Louis Linden Madsen Papers, 1956-1973
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Madsen, Louis Linden
- Title
- Louis Linden Madsen Papers
- Dates
- 1956-1973 (inclusive)19561973
- Quantity
- 5 containers., (5 linear feet of shelf space.), (1750 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 397
- Summary
- Minutes, agendas, reports, resolutions, proposals, land and timber appraisals, correspondence and other papers relating to the monthly meetings of the Board of Natural Resources. Principal correspondents include Governors Albert Rosellini and Dan Evans, and Commissioner of Public Lands Bert Cole.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
Louis Linden Madsen was born in Salt Lake City in 1907, received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Utah State Agricultural College in 1930, and went on to obtain his Doctorate from Cornell University in 1934. On July 1, 1955 he became the Director of the Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Science which, in 1965, was renamed the College of Agriculture. He retired from W.S.U. as Dean Emeritus in 1973. His papers, however, concern his tenure as a member of the Washington State Board of Natural Resources.
In 1957 the state of Washington enacted House Bill No. 68 which stipulated the creation of the Department of Natural Resources and its executive body, the Board of Natural Resources. This law also designated the board members as the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Commissioner of Public Lands, the Dean of the College of Forestry of the University of Washington, and the Dean or Director of the School of Agriculture of W.S.U. Dr. Madsen sat on the board from 1957 to 1973. The Board held its first meeting April 1, 1957 and, by law, chose the head of the Department of Natural Resources. The department, under the direction of the board, abolished and consolidated the functions of: the Board of State Land Commissioners; the Forestry Board; the Sustained-Yield Forest Committee; and others. The board itself exclusively controls and supervises the department and all public lands, including their use, lease, exchange, acquisition, sale, timber production, minerals, and other valuable materials.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 397, Louis Linden Madsen Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The papers of Dr. Madsen are arranged in two series: the first, an alphabetized subject series; the second, a chronological correspondence series. The first series includes material from January 1957 to August 1967 and is mainly concerned with the forestry and agricultural interests of the Board of Natural Resources of which Dr. Madsen was a member. The second series includes material from November 1956 to March 1973 and is primarily a monthly correspondence file concerning the Board. Each of these files usually contains materials distributed to Board members for their monthly meetings: packets of proposed timber sales, Board proposals and resolutions, minutes and agendas, proposed land leases or exchanges, reports, correspondence, and other papers. The bulk of this series is from 1965 to 1973.
Principal correspondents include Governors Albert Rosellini and Dan Evans, as well as Commissioner of Public Lands Bert Cole.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Series 1: Subject File
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Description: Battelle: Log Export9 items.Dates: November 30, 1964-March 1965Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Blake Island22 items.Dates: September 4, 1958-August 10, 1959Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Chermes Program9 items.Dates: August 26, 1957-November 4, 1958Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Colockum Creek Research Area55 items.Dates: April 24, 1960- December 18, 1962Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: European Pine Shoot Moth32 items.Dates: June 10, 1960-June 6, 1962Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Forest Roads1 item.Dates: July-August 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Forest Roads: Baker Report13 items.Dates: May 3, 1960-March 14, 1961Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Fransen vs. Board15 items.Dates: February 18, 1965-January 19, 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Harbor Line Commission15 items.Dates: July 14, 1960-September 6, 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Hemlock Looper12 items.Dates: February 15, 1963-June 10, 1963Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Legislative Bills: Department of Natural Resources13 items.Dates: January 18, 1957-May 7, 1957Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Publications: Department of Natural Resources10 items.Dates: January 10, 1958-April 21, 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Red Lake Exchange24 items.Dates: July 7, 1960-December 13, 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: University Grant Land Appraisals7 items.Dates: February 24, 1965-March 9, 1965Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Western States Land Commission Association16 items.Dates: March 24, 1961-August 24, 1961Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Yocolt Honor Camp4 items.Dates: January 28, 1958-February 3, 1958Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Series 2: Chronological File
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Dates: November 8, 1956-March 5, 1965Container: Box 1, Folder 17-26
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Dates: January 27, 1965-May 9, 1967Container: Box 2, Folder 27-56
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Dates: May 26, 1967-May 1, 1969Container: Box 3, Folder 57-78
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Dates: April 6, 1969-January 27, 1971Container: Box 4, Folder 79-108
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Dates: January 20, 1971-March 20, 1973Container: Box 5, Folder 109-133
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Natural resources--Washington (State)--Management
Personal Names
- Madsen, Louis Linden, 1907- --Archives (creator)
- Cole, Bert L.
- Evans, Daniel J., 1925-
- Rosellini, Albert D.
Corporate Names
- Washington (State). Governor (1957-1965 : Rosellini)
- Washington (State). Board of Natural Resources
- Washington (State). Governor (1965-1977 : Evans)
