James Blaine Yule was born on February 21, 1884. He studied engineering at the University of Montana in Missoula, though he returned to the family farm before graduating. Yule began working for the Forest Service in 1911 as a forest ranger and transferred to the division of engineering in 1917. He pioneered the development of aerial photography and photogrammetry, both used to speed up forest mapping. Yule retired on September 1, 1947 as the Chief of Maps and Surveys in the engineering division of Forest Service Region One.
Yule and his wife Margaret had two daughters, Jamie and Valerie. Yule died on June 4th, 1957.
This collection consists of a 12 page biography, "James B. Yule: Pioneer of Aerial Photography and Photogrammetry, 1917-1947," written by Yule’s daughter, Jamie B. Yule.
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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.
James B. Yule Biography, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
This biography was donated to Archives and Special Collections by Jamie B. Yule.
Gift of Jamie B. Yule, 2019
Archives and Special Collections also holds the James B. Yule Papers, Mss 418
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