Society of American Foresters – Inland Empire Section records, 1938-1996

The records which were deposited in 1978 had been reviewed by society member Hank Schlueter who arranged them chronologically; these records retain that arrangement. The subsequent records were in labeled file folders, but were in no apparent order. The processor sorted this material into two series, national office material and Inland Empire Section material. The latter group was then subdivided by subject or record type. Original folder headings were retained when possible.

The first series contains minutes of local meetings, copies of reports read at meetings, correspondence, membership lists, and section newsletters.

The second series contains the national constitution and bylaws, manuals, minutes and other material concerning annual conventions, especially the 1980 convention held in Spokane and hosted by the Inland Empire Section, minutes from the House of Section Delegates and the Council, as well as information on the Foresters Fund. Also included are printed volumes of forest policies and positions, and a selection of brochures.

The third series is the records of the Inland Empire Section from 1967 to 1984 which include the constitution and bylaws, executive council minutes and correspondence, budgets, minutes and other material including photographs, concerning annual meetings, material from the several chapters comprising the IE Section, and issues of Western Forester, which was published by the joint office as a newsletter for the northwest region. There are also reports and policy statements dealing with such subjects as grizzly bear habitat, forest practices in Idaho, and roadless areas. On February 29, 1976, the Spokesman Review published a special supplement on forestry which was taken from articles submitted by the Inland Empire Section. The working copies for articles in this supplement, and correspondence relating to it, are in the final subseries. The forth series is the records of the Inland Empire Section from 1975 to 1996 which were minimally processed and seem to contain materials that might fill in any gaps in the material from the third series.

The first processing arrangement of the manuscript group in 1985 was retained, with the materials from the 2002 accession added next and followed by the 1992 accession. This created the fourth series which covers the Inland Empire Section's records from 1975-1996.