David C. Tomblin
Ph.D. candidate in the Dept. of Science & Technology in Society at Virginia Tech University , investigated the history of ecological restoration work by the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona . He used the papers of Harold Weaver.
Dr. Ranjan Chakrabarti
Professor of History at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India explored the impact of deforestation on wildlife in Bengal and Assam as documented in the John Richards Collection on South and Southeast Asia. He found documents in the collection that were difficult to obtain in India.
Carla Fisher
Ph. D. candidate in History at Purdue University in Indiana , looked at the lives and work experiences of women employed in wilderness or forest areas in mid-20th century America . She used oral histories and other documentation from both the main FHS and the U.S. Forest Service collections to test whether gender influenced attitudes about human interactions with nature.
Jennifer Gold
Ph.D. student in Geography at Cambridge University, examined the records of international organizations such as the International Society of Tropical Foresters and the International Union of Societies of Foresters. Her thesis on the scientific culture of the British Overseas Civil Service during the late colonial and early post- independence period benefited from comparison to U.S. government efforts during the same timeframe. She was especially pleased to find correspondence between some of the leading foresters on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jodi Barnes
doctoral candidate in Anthropology at American University in Washington , D.C. used several collections at FHS, but especially the U.S. Forest Service Headquarters History Collection, to research the history of the Appalachian region of Virginia .
Tony Carlson
working on a Ph.D. in history from the University of Oklahoma , used the records of the American Forestry Association to compare attitudes among Progressive era conservationists toward irrigation and drainage. He also explored the U.S. Forest Service newspaper clipping files on the topic.
Matthew M. Stith
a Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of Arkansas , examined papers and oral history interviews in the FHS collections that indicate differing perspectives on wildlife utilization and protection in the American South, especially in Arkansas.
