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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.165 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Revised bill S. 1779. about preservation of forests |
| Date | 30 January 1888 |
| Author | United States. Congress. (50th, 1st session : 1887-1888). Senate. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | This bill seeks to protect the administration of forests on the public domain. The creation of the Commissioner of Forests within the Department of Interior and four assistant commissioners will serve to protect American forests and regulate forestry licenses |
| Subjects | Law Forestry Government and Civics Ecology and Wildlife Preservation |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Science, Technology, Invention; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |