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Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station records, 1913-1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Missoula, Mont.)
- Title
- Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station records
- Dates
- 1913-1959 (inclusive)19131959
- Quantity
- 7.4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 777
- Summary
- The Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station records consist primarily of data tables and maps related to studies conducted by the station between 1913-1959. Much of the data relates to the growth, harvest, and value of timber from Western Montana and Northern Idaho. The Experiment Station merged with the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in 1953. A few panoramic photos from various lookouts in the Lolo District are also included.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1925, the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Station was officially established to coordinate the work of experimental forests in Montana, Idaho, and Washington State. Headquartered in Missoula, Montana, the station included forests such as the Priest River Experimental Forest, the Coram Experimental Forest, the Deception Creek Experimental Forest, and the Upper Columbia Research Center. The primary fields of research conducted by the station were forest economics, forest management, fire control, products utilization, range management, and flood control surveys. By 1954, the station combined with the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, based in Ogden, Utah. The currently station is referred to as the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station and is based in Utah.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station records contain data, reports, and maps related to studies conducted by the station. Notably, the collection contains data for a lumber manufacturing study conducted from 1921-1945 and timber surveys for Western Montana and Northern Idaho from 1933-1943. The collection also contains a large set of maps and overlays representing data from the timber surveys. Also included in the collection are a tree inventory, lumber mill studies, studies from Coram Experimental Forest, and photos.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana
Preferred Citation
Northern Rocky Mountain and Range Experiment Station records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station records is organized into three series as follows:
Series I: Data and reports, 1913-1959, 6.0 linear feet
Subseries 1: Studies, 1913-1959, 1.0 linear feet
Subseries 2: Timber surveys, 1933-1953, 6.0 linear feet
Series II: Maps, 1934-1946 and undated, 1.0 linear feet
Series III: Photographs, 1954-1956, 0.4 linear feet
Acquisition Information
Materials in this collection were transferred in 1969. No formal documentation exists regarding the acquisition of the collection.
Processing Note
No documentation exists regarding the initial processing of the collection. The collection was originally considered to be created by the US Forest Service and was assigned the collection number LC 84. The collection was reprocessed in 2011, at which time it was determined that the Forest and Range Experiment Station was the creator. The collection was designated Mss 777. Reprocessing included the assignment of series designations, the revision of collection level descriptions, and the rehousing of collection materials. In 2021, a third series was added containing panoramic photos from various Lolo District lookouts.
Bibliography
Lewis, Lowell G. and Lawrence E. Stipe, 1996. "The implementation of GIS to assess the role of insects and pathogens in forest succession.” In Remote Sensing; People in Partnership with Technology, Proceedings of the Sixth Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Conference, Denver, Colorado April 29-May 3, 1996, ed. Jerry Dean Greer, 120-134. Bethesda, Md. : American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
Related Materials
Other materials for Region One of the United States Forest Service may be found at the National Archives and Records Administration Pacific Alaska Region in Seattle, Washington under the title of Forest Service Records, Record Group 95.
Materials specific to the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station are managed by the National Archives and Records Administration under the classification number 95.10.8: Records of other national forest and range experiment stations.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Data and reports, 1913-1959Return to Top
This series consists of tables recording the data from various studies by the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, as well as reports produced from and related to these studies. This series consists of two subseries: Studies and Timber surveys.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Studies 1.0 linear feet
This subseries consists of data and reports, much of which
examines the costs of manufacturing lumber. This subseries also contains tree
inventories from 1947-1959 and reports from the Coram Experimental Forest. The
subseries is arranged in alphabetical order.
|
1913-1959 | |
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Coram Experimental Forest studies |
1942-1956 |
1/2 | Lodgepole pine lumber grade recovery and price study
Study conducted in conjunction with Downer Lumber Company in
Livingston, Montana.
|
1954-1956 |
1/3 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1921-1926 |
1/4 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1926-1927 |
1/5 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1928-1930 |
1/6 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1931-1933 |
2/1 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1934-1935 |
2/2 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1936-1937 |
2/3 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial worksheets
|
1938-1945 |
2/4 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial aspects
|
1919-1938 |
2/5 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial aspects
|
1920-1931 |
2/6 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial aspects
|
1921-1946 |
2/7 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial aspects
|
1922-1946 |
3/1 | Lumber manufacturing study - financial aspects
|
1940-1945 |
3/2 | Lumber manufacturing cost study |
1935, 1946 |
3/3 | Montana mill records |
1919-1944 |
3/4 | Notes |
1913-1953 |
3/5-3/6 | Reller millscale study |
1955-1956 |
3/7 | Tree inventories |
1947-1959 |
Subseries 2: Timber surveys 5.0 linear feet
This subseries consists of timber surveys of Western Montana and
Northern Idaho performed primarily in the 1930s. These surveys record the types
of trees and the size and density of trees. Stand tables refer to data
collected on stands of trees located within the surveyed regions.
|
1933-1953 | |
Volume | ||
1-2 | Volumes 1-2 - Western Montana |
1939-1944 |
3 | Volume 3 - Ravalli County |
1939-1944 |
Box | ||
OS 8-9 | Volumes 4-5 - Western Montana |
1939-1944 |
Volume | ||
6-12 | Volumes 6-12 - Northern Idaho |
1939-1945 |
13 | Volume 13 - Benewa County |
1939-1946 |
Box | ||
OS 10 | Volume 14 - Benewa County |
1939-1946 |
Box/Folder | ||
OS 4/1 | Volume 15 - Benewa County |
1939-1946 |
Box | ||
OS 11-12 | Volumes 16-17 - Bonner County |
1939-1947 |
Volume | ||
18 | Volume 18 - Boundary County |
1939-1948 |
Box | ||
OS 13 | Volume 19 - Boundary County |
1939-1948 |
OS 14 | Volume 20 - Idaho County |
1939-1949 |
OS 15-16 | Volumes 21-22 - Kootenai County |
1939-1950 |
OS 17 | Volume 23 - Latah County |
1939-1951 |
OS 18 | Volume 24 - Lewis County |
1939-1952 |
OS 19 | Volume 25 - Nez Perce County |
1939-1953 |
Volume | ||
45 | Volume 45 - Northern Idaho maintenance survey - Block
1 |
1939-1954 |
46 | Volume 46 - Northern Idaho maintenance survey - Block
2 |
1939-1955 |
47-49 | Volumes 47-49 - Northern Idaho stand tables
|
1939-1956 |
50-51 | Volumes 50-51 - Western Montana stand tables
|
1939-1957 |
Series II: Maps, 1934-1946 and undatedReturn to Top
This series includes maps detailing the composition of forests in Western Montana and Northern Idaho. The maps are based on data from the timber surveys in Series I, Subseries 2. The series is arranged first by state, then by county in the case of Montana maps.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
OS 4/2 | Volume 26 - Idaho County |
undated |
OS 4/3 | Volume 27 - Cascade County, Montana |
1941-1946 |
OS 4/4 | Volume 28 - Choteau County, Montana |
1941 |
OS 5/1 | Volume 29 - Deer Lodge County, Montana |
1941 |
OS 5/2 | Volume 30 - Fergus County, Montana |
1940-1942 |
OS Map Drawer | Annotated Fergus County highway and transportation map
(South Half)
Item removed from Folder 5/2: Volume 30 - Fergus County,
Montana.
|
1936 |
OS 5/3 | Volume 31 - Flathead County, Montana |
1934-1940 |
OS 5/4-5 | Volume 32 - Glacier County, Montana |
1935-1936 |
OS 6/1 | Volume 33 - Granite County, Montana |
1939-1941 |
OS 6/2 | Volume 34 - Judith Basin County, Montana |
1941-1942 |
OS 6/3 | Volume 35 - Lake County, Montana |
1935-1940 |
OS 6/4 | Volume 36 - Lewis and Clark County, Montana
|
1940 |
OS 6/5 | Volume 37 - Lincoln County, Montana |
1934-1938 |
OS 6/6 | Volume 38 - Mineral County, Montana |
1937-1939 |
OS 6/7 | Volume 39 - Missoula County, Montana |
1937-1940 |
OS 6/8 | Volume 40 - Powell County, Montana |
1940-1941 |
OS 7/1 | Volume 41 - Ravalli County, Montana |
1939-1940 |
OS 7/2 | Volume 42 - Sanders County, Montana |
1934-1939 |
OS 7/3 | Volume 43 - Silver Bow County, Montana |
1941 |
OS 7/4 | Volume 44 - Silver Bow County, Montana |
1941 |
Series III: Photographs, 1954-1956Return to Top
This series includes mounted panoramic photos taken from lookouts in the Lolo District.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
20/1-3 | Union Peak Lookout |
September 13, 1954 |
20/4-6 | Lolo Hot Springs Lookout |
September 23, 1954 |
20/7-9 | West Fork Butte Lookout |
August 31, 1956 |
20/10-12 | White Mountain Lookout |
September 1, 1956 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Experimental forests--Northwest, Pacific.
- Flood control--Research--Montana--Missoula.
- Forest management--Research--Montana--Missoula.
- Forest products--Research--Montana--Missoula.
- Forest fires--Prevention and control--Research--Montana--Missoula.
- Forest surveys--Northwest, Pacific.
- Forests and forestry--Economic aspects--Research--Montana--Missoula.
- Lumber trade--Research--Montana--Missoula.
- Range management--Research--Montana--Missoula.
Corporate Names
- United States. Forest Service.
- Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Missoula, Mont.)--Archives.
Geographical Names
- Coram Experimental Forest (Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps--Northwest, Pacific.