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Box 1

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Related Articles, 1965-1969

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11-12
Content Description From the Collection: The Public Land Law Review Commission papers of A.B. Curtis are contained in seven large file boxes; the reports prepared for the commission occupy several shelves in the library archives. Among the types of material found in this collection are press releases and memoranda issued by the commission, A.B. Curtis's commission related correspondence, speeches of commission members, especially Wayne Aspinall and Milton Pearl, material relating to the public meetings of the commission (of...
Dates: 1965-1969

The Public Land Law Review Commission papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG 078
Abstract A.B. "Bert" Curtis was born on a ranch near Salem, Oregon, August 1, 1903. The family moved to Orofino, Idaho, in 1912 where Charles Curtis operated a hotel for a time before returning to ranching. In 1927 Curtis was appointed Assistant Chief Fire Warden for the Clearwater Timber Protective Association; a year later he was appointed Chief. In 1951 Bert Curtis was elected mayor of Orofino, a position he held for some 20 years. Public law 88-606 passed by Congress in 1964 established the...
Dates: 1964-1971