Gerald W. Williams Collection of Forestry and Northwest History Publications

Gerald W. Williams Collection of Forestry and Northwest History Publications, 1880-2016

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Williams, Gerald W.
Title: Gerald W. Williams Collection of Forestry and Northwest History Publications
Dates: 1880-2016 (inclusive)
18802016

1905-2005 (bulk)
19052005
Quantity: 6.10 cubic feet, including 11 compact discs, (8 boxes, including 1 oversize box)
Collection Number: MSS WilliamsPubs
Summary: The Gerald W. Williams Collection of Foresty and Northwest History Publications consists of materials assembled and acquired by Williams in the course of his work as a Forest Service sociologist and historian and due to his avocational interest in the history of forestry as a science and profession and the regional history of the Pacific Northwest. Most of the materials in the collection were published by the U.S. Forest Service. Gerald Wiliams worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 to 2005 as a sociologist (1979-1998) and historian (1998-2005).
Repository: 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
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Gerald W. Williams worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. From 1979 to 1993, he was a sociologist with the Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in Oregon; in 1993-1998, he served as the regional sociologist for the Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Portland; and from 1998 until his retirement in 2005 he was the national historian for the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C. Williams designed and implemented a regional and national history program for the Forest Service which culminated in his appointment as national historian and his authorship of the centennial history of the Forest Service, The USDA Forest Service -- The First Century, in 2000. He has published more than 75 books, chapters, book reviews, and articles and conference papers exploring a variety of historical topics such as the Native American use of fire to manage environments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the U.S. Army's Spruce Production Division during World War I.

Williams is a native of Oregon and earned degrees from Southern Oregon University (B.A., Sociology; M.A. General Studies Social Science) and Washington State University (Ph.D., Sociology).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Gerald W. Williams Collection of Forestry and Northwest History Publications consists of materials assembled and acquired by Williams in the course of his work as a Forest Service sociologist and historian and due to his avocational interest in the history of forestry as a science and profession and the regional history of the Pacific Northwest. Most of the materials in the collection were published by the U.S. Forest Service. In addition to the history of the U.S. Forest Service and forestry generally, the publications include materials pertaining to other topics that Williams researched -- Gifford Pinchot and the Pinchot Family, the McKenzie River basin, and regional history of the Pacific Northwest.

The U.S. Forest Service publications include materials intended for an internal audience (such as manuals, handbooks, guides, and newsletters) as well as the public (annual reports, circulars, bulletins, maps, and brochures). The newsletters include a regular newsletter from the Forest Service chief as well as newsletters and membership directories for the U.S. Forest Service retirees from the Pacific Northwest region.

The collection includes 8 commercially produced or published compact disks with images, conference proceedings, and interatcive educational productions.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Gerald W. Williams Collection of Forestry and Northwest History Publications (MSS WilliamsPubs), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Gerald W. Williams Collection of Forestry and Northwest History Publications is arranged in 6 series: 1. U.S. Forest Service Publications, 1883-2015; 2. Newsletters, 1937-2016; 3. Magazines and Journals, 1880-2014; 4. Non-U.S. Forest Service Publications, 1880-2015; 5. Travel Brochures and Maps, 1919-2009; and 6. Compact Discs, 1997-2005.

Acquisition Information

These materials were acquired by the former University Archives and the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in multiple accessions in 2007-2016. They were originally described as a component of the Gerald W. Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG) and were separated for description as this collection in 2016.

Processing Note

The digital content on the compact discs in this collection has not been removed and treated as electronic records because the CDs were published or commercially produced.

Related Materials

The core of Gerald Williams' research materials are maintained as the Gerald W. Williams Papers (MSS WilliamsG). Other materials that were collected by Williams have been described as separate collections: Gerald W. Williams Collection on the Civilian Conservation Corps (MSS CCC); Gerald W. Williams Moving Image and Sound Recordings Collection (FV 320),; Gerald W. Williams Collection on Smokey Bear (MSS Smokey); Gerald W. Wiliams Prints Collection (MSS WilliamsPrints); Jason S. Elder Forest Service Diary (MSS Elder); C.C. Hall Photograph Album (P 301); J.F. Ford Photographs (P 308); Forest Service Equipment Development Center Photograph Album (P 311); Mount Hood Area Excursion Photograph Album (P 310); and Frank Patterson Photographic Postcards (P 312).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: U.S. Forest Service Publications, 1883-2015Return to Top

Series 1 consists of U.S. Forest Service publications assembled by Gerald Williams in the course of his work as the Forest Service historian and comprises about half of this collection. The series includes publications intended primarly for an internal audience (manuals, handbooks, and guides) and publications issued for the public (annual, reports, circulars, and bulletins). The series includes a near-complete run of annual reports prepared by the Chief of the Forest Service from 1920s through 1990s. Forest Service Circulars and Bulletins published in the early 20th century address forest products, forest fires, and the relationship between forests and avalanches, water supply, and soils. The Land Areas of the National Forest System publications include acreage of forests, wilderness areas, and other lands managed by the Forest Service by state and region. Of special note are issues of the Forest Worker for 1927-1933, which was published primarily for forest service employees. The series includes several publications related specifically to the Region Six in the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1.1	Reports of the Chief of the Forest Service	1893 and 1923-1941
Box/Folder
1.1	Report of the Chief of the Division of Forestry for 1893 Author: B.E. Fernow
1.1	Report of the Forester Author: William B. Greeley	1923
1.1	Report of the Forester Author: Robert Y. Stuart	1933
1.1	Report of the Forester Author: F.A. Silcox	1934
1.1	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: F.A. Silcox	1935
1.1	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: F.A. Silcox	1937
1.1	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: F.A. Silcox	1938
1.1	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: F.A. Silcox	1939
1.1	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Earle H. Clapp	1940
1.1	Forests and People: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Earle H. Clapp	1941
1.2	Reports of the Chief of the Forest Service	1942-1949
Box/Folder
1.2	Forestry in Wartime: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Earle H. Clapp	1942
1.2	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1943
1.2	Forests and Employment: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1945
1.2	Timber Shortage or Timber Abundance? Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1946
1.2	Forests and the Nation's Water Resource: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1947
1.2	Our National Forests: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1948
1.2	Our National Forests: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service (copy 2) Author: Lyle F. Watts	1948
1.2	New Knowledge in Forestry: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1949
1.3	Reports of the Chief of the Forest Service	1951-1964
Box/Folder
1.3	Natural Enemies of Timber Abundance: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Lyle F. Watts	1951
1.3	America's Stake in World Forestry: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Richard E. McArdle	1952
1.3	Grazing on the National Forests: Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Richard E. McArdle	1953
1.3	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Richard E McArdle	1957
1.3	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Edward P. Cliff	1964
1.4	Reports of the Chief of the Forest Service	1955
Box/Folder
1.4	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Richard E. McArdle Note: Brittle	1955
1.5	Reports of the Chief of the Forest Service	1963
Box/Folder
1.5	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Edward P. Cliff Note: Brittle	1963
1.6	Reports of the Chief of the Forest Service	1968-1971
Box/Folder
1.6	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Edward P. Cliff	1968
1.6	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Edward P. Cliff	1969
1.6	Report of the Chief of the Forest Service Author: Edward P. Cliff	1970-1971
1.7	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1980
1.8	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1981
1.9	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1982
1.10	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1983
1.11	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1984
1.12	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1985
1.13	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1986
1.14	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1987
1.15	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1988
1.16	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1989
1.17	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1990
1.18	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1991
1.19	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1992
1.20	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1993
1.21	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1994
1.22	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1995
1.23	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1996
1.24	Report of the Forest Service	Fiscal Year 1997
1.25	Forest Service Performance and Accountability Report	Fiscal Year 2004
1.26	Highlights of the FY 2005 Forest Service Performance and Accountability Report	2005
1.27	National Best Management Practices Monitoring Summary Report Publication Number: FS-1042	Fiscal Year 2013
1.28	USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan Publication Number: FS-1045	FY 2015-2020
1.29	Important Facts About the Pacific Northwest Region	1988
1.30	Important Facts About the Pacific Northwest Region	1991
1.31	USDA Forest Service Circulars	1896-1907
Box/Folder
1.31	Circular No. 13 Forest Fire Legislation in the United States	1896
1.31	Circular No. 17 Recent Legislation on State Forestry Commissions and Forest Reserves	1897
1.31	Circular 51 Wood Used for Veneer in 1905 Author: H.M. Hale, Forest Assistant	1906
1.31	Circular 61 How to Transplant Forest Trees	1907
1.31	Circular 79 The Control of Forest Fires at McCloud, California Authors: A.W. Cooper and P.D. Kelleter	1907
1.31	Circular 81 Forest Planting in Illinois Author: R.S. Kellogg, Forest Inspector	1907
1.31	Circular 96 Arbor Day	1907
1.31	Circular 97 The Timber Supply of the United States Author: R.S. Kellogg	1907
1.31	Circular 99 Suggestions for Forest Planting on the Semi-Arid Plains	1907
1.31	Circular 100 Suggestions for Forest Planting in the Northeastern and Lake States	1907
1.31	Circular 105 White Oak in the Southern Appalachians Authors: W.B. Greeley and W.W. Ashe	1907
1.31	Circular 109 Forest Planting in the North Platte and South Platte Valleys Author: Frank G. Miller	1907
1.31	Circular 116 The Waning Hardwood Supply and the Appalachian Forests Author: William L. Hall	1907
1.31	Circular 118 Management of Second Growth in the Southern Appalachians Author: Raphael Zon	1907
1.31	Circular 121 Woods Used for Distillation in 1906	1907
1.31	Circular 122 The Lumber Cut of the United States: 1906	1907
1.31	Circular 123 Production of Slack Cooperage Stock in 1906	1907
1.31	Circular 124 Consumption of Cross-ties in 1906	1907
1.31	Circular 125 Production of Tight Cooperage Stock in 1906	1907
1.31	Circular 129 The Drain upon the Forests Author: R.S. Kellogg	1907
1.31	Circular 130 Forestry in the Public Schools Author: Hugo A. Winkenwerder	1907
1.32	USDA Forest Service Circulars	1908-1913
Box/Folder
1.32	Circular 140 What Forestry Has Done Author: Treadwell Cleveland, Jr.	1908
1.32	Circular 157 A Primer of Conservation Author: Treadwell Cleveland, Jr.	1908
1.32	Circular 163 Paper Birch in the Northeast Author: S.T. Dana	1909
1.32	Circular 163 Paper Birch in the Northeast Author: S.T. Dana	1909
1.32	Circular 168 Commercial Importance of the White Mountain Forests Author: Philip W. Ayres	1909
1.32	Circular 171 The Forests of the United States: Thier Use Authors: Overton W. Price, R.S. Kellogg, and W.T. Cox	1909
1.32	Circular 171 The Forests of the United States: Thier Use Authors: Overton W. Price, R.S. Kellogg, and W.T. Cox	1909
1.32	Circular 173 Avalanches and Forest Cover in the Nothern Cascades Author: Thornton T. Munger	1911
1.32	Circular 193 Mechanical Properties of Redwood Author: A.L. Heim	1912
1.32	Circular 203 Assistance to Private Owners in the Practice of Forestry	1912
1.32	Circular 205 Forest Fire Protection Under the Weeks Law in Cooperation with States Author: J. Girvin Peters	1913
1.32	Circular 207 The Profession of Forestry Author: Henry S. Graves	1912
1.32	Circular 216 Effect of Forest Fires on Standing Hardwood Timber Author: W.H. Long	1913
1.33	USDA Department Circular 358: Fire and the Forest (California Pine Region) Authors: S.B. Show and E.I. Kotok	1925
2.1	USDA Leaflet No. 40: Woods Burning in the South	1929
2.2	USDA Farmers' Bulletin	1898, 1921
Box/Folder
2.2	Farmers' Bulletin No. 67: Forestry for Farmers Author: B.E. Fernow	1898
2.2	Farmers' Bulletin No. 1188: The Southern Pine Beetle, A Menace to the Pine Timber of the Southern States Author: A.D. Hopkins	1921
2.3	USDA Forest Service Field Programs	1907
Box/Folder
2.3	Field Program for January, 1907
2.3	Field Program for February, 1907
2.3	Field Program for March, 1907
2.3	Field Program for April, 1907
2.3	Field Program for October, 1907
2.3	Field Program for December, 1907
2.4	USDA Forest Service Field Programs	1908-1910
Box/Folder
2.4	Index to Service Notes and Orders in the Field Programs	July, 1908-June, 1909
2.4	Field Program for February, 1908
2.4	Field Program for March, 1908
2.4	Field Program for May, 1908
2.4	Field Program for July, 1908
2.4	Field Program for August, 1908
2.4	Field Program for September, 1908
2.4	Field Program for October, 1908
2.4	Field Program for January, 1909
2.4	Field Program for February, 1909
2.4	Field Program for June, 1909
2.4	Field Program for January, 1910
2.5	USDA Forest Service Bulletins	1893-1895
Box/Folder
2.5	Bulletin No. 7: Forest Influences	1893
2.5	Bulletin No. 10: Timber, An Elementary Dicussion of the Characteristics and Properties of Wood
2.6	USDA Forest Service Bulletins	1903-1912
Box/Folder
2.6	Bulletin No. 44: The Diminished Flow of the Rock River in Wisconsin and Illinois and Its Relation to the Surrounding Forests Author: G. Frederick Schwartz	1903
2.6	Bulletin No. 49: The Timber of the Edwards Plateau of Texas; Its Relation to Climate, Water Supply, and Soil Author: William L. Bray	1904
2.6	Bulletin No. 89: The Olympic National Forest: Its Resources and Their Management Author: Findley Burns	1911
2.6	Bulletin No. 111: Lightning in Relation to Forest Fires Author: Fred G. Plummer	1912
2.7	USDA Forest Service Bulletins Bound volume of all Service Bulletins from 1941	1941
2.8	Annual Highlights in the Pacific Northwest Publications	1955-1963
Box/Folder
2.8	Multiple Use in Action Pacific Northwest Region	undated
2.8	National Forests in Review Pacific Northwest Region Annual Report	1955
2.8	"Region Six in Fifty Six" Pacific Northwest Region Annual Report	1956
2.8	1957 Highlights Pacific Northwest Region	1957
2.8	Multiple-Use Highlights Pacific Northwest Region	1958
2.8	Multiple Use Highlights in the Pacific Northwest Region	1959
2.8	Multiple Use Highlights Pacific Northwest Region	1960
2.8	Multiple Use Highlights Pacfic Northwest Region	1961
2.8	Multiple Use Highlights	1962
2.8	Multiple Use Highlights	1963
2.9	The National Forests in the Pacific Northwest	1964-1970
Box/Folder
2.9	The National Forests Pacific Northwest Region Multiple Use Highlights	1964
2.9	The Sixtieth Year: Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest	1965
2.9	The National Forests in the Pacific Northwest	1966
2.9	The National Forests in the Pacific Northwest	1967
2.9	The National Forests in the Pacific Northwest	1968
2.9	The National Forests in the Pacific Northwest	1970
2.10	Forest Worker All issues in bound volume. The Forest Worker was issued bi-monthly by the U.S. Forest Service primarily for forest service employees. It includes information on state forests, education and extension, Forest Service and general forestry news, a bibiography of recent publications, and personnel news.	January 1927- July 1933
2.11	Miscellaneous Publications and Circulars	1883-1945
Box/Folder
2.11	Miscellaneous Special Report No. 1: Address of the Hon. Geo. B. Loring, U.S. Commissioner of Agriculture Before the American Forestry Congress, St. Paul, Minnesota	1883
2.11	Miscellaneous Special Report No. 5: The Proper Value and Management of Government Timber Lands and the Distribution of North American Forest Trees, Being Papers Read at the United States Department of Agriculture	1884
2.11	Miscellaneous Publication No. 20: A Forest Fire Prevention Handbook for the Schools of Oregon	1928
2.11	Miscellaneous Circular No. 48: What the Naitonal Forests Mean to Montana	1926
2.11	Miscellaneous Publication No. 51: National Wild-Life Reservations	1929
2.11	Miscellaneous Publication No. 61: Forest Plantations at Biltmore, N.C.	1929
2.11	Miscellaneous Circular No. 75: Harvesting Timber Crops in the National Forests of the East and South	1926
2.11	Miscellaneous Publication No. 247: Forestry and Permanent Prosperity	1936
2.11	Miscellaneous Publication No. 249: Careers in Forestry	1945
2.11	Miscellaneous Publication No. 395: Forestry for 4-H Clubs	1941
2.12	Involving the American Public: The Forest Service in 1987 Publication Number: FS-419
2.13	The National Forests - Ending Their First Century: The Forest Service in 1990 Publication Number: FS-495
2.14	Land Areas of the National Forest System	1964-1967
Box/Folder
2.14	National Forest Areas	1964
2.14	National Forest Areas	1965
2.14	National Forest System Areas as of June 30, 1966
2.14	National Forest System Areas as of June 30,1967
2.15	Land Areas of the National Forest System	1979-1990
Box/Folder
2.15	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 30, 1979
2.15	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 30, 1980
2.15	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 30, 1982
2.15	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 30, 1985
2.15	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 30, 1990
2.16	Land Areas of the National Forest System	1991-1998
Box/Folder
2.16	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 30, 1991
2.16	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 1996
2.16	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 1997
2.16	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 1998
2.17	Land Areas of the National Forest System	1999-2004
Box/Folder
2.17	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 1999
2.17	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 2001
2.17	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 2002
2.17	Land Areas of the National Forest System as of September 2004
2.18	Science Findings from Pacific Northwest Research Station	2009-2015
Box/Folder
2.18	We're All in This Together: Decisionmaking to Address Climate Change in a Complex World	September 2009
2.18	Back to the Future: Assess Accuracy and Sensitivity of a Forest Growth Model	September 2014
2.18	No Place Like Home: Using Seed Zones to Improve Resoration of Native Grasses in the West	March 2015
2.18	Should I Stay or Should I Go? Understanding the Shapeshifting Rainbow Trout/Steelhead	September 2015
2.19	Science Update from Pacific Northwest Research Station	2008-2010
Box/Folder
2.19	Counting All That Matters: Recognizing the Value of Ecosystem Services	Spring 2008
2.19	Changing With the Climate	Summer 2008
2.19	Changing With the Climate	Summer 2008
2.19	Understanding the Social and Economic Transitions of Forest Communities	Fall 2008
2.19	The Mighty Oak Faces Challenges in the Pacific Northwest	Fall 2010
2.20	The National Forest Manual Regulations and Instructions	1937
2.21	The USDA Forest Service in Hawaii: The First 20 Years (1957-1977) Author: Robert E. Nelson
2.22	Forty Years of Forest Research in the Northern Rocky Mountain Range	1950
2.23	Briefing Book: Alaska Region	2009
2.24	The National Forests Fact Sheet	1954
2.25	U.S. Forest Resource Facts and Historical Trends	2004
2.26	Handbook for Campers in the National Forests in California	1915
2.27	First-Aid Manual for Field Parties	1917
3.1	National Forest Log Scaling Handbook	1973
3.2	Notebook for Forest Fire Wardens	1944
3.3	Incident Sign Installation Guide	2005
3.4	Selective Timber Management in the Douglas Fir Region Authors: Burt P. Kirkland and Axel J. F. Brandstorm	1936
3.5	Procedure in Tree Measurement Sales	1949
3.6	The Osborne Firefinder...the Basic Lookout Tool	1955
3.7	Cultural Resources: The Log Chutes of North Idaho Author: Cort Sims	1983
3.8	Cognitive Styles of Forest Service Scientists and Managers in the Pacific Northwest Author: Andrew B. Carey	1997
3.9	Regional Ecosystem Analysis for the Willamette/Lower Columbia Region of Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington State	2001
3.10	The Year in Review 2008: Courageous Conservation, A Sustainable Future, a Legacy of Resoration For the U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region.	2008
3.11	The Rio Piedras Watershed and Its Surrounding Environment Publication Number: FS-980	2011
3.12	Great Forest Fires of America Author: John D. Guthrie	1936
3.13	A History of the Central States Forest Experiment Station Author: Robert W. Merz	1927-1965
3.14	The Clearwater Story, a History of the Clearwater National Forest Author: Ralph S. Space	1981
3.15	George Washington National Forest, a History	1991
3.16	The Beginning of the National Forest System	1991
3.17	Evolution of Tropical Forestry: Puerto Rico and Beyond, an Interview with Frank H. Wadsworth	1998
3.18	The Ever-Changing View, A History of the National Forests in California Author: Anthony Godfrey, Ph.D.	2005
3.19	National Forests on the Edge: Development Pressures on America's National Forests and Grasslands	2007
3.20	Ponderosa Promise: A History of U.S. Forest Service Research in Central Oregon Author: Les Joslin	2007
3.21	The Unmarked Trail: Managing National Forests in a Turbulent Era	2009
3.22	When the Mountains Roared: Stories of the 1910 Fires	2010
3.23	From Prairies to Peaks, a History of the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service Author: Anthony Godfrey	2012

Series 2: Newsletters, 1937-2016Return to Top

Series 2 consists primarily of newsletters published by the U.S. Forest Service, including The Chief's Desk, which provides news and updates from all regions of the Forest Service. The OldSmokeys Newsletter is the newsletter of the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Retirees and is published by the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association; membership directories are also included. The bulk of the series is comprised of newsletters published from 2006 to 2016. Also of note is Indians at Work, a news sheet that includes information about cooperative projects being undertaken by tribes throughout the United States. It is available online.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
3.24	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2006-2007
3.25	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2008
3.26	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2009
3.27	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2010
3.28	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2011
3.29	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2012
3.30	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2013
3.31	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2014
3.32	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2014
3.33	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2015
3.34	The Chief's Desk...People, Places, and Things	2016
4.1	OldSmokeys Newsletter	2006-2008
4.2	OldSmokeys Newsletter	2009-2010
4.3	OldSmokeys Newsletter	2011-2012
4.4	OldSmokeys Newsletter	2013-2014
4.5	OldSmokeys Newsletter	2015-2016
4.6	OldSmokeys Membership Directories	2007-2015
4.7	"The Lookout" Newsletter of the National Association of Forest Service Retirees	2013-2016
4.8	Forest Service Alaska Region "Sourdough Notes"	2008-2009
4.9	"The Rendezvous" Newletter of the Rocky Mountain Forest Association	2014
4.10	"Valuing You, an R6 Update"	2014
4.11	"Oldtimer's News"	2013
4.12	USDA Forest Service "Greensheet"	1980
4.13	National Museum of Forest Service History Newsletter	2005-2009
4.14	"The Pinchot Letter"	1999
4.15	"Tree Time" Two issues of the Mount Pisgah Arboretum (Eugene, Oregon) newsletter.	1983 and 1986
4.16	USDA Forest Service "The Friday Newsletter"	1990
4.17	Lake of the Woods Historical Society Newsletter	2012-2013
4.18	Forest Service News Digest	1998
4.19	Indians at Work: A News Sheet for Indians and the Indian Service Published April 1, 1937 by the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC. Available online.	1937

Series 3: Magazines and Journals, 1880-2014Return to Top

Series 3 consists of individual issues of professional journals and popular magazines that Williams collected because of content pertaining to forestry and regional history of the Pacific Northwest. The bulk of the items in the series are from the 1920s-1990s. Of note are several issues with articles by or about Gifford Pinchot, a special issue of Pennsylvania History about the Pinchot family, and an article about Cornelia Bryce Pinchot.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4.20	American Heritage Magazine	March 1991
4.21	Audubon Magazine	1989-1998
4.22	Buzzworm: The Environmental Journal	Jan/Feb 1990
4.23	Evergreen Magazine	Winter 1994/1995
4.24	Fire Management Today	2004-2005
4.25	Fire Management Today	2014
4.26	Forest Magazine	2000-2003
4.27	The George Wright Forum	1981-1990
4.28	The George Wright Forum	1991-1992
4.29	The Historian	Summer 1998
4.30	The Idaho Forester Published by the School of Forestry at the University of Idaho.	1934
4.31	The Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors	July 1933
4.32	Journal of Forestry	February 1955
4.33	The Journal of the Modoc County Historical Society	1980
4.34	The Journal of the Shaw Historical Library	Fall 1989
4.35	Lane County Historian	Fall 1987
4.36	Lane County Living Magazine	1984-1985
4.37	The Literary Digest U.S. Forest Ranger on cover.	November 1923
4.38	Mazama Journal	1921-1922
4.39	Mazama Journal	1929 and 1938
4.40	Mazama Journal	1939-1940
5.1	Mazama Journal	1941-1943
5.2	Mazama Journal	1945, 1961-1962, 1969
5.3	Mazama Journal	1978
5.4	Minnesota History	Fall 1983
5.5	Montana Magazine	Summer 1972
5.6	Montana: the Magazine of Western History	Summer 1972
5.7	The National Geographic Magazine	September 1918
5.8	Natural History Journal Includes a memorial for Theodore Roosevelt by Gifford Pinchot.	January 1919
5.9	Nature Conservancy Magazine	Nov/Dec 1998
5.10	Newsweek Magazine	April 15, 1996
5.11	Northwest Discovery	1982-1984
5.12	Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission News	2014-2016
5.13	Oregon Historical Quarterly	March 1975
5.14	The Outlook Magazine Includes "The Forest Service is Sticking to Its Job" by W.B. Greeley, USFS Chief.	March 1925
5.15	Pacific Monthly 4 issues	1880-1903
5.16	Pacific Monthly	1906
5.17	Pacific Monthly	1908-1911
5.18	Pennsylvania History Includes an article about Cornelia Bryce Pinchot.	October 1976
5.19	Pennsylvania History Special issue on the Pinchot Family.	1999
5.20	The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography	July 1973
5.21	Persimmon Hill Magazine	1980
5.22	Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives	Fall 1991
5.23	PSJ: Policy Studies Journal	1992
5.24	Reed College Bulletin: Prize Winning Essays	1942-1945
5.25	Reed College Bulletin: Prize Winning Essays	1945-1948
5.26	Reed College Bulletin: Prize Winning Essays	1949-1953
5.27	Society and Natural Resources: An International Journal	1992
5.28	Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference	1970 and 1974
5.29	Time Magazine Consists of 3 issues with forestry-related cover stories: November 23, 1925 on Gifford Pinchot; February 6, 1939 on Fechner of the CCC; and June 25, 1990 on the spotted owl controversy.	1925-1990
5.30	Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Pertains to forest and timber preservation.	September 1885
5.31	The Umpqua Trapper	1984
5.32	Utah Historical Quarterly	Fall 2002
5.33	Western Wildlands Magazine	Winter 1992
5.34	Whistle Punk: B.C. Forest History Magazine	Spring 1986
5.35	The Yale Alumni Weekly This is is focussed on forestry and includes articles by W.B. Greeley and Gifford Pinchot.	1922
8.1	McKenzie River Reflections Includes the issues for May17 and July 26, 2012.	2012
8.2	Milford Magazine Milford, Pennsylvania.	August 2001
8.3	Oregon "The State Magazine" Includes the May, September, November, and Holiday Number issues for 1927. The May 1927 issue is volume 1, number 1.	1927

Series 4: Non-US Forest Service Publications, 1880-2015Return to Top

Series 4 consists of individual items published by organizations other than the U.S. Forest Service, arranged alphabetically by title. Many of the items pertain to regional history of the Pacific Northwest and were published in the mid-20th century. The series also includes early 20th century publications about forestry as a science as well as forest preservation and forest fires. Of note is an article published in a 1959 issue of the American Archivist regarding the Forest Service's record keeping methods.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
6.1	The American Settler's Guide	1880
6.2	Amigos Remember	2005
6.3	An Architectural History of Grant County, Arkansas	1975
6.04	Barlow Road: Bicentennial Edition	1976
6.5	A Brief Historical Sketch of Lebanon, Oregon	1942
6.6	California City and Unicorporated Place Names	1979
6.7	Centennial Pictoral History of Drain, Oregon	1972
6.8	A Checklist and Value Guide for Oregon Post Offices	1982
6.9	Collecting and Planting Seeds of Wisconsin Cone-Bearing Trees	1949
6.10	Columbia River Highway Historic District	1983
6.11	Confederated Umatilla Journal	2011
6.12	Cow Creeks Band of the Umpqua Tribe in Douglas County, Oregon	undated
6.13	Early Yachats History: The Yachats Indians, Origins of the Yachats Names, and the Reservation Years	1996
6.14	Economic Report Proposed Oregon Dunes National Seashore	1959
6.15	Federal Exploration of the West Before 1880	1963
6.16	Forest Conservation	1970
6.17	Forest Preservation By Henry S. Graves. Excerpt from Smithsonian Institution Annual Report.	1910
6.18	Forest Service Research: Finding Answers to Conservation's Questions	1998
6.19	The Forest Service, Trail Blazer in Record Keeping Methods Article published in the American Archivist.	1959
6.20	Forestry in Mid-Century	1973
6.21	Forestry in the Pacific Northwest	1928
6.22	Glacier: A History	1981
6.23	Historical Overview Los Padres National Forest	1985
6.24	Land Stewardship in the Next Era of Conservation	1991
6.25	Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop	1962
6.26	Logging	2003
6.27	The Mather Mountain Party of 1915	1990
6.28	McKenzie River Reflections and Recipes	1971
6.29	Municipal and County Parks in the United States	1935
6.30	Nature Notes from Crater Lake	2001-2002
6.31	Not Guilty: An Official Inquiry Into the Charges Made by Glavis and Pinchot Against Richard A. Ballinger, Secretary of Interior, 1909-1911
6.32	The Place of Forestry Among Natural Sciences Reprint from the Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.	1915
6.33	Proceedings of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the State of Oregon to the Union	1909
6.34	Proposed Porcupine National Forest Alaska	1973
6.35	Public Lands in Montana: Their History and Current Significance	1959
6.36	The Relation of Forests and Forest Fires By Gifford Pinchot.	1899
6.37	Specifications for Descriptions of Land: For Use in Land Orders, Executive Orders, Proclamations, Federal Register Documents, and Land Description Databases	2015
6.38	Vegetative Changes and Grazing Use on Douglas Fir Cut-Over Land	1931
6.39	Woods for Bioenergy: Forests as a Resource for Biomass and Biofuels	2012
6.40	Field Guide to Weeds of the Willamette Valley Funded in part by the Umpqua National Forest.	2009

Series 5: Travel Brochures and Maps, 1919-2009Return to Top

Series 5 consists predominantly of US Forest Service maps and brochures for forests in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere in the western United States. The maps are folded and include photographs and extensive descriptive information about recreation and resource management in the forests. Many of these items are from the 1920-1930s. The series also includes items not published by the Forest Service. An item of note is a document with proposed plans for the Mt. St. Helens scenic area published in 1976, only a few years before the catastrophic 1980 eruption.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
6.41	USFS Oregon National Forest Brochures	1919-1938
Box/Folder
6.41	Vacation Land: The National Forests in Oregon	1919
6.41	An Ideal Vacation Land: The National Forests in Oregon	1923
6.41	Wallowa National Forest Oregon	1925
6.41	Ochoco National Forest Oregon	1925
6.41	Whitman National Forest	1927
6.41	Mount Hood National Forest Oregon	1927
6.41	Cascade National Forest Oregon	1930
6.41	Crater National Forest Oregon	1930
6.41	Mount Hood National Forest Oregon	1931
6.41	Umatilla National Forest Oregon and Washington	1931
6.41	Wallowa National Forest Oregon	1931
6.41	Deschutes National Forest Oregon	1931
6.41	Ochoco National Forest Oregon	1931
6.41	Fremont National Forest Oregon	1932
6.41	A Guide to the Cascade Head Experimental Forest on the Oregon Coast Highway Near Otis, Oregon	1938
6.42	USFS Oregon National Forest Brochures	circa 1920s-1980s
Box/Folder
6.42	Umatilla National Forest Oregon and Washington
6.42	Mount Hood Loop Highway Log
6.42	Travel Guide to the Willamette National Forest
6.42	Malheur National Forest Oregon
6.42	Triangle Trips in the Cool Cascades
6.42	The Oregon Caves
6.42	The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
6.42	Forest Trails and Highways of the Mount Hood Region
6.42	Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
6.42	Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway
6.42	North Umpqua Trail
6.43	USFS National Forest Brochures (Non-Oregon)	1920-2009
Box/Folder
6.43	In the Open: The National Forests in Washington	1920
6.43	In the Land of the Ancient Cliff Dweller: Bandelier National Monument	1923
6.43	The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians	1923
6.43	National Forests of Colorado	1928
6.43	Wenatchee National Forest	1932
6.43	Pike National Forest	1938
6.43	Coconino National Forest	1939
6.43	Cascade Crest Trail	1939
6.43	National Forests in the Land of Coronado	1940
6.43	Wyoming National Forest	1940
6.43	Challis National Forest	1941
6.43	Cache National Forest	undated
6.43	National Forest Wildernesses and Primitive Areas	undated
6.43	Madison River Canyon Earthquake Area	undated
6.43	Sears-Kay Ruin	2009
6.43	The Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area	undated
6.43	Lewis and Clark: Across the Lolo Trail	undated
6.44	Non-USFS Pacific Northwest Brochures	1938-1994
Box/Folder
6.44	Nature's Playgroud	1938
6.44	Guide to Flatwater Canoeing and Camping Publisher: Eugene Parks and Recreation Department Outdoor Program	1976
6.44	Whitman Mission Published by: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior	1982
6.44	Lane County Living Visitor's Guide	1984
6.44	Lane County Living Visitor's Guide	1985
6.44	Sand Mountain Society FFLA Conference	1994
6.45	Non-USFS Pacific Northwest Brochures	circ 1920s - 2002
Box/Folder
6.45	The New Cascades Line: Shasta Route
6.45	The Oregon Cascades: Vacation and Scenic Attraction
6.45	Points of Interest Along the Columbia River Highway from the Multnomah Hotel to the Dalles
6.45	The Heart of Oregon's Outdoors
6.45	Pacific Crest Trail
6.45	Oregon Cascades Birding Trail
6.45	Oregon Caves
6.45	Oregon: its capitol - flag - flower - bird - seal
6.45	Crater Lake
6.45	Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Homeland Heritage Corridor	2002
6.45	Interim Direction for the Proposed Mt. St. Helen's Scenic Area	1976
6.46	Pacific Northwest Business Brochures	circa 1930s - 1998
Box/Folder
6.46	Antique Stores South Central Vancouver Island
6.46	Guide to the Best of Victoria's Secondhand & Antiquarian Bookstores
6.46	Victoria's Antique Shops
6.46	A Glimpse of the Oregon Wonderland: The McKenize River and Nimrod Inn
6.46	Diamond Lake Resort
6.46	Mount Hood Lodge
6.46	Mount Baker Lodge
6.46	McMenamins Edgefield
6.46	McMenamins Hotel Oregon	1998

Series 6: Compact Discs, 1997-2005Return to Top

Series 6 consists of 11 commercially produced or published compact discs with images, conference proceedings, and interactive educational productions. The Osborne Panoramic Images were produced by IamWho Panoramic Imaging; other publishers include the U.S. Forest Service and the Forest History Society.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
7	Don's Toolbox A Pacific NW Region CD-ROM for Partnerships, Education, Marketing, Environmental Documents, and Much More!	1998
7	Environmental Conflict Resolution: The State of the Field and Its Contribution to Environmental Decision-Making Conference sponsored by the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolutioon of the Morris K. Udall Foundation and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona.	2002
7	Grey Towers National Historic Landmark Digital image library by Jim Lockyer. Images taken during fall 1999 and spring-summer 2000 during at Artist-in Residence program at Grey Towers National Historic Landmark.	2000
7	Osborne Panoramic Images: Eastern Oregon, 1929-1942 Panoramics photographed by the U.S. Forest Service from lookout sites and watch points.	1997
7	Osborne Panoramic Images: Western Oregon, 1929-1942 Panoramics photographed by the U.S. Forest Service from lookout sites and watch points.	1997
7	Osborne Panoramic Images: Washington 1929-1942 Panoramics photographed by the U.S. Forest Service from lookout sites and watch points.	1997
7	Proceedings of the U.S. Forest Service Centennial Congress In addition to the proceedings, this CD includes a photo gallery of the 2005 Centennial Congress, proceedings of the 1905 American Forest Congress, and a trailer from the The Greatest Good film. Produced by the Forest History Society.	2005
7	Ecosystem Management: Reaching Common Ground This U.S. Forest Service production includes a 4-part presentation and interactive exercises that explain the Forest Service adoption of an ecosystem management approach, provides an overview of ecosystem basics, discusses the human dymanic and its ecosystem challenges, and introduces the planning and decision-making process.	undated
7	U.S. Forest Service 1905 American Forestry Congress Produced by the National Agricultural Library. This set of 3 discs includes Report of the Forester (disc 1 of 3); Circular No. 25, Field Programme, and Press Bulletin 63 (disc 2 of 3); and Circular No. 35 (disc 3 of 3).	2004

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Forest policy--United States--History.
Forest reserves--Oregon.
Forests and forestry--Northwest, Pacific.
Logging--Northwest, Pacific.

Personal Names

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.

Corporate Names

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
United States. Forest Service--Employees.
United States. Forest Service--History.
United States. Forest Service.
United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.

Geographical Names

McKenzie River (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

Compact discs.
Maps (documents)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. (creator)
Corporate Names
- Forest History Society. (creator)
- Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.) (creator)
- United States. Forest Service. (creator)

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