Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section records

Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section records, 1938-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Society of American Foresters. Inland Empire Section
Title: Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section records
Dates: 1938-1996 (inclusive)
19381996
Quantity: 6 cubic feet
Collection Number: MG 090
Summary: The Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section was the official organization representing the profession of forestry in the United States and the section that represented the Inland Northwest region. This collection contains their organizational records.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for processing this collection was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Society of American Foresters was founded by Gifford Pinchot and six other pioneer foresters in 1900. It is the official organization representing the profession of forestry in the United States. Through membership in the society foresters unite to increase scientific knowledge of forestry, to shape the policies of forestry, and promote good forest management. The territory within the jurisdiction of what is now the Inland Empire Section was at one time part of the Northern Rocky Mountain Section. In 1937 the Northern Idaho sub-section was formed under the temporary chairmanship of E.C. Rettig, and a constitution was adopted on April 9, 1938. In 1941 the sub-section was given full stature and became the Inland Empire Section. On May 1, 1981, after a period of reorganization at the national level, the section became known as the Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section records span the years 1938-1996, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1960 to 1982. Included in the papers are both local and national minutes of meetings, reports on forestry related issues including RARE II, correspondence, community involvement projects, and VHS recordings.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with Copyright Laws (17 U.S.C.) and any other applicable statutes.

Alternative Forms Available

Some of the materials in this collection were digitized and added to the digital Idaho Forestry Research Collection.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records which were deposited in 1978 had been reviewed by society member Hank Schlueter who arranged them chronologically; these records retain that arrangement. The subsequent records were in labeled file folders, but were in no apparent order. The processor sorted this material into two series, national office material and Inland Empire Section material. The latter group was then subdivided by subject or record type. Original folder headings were retained when possible.

The first series contains minutes of local meetings, copies of reports read at meetings, correspondence, membership lists, and section newsletters.

The second series contains the national constitution and bylaws, manuals, minutes and other material concerning annual conventions, especially the 1980 convention held in Spokane and hosted by the Inland Empire Section, minutes from the House of Section Delegates and the Council, as well as information on the Foresters Fund. Also included are printed volumes of forest policies and positions, and a selection of brochures.

The third series is the records of the Inland Empire Section from 1967 to 1984 which include the constitution and bylaws, executive council minutes and correspondence, budgets, minutes and other material including photographs, concerning annual meetings, material from the several chapters comprising the IE Section, and issues of Western Forester, which was published by the joint office as a newsletter for the northwest region. There are also reports and policy statements dealing with such subjects as grizzly bear habitat, forest practices in Idaho, and roadless areas. On February 29, 1976, the Spokesman Review published a special supplement on forestry which was taken from articles submitted by the Inland Empire Section. The working copies for articles in this supplement, and correspondence relating to it, are in the final subseries. The forth series is the records of the Inland Empire Section from 1975 to 1996 which were minimally processed and seem to contain materials that might fill in any gaps in the material from the third series.

The first processing arrangement of the manuscript group in 1985 was retained, with the materials from the 2002 accession added next and followed by the 1992 accession. This created the fourth series which covers the Inland Empire Section's records from 1975-1996.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section were donated to the University of Idaho Library in the spring of 1978, with subsequent records added March 25, 1985 by Joe Carbone and Joseph Ulliman. More records were donated by members of the Inland Empire Section in January 1992 (MA 1992-01), and in May 2002 (MA 2002-18).

Custodial History

The records of the Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section were in the possession of members of the Inland Empire Section until time of donation.

Processing Note

This collection was processed using the Basic processing method. Some materials were refoldered. During the original processing of the manuscript group duplicate copies of reports, manuals, and circular letters were discarded. One computer generated list of section members for each year was retained, others were discarded. In all, about 2 cubic feet of material was removed. While processing the new accessions, before adding the new material to the original manuscript group, publications were removed. This reduced the two accessions by 1 cubic foot total.

Separated Materials

Publications were removed and placed into a separate manuscript group Conservation Reports and Publications (MG 449).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Chronological Folders, 1938-1975Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-8	1938-1946	1938-1946
1	9	1946 Blister Rust Meeting	1946
1	10-13	1947-1950	1947-1950
1	14	1950 Section Manual	1950
1	15	1951	1951
1	16	1951 Member questionnaire	1951
1	17-22	1952-1956	1952-1956
2	23-31	1957-1965	1957-1965
2	32	1964-65 Programs	1964-1965
2	33-35	1966-1968	1966-1968
2	36	1968 SAF manual	1968
2	37-43	1969-1975	1969-1975
2	44	1975 History Panel	1975

II: Society of American Foresters, National Office, 1974-1983Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	45	Constitution and Bylaws	1974-1982
3	46	Manuals	1977-1982
3	47-52	Annual Conventions	1979-1983
3	53	House of Section Delegates	1977-1979
3	54	Council Minutes	1977-1983
3	55	Council Elections	1977-1982
3	56	Foresters' Fund	1971-1983
3	57	Renewable Natural Resources Foundation	1982-1983
3	58	Forest Policies and Positions	1972-1984
3	59	Forest Policy Newsletters	1975-1979
3	60	SAF Life Insurance	1972-1979
3	61	SAF Brochures	1976-1981

III: Inland Empire Section Records, 1967-1985Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		A: Business Records	1971-1983
Box	Folder
3	62	Constitution and Bylaws	1974-1981
3	63	Executive Council Minutes	1971-1983
3	64	Executive Council Correspondence	1972-1983
3	65	Budgets	1974-1983
3	66	Directory of Officers	1971-1983
		B: Annual Meetings	1970-1984
Box	Folder
3	67-77	1970-1984	1970-1984
		C: I.E. Chapters and Adjacent Sections	1969-1983
Box	Folder
3	78	Palouse Chapter	1973-1977
3	79	Panorama Chapter	1975-1978
3	80	Selkirk Chapter	1970-1977
3	81	Snake River Chapter	1969-1977
3	82	Student Chapters	1970-1982
3	83	Puget Sound Section Agreement	1979-1981
4	84	Joint Office (Oregon, Washington, I.E., Alaska)	1981-1983
4	85	Western Forester (Joint Office News Letter)	1982-1984
		D: Awards	1970-1982
Box	Folder
4	86	SAF Professional Recognition Program	1971
4	87	Barrington Moore Memorial Award	1977
4	88	Communicator of the Year	1970-1979
4	89	Forester of the Year	1977-1978
4	90	Student of the Year	1974-1982
4	91	Longevity	1975-1978
4	92	SAF Fellow nominations	1973-1982
4	93	Continuing Education Accomplishment	1982
		E: Committees	1967-1982
Box	Folder
4	94	Membership	1981-1982
4	95	Nominating-Awards	1969-1982
4	96	Teller	1974-1981
4	97	Continuing Forestry Education	1981-1982
4	98	Public Affairs	1975-1978
4	99	Forest Policy	1970-1978
4	100	Forest Sciences Board	1978
4	101	Forest Science & Technology Coordinator	1982
4	102	Natural Areas Liaison Officer	1967-1980
		F: Forest Policy & Position Statements	1969-1985
Box	Folder
4	103	Federal Lands in Alaska	1973-1979
4	104	Forest Practices in Idaho	1969-1985
4	105	Forest Service Funding	1982
4	106	Grizzly bear habitat	1976-1977
4	107	National Program of Research for Forests and Associated Rangelands	1977
4	108	Pesticide regulations	1976-1977
4	109	Resources Planning Act	1977-1985
4	110	Roadless Area Review and Evaluation II	1977-1978
4	111	Roadless Area Roundtable	1977
4	112	Timberland Taxation	1977-1978
4	113	Washington State Wilderness Bill	1983
4	114	Other Forest Policy Documents	1969-1980
		G: Other Papers	1969-1983
Box	Folder
4	115	Certification and Licensing	1977
4	116	Employment	1972-1978
4	117	Forest Technicians	1978-1980
4	118	Reorganization and Governance	1977-1981
4	119	Legislators Field Trip	1977
4	120	Section Activities	1977
4	121	Coeur d'Alene Tree Nursery	1980
4	122	Inland Empire Natural Resources Youth Camp	1969-1981
4	123	Priest River Experimental Forest Anniversary	1976
4	124	Inland Empire Speakers Bureau	1970
4	125-126	Correspondence	1972-1982
4	127	Membership Opinion Survey	1976-1979
4	128	Membership Lists and Correspondence	1977-1983
4	129	Section Newsletter	1969-1981
4	130	Section Newsletter Correspondence, etc.	1974-1977
4	131-132	IE/SAF Special Edition (Spokesman Review) Working copies	1976

IV: Inland Empire Section Records, 1975-1996Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
5	Bylaws - Membership - Meeting Minutes – VHS recordings	undated
6	Correspondence - Financial Records - Community Involvement Projects	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Forests and Forestry

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