Norman F. Jacobson papers, 1903-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jacobson, Norman F.
Title
Norman F. Jacobson papers
Dates
1903-1965 (inclusive)
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
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

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. Jacobson, 4/24/1969.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
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
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
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

  • 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)