Charles Congleton was born in Kentucky and moved to Oregon in 1904. He worked as a forest ranger from 1907-1927 with the Paulina Ranger District. Collection includes diaries describing Congleton's work with the Forest Service; correspondence regarding fishing and the history of the Ochoco National Forest; certificates; and autobiographical materials.

Oral history interview with Henry E. Haefner conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 9, 1979. Haefner was a ranger in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909 to 1925.

Oral history interview with Clark Hansen conducted by Jim Strassmaier and Michael O’Rourke on December 8, 1989, and October 31, 2000. Hansen discusses his experiences in Oregon as a ranger with the U.S. Forest Service during the 1970s, and talks about a group of members of Charles Manson’s cult, the Manson Family, who hid in the Bagby area during the summer of 1976.

Typescript photocopy of Henry Haefner's reminiscences about his service in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909-1925 and in 1930.