AHJ_ah07666 Inventory of the Duane D. Jacobs papers, 1934-1966 Jacobs (Duane D.) Papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort May 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Jacobs, Duane D. Duane D. Jacobs papers 1934-1966 07666 .9 cubic feet (2 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Duane D. Jacobs

Duane D. Jacobs spent thirty-six years with the National Park Service. Jacobs joined the Park Service in 1929 in a seasonal position at Lassen Volcanic Park and became a park ranger at Yosemite National Park in 1933. Jacobs was transferred to the Joshua Tree National Monument as Acting Superintendent in 1942. After serving in the Navy from 1943-1946, Jacobs returned to the National Park Service as District Park Ranger at Yosemite.

In 1950 Jacobs was transferred to Glacier Bay National Monument in Alaska, which was established as a national park and preserve in 1980, and in 1953 he was transferred to Shenandoah National Park as Chief Park Ranger. Jacobs was again transferred in 1955 to Denali National Park and Preserve (formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park) as Superintendent before being assigned to the Midwest Regional Office of the Department of the Interior in 1959. By the time of his retirement in 1965, Jacobs was Regional Chief, Division of Resources Management and Visitor Protection.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains materials relating to Jacobs' career with the National Park Service. Collection includes correspondence (1941-1966); a diary of Jacobs' trip to Alaska in 1950; Jacobs' manuscripts on law enforcement and safety (1960); newspaper clippings on Jacobs (1956-1966); photographs of Jacobs and various National Parks (1934-1966); a speech by Jacobs on fish stocking in Yosemite National Park; and a map of the Shenandoah National Park.

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

 Access Terms United States. National Park Service. National parks and reserves -- Management. Joshua Tree National Park (Calif.) Yosemite National Park (Calif.) Shenandoah National Park (Va.) Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska) Diaries. Photographs. Maps. Park rangers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Environment and Conservation National Parks Politics, Government, and Law Container List

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