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Forests and forestry -- Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Fred Elijah Ames papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 104
Abstract

Fred Elijah Ames was a forester in Oregon. The collection contains his diaries, photographs, and reports.

Dates: 1892-1919

Smith C. Bartrum papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CB B286] 1: [Barcode: i50214615]
Identifier: CB B286
Abstract

Smith C. Bartrum was an Oregon forest ranger who was involved in building trails, and who became the first Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest. The collection (1899-1942) consists of Bartrum's autobiography, and also correspondence, monthly salary statements, and poetry.

Dates: 1899-1942

Mathew "Harris" Ellsworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 033
Abstract

The collection comprises the congressional files of Mathew "Harris" Ellsworth, U.S. Representative of the Oregon Fourth District.

Dates: 1936-1956

Henry E. Haefner papers

 Collection — Folder 1-3: [Barcode: i39886633]
Identifier: CB H118a
Abstract

Henry E. Haefner was a forester. The collection contains a copy of his recollections of working in Oregon as a forester from 1908 to 1953, including sixteen years in the Siskiyou National Forest.

Dates: 1909-1925

Asher Ireland field diaries

 Collection — Folder 1-2 (shared box): [Barcode: i50002168]
Identifier: A 060
Abstract

Asher Ireland was a forester in District 6 of the U. S. Forest Service. The collection (1914-1920) contains his field diaries describing his forestry work in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon.

Dates: 1914-1920

Robert C. Kelsay Forest Service diaries

 Collection
Identifier: A 212
Abstract

Robert C. Kelsay (1898-1954) worked for the U.S. Forest Service and was stationed at Oakridge, Oregon. The collection (1948-1954) contains twenty-one work diaries, mostly regarding road surveying and road building.

Dates: 1948-1954

William A. Langille papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 635
Abstract

William A. Langille (1869-1956) came with his family to Hood River, Oregon in 1882. The Langille family operated the Cloud Cap Inn on Mt. Hood. Langille was a prospector in the Klondyke gold fields and Alaska state forester; eventually he was appointed forest manager for the Oregon State Parks Department. This collection contains correspondence, short stories, articles and reports that focus on his time in Alaska, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Oregon.

Dates: 1891-1955

George W. Ridgeway field diaries

 Collection — Multiple collection box [A 103] 1: [Barcode: ALMA209720]
Identifier: A 103
Abstract

Ridgeway worked as surveyor in District 6, U. S. Forest Service. The diaries describe jobs in Oregon and Washington.

Dates: 1913-1914

USDA Forest Service photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041990728]
Identifier: PH 017
Abstract

The USDA Forest Service Photographs consist of 26 official Bureau of Forestry images documenting work projects and landscape in national forests of Oregon and Washington. It is of interest for its documentation of the early years of the organization and for the forests depicted.

Dates: 1901-1920