OREforestfire.xml Guide to the Forest Fire Ephemera Collection 1944-1948 Forest Fire Ephemera Collection Finding Aid Authors: Lauren Goss. Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center 2017
121 The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, 97331-4501 Phone: 541-737-2075 Email: scarc@oregonstate.edu Web: http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/findingaids
This finding aid was encoded in EAD by Archon 3.21 from an SQL database source on March 6th, 2017. Encoding was modified by Elizabeth Nielsen for Archives West compliance. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). United States. Forest Service. Forest Fire Ephemera Collection 1944-1948 1945-1946 MSS ForestFire 0.01 cubic feet, including 10 posters and 2 pamphlets 1 map folder Materials in English. Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, 97331-4501 Phone: 541-737-2075 Email: scarc@oregonstate.edu Web: http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/findingaids
The Forest Fire Ephemera Collection is an artificial collection comprised of educational pamphlets and posters related to forest conservation and forest fire prevention.  The collection features Smokey Bear in 3 posters. Historical Note:

The United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture, increased efforts for forest fire prevention during World War II.  Timber was an important asset for creating and sustaining military supplies. The campaign for fire prevention included Smokey Bear, and other educational pieces focused on individual responsibility for forest protection.   At the local level, the State of Oregon Fire Service (part of the Oregon Department of Forestry) and the Keep Oregon Green Association focused on local fire prevention education and information.

 Giusti, George, 1908-1991. Staehle, Albert, 1899- Wendelin, Rudolph. Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific. Keep Oregon Green Association. Oregon. Department of Forestry. Forest conservation--Oregon. Forest fires--Oregon--Prevention and control. Forest fires--Oregon. Smokey Bear. Wildfires--United States--Prevention and control. Forestry and Forestry Products Oregon

This collection was purchased in 2016.

This collection is open for research.

Forest Fire Ephemera Collection (MSS ForestFire), Oregon State Unviersity Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Other collections with materials related to the United States Forest Service include: Keep Oregon Green Asssociation Records, 1945-1957 (MSS KeepOrGreen); Gerald W. William Collection on Smokey Bear, 1933-1995 (MSS Smokey); Gerald W. Williams Posters Collection, 1969-2007 (MSS WilliamsGPosters);  State of Oregon Maps Collection, 1866-2000 (MAPS ORMaps)

The Forest Fire Ephemera Collection is arranged into two series: 1. Pamphlets, 1945-1948 and 2. Posters, 1944-1948

The Forest Fire Ephemera Collection is comprised of educational pamphlets and posters generated by multiple agencies including the United States Forest Service, Keep Oregon Green Association and the Oregon Department of Forestry.  This collection includes poster designs from James Hansen, George Giusti, Rudolph Wendelin, Albert Staehle, and Ross Wetzel.  The posters depict forest fire prevention strategies, including statements from Smokey Bear about individual responsibility.

 Series 1 Educational Pamphlets 1945-1948

Series 1 consists of educational pamphlets relating to forest fire prevention.

 1 Only God Can Make a Tree / But…man can…/…Preserve/ or Destroy! 1948

Creator: Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific.

 1 Forest Fires and How You Can Prevent Them 1945

Creators: U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry. U.S. Government Printing Office 653815

 Series 2 Posters 1944-1948

Series 2 consists of posters relating to forest fire prevention produced by the United States Forest Service, Keep Oregon Green Association, and the Oregon Department of Forestry.

 1 Remember- Only you can prevent forest fires! /…and please make people careful, amen 1947

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; Keep Oregon Green Association; and James Hansen. 48-CFFP-6; U.S. Government Printing Office O-762145.

 1 Prevent forest fires! / Put your pipe ashes in bare earth 1946

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; and George Giusti. 47-CFFP-11. U.S. Government Printing Office O-714434

 1 Prevent forest fires! / Use the ash tray 1946

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; and George Giusti. 47-CFFP-12. O-714434

 1 Prevent forest fires! / Be sure your match is out 1946

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; and George Giusti. 47-CFFP-13. U.S. Government Printing Office O-714434.

 1 You Figure it Out!/ [...] / Watch That Spark! 1944

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; and Keep Oregon Green Association. U.S. Government Printing Office O-569071.

 1 Burn Brush Carefully / Prevent Woods Fires 1948

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; and Rudolph Wendelin. 49-CFFP-S1. U.S. Government Printing Office O-809160.

 1 First Aid for our Forests / Prevent Fires / Avoid Disasters 1945

Creator: Muni. U.S. Government Printing Office O-624808.

 1 Crush It / Break It / Drown It / Use It / Remember – Only you can prevent forest fires! 1947

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; Keep Oregon Green Association; and James Hansen. 48-CFFP-7 A. U.S. Government Printing Office O-762153.

 1 Smokey says / Burned timber builds no homes / Prevent forest fires 1946

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; Keep Oregon Green Association; and Albert Staehle. 47-CFFP-9. U.S. Government Printing Office O-714473.

 1 Please folks, be extra careful this year! / Remember – Only you can prevent forest fires 1946

Creators: U.S. Forest Service; Oregon Department of Forestry; Keep Oregon Green Association; and Ross Wetzel. 47-CFFP-5. U.S. Government Printing Office O-714474.