Inventory of the Charles E. Randall Broadcast Transcripts, 1936 – 1943
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Charles Edgar Randall worked for the United States Forest Service Department of Information and Education from 1927-1958, serving as Chief of the Information Division for several years of his career.
The collection includes transcripts from Leaves from a Forest Ranger's Diary radio broadcasts 1-80 as well as transcripts from Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers radio broadcasts 467-518 and 520-565.
Title: Charles E. Randall Broadcast Transcripts, 1936 - 1943
Creator: Randall, Charles E.
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2015-004
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 0.5 linear feet (1 archival box)
Biographical Note
Charles Edgar Randall worked for the United States Forest Service Department of Information and Education from 1927-1958, serving as Chief of the Information Division for several years of his long career. Leaves from a Forest Ranger's Diary and Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers were radio programs that aired as part of the Western Farm and Home Hour and the National Farm and Home Hour, respectively.
Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers has a story line centered around Ranger Jim Robbins, his assistant Jerry Quick, Mrs. Bess Robbins, and Jerry's sweetheart, Mary, who all worked at the Pine Cone Ranger Station. The portrayal was based on actual incidents in Forest Service life and did much to popularize the agency and its work. The broadcast were from Chicago and San Francisco and hit a weekly audience of seven million people. California stations that aired the program were KGO, KFI, and KSFD. The show was briefly discontinued from December 11, 1933 until its return in April 1934.
Collection Overview
The collection includes transcripts from Leaves from a Forest Ranger's Diary, broadcasts 1-80 from May 1936 and December 1937. Also included, are transcripts from Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers episodes 467-518, from 1942, and episodes 520-565, from 1943.
Collection Arrangement
- Leaves from a Forest Ranger's Diary radio show transcripts, 1936-1937.
- Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers radio show transcripts, 1942-1943.
Subject Headings
- Forest rangers--Fiction.
- Radio programs.
- United States. -- Forest Service.
- United States. -- Forest Service -- History.
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Leaves from a Forest Ranger's Diary radio show transcripts, 1936-1937.
- Box 1
Transcripts from Leaves from a Forest Ranger's Diary broadcasts 1-80.
2. Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers radio show transcripts, 1942-1943.
- Box 1
Transcripts from Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers episodes 467-513.
Transcripts from Uncle Sam's Forest Rangers episodes 520-565.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles E. Randall Broadcast Transcripts, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
Processed by Amanda McMullin, March 2015
Encoded by Eben Lehman, May 2015
Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
