NTDMG192.xml Guide to Potlatch Forests, Inc. records Potlatch Forests, Inc. records Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen; updated by Sara Szobody in 2023. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives 1990
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-21. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Potlatch Forests, Inc. records Potlatch Forests, Inc. MG 192 MG192 3 cubic feet 1941-1982 Correspondence, reports, cost estimates, and blueprints for Potlatch mill, Potlatch, Idaho. Accompanied by Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications (10 v.). English.

The group of Potlatch papers spans the years 1941 to 1982, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1960-1975. The papers include correspondence, reports, cost estimations and blueprints of the various modernization plans for the mill located in Potlatch, Idaho, as maintained by the Lewiston office of Potlatch Forests, Inc. Also included are a set of ten bound volumes of Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications. In addition to this record group, the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives has several other groups of Potlatch related material.

The material was, for the most part, in labeled folders or three-ring notebooks. All headings were retained during processing. The two accessions which were combined to form this group form the two series divisions.

The Potlatch mill modernization records maintained by the Lewiston Office of Potlatch Forests, Inc. include correspondence, blueprints, cost estimates, and photographs relating to the various remodellings at Potlatch. Major renovations took place in 1961, 1973-1974, and 1978. Some of the material is an overall study of the plans, other folders deal with specific areas or pieces of equipment. There are two oversize volumes of equipment drawings.

The second series contains ten bound volumes entitled Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications, and contains greatly reduced drawings of various parts of the machinery. The final series contains memos and correspondence regarding security and fire protection during World War II.

The Potlatch mill modernization papers were donated to the University of Idaho Library by the Potlatch Corporation in May 1986; James McAdoo donated the Pres-to-Log machine drawings in August 1986. These two accessions were combined and processed by Judith Nielsen in May 1990.

More records were donated in 2023 (MA 2023-41) by Idaho Forest Group featuring materials about security and fire protection during World War II.

Collection is open for research.

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

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

 Mills and mill-work--Records--Idaho--Potlatch Wood waste as fuel Woodworking machinery World War, 1939-1945 Fire Memorandums Idaho Forestry and Forest Products Pres-to-log machine drawings and material specifications Potlatch Mill Modernization I 1951-1982 History of Potlatch, Idaho 1 item 1958 1 1 Potlatch energy study 3 items 1968 1 2 Mill modernization study 1 item 1961 1 3-5 Mill modernization 15 items 1973-1974 1 6 Mill modernization study 1 item 1978 1 7-9 Potlatch plant file 1 item 1958-1965 1 10-12 Barker blueprints 4 items 1951-1957 1 13 Barker pump motor 13 items 1952-1961 1 14 Boiler study (photograph album) 1 item 1953-1963 1 15 Chip screener 29 items 1963 1 16 Chippers 6 items 1962 1 17 Finishing line 13 items 1974 1 18 Fire Pond General 19 items 1975-1981 1 19 Budget estimates 12 items 1974 1 20 Contract documents 2 items 1974 1 21 Drawings 3 items undated 1 22 Estimates, bids, etc. 22 items 1973-1974 1 23 Lift gates 25 items 1974 1 24 Liner 7 items 1971 1 25 Pittsburgh testing 5 items 1974 1 26 Repair 4 items 1973-1974 1 27 State of Idaho, rules & regulations 14 items 1974 1 28 Generators 34 items 1959-1974 2 29 Power 13 items 1961 2 30 Power and fuel 7 items 1958-1960 2 31 Power house 11 items 1976-1978 2 32 Power plant 13 items 1966-1977 2 33 Remodelling 7 items 1975-1982 2 34 Remodelling costs 10 items 1976-1978 2 35 Remodelling -- Kidwell boilers 13 items 1978-1982 2 36 Resaw 8 items 1960-1962 2 37 Setworks 11 items 1962-1963 2 38 Turbine 8 items 1961-1973 2 39 Structures 74 items 1969-1981 2 40-41 Unit load blueprints 4 items 1976 2 42 Voltage regulator 5 items 1961-1962 2 43 Equipment drawings 2 items 1963 Oversize 44-45 Pres-to-Log Machine II undated Drawings and material specifications 10 items 1933-1955, undated 2 46-55 Security and Fire Protection III 1941-1943; 1978 Security and Fire Protection memos and correspondence 1941-1943; 1978 2 56