Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1865, Aug. 11 | Born, Simsbury, Conn. |
| 1889 | A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1892 | Began work at Biltmore Forest, N.C. |
| 1896 | Member, U.S. National Forest Commission |
| 1898-1910 | Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1900 | Founder and first president, Society of American Foresters |
| 1902 | Inspected forests of Philippine Islands |
| 1903 | Member, Committee on Organization of Government Scientific Work Member, Commission on Public Lands |
| 1903-1936 | Nonresident lecturer and professor of forestry, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1905 | Member, Commission on Departmental Methods |
| 1907 | Member, Inland Waterways Commission |
| 1908 | Chairman, Joint Committee on Conservation Chairman, National Conservation Commission Member, Commission on Country Life |
| 1910-1925 | President, National Conservation Association |
| 1914 | Married Cornelia Elizabeth Bryce (died 1960) |
| 1914-1915 | Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium |
| 1917-1918 | Member, U.S. Food Administration |
| 1920-1922 | Commissioner of forestry, Pennsylvania |
| 1923 | Negotiated settlement of anthracite coal strike |
| 1923-1927 | Governor of Pennsylvania |
| 1931-1935 | Governor of Pennsylvania |
| 1936-1946 | Professor of forestry emeritus, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1946, Oct. 4 | Died, New York, N.Y. |