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Charles Batten photograph collection, 1940-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Batten, Charles R., 1922-
Title
Charles Batten photograph collection
Dates
1940-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
9 Boxes, (4.5 Linear Feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0473
Summary
The C.R. Batten photograph collection consists of photos and slides taken by Charles Batten during his career working as a freelance writer and as the director of communications for the California Forest Protective Association. Photos in the collection consist of forest landscapes, California Redwoods, tree farms, timber industry machinery, wildlife, important figures in forestry, graphs, cartoons, and family outings. Most photographs are of the Mountain West region and California, but also included are photos taken in Kansas, and the Black Hills, South Dakota. Boxes 8 and 9 consist of unprocessed miscellaneous slides.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Charles R. Batten was born in Iowa on September 18, 1922. He graduated with a bachelors degree in forestry from Idaho University. After working several years in the railroad and forest industry, Batten became an environmental writer who published works from a libertarian, free enterprise perspective. From 1970-1973 he wrote articles for the Gazette Telegraph in Colorado Springs and completed reports for timber industry companies. From 1973-1978 Batten served as the communications director for the California Forest Protective Association and resided in Sacramento California. He eventually moved to Logan, Utah, where he spent the remaining years of his life.

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Content Description

The C.R. Batten photograph collection consists of 1,948 photos and slides taken by Charles Batten during his career working as a freelance writer and as the director of communications for the California Forest Protective Association. Photos in the collection consist of forest landscapes, California Redwoods, tree farms, timber industry machinery, wildlife, important figures in forestry, graphs, cartoons, and family outings. Most photographs are of the Mountain West region and California, but also included are photos taken in Kansas, and the Black Hills, South Dakota. Many of the photographs were part of articles, presentations, or press releases he was preparing. As well often there is additional information and even documents accompaying the images. Of particular interest are unique images of protests by members of the logging community to the proposed expansion of Redwood National Park in 1977, and photography projects that show forest growth after five, ten, and fifteen years after clear-cutting. Boxes 8 and 9 consist of unprocessed miscellaneous slides.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Charles Batten photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0473; Charles Batten Photograph Collection;Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0473, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in September of 2013

Acquisition Information

Donated by Charles R. Batten

Related Materials

Preliminary Guide to the Charles R. Batten Papers, 1940-1999. USU_Coll MSS 426

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Detailed Description of the Collection