Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records

Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records, 1985-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Williams, Gerald W.
Title: Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records
Dates: 1985-2008 (inclusive)
19852008

1998-2007 (bulk)
19982007
Quantity: 29.80 gigabytes, (8,717 images, 1,680 word processing documents, 43 PDFs, 17 PowerPoint presentations, 10 Excel documents, 4 .dxf computer aided design files, 4 .mp3 audio files, 5 additional files)
Collection Number: MSS WilliamsGElectronic
Summary: The Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records include images, word processing files, PowerPoint presentations and other electronic formats that chronicle Williams's research interests and scholarly productivity during his years working as a historian and sociologist for the U.S. Forest Service. The entire collection is born digital and is available upon patron request or for use in the SCARC reading room. Included are materials documenting the history of the Forest Service as well as various national forests across the United States. The collection likewise reflects Williams's involvement in historical outreach activities and events, his interest in forest fire policy, and his study of editorial cartoons as historical sources. Biographical data and professional documents detailing Williams's work over time are included as well.
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: The collection is open for research. The entire collection is born digital and fully available upon patron request or for use in the SCARC reading room.
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 materials described here as the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records were originally contained on 85 compact discs that were donated by Gerald Williams in tandem with a large volume of analog records that have since been organized into several additional archival collections. Following the technical accessioning of this born digital content, Williams's electronic records were intellectually organized into a collection of their own. In its final processed form, the collection is primarily comprised of images in .jpg, .tif, .gif and .cdr formats, as well as word processing documents in .doc, .wpd, .rtf, .txt and .apr formats. The collection also includes smaller quantities of Microsoft Office files (Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint), PDFs and others items created with the Adobe software suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), .mp3 audio files, and .dxf computer aided design files. All collection content is available upon patron request or for use in the SCARC reading room.

The collection provides documentation of Williams' research interests and insight into his activities as a scholarly and public historian. In addition to materials written by Williams, the collection features a great many items authored by other scholars of Forest Service and natural resources history. The collection likewise includes thousands of digitized historic images that were collected by Williams, as well as photographs or scans of other primary source materials unearthed by Williams during various research trips. For items that were digitized by Williams, the dates provided in this finding aid refer to the dates when content was digitized, not the date of the original analog item.

Articles written by Williams and presentations that he prepared and delivered are described on the item level in Series 1 and Series 2. Events that he helped to organize or that he participated in are listed in Series 3, and his involvement with historical outreach initiatives sponsored by the Forest Service is documented in Series 4.

Much of the collection's historic imagery is described in the next three series. Images gleaned from the Forest Service's historical collections have been arranged into Series 5, and images likewise gathered from the National Forest Fire Laboratory are organized into Series 6. Historical images of thirteen national forests and one national grassland are available in Series 7. Many of the image files held in all three of these series were given unique descriptive identifiers by Williams, and several of the image sets held in Series 7 are accompanied by detailed inventories.

Several of Williams's research interests are spelled out in the three series that follow. Series 8 contains materials that document the life and activities of the first Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot, as well as historic imagery of the national forest that now bears his name. Series 9 is comprised of over 1,500 historic editorial cartoons that Williams digitized and that generally focus on topics or figures important to the Forest Service or to land use policy in the United States. Series 10 serves as a catch-all for many other topics that Williams researched including forester C.J. Buck, the Civilian Conservation Corps, environmental justice, fire lookouts, the Northwest Forest Plan, smokejumpers, and women in natural resources. The series also contains a collection of oral history transcripts, materials gathered by Williams during three different research trips, and a significant volume of content related to topics in Forest Service history.

The collection is rounded out by Series 11, which contains biographical and professional materials including copies of Williams's vita, annual reports, notes on family, and pieces of writing that Williams found humorous.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into eleven series: 1. Williams Manuscripts, 1985-2005; 2. Williams Presentations, 1999-2005; 3. Events, 1991-2008; 4. Forest Service History Outreach, 1998-2005; 5. Forest Service Images, 1999-2008; 6. National Forest Fire Laboratory Images, 1998-2007; 7. National Forests and Grasslands Images, 1999-2007; 8. Gifford Pinchot Materials, 1998-2005; 9. Editorial Cartoons, 1999-2005; 10. Assorted Research Files, 1998-2007; 11. Williams Biographical, 1998-2005. The contents of series 1-3 are arranged chronologically, and the contents of series 4-11 are arranged alphabetically.

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.

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 and that have been described as separate collections include the 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. Williams Prints Collection (MSS WilliamsPrints); and Gerald W. Williams Regional Albums (P 303) among many others.

Other SCARC collections that consist entirely of born digital materials include the Oregon State University Sesquicentennial Oral History Collection (OH 26), Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35), the Margaret Wynne Fox Photograph Collection (P 287) the Team Liberation Records (RG 287), and the Inspiration Dissemination (Student Radio Show) Sound Recordings (MSS Inspiration).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Williams Manuscripts, 1985-2005Return to Top

Series 1 consists of manuscripts of articles, annotated bibliographies and detailed chronologies written by Williams on topics related to Forest Service and land use history. Two personal reflections on hunting are included as well. Unless otherwise indicated, each item consists of a single word processing file. Each file or folder organized into this series has also been renamed to reflect the full title given to a work by Williams. Copies of many of these items can be found elsewhere in the collection, organized into topically relevant folders and bearing the original file name assigned by Williams.

Description	Dates
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest	1985
Oral History as an Element of a Comprehensive History Program: A Forest Service Example in the Pacific Northwest Region	1986
Heritage Site Mentions in the Judge Waldo Diaries and Letters, 1880-1907	February 13, 1989
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the Pacific Northwest, 1933-1942	circa 1990
An Inventory of the Known Lookout Locations in Western Oregon	July 16, 1991
Judge John B. Waldo: Letters and Journals from the High Cascades of Oregon, 1877-1907 12 word processing documents	January 1992
The French Pete Wilderness Controversy, 1937-1978: A Leadership Case Study	1993
An Inquiry Into Petroglyph Point Lava Beds National Monument Near Tulelake, California	September 19, 1995
Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve from 1885 to 1912 28 word processing documents	September 30, 1995
A History of Human Dimension Research in the Forest Service	August 27, 1996
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC): Camps and Companies in the Pacific Northwest, 1933-1942	October 16, 1996
Gifford Pinchot: Forester and Conservationist	1996
Law Enforcement in the Forest Service: A Brief Outline of the History	1996
American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems: An Underestimated Source of Fires	1997
Chiefs of the USDA Forest Service and the Politics of Appointment	1997
Aircraft Warning Service in World War II	January 9, 1998
ICBEMP Community Assessment: Social and Economic Effects The acronym ICBEMP stands for Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project.	January 16, 1998
An Analysis of Selected Social and Economic Trends: Effects of the Alternatives on Communities Co-authored with Richard H. Phillips.	February 12, 1998
Oral History and the Forest Service History Program	June 30, 1998
Organic Act of 1897 - Relation to Current Management	June 30, 1998
Controversy Over Clearcutting	October 22, 1998
The Beginning Era of the USDA Forest Service, 1873-1905	1998
Santiam Wagon Road and Pass: A Short History	1998
The End of a Full Day Hunt	circa 1998
The Sneak	circa 1998
Establishment and Modification of the National Forests in the Pacific Northwest Region, 1892-Present	February 19, 1999
Forest Reserves and National Forests in the Pacific Northwest, 1892-Present	circa 1999
Aboriginal Use of Fire: Are There Any "Natural" Plant Communities? 5 word processing documents Folder contains multiple drafts of this manuscript written over time.	1999-2003
The Timber Famine of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s	February 22, 2000
USDA Forest Service Office of Communication: 125 Years of Information and Education	April 5, 2000
The USDA Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: Major Political and Social Controversies Between 1891-1945	May 10, 2000
Expeditions, Explorations, and Journeys Into and Through the Regions of Western Oregon, 1805-1869	May 27, 2000
Bibliographic References on the Property Rights Movement	August 3, 2000
Fire History	September 1, 2000
USDA Forest Service in Difficult Times: It Hasn't Been Easy	November 13, 2000
Tree Cutting Technology	2000
The USDA Forest Service: The First Century 3 word processing documents Folder contains two versions of this book manuscript as well as sidebars used in the text.	2000-2004
McKenzie River Valley History	January 1, 2001
Wilderness Act and the Roadless Area Reviews	November 15, 2001
Community Stability and the Forest Service	November 19, 2001
USDA Forest Service and Revenue Sharing with States, 1905-Present	November 19, 2001
McKenzie River Places: A Partial Listing of Social, Historic and Geographic Place Names 2 word processing documents	2001
McKenzie River Information	circa 2001
Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service 44 word processing documents, 20 images, 1 PDF Folder includes complete book manuscript, individual manuscript chapters, research materials and Forest Service images.	February 2002
Pacific Northwest Region (R-6) of the USDA Forest Service: A Brief History of the Early Days	June 30, 2002
History of Gypsy Moth Infestation and Control Efforts	November 1, 2002
Conservation During the Franklin D. Roosevelt Era, 1933-1945	circa 2002
National Monuments and the Forest Service 2 word processing documents Folder contains two versions of this manuscript.	2002-2003
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 1933-1942	January 14, 2003
Short Biographies of Forest Service Chiefs (Foresters) 1905-Present	April 9, 2003
Chronology of Events on the Threes, 1803-2003	circa 2003
The Last Sociologist 2 word processing documents	2003-2004
National Forests on Military Reservations, 1924-1929	November 24, 2003
Biographical Information About the USDA Forest Service Chiefs (Foresters), 1905-Present	January 1, 2004
Some History on the Forest Service and the Yates or Auditors Building	January 1, 2004
USDA Forest Service Uniform Buttons: Metal and Ivory Types	March 8, 2004
Forest Service Badge and Patches - Origin	March 11, 2004
Balloon Bombs of World War II	April 13, 2004
Chronology of Events and People in the Development of the American Conservation/Environmental Movement, 1799-2004	July 13, 2004
American Indian Fire Use in the Arid West 10 images, 1 PDF Folder includes a PDF of the journal Fire Management Today (vol. 64, No. 3, Summer 2004) in which Williams's article was published. Folder also includes images and figures used to illustrate the article.	Summer 2004
Women in the Forest Service: Early Historical Accounts	September 9, 2004
The Wilderness Controversy, 1964-2004	October 15, 2004
Social Science Research in the Forest Service: An Increasing Emphasis	December 7, 2004
Forest Service Marked Tableware (China)	December 10, 2004
Forest Service Organization and Reorganization: Past to Present	December 13, 2004
Fire and Declining Forest Health	February 23, 2005
Hudson's Bay Company, and Related, in California	March 10, 2005
We Had an Objective in Mind: The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest, 1905 to 2005. A Centennial Anthology 126 word processing documents, 18 images, 3 PDFs Book edited by Rolf Anderson. Includes Williams contribution, "The Last Sociologist." Folder includes other manuscripts contributed to the book, illustrations and production files.	2005
Research on the National Forests	circa 2005

Series 2: Williams Presentations, 1999-2005Return to Top

553 images, 5 PowerPoints and 4 .mp3 audio files; 2.04 GB

Series 2 consists of PowerPoint files and supporting images and audio clips used by Williams in delivering seven sets of presentations. Copies of several PowerPoints described in the series can be found elsewhere in the collection as well, organized into topically relevant folders.

Description	Dates
Introduction to the Fire Laboratory and Evolution of Fire Research 1 PowerPoint	1999
Making a History of the Forest Service: "The Greatest Good" (FSX Version) 1 PowerPoint	December 2002
Forest Service History Slide Show 150 images Undescribed images grouped by Williams for use in a slide show.	2002
The History of the Fort Valley Experimental Forest: Then and Now 1 PowerPoint	2002
Political Cartoons: A Different Way to View Natural Resource Management, 1897-2005 1 PowerPoint	April 2005
Forest Service Centennial - Music Slide Show 4 .mp3 audio files, 1 PowerPoint PowerPoint slide show (.PPS) featuring images set to four songs -- "It Had to Be You," "Little Brown Jug," "Sentimental Journey," and "Woodchopper Ball."	2005
35 mm Slide Shows 383 images Folder includes 11 sets of images labeled by Williams as "35 mm slide shows." Image sets are identified as follows: "35 mm Civilian Conservation Corps 1," "35 mm Civilian Conservation Corps 2," "35 mm Forest Service History," "35 mm Indian Fire 1," "35 mm Indian Fire 2," "35 mm Indian Fire 3," "35 mm Gifford Pinchot and Grey Towers 1," "35 mm Gifford Pinchot and Grey Towers 2," "35 mm Political Cartoons," "35 mm Spruce Division," and "35 mm Wilderness." Folder also includes two stray images: "Minnesota Cutover Land PC" and "Unabomber Kaczynski, Newsweek April 15, 1996."	2005

Series 3: Events, 1991-2008Return to Top

539 images, 35 word processing documents and 10 PDFs; 687 MB

Series 3 is comprised of materials related to events in which Williams participated or helped to organize. Most of the events are documented solely by digital photographs taken on the occasion. Of particular note are materials related to the Forest Service Centennial Congress held in January 2005. Photos of Williams's retirement party in June 2005 are also included.

Description	Dates
National Forest System Centennial 5 word processing documents	1991
Forest Service Grey Towers Reopening 174 images	August 10-11, 2001
Forest Service Grey Towers Event 25 images	September 11, 2001
Forest Service Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion 33 images	September 2001
Forest Service Retiree Picnic 11 word processing documents	August 27, 2003
Camp Pinchot, Choctawhatchee National Forest, Florida 114 images	August 20, 2004
Forest Service Centennial Congress 19 word processing documents, 19 images, 10 PDFs Folder contains PDF files of a detailed centennial timeline as well as images of the timeline on display.	January 3-6, 2005
Gerald Williams Retirement Party, Washington, D.C. 31 images	June 30, 2005
Forest Service Reunion Event 56 images	2005
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Centennial - Williams Presentation at Ft. Vancouver 18 images	June 17, 2008
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Centennial - Williams Presentation 3 images	June 23, 2008
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Centennial - Williams Presentation at Cowlitz Valley Ranger District 66 images	June 24, 2008

Series 4: Forest Service History Outreach, 1998-2005Return to Top

220 word processing documents, 4 Excel files, 4 PDFs, 3 images and 1 Microsoft Publisher file; 61 MB

Series 4 consists of materials tracing Williams's involvement with and interest in two major Forest Service history outreach initiatives - the Forest Service Heritage Program and the Forest Service History Program. Relevant non-Williams materials are included as well, chief among them a book-length manuscript authored by David Grillo on the history of the Forest Service's Region 3 History Program.

Description	Dates
Forest Service Heritage Program 83 word processing documents, 3 images, 3 PDFs, 1 Excel file Folder includes Williams and Non-Williams manuscripts as well as research materials compiled in support of the Forest Service Heritage Program. Of particular note is a book-length manuscript chronicling the history of the Region 3 Heritage Program from 1970-2000 authored by David Gillio.	1998-2005
Forest Service History Program 137 word processing documents, 3 Excel files, 1 PDF, 1 Microsoft Publisher file Folder includes research and administrative files related to the Forest Service History Program and including project proposals, reports on activities, mailing lists, correspondence and meeting notes.	1998-2005

Series 5: Forest Service Images, 1999-2008Return to Top

1,523 images, 2 PDFs, 1 Excel file and 1 word processing document; 4.02 GB

Organized into Series 5 are a wide array of Forest Service images generally arranged by subject. Images depicting Forest Service personnel, including Chief Foresters, are included, as are images of Forest Service signage and Forest Service Regions 2 (Rocky Mountain Region) and 6 (Pacific Northwest). Images identified by Williams as having been sourced from the Forest Service Washington Office have been grouped together. These groups include visuals of fire prevention activities, Forest Service tableware, wilderness areas, and the Forest Service national headquarters at the Yates Building in Washington, D.C.

Description	Dates
Forest Service Images - Assorted 239 images	1999-2005
Forest Service Images - Biographical 28 images Images of individuals from Forest Service history.	2006
Forest Service Images - Chief Foresters 89 images Portraits and other images of individuals who have served as US Forest Service Chief Forester.	2003-2004
Forest Service Images - Inventoried 71 images, 1 Excel file Folder contains a collection of Forest Service images that are itemized and described in an associated Excel file.	2008
Forest Service Images - Region 2 38 images	2005
Forest Service Images - Region 6, Oregon 184 images	2005
Forest Service Images - Region 6, Washington 101 images	2005
Forest Service Images - Signs 50 images	2003
Forest Service Washington Office Images - Assorted 619 images	1999-2005
Forest Service Washington Office Images - Fire Prevention 48 images	2001-2005
Forest Service Washington Office Images - Forest Service China 28 images Images of Forest Service-issued porcelain china.	2001-2005
Forest Service Washington Office Images - Wilderness 8 images, 1 word processing document	1999-2004
Forest Service Washington Office Images - Yates Building 20 images, 2 PDFs The Sidney R. Yates Federal Building in Washington, D.C. has served as the national headquarters for the U.S. Forest Service since 1990.	2003

Series 6: National Forest Fire Laboratory Images, 1998-2007Return to Top

1,449 images, 9 PowerPoint files, 1 PDF, 1 Photoshop file, 1 Adobe Illustrator file and 1 .cdr file; 10.5 GB

Series 6 primarily holds images obtained by Williams from the National Forest Fire Laboratory in Missoula, Montana. The images are largely of specific forest fires and often include photographs depicting briefings, management actions and public meetings associated with a given fire. The series also includes imagery and PowerPoint presentation materials documenting the history of the lab itself, including numerous photos of its construction.

Description	Dates
Big Fish Fire 553 images	2002-2003
Blackjack Bay Fire 27 images	2002
Bloodgood Fire 16 images	2000
Brundage Cabin Fire 5 images	2003
Coal Seam Fire 28 images	2002
Coyote Fire 5 images	2000
Dade Fire 41 images, 1 PowerPoint	2007
Eckland Complex Fire 2 images	2001
Enos Fire 11 images	2000
Gila National Forest Fire 9 items	2001
Homestead Fire 16 images, 1 PowerPoint, 1 PDF, 1 .cdr file	2000-2007
Inclined Fuel Bed 5 images	2004
Kolob Fire 5 images	2001
Lick Creek Fire 144 images, 1 Photoshop file	1998-2006
Little Joe Fire 3 images	2001
Lubrecht Fire (1963) 49 images	2007
Lubrecht Fire (2004) 13 images	2002-2004
Mad Creek Fire 1 image	2001
Meadow Fire 42 images, 5 PowerPoints	2004-2005
Monument Fire 3 images	2001
Moss Ridge Fire 10 images	2000-2003
National Forest Fire Laboratory History - Assorted Images 61 images	2004-2007
National Forest Fire Laboratory History - Construction Images 131 images	2007
National Forest Fire Laboratory Lab History - PowerPoint Presentations 104 images, 2 PowerPoint files, 1 Adobe Illustrator file Folder contains images and production files used to create the PowerPoint presentation, "Introduction to the Fire Laboratory (and Evolution of Fire Research)" as well as a second untitled PowerPoint that illustrates the history of the National Forest Fire Laboratory.	1999-2006
Number One Island Fire 18 images	2002
Payette Fires 9 images	2005
Powell Fire 26 images	2003
Secesh Fire 22 images	2002
Swamp Ridge Fire 3 images	2001
Trapper Peak Fire 8 images	2003
Wilderness Complex Fire 79 images	2000

Series 7: National Forests and Grasslands Images, 1999-2007Return to Top

2,037 images, 13 word processing documents, 4 .dxf computer aided design (CAD) files, 2 .apr files and 1 Excel file; 3.61 GB

Series 7 primarily consists of historical images of thirteen national forests as well as the Crooked River National Grassland in central Oregon. Most of the Series 7 folders also include an inventory of the images that are contained within.

Description	Dates
Apache - Sitgreaves National Forest 100 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Carson National Forest 199 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2000
Cibola National Forest 101 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Coconino National Forest 100 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Coronado National Forest 101 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Gila National Forest 100 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Kaibab National Forest 99 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2000-2003
Lincoln National Forest 100 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Monogahela National Forest 73 images	2004
Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland 521 images, 4 .dxf computer aided design (CAD) files, 2 word processing documents, 2 .apr files, 1 Excel file Folder includes images sourced from the Crook County Historical Society and Jefferson County Historical Society. Folder also includes images of the Lamonta (Oregon) Civilian Conservation Corps camp, the North Fork of the Crooked River, and computer aided design drawings of a standard fire lookout as it would have been built in 1936. (these .dxf CAD files have been migrated to .tif format for researcher access purposes) Many of the images held in the folder are described in an adjacent Excel file. The folder also includes two manuscripts, "Life on the Lookout," by Marjorie Grant and "A Summer in the Ochoca," by Clive Ingalls.	2004
Prescott National Forest 201 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2002
Santa Fe National Forest 101 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Tonto National Forest 100 images, 1 word processing document Folder includes an index describing many of the images held in the directory.	2003
Uncategorized National Forest Images 141 images	1999-2007

Series 8: Gifford Pinchot Materials, 1998-2005Return to Top

259 images and 39 word processing documents; 1.61 GB

Series 8 contains research materials related to the life and work of Gifford Pinchot, who served as the first U.S. Forest Service Chief from 1905-1910. The series also includes a collection of Library of Congress historic images of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southern Washington.

Description	Dates
Gifford Pinchot Articles and Letters 99 images	2004-2005
Gifford Pinchot Biographical Photos 106 images	2003-2004
Gifford Pinchot National Forest Images, Library of Congress 45 images	2003
Gifford Pinchot Research Materials 39 word processing documents, 9 images	1998-2005

Series 9: Editorial Cartoons, 1999-2005Return to Top

1,539 images and 1 PowerPoint; 4.44 GB

Series 9 is comprised of reproductions of historic editorial cartoons, most of which focus on issues related to the Forest Service and/or land use policy.

Description	Dates
Cartoons - Gifford Pinchot Collection, Library of Congress research trip 84 images	April 17, 2004
Political Cartoons - Assorted 651 images	1999-2005
Political Cartoons - Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot 347 images	2001-2004
Political Cartoons PowerPoint Presentation 457 images, 1 PowerPoint Folder includes supporting images and a finished PowerPoint presentation titled "Political Cartoons: A Different Way to View Natural Resource Management, 1897-2005."	2005

Series 10: Assorted Research Files, 1998-2007Return to Top

1,049 word processing documents, 767 images, 22 PDFs, 4 Excel documents and 2 PowerPoints; 2.79 GB

Series 10 contains a wide array of materials that reflect Williams's research interests including and beyond the history of the Forest Service. Arranged into the series are sets of material gathered by Williams during specific research trips, as well as content that is organized topically. Of particular note are six folders chronicling specific aspects of Forest Service history, and an additional folder of oral history interviews collected by Williams.

Description	Dates
"Archives Images" 340 images Sequentially numbered image files digitized from an unidentified scrapbook and categorized by Williams as "Archives Images." Folder is comprised primarily of digitized photographs but also includes digitized maps, correspondence and other documents.	2003
C.J. Buck Research 10 images, 3 word processing documents Folder includes images of Buck, accompanying photo captions and biographical information. Clarence John Buck (1881-1957) was a 37-year employee of the Forest Service and served as the Pacific Northwest Region Regional Forester from 1930-1939.	2007
Civilian Conservation Corps 16 word processing documents, 1 PDF	1998-2005
Denver Public Library research trip 66 images Folder contains research images of the "Peck Album," materials related to a 1907 public lands convention, and photos of the interior of the Denver Public Library itself.	March 4, 2005
Environmental Justice 7 word processing documents, 1 PDF	1998-2004
Fire Lookouts 10 word processing documents, 6 images	1998-2007
Forest Archeology Manuscripts 7 word processing documents Folder contains manuscripts authored by Quentin Bass, archeologist for the Cherokee National Forest.	2002-2003
Forest Service History - Biographical Sketches 65 word processing documents	1998-2005
Forest Service History - Forest Service Chiefs 73 word processing documents	1998-2005
Forest Service History - Legal Cases 2 word processing documents, 1 PDF	2004-2005
Forest Service History - National 331 word processing documents, 12 PDFs, 3 Excel documents, 2 PowerPoints, 2 images	1998-2005
Forest Service History - Other Historians 40 word processing documents, 19 images Folder contains manuscripts and images related to works by Forest Service historians Dennis Roth, Terry West and Robert Wolf.	1999-2005
Forest Service History - Regional 225 word processing documents, 26 images, 6 PDFs	1998-2005
Library of Congress research trip 38 images	August 30, 2004
McKenzie River 4 word processing documents	1998
National Archives and Records Administration research trip 151 images Folder consists of NARA Forest Reserve images.	July 30, 2004
Northwest Forest Plan 45 word processing documents Folder includes Northwest Forest Plan-related depositions, environmental impact statements, and tables, as well as records related to the Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team and the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project.	1998
Oral History 86 word processing documents Folder includes transcripts of and contextual information related to oral history interviews conducted with Bob Wolf, Dick Costly, Jim Evans and Wayne Wilson, as well as transcripts generated by a 2000-2001 Wilderness Management oral history project led by Dennis Roth. Narrators for the latter project include Arnold Albrecht, Ed Bloedel, Bill Brizee, Dick Costley, Charles "Dick" Joy, Tom Kovalicky, Jack Lavin, Bob Lucas, George Stankey, John Twiss and Bill Worf.	1998-2003
Smokejumper images 10 images Images courtesy of Richard Wessel.	2007
Social Sciences and the Forest Service 77 word processing documents	1998-2005
Unidentified Historical Images 93 images	1999-2002
Water and Watersheds 6 word processing documents Folder consists of manuscripts authored by Tavia Hollenkamp.	2000-2001
Wilderness Management 24 word processing documents, 1 Excel document, 1 PDF	1999-2005
Women in Natural Resources 28 word processing documents, 6 images	1998-2005

Series 11: Williams Biographical, 1998-2005Return to Top

48 word processing documents; 1.51 MB

Series 11 consists of biographical data and professional documents including copies of Williams's vita, annual reports, goals statements, and "notes to self" concerning potential job transfers. The folder also includes notes on Williams' extended family, two short stories related to hunting that Williams authored in 1998, and a collection of humorous anecdotes and satirical pieces.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Forest management--Northwest, Pacific.
Forest policy--United States--History.
Forests and forestry.
Wilderness areas--Oregon.
Wildfires--United States--Prevention.

Personal Names

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.

Corporate Names

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Northwest Forest Plan (U.S.)
United States. Forest Service--Employees.
United States. Forest Service--History.
United States. Forest Service.
United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region.

Geographical Names

Gifford Pinchot National Forest (Wash.)
Grey Towers National Historic Site (Milford, Pa.)
McKenzie River (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

Born digital.
Cartoons (humorous images).
Digital audio formats.
Digital images.
Digital photographs.
Oral histories (literary works)

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents