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Washington Forest Protection Association Aerial Maps, 1937-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington Forest Protection Association
Title
Washington Forest Protection Association Aerial Maps
Dates
1937-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (7 boxes), (1550 images)
Collection Number
PC 134 (collection)
Summary
The Washington Forest Fire Association (WFFA) was a voluntary organization of forestland owners founded in 1908 with the stated intent of protecting private forestland from wildfire. In 1958, the association changed its name to Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA). This collection consists primarily of aerial photographs, with a small quantity of explanatory and instructional materials.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Washington Forest Fire Association (WFFA) was a voluntary organization of forestland owners founded in 1908 with the stated intent of protecting private forestland from wildfire. In 1958, the association changed its name to Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA).

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Content Description

This collection consists primarily of aerial photographs, with a small quantity of explanatory and instructional materials. The instructional / explanatory materials comprise the first series and first box, and includes aerial mosaics and indexes to the collection of 1964-1967 aerial photographs, as well as a few greater Washington state mosaic indexes. Also included in the intructional materials is a pair of stereographic lenses for viewing the maps, and two books and one folder of materials used to teach / learn use of these maps. Excepting the aerial mosaics and index maps, the materials in this small series are not WFPA/WFFA produced, and are retained primarily as aids to researchers attempting to use these maps.

Series two is the actual aerial photographs. Boxes two through six comprise the first subseries of these, which are series of aerial photographs taken from 1964 to 1967 and covering approximately the entire southeast quarter of Washington state. Box seven contains two separate subseries of maps, one from 1951 and one from 1936; unlike the 1960s maps, these do not appear to be comprehensive. It is unclear if these earlier maps were actually produced by WFPA or came from another source.

Individual maps are approximately nine inches by nine inches, and appear to cover about five miles by five miles. They were taken from an altitude of about 30,000 feet. Each set of maps is retained in their original ordering: the first sequence starts on the Washington coast at the Oregon border and moves north; the second sequence would then start again at the Oregon border immediately east of the prior sequence, and so forth. It is suggested that anyone looking for a particular location begin with the mosaics and indexes held in folders one and two in box one.

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Other Descriptive Information

Many of these photographs are curling severely due to problems with their storage prior to coming to MASC, but this should not provide any serious use or copying difficulties.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Washington Forest Protection Association Aerial Maps, 1937-1968 (PC 134)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

These materials were transferred to MASC in January 2010 from the State of Washington Water Research Center and retained as UA2010-01. In July of 2011, a donated second stereographic viewer was added to the collection as Box 1a.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English in January of 2010.

Related Materials

The archives of the WFPA/WFFA are held at the University of Washington as Manuscript Collection #1311.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Forest fires -- Washington (State)
  • Forest management.
  • Forests and forestry -- Societies, etc.
  • Forests and forestry -- Washington (State)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington Forest Fire Association (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016

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