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A history of the forests of Cape Cod

HF-ID: HF1937-01
Category: Research Files
Creator:
- Altpeter, L. Stanford
Associated Person:
- Cline, Albert C.
- Raup, Hugh M.
Date: 1937 to 1941
Location: Cape Cod MA
Media: Paper, photographs
Contents:
- Thesis. Correspondence, comments, 5 manuscripts, map, 9 black and white photographs. 1 accordion folder.
Keywords: off forest, lumbering, silviculture, soil, land use history
Abstract:
- The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of forest changes on Cape Cod that occurred as a result of human activity in order to facilitate the conservation of those forests.
- This file includes 4 early edited manuscript drafts of Altpeter's thesis,"A history of the forests of Cape Cod" and 1 carbon copy with photographs noted as having been read by A.C. Cline on Oct. 14, 1940; a letter from Altpeter to Cline (Nov. 6, 1940); comments by H. Raup (1941); copy of letter from W. H. Lyford to R. Meade (of USGS at Woods Hole, MA) sent with copy of thesis (Sept/ 4, 1969)
- Further information about manuscripts is available in the A. C. Cline and L. S. Altpeter correspondence file.
Related Items:
- Thesis
- A.C. Cline Correspondence: Altpeter, L.S.
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