stock (2470.7)	undated
18	11	Timber Management - Reforestation - Natural Reproduction (2470.9)	1921-1938
18	12	Timber Management - Reforestation - Thinning (2470.11)	1933-1944
18	13	Timber Management - Protection of Sales Areas - Hazard Reduction - Lopping and Scattering (2481.1)	1923-1924
18	14	Timber Management - Protection of Sales Areas - Hazard Reduction - Piling and Burning (2481.2)	1907-1949
18	15	Timber Management - Protection of Sales Areas - Hazard Reduction - Roadside Cleanup (2481.4)	circa 1955
18	16	Timber Management - Protection of Sales Areas - Insect and Disease Control (2483)	1935-1966
18	17	Timber Management - Protection of Sales Areas - Insect and Disease Control - Methods of Control (2483.3)	1934-1935
18	18	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans (2510)	1949-1965
18	19	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Water Resources (2511)	1965-1968
19	1	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Water Resources - Ditches and Flumes (2511.2)	undated
19	2	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Water Resources - Reservoirs for Domestic Use (2511.5)	1964
19	3	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Floods - Watershed on which Flood Occurred (2512.1)	circa 1926
19	4	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Floods - Flood Waters (2512.2)	undated
19	5	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Floods - Damage (Property) (2512.3)	1953
19	6	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Floods - Erosion (2512.6)	1949
19	7	Watershed Management - Watershed Surveys and Plans - Water Use - Domestic (2513.1)	1967
19	8-9	Watershed Management - Water Resource Protection - Erosion Caused by Natural Causes (2520.7)	circa 1931
19	10	Watershed Management - Water Yield Improvement - Snow Surveys (2540.2)	undated
19	11	Wildlife Management - Wildlife Habitat (2630)	1968
19	12	Wildlife Management - Wildlife Habitat - Improvement Projects (2630.1)	1922-1935
19	13	Wildlife Management - Wildlife Habitat - Habitat Types (2630.2)	1923-1966
19	14	Wildlife Management - Wildlife Habitat - Damage (2630.4)	1925
19	15	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Big Game Species - Elk (2641.1)	1926
19	16	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Big Game Species - Deer (2641.2)	1933-1949
19	17	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Big Game Species - Mountain Sheep (2641.3)	1928-1965
20	1	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Big Game Species - Bear (2641.4)	1938
20	2	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Big Game Species - Antelope (2641.5)	1939
20	3	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Small Game Species - Rabbits (2642.1)	1922-1926
20	4	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds (2643)	circa 1922
20	5	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds - Grouse (2643.1)	1922-1933
20	6	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds - Turkey (2643.2)	circa 1944
20	7	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds - Ptarmigan (2643.3)	1922-1943
20	8	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds - Miscellaneous (2643.4)	1921-1925
20	9	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds - Hawk (2643.5)	1925
20	10	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Birds - Camp Robber (2643.6)	circa 1926
20	11	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Predatory Animals - Coyote (2644.1)	1926
20	12	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Predatory Animals - Bob Cat (2644.4)	undated
20	13	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Predatory Animals - Miscellaneous (2644.5)	circa 1966
20	14	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Rodents - Porcupine (2645.3)	undated
20	15	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Rodents - Gophers (2645.5)	undated
20	16	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Rodents - Beavers (2645.6)	1928-1939
20	17	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Rodents - Chipmunks (2645.7)	undated
20	18	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Fishing (2647)	1939
20	19	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Fishing - Catches (2647.4)	1922
20	20	Wildlife Management - Hunting, Fishing, Trapping - Fishing - Planting (2647.7)	undated
20	21	Land Use Management - Agriculture and Cultivation (2710.1)	circa 1924
20	22	Land Use Management - Camps (2710.3)	1926-1936
20	23	Land Use Management - Residences (2710.9)	1915-1922
20	24	Land Use Management - Resorts (2710.10)	1920-1938
21	1	Land Use Management - Miscellaneous (2710.16)	circa 1921
21	2	Minerals Management - Lode Claims (2810.1)	undated
21	3	Minerals Management - Placer Claims (2810.2)	undated
21	4	Minerals Management - Quarries (2810.4)	undated
21	5	Minerals Management - Mining Camps (2810.7)	undated
21	6	Fire Control - Presuppression - Detection (5120.1)	1944-1945
21	7	Fire Control - Presuppression - Equipment - Hand Tools (5120.2b)	1925-1938
21	8	Fire Control - Presuppression - Equipment - Transportation (5120.2c)	1922-1925
21	9	Fire Control - Presuppression - Equipment - Communication (5120.2d)	1942-1945
21	10	Fire Control - Presuppression - Improvements (5120.7)	1912-1953
21	11	Fire Control - Suppression - Fires Burning (5130.1)	1916-1955
21	12	Fire Control - Suppression - Crews Working (5130.2)	1915-1966
21	13	Fire Control - Suppression - Equipment Working (5130.3)	undated
21	14	Fire Control - Suppression - Fire Lines (5130.4)	1912-1966
21	15	Fire Control - Suppression - Camps (5130.5)	circa 1955
22	1-3	Fire Control - Damage - Areas Burned (5140.1)	1915-1958
22	4	Fire Control - Equipment and Supply Program - Safety (5160.4)	1928-1945
22	5	Fire Control - Exchange (5430)	1942
22	6	Fire Control - Claims and Reconveyances (5450)	1917-1937
22	7	Fire Control - Helicopter Operations (5750)	1925-1961
22	8-9	Personnel Management - Employment - Forest Officers (6110.1)	1903-1949
23	1	Personnel Management - Employment - Forest Officers (6110.1)	1903-1965
23	2	Engineering - Specialized Equipment - Miscellaneous Equipment (7120.3)	1922-1946
23	3	Engineering - Land Line Location (7150)	undated
23	4	Engineering - Signs and Posters (7160)	1938-1961
23	5	Engineering - Signs and Posters - Entrance Portals and Identification Markers (7160.3)	1936-1949
23	6	Engineering - Signs and Posters - Information (7160.4)	1934-1960
23	7	Engineering - Signs and Posters - Special, Site Entrance, Etc. (7160.5)	undated
23	8	Telephone Systems (7200.4)	1933-1938
23	9	Buildings - Dwellings (7300.1)	1936-1945
23	10-12	Buildings - Combination Buildings (7300.2)	1917-1955
24	1	Buildings - Barns (7300.3)	1916-1942
24	2	Buildings - Bunkhouses (7300.4)	undated
24	3	Buildings - Garages (7300.6)	1933-1940
24	4	Buildings - Miscellaneous Buildings (7300.7)	circa 1933
24	5-8	Transportation Systems - Roads (7700.1)	1919-1966
25	1	Transportation Systems - Roads (7700.1)	1919-1966
25	2	Transportation Systems - Trails (7700.2)	1925-1939
25	3	Transportation Systems - Bridges, Roads (7700.4)	1932-1933
25	4	Transportation Systems - Bridges, Trails (7700.5)	1933-1936
25	5	Transportation Systems - Culverts (7700.7)	1939
25	6	Transportation Systems - Cattle Guards (7700.9)	circa 1940
25	7	Transportation Systems - Other (7700.12)	1915-1938
25	8	Recreation (unnumbered)	circa 1933
25	9	F.O. Field Trips (unnumbered)	1925-1941
25	10	F.O. Meetings (unnumbered)	1923-1931
25	11	Miscellaneous and Unidentified (unnumbered)	1925-1937
		Sub-series 2. Photographs Organized Alphabetically Contains photographs and negatives of plants, animals, operations, and the MBNF landscape. Images are similar and may even be duplicates of photographs found in sub-series 1, but they were organized according to one subject and arranged alphabetically.	1925-1956
Box	Folder
25	12	After Fire	undated
25	13	Agricultural and Mineral	undated
25	14	Administrative, Range, and Recreation	1938-1956
25	15	Aspen	undated
26	18	Beaver	circa 1939
25	16	Birds	undated
25	17	Boundary Post	1939
26	20	Bridges	undated
26	21	Buildings	undated
26	22	Buildings (other than)	1927
25	18	Burned Over Areas	undated
25	19	Camping	1939
25	20	Camps	1938
25	21	Cattle	undated
25	22	Control Work	1938
25	23	Cutover Lands	undated
25	24	Departmental	1926-1939
26	1	Diseases	undated
26	2	Equipment, Machinery, Tools	undated
26	3	Earth	undated
26	4	Erosion, Water, and Grazing	1931
26	5	Excursions	1948
26	6	Felling	1927-1937
26	7	Fir (by species)	undated
26	8	Fishing	circa 1939
26	9	Floods	circa 1953
26	10	Forest Officers	1931-1933
26	11	Fungus	undated
26	12	Growth Studies	undated
26	13	Individuals	1925-1952
26	14	Insects	1934-1935
26	15	Insect Control Work	undated
26	16	Lakes	undated
26	17	Loading	circa 1931
26	19	Lookouts	1929-1953
26	23	Logging	undated
26	24	Marking	circa 1927
26	25	Meetings (Ranger Training, etc.)	1925-1956
26	26	Miscellaneous	1938-1952
26	27	Mountains	circa 1928
27	1	National Forest	undated
26	28	Nursery	1938
26	29	Peaks and Lookout Stations	1927-1942
28	8	Photographic Record	1950
26	30	Pine (by species)	circa 1927
27	2	Plantations	circa 1927
27	3	Poisonous (Larkspurs, etc.)	1921
27	4	Predatory Animals (by species)	undated
27	5	Range	1949
27	6	Range Sheep	1927-1929
27	7	Ranger Stations	1938
27	8	Rapids	undated
27	9	Resorts (Other than special uses)	1920-1938
27	10	Riding	undated
27	11	Roads and Trails	1924-1941
27	12	Rock Formations	1926-1940
27	13	Sanitation, Fountains, Toilets	circa 1956
27	14	Sawmills	1937-1949
27	15	Scenic Attractions	1938-1942
27	16	Selection, Including Thinning and Pruning	1927-1949
27	17	Sheep	1938
27	18	Signs	undated
27	19	Silverculture Systems	undated
27	20	Skidding, Skids, Landings	1935
27	21	Skiing	1941
27	22	Spruce (By Species)	1937
27	23	Stream Improvement	1937
27	24	Streams	circa 1927
27	25	Ties	circa 1935
28	1	Timberline	undated
28	2	Timbersale Areas	1927-1950
28	3	Tools and Tool Boxes	undated
28	4	Treating Plants, Etc.	undated
28	5	Watersheds and Drainages	undated
28	6	Water Development	1938
28	7	Winter Scenes	undated
		Sub-series 3. Photographs, General Contains a photo album and miscellaneous photographs.	1922-1985
Box
28		Forest Work and Practices in the U.S. (Photo Album)	undated
	Folder
31	6	Miscellaneous Photographs	1972-1976
33	18	Miscellaneous Photographs	1922-1985
40	6	Pole Mountain	1956

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Subject Terms

Camp sites, facilities, etc. -- Wyoming.
Forest fires -- Prevention and control.
Forest rangers -- Wyoming.
Forest reserves -- Wyoming.
Grazing -- Wyoming.
Lumber trade -- Wyoming.
Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming.
Watersheds -- Wyoming.
Wildlife management -- Wyoming.

Geographical Names

Albany County (Wyo.) -- Genealogy.
Carbon County (Wyo.) -- Genealogy.
Laramie (Wyo.)
Medicine Bow National Forest (Wyo.)
Pole Mountain (Wyo.)
Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
Wyoming -- History -- 1946-

Form or Genre Terms

Blueprints
Maps
Photograph albums
Photographs
Scrapbooks

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