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Norman F. Jacobson papers, 1903-1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jacobson, Norman F.
- Title
- Norman F. Jacobson papers
- Dates
- 1903-1965 (inclusive)19031965
- Quantity
- 5.5 cubic feet (10 boxes and 9 tubes)
- Collection Number
- 1136 (Accession No. 1136-001)
- Summary
- Papers of a forester concerning his work for the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, around 1930-1960 and the Western Forestry and Conservation Association of Portland, Oregon
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Forester Norman F. Jacobson (1887-1960) was in the U.S. Forest Service, around 1912-1915; head of forest research department of Western Forestry and Conservation Association, Portland, around 1924-1927; forester and chief forester for St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, around 1930-1960.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence (1925-60), speeches (1922-59), notebooks (1915-23), legal documents (1916-57), maps of Oregon and Washington; photographs (1920-57), reports, and timber cruise books (1922-33), all concerning his work as a forester for the Saint Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company and the Western Forestry and Conservation Association of Portland, Oregon.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Biographical | |
1 | General Correspondence | 1925-1960 |
1 | General and interdepartmental Correspondence - St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. | 1935-1960 |
1 | Speeches - Norman F. Jacobson approximately 25 items
|
1924-1959 |
1 | Speeches of Others approximately 15 items
|
1922-1952 |
1 | Clippings | |
2 | Notebooks - Expenses 6 items
|
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2 | Diaries - U.S. Forest Service 2 items
|
1912, 1915 |
2 | Abstract of Title | |
2 | Court Papers | 1916-1957 |
3 | Maps - Oregon and Washington, some annotated with land
ownership approximately 35 items
|
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4 | Photographs approximately 500 items
|
1920-1957 |
5 | Reports - St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. (includes land
surveys) 11 items
|
approximately 1929-1931, 1954 |
5 | Reports - Potlatch Lumber Co. 2 items
|
1926 |
5-6 | Reports - Miscellaneous 5 items
|
|
6 | Reports - data and tables | |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Boise
National Forest 3 items
|
|
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Boise
Payette Lumber Co. 3 items
|
1926-1928 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Beaver
Marsh F. S. Timber Sale 1 item
|
undated |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks -
California Field Notes 1 item
|
1925 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Chehalis
Pacific Land Co./Wilkeson Coal Co. 1 item
|
1933, 1946 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Deschutes
Jefferson Counties Forest Protection Association 3 items
|
1927-1928 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Grays
Harbor Co. 1 item
|
1925 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Hammond
Lumber Co. (Mill City, Org.) 3 items
|
1924-1925 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - C. D.
Hillman Lands (Or.) 1 item
|
undated |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Shevlin
Hixon Co. 1 item
|
undated |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Kelly
(Booth) Lumber Co. (Wendling, Or.) 5 items
|
1924-1925 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Tom
Murry 2 items
|
1924 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - North
Idaho Slash Disposal 1 item
|
1927 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Olympic
National Forest 1 item
|
1926 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Pierce
County 1 item
|
approximately 1935 |
7 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Potlatch
Lumber Co. 2 items
|
1925-1926 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - St. Paul
& Tacoma Lumber Co. 4 items
|
approximately 1922-1925, 1931-1932 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Scanlon
(Brook) Lumber Co. (Or.) 2 items
|
1922, 1925 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - E. C.
Shevlin - Hixon Co. (Bend, Or.) 4 items
|
approximately 1924-1926 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Sound
Timber Co. 1 item
|
1928 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - South
Port Deschutes 1 item
|
undated |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Wa
Panitia Region 1 item
|
undated |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Western
Pine Slash Disposal Study 1 item
|
1924 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Western
Yellow Pine Cutting Plan Study and Data 1 item
|
approximately 1924 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Whatcom
County, Nooksack, St. Paul & Tacoma 1 item
|
1933 |
8 | Timber Cruise, Field Notes, and Data Notebooks - Wilkeson
Coal & Coke Co. 1 item
|
undated |
8 | Field Notebooks - Charles A. Billings 5 items
|
|
8 | Notebooks - Studies & Research Data 8 items
|
|
8 | Notebooks - Miscellaneous 10 items
|
|
8 | U.S. Forest Service, District No. 6, Investigative Committee notebook | 1925 |
9 | Ephemera - St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Weyerhaeuser and miscellaneous forestry pamphlets | |
Tube 1 | St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company - Areas Logged -
Kapowsin, Ladd, & Menasha 34 maps
|
1950-1958 |
Tube 2 | St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. - Timber Depletion Map | 1955 |
Tube 3 | St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. - Forest Operation | 1953 |
Tube 4 | St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. - Plant Facilities Map | |
Tube 5 | St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. - Thinning Operations | 1953 |
Tube 6 | North Klamath County | |
Tube 7 | Paulina National Forest, Oregon - Timber Maps 10 maps
|
1913-1914 |
Tube 8 | Paulina National Forest, Timber Maps 9 maps
|
1913-1914 |
Tube 9 | Whitman National Forest, Oregon - Willamette
Meridian 3 maps
|
1918 |
OS box | Kroll's and Metsker's Atlas of Western Washington Counties | approximately 1925-1936 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forest products industry--Oregon
- Forest products industry--Washington (State)
- Forests and forestry--Oregon
- Forests and forestry--Valuation--Oregon
- Forests and forestry--Valuation--Washington (State)
- Forests and forestry--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Greeley, William B
- Jacobson, Norman F.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Boise Payette Lumber Company
- Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
- Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company
- Hammond Lumber Company
- Potlatch Lumber Company
- Shevlin-Hixon Company
- St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company
- Western Forestry and Conservation Association
- Wilkeson Coal and Coke Company
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Allen, E. T. (Edward Tyson), 1875-1942 (creator)
Corporate Names
- St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company (creator. )
- St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company (creator)
- United States. Forest Service (creator. )
- United States. Forest Service (creator)
- United States. Forest Service. North Pacific District. Investigative Committee (creator. )
- United States. Forest Service. North Pacific District. Investigative Committee (creator)
- Western Forestry and Conservation Association (creator)
- Western Forestry and Conservation Association (U.S.) (creator)