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Office of the State Forester, Office Files of Alfred Ackerman, 1920-1961

Transferred from the Office of the State Forester, 13-16 January 1976.

The office files of Alfred Ackerman highlights four specific topics of interest. The files documenting the Chapin Jones Case involves the controversial and political firestorm concerning the removal of Mr. Jones from the position of State Forester. Mr. Jones had been State Forester for eighteen years when Mr. William E. Carson (Chairman of the State Commission on Conservation and Development) had several disputes regarding the administration of the Office of the State Forester. The request made by Mr. Carson for Jones to resign and Jones' subsequent refusal and demand for an open hearing on the issue, made for interesting news converage. This series documents Mr. Ackerman's (former employee under State Forester Chapin Jones) contributions to the case providing correspondence, newclippings and a published report entitled "What Ails the Conservation Commission."

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