Paul Delmar Kelleter

Background

Kelleter, Paul Delmar was born on May 1, 1881 in Saint Louis. Son of Carl and Pauline Josephine (Thomas) Kelleter.

Education

Graduate Central High School, Saint Louis, 1899. Bachelor of Arts, Washington University, 1902. Master of Forestry, Yale, 1904.

Career

Forest supervisor Black Hills National Forest, South. Dakota, 1909-1918. Special representative of secretary of agriculture and Chairman of the Board of exchange of 60,000 acres school lands with South Dakota, 1910-1912. Duty with department at Washington, 1918-1923.

Director purchases and sales, Office Secretary of Agriculture, 1923-1925.

Director extension, New York State College Forestry, 1925-1929. Administrative assistant, Federal Farm Board, Washington, 1929.

Conservation director State of Wisconsin, 1930-1934. Forest supervisor Huron National Forest, Michigan, 1934, Clark National Forest, Missouri, 1935-1945.

United States forest coordinator for State of Missouri, 1945-1946.

President Columbia Social Service Society, 1948-1949.

Achievements

• Paul Delmar Kelleter has been listed as a noteworthy forester by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member United States Department of Agriculture State War Board, 1940-1946. Secretary Lawrence County (South Dakota) Fuel and Food Adminstrns., 1917, 18, World War. Member State communications of Resources and Development, 1943-1945.

Member Society American Foresters (secretary and

Mason (32°, Shriner). Writer and speaker on forestry topics.

Connections

Married Lucy Taber Pool, October 21, 1908. Children: Helen, Paul.