Scope and Contents note
The collection includes diaries, correspondence, notes, documents, and photographs related to Cleator's interest in the recreational aspects of national forests and the establishment of the Cascade skyline trail.
Series I. Working Files is arranged alphabetically and consists of notes, correspondence, and documents related to Cleator's work in the Forest Service and his personal interest in writing stories and poems. Series II. Journals contains work-related journals. The entries are sporadic. Series III. Photographs consists of material related to Cleator's work. The series contains prints, slides, and negatives. Subjects include trails, recreation, state and city parks, vegetation, animals, Native Americans, hikers, Timberline Lodge, and wilderness areas in Oregon and Washington state. Most of the photographs date from the 1930s and 1940s.
Dates
- 1930-1956
Creator
- Cleator, Frederick William, 1883- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Frederick William Cleator, born in 1883, was a forester and conservationist. He wrote Summer Homes in the National Forests of Oregon and Washington in 1932 when he served as the Forest Service's Assistant Inspector. In the book, Cleator outlined policy on the plotting of recreation residence tracts in national forests. He essentially worked as a landscape architect and planner throughout his career with the Forest Service.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (8 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Frederick William Cleator was a forester and conservationist. The collection includes diaries, correspondence, notes, documents, and photographs relating to Cleator's interest in the recreational aspects of national forests and the establishment of the Cascade skyline trail.
Arrangement note
The collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Working Files; Series II. Journals; and Series III. Photographs.
General Physical Description note
8 containers
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Cleator, Frederick William, 1883-
- Conservationists -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Environmental Conditions Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Forest reserves -- Recreational use -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Foresters -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Forestry and Forestry Products Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pacific Crest Trail Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slides (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sports and Recreation Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Washington (State) Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Title
- Guide to the Frederick William Cleator Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Vida Germano
- Date
- ©2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
