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Show revealing unanimity, his peers recommended and agreed that Professor Gates would be the ideal man for the basic task. By this time we had come to know Professor Gates because he was one of those with whom we had consulted in the early stages of developing a staff outline. We consider ourselves most fortunate in thereafter obtaining his services to prepare the history. Responding to Professor Gates' preference not to prepare that portion of the history designed to deal with development of mineral law, we sought out the services of one eminently qualified in that specialized field. With great benefit to the project, we were able to contract for the services of Professor Swenson. For nearly 36 years, Professor Gates has been researching and teaching American history, with specific emphasis on subjects aligned closely to the interests of this Commission. From 1946 to 1956, he served as Chairman of the Department of History at Cornell University, continuing on the staff thereafter. Professor Swenson has likewise spent many years in this field and contributed a highly regarded article on Source and Evolution of American Mining Laic to the American Law of Mining (1960). Staff responsibility for this project has been continuously assigned to Elmer F. Bennett, General Counsel and Chief of the Legal Group. During development of the staff outline, he was assisted by Clifford Oulette, whose services, though brief, leave an imprint on our work. Editorial work was accomplished by our Staff Editor, Arthur B. Meyer and the Assistant Staff Editor, Dorothy M. McDonnell. We also are pleased to take this opportunity to express our recognition to the many people who in one way or another contributed to the design and fulfillment of this project. We wish especially to acknowledge the counsel of E. Louise Peffer, Allan Bogue of the University of Wisconsin, Vernon Car-stensen of the University of Washington, Jerry A. O'Callaghan of the Department of the Interior, D. Irvin Rasmussen of the Department of Agriculture, Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., Editor, American Heritage Publishing Company, and Stephen Strausberg of Cornell University. Sincerely, Milton A. Pearl Director Enclosure |