University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections6486 (Accession No. 6486-001)Lee, Robert G.Robert G. Lee
papers1967-20171.28 cubic feet (1 box, including 1 videocassette (VHS)
and 1 flash drive)Collection materials
are in EnglishGerman.Papers of a
researcher and professor at the University of Washington School of
Environmental and Forest Sciences Robert G. Lee, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was born in 1941 in Deer Park,
California. After several years of working as an inventory specialist for
Rockport Redwood Company, Lee entered the Yale School of Forestry in 1967.
After receiving his Master's degree from Yale, Lee began his doctoral studies
at UC Berkeley while also holding an appointment as a Research Sociologist for
the U.S. National Park Service. Lee would continue to the University of
Washington in 1978, where he was a Professor of Forest Resources (Sociology of
Natural Resources) until 2007.
Lee's research was animated by a commitment to help "humanize"
forestry. He blended studies in philosophy, ecology, sociology, and human
behavior to address questions of natural resource management and its effect on
communities. At the University of Washington, Lee researched, among other
topics, how rural forest-based communities depend on the use and management of
forest lands, and how ecological processes are institutionalized to meet human
objectives. (Source: Donor Provided Biography)
Arranged in 11 series.
- Series 1, Personal Records
- Series 2, Social-Cultural Impacts of Spotted Owl
Conservation
- Series 3, International Forestry Contributions
- Series 4, Forests and Trees as Sacred Objects
- Series 5, Institutionalization of Landscapes
- Series 6, Public Participation
- Series 7, Wildfire Management
- Series 8, Socioeconomic Base for Rural Communities
- Series 9, Sociology of Natural Resources
- Series 10, Sigma Xi National Lectures
- Series 11, Outdoor Recreation
Biographical materials, CVs, correspondence, paper drafts and proofs,
published writings, research reports, conference programs, and talks. Papers
include writings that are unavailable elsewhere. All papers are by Lee unless
otherwise noted. Also includes a VHS copy of a film and accompanying
German-language transcript that relate to Lee's research on the role of nature
in Nazi propaganda.
No restrictions on access for paper-based materials.
Analog and digital media is closed until evaluated.
Request at UW
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections.
Donated by Robert Lee, 2024-01-17
University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)University of Washington. University ArchivesColleges and UniversitiesForestry and Forestry Products
Series 1Personal Records1/1Biography undated1/2Curriculum Vitae20171 flash drive1/3University of Washington, Appointment-Related
Correspondence1977-19781/4Yale Philosophy Term Papers19671/5U.C. Davis First Earth Day Presentation19701/6"Institutionalizing Ecological Processes in Forest
Ecosystems"1978Series 2Social-Cultural Impacts of Spotted Owl
ConservationIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
social cultural implications of conservation strategy; risk assessment;
evaluation of Option 9; moral exclusion; and critique of FEMAT social
assessment.
1/7"Scholarship vs. Technical Legitimation" and
"Multi-Resource Site Quality"1985-19901/8"Social and Cultural Implications of Implementing A
Conservation Strategy for the Northern Spotted Owl"19901/9"Update on Social and Cultural Consequences of Spotted
Owl Protection"19921/10"Bitter Fruits of Environmental Idealism: Social Impacts
of Spotted Owl Conservation"undated1/11"From Obligation to Opportunism: Community Decline and
Spotted Owl Protection in Pacific Northwest Forests"19931/12"Moral Exclusion and Rural Poverty: Myth Management and
Wood Products Workers"19921/13"A Constructive Critique of the FEMAT Social
Assessment"19931/14Evaluation of Option 9 Papers1993-19941/15Moral Exclusion and Risk Assessment Papersapproximately 1993Series 3International Forestry ContributionsIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
Japan-U.S. comparisons; Japanese mountain villages; British Columbia community
impacts; labor dynamics in British Columbia; sociology talks at international
meetings; wildlife conservation; "Man and the Biosphere" program-UNESCO.
1/16Japan - U.S. Comparative Studies1985-19901/17"Social Impacts of Imported Timber on Japanese Mountain
Communities"19891/18"Environmental Elitism and Landscape Pattern: The Case
of the Shiretoko Controversy in Hokkaido, Japan"19901/19Talk - "Life and Death of Japanese Mountain Villages:
The Role of U.S. Log Exports"19891/20"Costs and Benefits of Wildlife Conservation in
Developing Nations"undated1/21Sociology Talks at International Meetings1978-19841/22"Man and the Biosphere" - "Interdisciplinary Modeling
for Biosphere Reserves Using LUCAS"19951/23"History and Management Institutions for Forests and
Pastures of Norway," Erling Bergeundated1/24British Columbia Community Impacts1991-19941/25Labor Dynamics in British Columbia - Employee Transition
Study1994Series 4Forests and Trees as Sacred ObjectsIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
commoditization to singularity in Pacific Northwest forests; tree of life;
forest as Volk: Ewiger Wald (eternal forest) and the religion of nature in the
Third Reich (published work with U.S. formatted VHS 1936 Nazi propaganda film,
together with German written transcription of voice enclosed with papers).
1/26"From Commodities to Sacred Things: Old-Growth Forests
in the Pacific Northwest United States"19981/27Papers by Samuel C. Porter and Aldo Leopoldundated1/28"New Forestry and the Tree of Life"19901/29"Forest as Volk: Ewiger Wald and the Religion of Nature
in the Third Reich"20051/30Ewiger Wald Propaganda Film (1936)undated1 videocassette (VHS)1/31Ewiger Wald Propaganda Film German
TranscriptundatedSeries 5Institutionalization of LandscapesIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
energy accounting in managed landscapes (a study brutally rejected by forest
economists and never implemented); Dungeness 50-year case study; role of
professional societies in institutionalization.
1/32"Energy Accounting as a Method for Socio-Environmental
Impact Assessment: Implications for RPA"approximately 19761/33Dungeness 50-Year Case Study19961/34Role of Professional Societies in
Institutionalization1993Series 6Public ParticipationIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
Alaska wildlands social science agenda; Tongass N.F. public participation;
theoretical background for public participation; social science Alaska.
1/35Alaska Wildlands Social Science Agenda19921/36"An Administrative Study of the Public Participation on
the Tongass National Forest" - Final Report19821/37"Alternative Models for Natural Resource Conservation
Development in Southeast Alaska"19821/38Theoretical Background for Public
Participationapproximately 1982Series 7Wildfire ManagementIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
cultural values affecting historical fire prevention and suppression (e.g. fire
demons); fire on the forest/urban interface; institutional structure and change
of fire management; state/county precautionary adjustment to interface fire
hazards; international wildfire; Yellowstone fires review final report.
1/39Forest Health and Fire Danger in Inland Western Forests
- Conference Proceedings19941/40"Organizational Adaptation and Wildfire
Control"19791/41Institutional Structure and Change of Fire Management
Studiesapproximately 19801/42May 5, 1989 Final Report on Fire Management Policy,
Yellowstone19891/43"Can Reason Suppress the Fire Demon?"19851/44"Predicting Precautionary Adjustments to Fire Hazards on
the Residential/Wildland Interface"19831/45"Ecological Sustainability Through Chaos: The Case of
Wildfire Management"19961/46"Residential-Wildfire Hazard Mitigation"undated1/47"Residential Wildland Interface Fire Hazards and
Protection Responsibilities in Three Fire-Prone Counties"1983Series 8Socioeconomic Base for Rural CommunitiesIncludes materials related to the following research topics: small
wood-producers in spotted owl region; socioeconomic impact of DNR harvest
levels.
1/48"Local Socioeconomic Impacts of Alternative Department
of Natural Resources Program Harvest Levels in Western Washington"19821/49"Potential Social and Economic Contributions of Small
Wood-Producing Businesses in the Spotted Owl Region"1995Series 9Sociology of Natural ResourcesIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
social construction of environment; Kaufman "Paradox of Excellence;" local
community myth and organization; non-commodity values; sociological decision
making model-beyond individual rationality.
1/50"The Paradox of Excellence," Herbert Kaufman19941/51"Local Community as Myth and Organization: Theoretical
Perspectives for Assessing the Social Impacts of the Redwood National
Park"19791/52"Forestry's Forgotten Half"19881/53"A Sociological Decision-Making Model for Natural
Resource Management: The New Techniques for Solving 'Old Problems'19751/54"Sociology of Natural Resources: Social Construction of
Nonsocial Environments"19801/55"Forest Resource Sociology: A Pragmatic
Approach"19801/56"Social Construction of Deviant Communities in Pacific
Northwest Wood-Producing Regionsundated1/57"Are Sustainable Forestry Communities Required for
Sustainable Ecosystems?"1994Series 10Sigma Xi National LecturesIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
sustained yield history; myths of Mount St. Helen eruption; conservation as
creation of future; ecology and ethics of wood-producing communities.
1/58Sigma Xi National Lectures and Related
Materialsapproximately 1981-2001Series 11Outdoor RecreationIncludes materials related to the following research topics:
landscape visual quality; sociology of leisure; observational methods; social
group as unit of analysis; Yosemite visitor use; recreation carrying
capacity.
1/59"Social Definition of Public Outdoor Recreational
Places: Subcultural Variation in Meaning and Use"19701/60Landscape Visual Quality Studies1975-19781/61"Visitor Use Studies in National Parks -- with Special
Emphasis on Yosemite"undated1/62"Conduct as Culture in Outdoor Recreation: Competing
Formulas"19771/63"Research on the Human Sensitivity Level Portion U.S.
Forest Service Visual Management System Final Report"19761/64"Toward a Biobehavioral Theory of Leisure and
Recreation"19751/65"Say 'Hello' and You're an Extravert: A Commentary on
Lee's Investigation of the Privacy-In-Wilderness Issue," Doyle
Bishopundated1/66"Suggestions Concerning Need for and Content of
Wilderness Regulations"19771/67"Observations in Public Settings"19751/68"Some Theoretical Underpinnings for Assessing Recreation
Carrying Capacity"19781/69"Call for an Empirical Assessment of Leisure Behavior:
Reply to Lucas and Stankey"undated1/70"Social Groups as Behavioral Entities on Public
Beaches"19691/71"Density as a Spurious Case of Crowding in Outdoor
Recreation"1981