Inventory of the Lester P. Schaap Personal Diaries, 1941 – 1957
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Lester P. Schaap (1905-1965) served as a forest ranger in a variety of different districts throughout the United States South. In 1941, he was a forest ranger in the Desoto, Leaf River-Brooklyn district of Mississippi. From 1942-1945, he served as forest ranger in the Nantahala, Tusquittee-Murphy district of North Carolina. He served as forest ranger in the Sumter, General Pickens-Wallhalla district of South Carolina from 1942-1953. In 1954, he served as forest ranger in the Sumter, General Pickens-Stumphouse Ranger Station district of South Carolina.
Collection includes Lester Schaap's personal diary pages from 1941-1947 and 1949-1957. Also includes two manuals and one photograph.
Title: Lester P. Schaap Personal Diaries, 1941 - 1957
Creator: Schaap, Lester P.
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2015-002
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 1.0 linear feet (2 archival boxes)
Biographical Note
Lester P. Schaap (1905-1965) served as a forest ranger in a variety of different districts throughout the United States South. In 1941, he was a forest ranger in the Desoto, Leaf River-Brooklyn district of Mississippi. From 1942-1945, he served as forest ranger in the Nantahala, Tusquittee-Murphy district of North Carolina. He served as forest ranger in the Sumter, General Pickens-Wallhalla district of South Carolina from 1942-1953. In 1954, he served as forest ranger in the Sumter, General Pickens-Stumphouse Ranger Station district of South Carolina.
Collection Overview
Collection includes Mr. Schaap's personal diary pages from 1941-1947 and 1949-1957. Also included are Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public lands of the United States published in 1924 by the Department of Interior General Land Office, and Mr. Schaap's copy of Handbook for Rangers and Woodsman by Jay L. B. Taylor, published in 1917. Additionally 1 photograph noted to be taken around 1927/28 on the Western Division of the Choctawhatchee National Forest in Florida featuring Schaap, E.R. McKee, Sam R. Broadbent, as well as 4 unnamed men noted to be forest workers of the district.
Collection Arrangement
- Diaries, 1941-1957
- Other Materials
Subject Headings
- Schaap, Lester P., 1905-1965
- United States. -- Forest Service
- United States. -- Forest Service -- History
- United States. Forest Service. Southern Region
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Diaries, 1941-1957
- Box 1
- 1941 - August only
- 1942 - March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, and December only
- 1943 - All months
- 1944 - All months
- 1945 - January, February, March, May, June, July, September only
- 1946 - All months
- 1947 - All months
- 1948 - All months
- 1949 - All months
- Box 2
- 1950 - All months
- 1951 - All months
- 1952 - All months
- 1953 - All months
- 1954 - All months
- 1955 - All months
- 1956 - All months
- 1957 - All months
2. Other Materials
- Box 2
- Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public lands of the United States by Department of Interior General Land Office
- Handbook for Rangers and Woodsman by Jay L.B. Taylor
- 8x10 photograph noted to be taken around 1927/28 on the Western Division of the Choctawhatchee National Forest in Florida. The photograph includes L.P. Schaap, E.R. McKee, Sam R. Broadbent, as well as 4 unnamed men noted to be forest workers of the district.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lester P. Schaap Personal Diaries, 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.
