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MTGMss890.xml Guide to the D. Douglas Dent Timber Falling Instructional Films 1966 and 1977 Dent (D. Douglas) timber falling instructional films Finding aid prepared by Kellyn Younggren Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula

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Finding aid encoded by Kellyn Younggren 2016 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) 2nd edition. University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections

The University of Montana—Missoula Missoula, MT 59812 406-243-2053 http://www.lib.umt.edu/asc library.archives@umontana.edu

Mss 890 Dent, D. Douglas, 1945-2012 D. Douglas Dent timber falling instructional films 1966 and 1977 11 reels Douglas Dent was a timber felling expert whose techniques were used by logging companies as well as the United States Forest Service. This collection contains ten 16mm films produced by Dent in 1977 on various aspects of timber falling and one film produced by Rarig’s Inc. Film Productions in 1966. Materials are in English. Biographical Note

D. Douglas "Doug" Dent was born in Redmond, Oregon on June 29, 1945 to Al and Mary Dent. He was the second of five boys. Dent graduated from Redmond High School in 1963 and attended Portland State University. He married Jeannie Rennolds in Reno, Nevada on March 12, 1969. The couple would have two children.

Dent was an educator on timber falling and produced films and books on the subject. He taught his techniques to and shared his expertise with logging companies, the United States Forest Service, and other federal agencies responsible for wildland firefighting. He lived and worked in Oregon until his death in March 2012.

This collection contains 11 timber falling training films, ten of which were created and produced and directed by D. Douglas Dent. The films were purchased by Champion International for training purposes. The films are all 16mm, on 400 foot reels, and in color with sound.

The films are numbered and retain the order in which they were received.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright to the films produced by Dent is held by Dent family members.

D. Douglas Dent Timber Falling Instructional Films, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

The donor and date of donation of this collection are unknown.

There are no expected additions to this collection.

The actions (if any) of the original processor are unknown. In 2016, the collection was described using the film descriptions and numbers from the original inventory.

In 2021, all motion picture film reels were cleaned, cored, and rehoused for preservation purposes.

In 2023, all motion picture film reels were digitized for preservation purposes only.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Lumber trade--United States Tree felling--United States--Safety measures Lumber and lumbering--United States--Safety measures Logging Forestry and Forestry Products Moving Images Instructional films 1 Timber Falling: An Introduction