Gerald J. Tucker Manuscript
Scope and Contents
The Gerald J. Tucker Manuscript contains the manuscript of Gerald J. Tucker’s "Pioneer Roads of the Blue Mountains" and a transcript of a speech delivered by Tucker in 1963 at the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Lincoln Mountain Road.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1963
Creator
- Tucker, Gerald J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Gerald J. Tucker was born on May 23, 1903 in Enterprise, Oregon. He was a U.S. Forest Service ranger for the Imnaha Snake District in Wallowa-Whitman. He was married to Grace Evelyn Tucker. Tucker died on August 4, 1978.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Gerald J. Tucker Manuscript contains a manuscript by forest ranger Gerald J. Tucker, "Pioneer Roads of the Blue Mountains," and a transcript from one of Tucker’s speeches.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to Gerald J. Tucker Manuscript
- Author
- Kacey Godwin
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository