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Historic Listing of National Park Service Officials
Field and District Offices |
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Atlanta Field Office, Georgia
(Authorized 6/12/1969 -- Closed 1/08/1972)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| George W. Fry, Spec. Field Asst. to Reg. Dir., Southeast Reg. | 7/13/1969 | - | 1/10/1970 |
| Sam P. Weems, Asst. to Dir., Southeast Reg. | 10/18/1970 | - | 1/08/1972 |
Chicago Field Office, Des Plaines, Illinois
(Established 5/30/1971 -- Closed 12/31/1977)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Robert S. Chandler, Asst. to Dir., NER/MWR | 5/30/1971 | - | 3/31/1975 |
| Sherman W. Perry, Asst. to Dir., MWR | 10/26/1975 | - | 12/31/1977 |
Denver Field Office, Colorado
(Established 10/17/1966 -- Closed 1/05/1974)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Adm. by Supt., Rocky Mountain NP | 10/17/1966 | - | 9/18/1969 |
| Adm. by Supt., Rocky Mountain NP Service Group | 9/18/1969 | - | 6/27/1970 |
| Richard A. Strait, Asst. to Dir., MWR | 6/28/1970 | - | 1/22/1972 |
| Richard A. Strait, Act'g Colo. State Dir. | 1/23/1972 | - | 4/29/1972 |
| Jimmie L. Dunning, Colo. State Dir. | 4/30/1972 | - | 11/10/1973 |
| Richard A. Strait, Act'g Colo. State Dir. | 11/11/1973 | - | 1/05/1974 |
Fort Worth Field Office, Texas
(Established 9/03/1972 -- Closed 3/02/1982)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Charles K. Boatner, Texas State Director | 9/03/1972 | - | 2/01/1975 |
| Charles K. Boatner, Field Asst. to the Reg. Dir. | 2/02/1975 | - | 3/02/1982 |
Great Lakes Area Field Office, E. Lansing, Michigan
(Established 6/18/1967 -- Closed 11/01/1970)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Allen T. Edmunds, Assoc. Reg. Dir., NER1 | 6/18/1967 | - | 2/23/1969 |
| Bruce J. Miller, Asst. to Reg. Dir., NER | 2/23/1969 | - | 6/13/1970 |
| James R. Whitehouse, Asst. to Dir., NER2 | 6/14/1970 | - | 10/31/1970 |
1 On 2/23/1969 title changed to Asst. to Reg. Dir., Great Lakes Area Field Office.
2 Great Lakes Area Field Office closed permanently on 12/31/1970.
Los Angeles Field Office, California
(Established 6/1966 -- Closed 1979)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Adm. by Supt., Sequoia-Kings Canyon NPs | 6/--/1966 | - | 5/15/1967 |
| Adm. by Supt., Channel Islands NM | 5/16/1967 | - | 8/02/1975 |
| Adm. by Reg. Dir., Western Regional Office | 8/03/1975 | - | 12/30/1978 |
| Adm. by Supt.,,Santa Monica Mountains NRA | 12/31/1978 | - | 1979 |
New England Field Office, Boston, Massachusetts
(Established 1/26/1969, Closed 1/06/1974)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Edwin W. Small, Asst. to Reg. Dir., NER 1 | 1/26/1969 | - | 7/31/1970 |
| Edwin W. Small, Asst. to Dir., NER | 8/01/1970 | - | ? |
| Albert J. Benjamin, Chief New England FO | 5/14/1972 | - | 1/06/1974 |
1 Mr. Small retired 7/31/1970 and was immediately reappointed as a reemployed annuitant.
New York District Office, New York City, New York1
(Established 12/26/1971, Closed 1/06/1974)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Jerry D. Wagers, Dir. | 12/26/1971 | - | 1/05/1974 |
1 Replaces Fire Island NS and New York City NPS Group established 2/12/1967. Also, includes Fort Stanwix NM, Saint Gaudens, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vanderbilt Mansion, and Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS's, Saratoga NHP and Morristown NHP -- Edison NHS group.
Northwest District Office, Seattle, Washington1
(Established 12/15/1968 -- Abolished 12/30/1969 when Northwest Region Established)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| John A. Rutter, Dist. Dir. | 12/15/1968 | - | 12/30/1969 |
1 Dist. covered Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Lava Beds NM in California.
Portland District Office, Oregon1
(Activated 11/1946, Closed 1/30/1976)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| George W. Alcott, Chief | 11/04/1946 | - | 7/01/1948 |
| Neal A. Butterfield, Act'g. Chief | 7/01/1948 | - | 3/18/1950 |
| Neal A. Butterfield, Chief | 3/18/1950 | - | 6/13/1960 |
| Mark J. Pike, Act'g. Chief | 6/13/1960 | - | 8/06/1960 |
| Daniel F. Burroughs, Chief | 8/06/1960 | - | 9/01/1972 |
| Edwin L. Arnold, LA & Planner, Act'g.2 | 9/02/1972 | - | 1/30/1976 |
1 Other titles to Office: Columbia River Basin Recreation Survey Branch, 11/1946 to 7/1962; Division of Resource Planning, Portland, 7/1962 to 2/1964; Office of Cooperative Activities (Portland), 2/1964 to 3/1966; and Portland Field Office, 3/1966. The Field Office is a part of Cooperative Activities, Pacific Northwest Regional Office.
2 The Portland Office was officially closed on 1/30/1976, but Mr. Arnold was appointed as a reemployed annuitant (Landcape Architect), 2/29/1976, duty station Portland, Oregon, immediate office of the Associate Regional Director, Cooperative Activities, PNWRO. Mr. Arnold served intermittently until 2/28/1980.
Salt Lake City District Office, Utah
(Established 2/19/1967 -- Closed 9/30/1986)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Administered by Supt., Canyonlands NP | 2/19/1967 | - | 7/08/1972 |
| Phillip R. Iverson, Utah State Director | 7/09/1972 | - | 2/15/1974 |
| James R. Isenogle, Asst. to the Reg. Dir., Utah | 2/16/1974 | - | 1/15/1979 |
| Benjamin J. Zerbey, Asst. to the Reg. Dir., Utah | 6/03/1979 | - | 1/17/1981 |
| Donald F. Gillespie, Asst. to the Reg. Dir., Utah/Utah State Director | 8/09/1981 | - | 9/30/1986 |
Spokane Field Office, Washington
(Established 12/01/1969 -- Closed 1/31/1982)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Administered by Supt., Coulee Dam NRA | 12/01/1969 | - | 1/31/1982 |
Virginia State Office, Richmond, Virginia1
(Established 12/01/1971)
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Charles S. Marshall, Dir./Asst. to Dir., VA | 12/01/1971 | - | 3/31/1973 |
| Charles E. Shedd Jr., Asst. to Dir., VA | 4/01/1973 | - | 5/28/1976 |
| Joseph P. Cullen, Asst. to Dir., VA | 5/29/1976 | - | 7/29/1977 |
1 Supervises the following: Shenandoah NP, Booker T. Washington and George Washington Birthplace NMS, Appomattox and Colonial NHPs, Manassas and Richmond NBPs, Fredricksburg NMP, Petersburg NB and Poplar Grove NC.
Western Field Offices
| Name | Period of Service | ||
| Engineering | |||
| George E. Goodwin, Chief Engineer1 | 3/01/1921 | - | 7/07/1925 |
| Bert H. Burrell, Act'g. Chief Engineer | 7/07/1925 | - | 9/30/1927 |
| Frank A. Kittredge, Chief Engineer2 | 10/01/1927 | - | 7/31/1937 |
| Landscape Architects and Architects3 | |||
| Thomas C. Vint, Asst. Landscape Engineer4 | 10/01/1923 | - | 2/28/1926 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Associate Landscape Engineer | 3/01/1926 | - | 7/31/1927 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Landscape Engineer | 8/01/1927 | - | 4/15/1928 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Landscape Architect | 4/16/1928 | - | 5/31/1931 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief Landscape Architect | 6/01/1931 | - | 4/30/1938 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief Architect, Branch of Plans and Design | 5/01/1938 | - | 7/31/1938 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief of Planning, Branch of Plans and Design | 8/01/1938 | - | 4/23/1943 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief Landscape Architect | 4/24/1943 | - | 10/16/1946 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief of Development | 10/17/1946 | - | 2/08/1950 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief of Planning and Construction | 2/09/1950 | - | 1/17/1952 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Chief of Design and Construction | 1/18/1952 | - | 10/10/1961 |
| Thomas C. Vint, Asst. Director, Design & Constr. | 10/11/1961 | - | 11/09/1961 |
| Educational Division5 | |||
| Ansel F. Hall, Chief Naturalist | 6/01/1925 | - | 6/30/1927 |
| Educational Division - Forestry Division6 | |||
| Ansel F. Hall, Chief Naturalist & Chief Forester | 7/01/1927 | - | 10/05/1930 |
| John D. Coffman, Fire Control Expert | 7/16/1928 | - | 11/06/1933 |
1Mr. Goodwin's office located in Portland, OR. Mr. Goodwin retired 7/19/1925. Portland Office closed in spring of 1926. Acting Chief Engineer and a few employees moved to Yellowstone National Park.
2Mr. Kittredge appointed Chief Engineer in summer of 1927 and established the Branch of Engineering in San Francisco in September 1927. The office was closed in August 1937 when the Branch of Engineering was transferred to the Washington Office and many of the staff were transferred to the newly established four regional offices.
3Landscape Division reorganized as the Branch of Plans & Design in 1933. Office in San Francisco closed in 1937 when Mr. Vint and his central office staff transferred to the Director's Office in Washington and most of the landscape architects and architects were transferred to the then newly established four regional offices. All associated WASO design functions transerred to Chicago on 9/1/1942, and returned to Washington D.C., on 11/17/1946. Mr. Vint retired 11/09/1961, but later served as a collaborator from 1/02/1962 to 6/30/1962. He served intermittently as as reemployed annuitant in the WODC until 7/03/1965.
4Mr. Vint entered the Service in 1922 with headquarters at Yosemite NP. His office moved to Los Angeles, CA, in 1923 when the Landscape Division was established. The Division moved to San Francisco, CA, in 1927.
5Educational Division established July 1, 1925, with headquarters at Berkeley, California.
6Forestry Division created in 1927 as a part of Education Division with Ansel Hall being assigned the additional title of Chief Forester. John D. Coffman employed in July 1928 as Fire Control Expert. Educational Division abolished July 1, 1930, with the establishment of the Branch of Research and Education in the Washington Office. Mr. Coffman retained his office in Berkeley until his transfer to the Washington Office in March 1933.
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