John W. Weeks

Dublin Core

Title

John W. Weeks

Subject

Cabinet officers
Forest reserves
Forestry and community
Forestry schools and education
Forests and forestry
Legislators
Politicians
United States. Weeks Act
Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926

Description

John Wingate Weeks was an American politician. His most notable accomplishment as Congressman was the establishment of the Weeks Act in 1911, which enabled the creation of national forests in the eastern United States.

Creator

USFS

Publisher

[Digital Publisher: D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville]
National Forests in North Carolina, Asheville, NC

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

Black and white ; 4 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in. ; No neg.
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

1298
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/1298

Date Created

2011-11-23

Spatial Coverage

Appalachian Region, Southern

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

USFS, “John W. Weeks,” OAI, accessed May 9, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/1298.