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Forestry Club Records, 1906-1934
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon Agricultural College. Forestry Club.
- Title
- Forestry Club Records
- Dates
- 1906-1934 (inclusive)19061934
- Quantity
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0.25 cubic feet
1 microfilm reel - Collection Number
- RG 039
- Summary
- The Forestry Club Records contain membership rolls, minutes of meetings, and correspondence related to club activities. The collection also contains a scrapbook of clippings regarding various forestry topics from 1913 to 1934.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Agricultural College Forestry Club was founded on November 16, 1906 by Professor E. R. Lake and five students in the college's new forestry program. Meetings were held bi-weekly and alternated between technical and social agendas. All forestry students were considered members.
Early activities included hikes to Avery Park for a bonfire, an annual football game with the OAC Miners Club, exhibit preparation for the Oregon State Educational Exposition, spring timber cruising field trips, and dances. The dances evolved into the annual Fernhoppers Banquet. In the spring of 1920, the club published its first annual, the Forest Club Annual. The name was changed to The Annual Cruise the next year. Beginning in 1937 the Club broadcast a weekly program over KOAC called "Foresters in Action."
In 1925-26, the Club constructed a cabin at the College's new Arboretum (now Peavy Arboretum), and in 1929 hosted a meeting of the Society of American Foresters at the cabin. The cabin burned in 1949, and a new and larger one was completed in 1950. The 1950 cabin is still used by the Club.
The Forestry Club currently sponsors a Logging Team, which participates in an annual competition sponsored by the Association of Western Forestry Clubs.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Series 1 consists of meeting minutes and memberships rolls from 1906-1926 in two bound volumes. The minutes are arranged chronologically. The second volume also includes part of series 2, Constitution and By-laws, from 1926. This series also includes typescript drafts of the constitution and by-laws, one of which is dated 1912. Series 3, Correspondence, dates from 1910-1923 and contains correspondence between the Forestry Club and the Intercollegiate Association of Forestry Clubs about the Club's activities and the Association's annual conventions.
Series 4 is a scrapbook containing clippings about various forestry related topics from 1913-1934. The scrapbook is arranged by subject category and contains a subject index. Series 5 is a two-page typescript that describes the Club's activities and traditions. It probably dates from the early 1920s.
All series are available in the original paper form. Series 1-3 and 5 are also available on microfilm.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Forestry Club Records (RG 39), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Forestry Club records are organized into five series
Related Materials
Additional information about the Forestry Club is located in the College of Forestry Records (RG 139). See also the KOAC Records (RG 15) for a recording from the Foresters in Action series. Photographs of the Forestry Club are located in Harriet's Collection #1573, the Beaver Photographic Collection (P 3), and the College of Forestry Photographic Collection (P 61).
The Forestry Club Memorabilia Collection file includes a history of the club written in 1960. The Fernhoppers Banquet MC file includes banquet programs and the text of a speech. Publications of the Forestry Club include The Annual Cruise (PUB 10-12a) and Hi-Lead (PUB 10-12b). The Manuscript Collections include the records of Xi Sigma Pi, the forestry national honor society.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clubs--Oregon--Corvallis.
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Forestry schools and education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
- Oregon Agricultural College. Forestry Club.
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Intercollegiate Association of Forestry Clubs. (creator)
