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Gerald W. Williams (center) receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Ann Veneman, U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, and Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth.

Date
  • 1995/2005
Description
  • Gerald W. Williams is a native of Oregon and earned degrees from Southern Oregon University (B.A., Sociology; M.A. General Studies Social Science) and Washington State University (Ph.D., Sociology). Williams worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. From 1979 to 1993, he was a sociologist with the Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in Oregon; in 1993-1998, he served as the regional sociologist for the Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Portland; and from 1998 until his retirement in 2005. He was the national historian for the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C. Williams designed and implemented a regional and national history program for the Forest Service which culminated in his appointment as national historian. He has published more than 75 books, chapters, book reviews, and articles and conference papers exploring a variety of historical topics such as the Native American use of fire to manage environments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the U.S. Army's Spruce Production Division during World War I.
Subject
Work Type
Identifier
  • williamsg-jerry-award
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 08/12/2015
Modified
  • 05/26/2023
Collections

APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (18 Apr 2024). Gerald W. Williams (center) receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Ann Veneman, U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, and Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth. Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dq50n

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Gerald W. Williams (center) receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Ann Veneman, U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, and Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth." Oregon Digital. 18 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dq50n

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Gerald W. Williams (center) receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Ann Veneman, U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, and Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth." Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-18. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dq50n

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Forests and forestry http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050707
2 color photographs http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128359
3 photographs http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
4 Gerald W. Williams Papers, 1854-2016 (MSS Williams) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/mss_williams
5 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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