ORU_Ax104.xml Guide to the Fred Elijah Ames papers 1892-1919 Ames (Fred Elijah) papers Vida Germano Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2004
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
Fred Elijah Ames papers Ames, Fred Elijah, 1880-1957 Ax 104 1 linear feet 2 containers 2 manuscript boxes 1892-1919 Fred Elijah Ames was a forester in Oregon. The collection contains his diaries, photographs, and reports. English .

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 United States. Army United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees France--Photographs Foresters--Oregon Forests and forestry--Oregon Forestry and Forestry Products Military Photographs Colleges and Universities Diaries

Fred Elijah Ames was born in Spencer, Massachusetts in 1880. He graduated from Harvard in 1903, and from Yale Forestry School in 1906. From 1908 to 1942 he was chief of silviculture and assistant regional forester in Oregon. During World War I he was captain, 20th Company, 20th Engineers. He died in 1957.

The collection contains diaries, photographs, speeches, and reports. The diaries begin with the boyhood activities of Ames and describe his school and college life, his early forestry experiences, and his war service. The photographs are of France in 1918-1919, especially the 20th Engineers. A collection of speeches and reports accompanies the diaries.

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