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Gordon S. Barrett papers, 1913-1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Barrett, Gordon S.
Title
Gordon S. Barrett papers
Dates
1913-1957 (inclusive)
1933-1954 (bulk)
Quantity
1.33 cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversize volume)
Collection Number
2401 (Accession No. 2401-001)
Summary
Papers of a log scaler, Bellingham, Washington regarding standards for log scaling
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

No restrictions on access.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Mr. Barrett was a log scaler in Bellingham before he joined the Puget Sound Log Scaling and Grading Bureau in 1921. As manager of the Bureau, he developed standards for log scaling, first on Puget Sound and then regionally, working with the federal government during World War II.

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Content Description

The Gordon S. Barrett papers primarily document standards for log scaling circa 1933-1957 and Barrett's work on his Official Log Scaling and Grading Rules for the Pacific Northwest. Includes correspondence, photographs, log grading rules and instructions, writings, reports, circulars, minutes, log record book.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. Gordon S. Barrett, 3/24/1975.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Organizational Features
    Dates: 1933-1947
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: U.S. Agriculture Department incoming letters
    Dates: 1940-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: U.S. Price Administration Office incoming letters
    Dates: 1942-1944
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Miscellaneous incoming letters A-Z
    Dates: 1933-1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4-5
  • Description: Outgoing Letters
    Dates: 1938-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Kane & Harcus Company general correspondence
    Dates: 1944-1954
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7-8
  • Description: Interdepartmental Correspondence
    Dates: 1945-1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1/9
  • Description: Correspondence of Others
    Dates: 1938-1949
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10
  • Description: Scaling Bureaus minutes and agendas
    Dates: 1943-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: Northwest Log Checking Bureau minute and agendas
    Dates: 1945
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: U.S. Forest Service, Portland minutes and agendas
    Dates: 1946
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: Legal Documents
    Dates: 1943-1949
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12
  • Description: Legislation
    Dates: 1926-1949
    Container: Box/Folder 1/13
  • Description: Resolutions
    Dates: 1934-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14
  • Description: Financial Records
    Dates: 1935-1947
    Container: Box/Folder 1/15
  • Description: Reports
    Dates: 1929-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/16
  • Description: War Production Board - Circulars
    Dates: 1943-1945
    Container: Box/Folder 1/17
  • Description: Forest Conservation Committee of Pacific Northwest Industries - Circulars
    Dates: 1949
    Container: Box/Folder 1/17
  • Description: Log Scaler's Handbook writings
    Dates: 1942-1957
    Container: Box/Folder 1/18
  • Description: Customers of the P.S.L.S.G.B. list
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/19
  • Description: Names and addresses of employees, etc. list
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/19
  • Description: Log Scaling and Grading Rules - General
    Dates: 1933-1956
    Container: Box/Folder 1/20-21
  • Description: Log Scaling and Grading Rules - Fir Logs
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box/Folder 1/22
  • Description: Log Scaling and Grading Rules - Spruce, Hemlock, and Cedar Logs
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box/Folder 1/23
  • Description: Forest Mensuration exams and notes
    Dates: 1953
    Container: Box/Folder 1/24
  • Description: Proposed Grading Rules and Amendments to Rules
    Dates: 1941-1954
    Container: Box/Folder 1/25
  • Description: Comparisons of Present and Proposed Log Scale Grades
    Dates: 1941-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/26
  • Description: Scaling and Grading Rule Interpretations
    Dates: 1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/27
  • Description: Federal Regulations - Log Grading and Scaling
    Dates: 1943-1950
    Container: Box/Folder 1/28
  • Description: Sorenson and Scriber Log Scales
    Dates: 1945-1946
    Container: Box/Folder 1/29
  • Description: Scribner Log Scale Data
    Dates: 1936-1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1/30
  • Description: Automatic Trimmer Measurements
    Dates: 1943-1945
    Container: Box/Folder 1/31
  • Description: Gordon Barrett's handwritten notes - Log Grading and Scaling Rules
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/32
  • Description: Lists of Logs Scaled
    Dates: 1933-1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1/33-34
  • Description: Bulletins of the Pacific Northwest Loggers Association
    Dates: 1943-1952
    Container: Box/Folder 1/35
  • Description: Newsletters
    Dates: 1944-1954
    Container: Box/Folder 1/36
  • Description: Scrapbook
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/37
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: 1933, 1937
    Container: Box/Folder 1/38
  • Description: Publications
    Dates: 1940-1951
    Container: Box/Folder 1/39
  • Description: Ephemera
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/40
  • Description: Miscellaneous
    Dates: 1937-1954
    Container: Box/Folder 1/41
  • Description: Log Record Book of the Puget Sound Log Scaling and Grading Bureau
    Dates: 1913-1919
    Container: Box OS
  • Description: U.S. Forest Service, Northwest Rules Advisory Committee
    Dates: 1953
    Container: Box/Folder 1/42

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Subject Terms

  • Forests and forestry--Measurement
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Timber--Grading

Personal Names

  • Barrett, Gordon S.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Kane & Harcus Company
  • Pacific Northwest Loggers Association
  • Puget Sound Log Scaling and Grading Bureau

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Kane & Harcus Company (creator)
    • Northwest Log Checking Bureau (creator)
    • United States. Department of Agriculture (creator)
    • United States. Forest Service. Northwest Rules Advisory Committee (creator)
    • United States. Office of Price Administration (creator)
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