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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Arthur L. Dahl papers
Identifier/Call Number: JL022
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet
(12 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1900-1970
Abstract: Arthur L. Dahl held various positions in the United States Civil Service, among them personal secretary to Gifford Pinchot,
who was then National Forester. Dahl was transferred to San Francisco in 1908 as Chief of Maintenance in the Bureau of Forestry
District #5. By 1918 he had quit the civil service and was involved in the oil business.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
| 1880, Oct. 16 | Born in Port Leavenworth, Kansas. |
| 1900, Dec. 17 | Becomes stenograher for George Wright, U.S. Indian Inspector for Indian Territory at Muscogee. |
| 1901, Dec. | Passes Civil Service Stenographer and Typewriter test. |
| 1902, Dec. | Post Office Department. |
| 1903, Dec. 26 | Bureau of Forestry, Department of Agriculture as Clerk, Stenographer and Typewriter. Becomes personal secretary of Gifford Pinchot. |
| 1905, June | Graduated with Bachelor of Laws degree from George Washington University. |
| 1905 | Involved in oil - member of Santa Paula Oil Association, Secretary of Willard Canyon Oil Co., Director of Climax Oil Co. |
| 1923 | Involved with Insurance Exchange, S.F. |
| 1927 | With Hammon Engineering Co., S.F. |
| 1932 | With Life Department of the Aetna Life Insurance Co. |
| 1933, Aug | Appointed Secretary and returns to former work as Pacific Coast correspondent and representative of several trade publications. |
| 1952 (?) | Year of death. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arthur L. Dahl, Jr. to the Jackson Library of Business, 1972. Transferred to Special Collections in 1979.
Arthur L. Dahl Papers. JL022. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The collection, which was given by Arthur Dahl's son, consists of some correspondence and documents relating to his early
civil service jobs, his oil associations and his position with the Insurance Broker's Exchange. However, the great majority
of the collection is lists and copies of articles that Dahl had published in various magazines and other periodicals between
1910 and 1937. Writing was a profitable hobby, at which he spent his spare hours from his business career. The articles range
from highly technical articles about agricultural machines and methods to anecdotes with morals. In some cases the entire
periodical, in which an article by Dahl is reproduced, has been preserved, and they provide interesting and rare reading material.
A Good example of this is the issues of
Grit dated from 1916 to 1925.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.