Edward P. Cliff served with the Forest Service from 1931-1972, the last ten years of this period in the capacity of "Chief" of the Forest Service in Washington D.C. During these years, and especially those when he served as Forest Chief, Edward P. Cliff wrote speeches and collected articles on Forest Service policies, saved department news letters and photographs, and attended numerous conferences and other official functions.

This collections consists of such materials and have been arranged in chronological order in boxes one through four. Cliff's photographs have been separated and transferred to USU Special Collections & Archives photograph division. Those interested in viewing these photographs should contact the photograph curator.

This collection also contains information on the public debate on Forest Service timber policies during 1972, along with significant laws relating to Forest Service policy. The numerous speeches of Edward P. Cliff also contain information on Forest Service policies, national forest management, and the growth of recreational facilities in the national forests of the United States.

A great deal of the material in this collection has been photocopied or is in transcription form. Most of this work was completed by Edward P. Cliff himself, before he donated his papers to Utah State University in 1972.