Inventory of the Boyd Lester Rasmussen Papers, 1963 – 1978
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Boyd Lester Rasmussen (1913-1998) rose through the administrative ranks of the United States Forest Service until he retired as deputy chief in Washington, D.C., in 1966. He then served as a director at the Bureau of Land Management until 1971, and later as a staff officer to the Secretary of the Interior for international forestry affairs. From 1972 to 1984, Rasmussen served as a forestry liaison to Congress.
The bulk of the collection was generated during Rasmussen's tenure as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from 1966 to 1971. Papers include such materials as correspondence, news releases, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, copies of speeches, reports, and position papers. Papers cover such topics as the Alaska pipeline, the Arctic Environmental Council, Alaska fire suppression, classification of various public lands, the Taylor Grazing Act, grazing fees and other related issues, mining laws, BLM proposed allowable cut policies, timber clearcutting, and numerous other environmental concerns.
Title: Boyd Lester Rasmussen Papers, 1963 - 1978
Creator: Rasmussen, Boyd Lester, b. 1913
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 3960
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 3.0 linear feet (2 record cartons)
Biographical Note
Boyd Rasmussen was born April 19, 1913, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. After graduating from the Oregon State School of Forestry in 1935, he went to work for the Forest Service as a junior forester. Rasmussen's Forest Service career spanned 37 years; he rose through the administrative ranks until he retired as deputy chief in Washington, D.C., in 1966. He then served as a director at the Bureau of Land Management until 1971, and later as a staff officer to the Secretary of the Interior for international forestry affairs. From 1972 to 1984, Rasmussen served as a forestry liaison to Congress.
Rasmussen died in August 1998 at the age of 85.
Collection Overview
The bulk of the collection was generated during Rasmussen's tenure as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from 1966 to 1971. Papers include such materials as correspondence, news releases, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, copies of speeches, reports, and position papers. Papers cover such topics as the Alaska pipeline, the Arctic Environmental Council, Alaska fire suppression, classification of various public lands, the Taylor Grazing Act, grazing fees and other related issues, mining laws, BLM proposed allowable cut policies, timber clearcutting, and numerous other environmental concerns.
Collection Arrangement
- Correspondence, News Releases, Meeting Minutes, Speeches, Reports, and Other Materials, 1963-1978
Subject Headings
- Arctic Environmental Council
- Clearcutting -- United States
- Forest management -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Grazing -- West (U.S.)
- Land use -- United States
- Oregon and California Railroad -- History
- Pasture, Right of -- United States
- Public lands -- United States -- 20th century
- Rasmussen, Boyd Lester, b. 1913
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History
- United States. Bureau of Land Management
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Correspondence, News Releases, Meeting Minutes, Speeches, Reports, and Other Materials, 1963-1978.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Boyd Lester Rasmussen Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, June 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
