ill.; "Interviewed by Stephen R. Mark on November 25-26, 1988; transcribed by Amelia Bruno, 1988." - T.p.;
To the reader: Lawrence C. Merriam is an emeritus professor of forestry at the University of Minnesota, though he continues to teach at Oregon State University on a courtesy appointment. He never worked at Crater Lake, but his father served as regional director in San Francisco from 1950 to 1963. His grandfather, John C. Merriam, has probably exercised the single greatest influence on the formation of the park's educational program. This interview took place in Corvallis and represents the first of many visits with Dr. Merriam. One of the themes emphasized on the following pages was his work with the state parks in Oregon. He has since published Oregon's Highway Park System 1921-1989: An Administrative History and we have collaborated on other work involving wilderness, his grandfather, and the John Day Fossil Beds. Stephen R. Mark May 1995 Topics include interviewee's education, work, his father's employment as regional director in the federal parks system and his grandfather, John C. Merriam, who served as president of the Carnegie Institution and point of view on history and politics within the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
To the reader: Lawrence C. Merriam is an emeritus professor of forestry at the University of Minnesota, though he continues to teach at Oregon State University on a courtesy appointment. He never worked at Crater Lake, but his father served as regional director in San Francisco from 1950 to 1963. His grandfather, John C. Merriam, has probably exercised the single greatest influence on the formation of the park's educational program. This interview took place in Corvallis and represents the first of many visits with Dr. Merriam. One of the themes emphasized on the following pages was his work with the state parks in Oregon. He has since published Oregon's Highway Park System 1921-1989: An Administrative History and we have collaborated on other work involving wilderness, his grandfather, and the John Day Fossil Beds. Stephen R. Mark May 1995 Topics include interviewee's education, work, his father's employment as regional director in the federal parks system and his grandfather, John C. Merriam, who served as president of the Carnegie Institution and point of view on history and politics within the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.