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Department of Forestry Record Series Descriptions

1947-1965, 1969 
Box 7
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by newsletter title, thereunder chronological by issue date 

Series used to disseminate agency information to interested parties. Newsletters include: "Activities in Fire Control" (1965, 1969); "Forest News" (1954-1965); "Green Blanket" (1948); "The Innovator" (1965); a monthly agency newsletter (1951-1959); and a quarterly agency newsletter (1947-1958). Newsletters include date and number of issue, articles about forestry personnel and/or activities, and illustrations. Subjects include helicopter use, fire regulations, reforestation, fire-fighting techniques, descriptions of existing fires, training, and personnel changes.
​1940-1979
Box 19
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of communication

Series documents the Forestry Department's development and use of aircraft. Records include letters, memoranda, maps, photographs, and reports. Subjects include aircraft analyses, helicopter use, infrared photography, photo-mapping, airports, and pilot proficiency.

Separated Photographs

​TitleAir Operations Correspondence, 1940-1979
​Removed from​Box 19/Folder 30
​Transferred to​Separated photographs Box 1
​Record type​Photoprint
​Amount​24
​Description​​1-9. Aerial views of airfields, 9 x 9 in., black and white, photoprints

1. Baker, 1972
2. Condon, 1972
3. Eugene, 1973 (color)
4. La Grande, 1972
5. McMinnville, 1970
6. Milo Academy, 1967
7. Redmond, 1972
|8-9. Salem, 1964, 1972

10-12. Aerial views, 9 x 9 in., black and white, photoprints

10. Mt. Jefferson, n.d.
11. Willamette River, n.d.
12. River and fields, unidentified, n.d.

13-24. Aerial views of district headquarters, n.d., 11 x 14 in., black and white, photoprint

13. Astoria
14. Coos
15. Dallas (?)
16. Jewell
17. Pittsburgh
18. St. Helens
19. Sisters
20. South Fork
21-24. Unidentified
 
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1942-1943
Box 7 
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents a World War II program to provide enemy aircraft observation posts for national defense. Program members were the Department of Forestry, the United States Forest Service, and the United States War Department. Records include agreements, observation post visibility charts, policy statements, procedures manuals, and observer manuals. Subjects include national defense, state/federal cooperation, Aircraft Warning Service, and World War II.
1964-1984 
Box 56
.75 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of communication 

Series documents communications between the Willamette Area Forester and district foresters, the Forestry Department central office, and other agencies and organizations. Records include letters, memoranda, and attached reports and reference material. Subjects include radio, timber cruising, and mapping; forest disease and pest control; federal and state legislation; forest closures; timber supply management; equipment development and selection; land classification; pesticide use; aircraft use; convict labor; forest products revenue; marketing; forest fire protection; land exchanges; reforestation and seeding; public relations; department organization; and Forest Practices Act enforcement. ​
1969-1982 
Box 56
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: none 

Series used as reference to research conducted by area staff. Reports vary in format and style, but include date of report, author's name(s), and report narrative. Many reports also include illustrations and a bibliography. Subjects include timber sales and cruising, old tree preservation, annual resource and conservation development, RARE II, polygonal map models, forest yield projections, forest inventories, soil surveys, fire prevention, and forest rehabilitation. ​
1978-1984 
Box 61
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents committee activities related to forest safety. Records include correspondence, posters, safety program outline, and meeting minutes. Subjects include employee training and education, vocational safety, and forest safety. ​
1944, 1948-50, 1954, 1962-1964
Box 65 
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by biennium

Series used to report Forestry Department activities and accomplishments to the Governor. Reports include date, transmittal, and narrative description of activities. Some reports also include illustrations and photographs. Subjects include organizational structure, forest land management, budgets, fire prevention, farm forestry, forest taxation, and department administration.
Accession 87A-036
1950, 1957-1970
Boxes 21-24 3.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by meeting date

Series documents the actions taken by the Board during its officially scheduled meetings. Minutes include agendas, indexes, previous meetings' minutes, and committee reports. Information includes date and location of meeting, members present/absent, item discussion, motions, resolutions, and exhibits. Subjects include land purchases, legal actions, flood control, fire protection, Forestry Department and Board of Forestry organization, state/federal cooperation, state forest management, forest products marketing, state and federal legislation, and endangered wildlife.

Accession 2004A-019
1953-1969
Box 4
1 cubic foot
Arrangement: generally by committee, thereunder chronological by meeting date

Series documents the actions taken by the Board of Forestry and subsidiary committees. Committees include the steering committee, research advisory committee, and analysis committee. Records include minutes, agendas, resolutions, reports, memoranda, hearing documentation, exhibits, and related documents.
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1959-1966
Box 5
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by resolution date 

Series documents formal expressions of intent by the Board of Forestry. Resolutions include date, perambulatory clauses, operative clauses, exhibits, and member signatures. Subjects are limited to property transfers and Common School Fund forest lands. ​
1968-1982 
Box 13
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject 

Series documents a research project conducted under a United States Forest Service grant to assist foresters in determining the point of origin of forest fires. Records include final report, correspondence, reference reports, and burn pattern photographs. Subjects include burn patterns, forest fire investigations and research, fire fuels, effects of weather on fires, and fuel classification.

Separated Photographs

​Title Burn Pattern Project Records, 1968-1982
​Removed from ​Box 13/Folder 23
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint, photonegative
​Amount ​226 photoprints; 268 photonegative strips
​Description 1-226. Burn photographs of hillsides, trees, underbrush and ashes showing burn patterns, 143 sites, n.d. 3 x 5 in. and 3 x 3 in., black and white, photoprint
1-268. Burn photographs of hillsides, trees, underbrush and ashes showing burn patterns, n.d. 35 mm., photonegative strips
 
​Title ​ Burn Pattern Project Records, 1968-1982
​Removed from ​Box 13/Folder 23
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint (17), slide (10)
​Amount ​27
​Description 1-17. Views of hillsides, trees, underbrush, and ashes showing burn patterns, for training purposes, n.d. 3 x 5 in., black and white, photoprint
18-27. Views of hillsides, trees, underbrush, and ashes showing burn patterns, for training purposes, n.d. 2 x 2 in., color, mounted transparencies
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1933-1947 
Box 15
.75 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by camp name, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the transfer of Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) leased camps to the Forestry Department and protection associations. Records include CCC and Forestry Department leases, right-of-way and payment correspondence, lease renewals, easements, water right permits, maps and plats of camp sites, and camp building inventories. Subjects include CCC work projects, federal/state cooperation, camp construction, and Forestry Department field office organization.

Separated Map

​Title Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Lease Records, 1933-1947
​Removed from ​Box 15/Folder 36
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​1
​Description ​Survey of Camp Trask, P-217, Tillamook County, 1940, 20 x 18 in., no scale given, blueprint
 

Separated Drawing

​Title ​Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Lease Records, 1933-1947
​Removed from ​Box 15/Folder 31
​Transferred to ​Map Drawer 1
​Record type ​Drawing
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​Reedsport CCC Camp, S-228, ca. 1937, 20 x 28, scale: 1 inch to 50 feet, ink and pencil drawing on graph paper
 
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1933-1942, 1950
Box 15
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents work projects conducted by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) for the Department of Forestry. Records include inventories of buildings purchased, telephone lines erected,; construction of truck trails, bridges, and horse trails, and look-out towers; blueprints for look-out towers; photographs; monthly project progress reports; maps; and correspondence. Subjects include CCC, work projects, road construction, fire-fighting, creation of the Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) program in Oregon, and CCC work camps.

Separated Photographs

​Title Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Work Project Records, 1933-1950
​Removed from ​Box 15/Folder 45
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​6
​Description ​​ 1-6. Fanno Mountain lookout tower showing storm damage, ca. 1942, 4 x 5-3/4 in., black and white, photoprint
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1933-1955
Box 65
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by complainant name

Series documents Forestry Department investigations of complaints against the department and the Board of Forestry. Records include correspondence, testimony transcripts, report of the State Forester, complaint, exhibits, and affidavits. Subjects include State Forester's abuse of power, forest lands, right-of-ways, claims for rental fees, wrongful fine assessment, unnecessary use of state automobile, forest patrol assessment refunds, illegal timber salvage, and road access.​
1936-1971 
Volumes 104-193 
20 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by county; thereunder numerical by township/range/section numbers 

Series documents yearly slash status for all lands in each county. Plats include township/range/section numbers, location of slash area, number of operators in the area, and plat index. The plat index includes year, operator number, slash status, operator name and address, and landowner's name. Subjects include slash burning, logging operations, forest fire prevention, and Forest Practices Act.
1963-1980 
Box 62
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by plan date 

Series documents plans made by Forestry Department management to assist in implementing program policies. Plans vary in style and format, and include date, subject, author's name(s), narrative, and graphic information. Subjects include aerial photography, air operations, D.L. Phipps Forest Nursery, mapping, agency organizational structure, public affairs, records management, systems analysis, and timber sales.
1950-1982 
Box 19
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of correspondence

Series documents communications between the deputy state forester and other agencies and organizations. Records include letters, memoranda, and attached reports. Subjects include Klamath Reservation land transfer, staff development, wood products export and import issues, wood products marketing, recreational uses of forest lands, endangered wildlife, and timber sales.
1975-1982 
Box 20
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of speech 

Series documents speeches given or prepared by the deputy state forester. Speech transcripts include date, location, and text of speech and attending group. Speeches are indexed by date of speech. Subjects include Roadless Area Review (RARE) II, timber supply forecasts, economic aspects of Oregon's forestry industry, and Forestry Program for Oregon.
1959-1961
Box 17
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of plan
Series documents district plans for forest fire protection on lands within its boundaries. Records include plans and two maps of the Klamath Agency Fire District. Plans include district policies, personnel, communication systems, equipment and transportation plans, and appendices. Plans are included for Klamath Agency District, Mazama Tree Farm, Klamath Indian Reservation, and the United States Forest Service. Subjects include fire protection organization, suppression policies, fire-fighting equipment, and financing.

Separated Map

​Title ​District Annual Fire Plans, 1959-1961
​Removed from ​Box 17/Folder 30
​Transferred to ​Map Drawer 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​226 photoprints; 268 photonegative strips
​Description Klamath Agency State District Communications, shows stations, lookouts, and boundaries of Klamath district, base map 1948, revised 1962, 20 x 21 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, blue line print with color added.
Creator: Base map: Klamath Forest Protective District, 1948. Oregon State Board of Forestry, drawn by Hugh Hayes, 1947.
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1914-1981
Boxes 10-12
3.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by district name, thereunder chronological by year of report

Series documents annual accomplishments and programs of Forestry Department districts and protection associations as reported to the State Forester. Reports include district/association name; date; membership rosters; fire summaries; statistics showing operations, permits, fire causes, and number of fires, personnel changes; special studies; and appendices. Some reports include photographs, illustrations, and graphics.

Prior to 1960, the Forestry Department and protection association districts were separate. The association reports also include by-laws, constitutions, and audit reports.

Topics discussed in both the district and association reports include state-local cooperation, forest fire protection, operations monitoring, management, fire fighting, and office operations.

Separated Photographs

​Title ​District Annual Reports, 1914-1981
​Removed from ​Box 10/Folder 7
​Transferred to  ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​1. New Hinkle Butte lookout station, 1960, 3 x 3 in., black and white, photoprint
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1967-1971 
Box 33
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by district name

Series documents the results of the Willamette Area's portion of a statewide survey to determine the status of the Forestry Department's fire protection system. Reports include district name, report date, survey background, observations and recommendations, maps, organizational charts, and graphic illustrations. Subjects include impact of weather on fire protection, fire history, burning index, district organization, fire suppression equipment, and coordinated fire protection planning.
1960 
Box 17
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of report 

Series used to report forest fire related statistics to the central Forestry Department office. Reports include initial, semi-monthly, and daily fire reports to the Salem office; annual fire summaries; and annual statistical fire report. Reports show fire name, location of fire, cause of fire, acres burned, fuel type, and suppression costs. Subjects include fire suppression, fire classification, fire-fighting costs, and fire causes.
1948-1962 
Box 5
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of plan 

Series documents a Department of Forestry plan to educate employees about fire control. Plans include program evaluations, fire school schedules, program summary, course schedules, and end-of-term summary. Subjects covered include employee training and fire prevention and control.
1970, 1974 
Box 33
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by district name

Series used to report district fires to area directors and central office staff. Reports include summary of fires by size classification, 1956-1969; annual non-statistical fire summary; annual summary of damages and fire-fighting expenditures; and railroad fires summaries. Subjects include forest and railroad fires, fire-fighting costs, and damage costs.
1933-1938
Box 9
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year, thereunder alphabetical by warden's name

Series documents district reports of field investigations to the State Forester. Report includes warden and district name, area inspected, report date, narrative report, and photographs. Subjects include descriptions of individual forest fires, timber operations, slash disposal, protection associations, tax assessments, and forest rehabilitation.

Separated Photographs

​Title District Warden's Field Reports, 1933-1938
​Removed from ​Box 9/Folder 23
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​10
​Description ​​1-4. Sheep damage to seedlings, 1935. Refer to report of 17 June 1935.
4 x 3 in., black and white, photoprint
5-10. Sand dune damage at Ft. Clatsop showing dune fences, construction of dune fences, and forestry personnel, 1935. Refer to report of 24 April 1935. 3 x 5 in., black and white, photoprint
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1960-1961 
Box 17
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date of report 

Series used by district warden to report district activities and accomplishments to the State Forester. Reports include weekly and seasonal activity reports and woodland assistance reports. Series is limited only to the Klamath District. Subjects include forest management, forest operations inspections, timber sales, slash burning, and forest conservation. ​
1976-1979 
Box 57 
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject

Series documents the Forestry Department's research and study of endangered plant and animal species. Records include correspondence, task force meeting minutes, endangered plant listings, animal habitat inventories, and study reports. Subjects include endangered plants and animals, wildlife conservation, forest safety, environmental protection, and wildlife habitat conservation. ​
1942-1964
Box 75
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents public relations aspects of Forestry Department programs. Records include maps, stickers, brochures, buttons, registration cards, licenses, and art-work. Subjects include Keep Oregon Green, forest fire prevention, Crater Lake, World War II forest defense, fire prevention equipment, "Red Hat" program, log patrol, Aircraft Warning Service, and Oregon Defense Council. ​
1912-1968
Box 75 
2 cubic feet
Arrangement: none 

Series documents materials used in an exhibit mounted by the Oregon State Archives to highlight the history and records of the Oregon Department of Forestry. Records include Department of Forestry documents and photographs as well as exhibit descriptions.
1975-1979 
Box 15
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record 

Series documents the Forestry Department's involvement in the origination of the Resource Planning Act (1978). Records include correspondence, inter-agency organizational charts, meeting minutes and notes, and status reports. Subjects include resource planning, federal legislation, federal/state cooperation, resource management, and public relations. ​
1943-1968 
97A-008
.10 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents recommended practices for fighting forest fires. Records include the 1943 "Instructions on Forest Fire Fighting" produced by the U.S. Forest Service and the 1968 "Crew Boss Notebook (Firefighting)" produced by the U.S. Forest Service. The Crew Boss Notebook includes blank forms designed to document activities and order supplies. ​
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1960-1962 
Box 24
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents the work of an internal Forestry Department committee charged with assisting the Protection Division in setting up an effective forest fire protection system in Oregon. Records include committee reports, committee minutes, organizational charts, policy statements, regional meeting minutes, and correspondence. Subjects include forest fire prevention, state/local cooperation, and department organization.
ca. 1937 
97A-008 
.05 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents types of information gathered in relation to preliminary reports of fires and to permits to burn slash or brush. Information includes location, date, time, name of fire warden or permittee, and remarks. ​
Accession 87A-036
1936-1943
Box 65 .1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of report

Accession 2004A-019
1965-1993
Box 9
.35 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by report year

Series documents fires occurring on Forestry Department protected lands. Summary information includes district name, fire size, cumulative number of fires, type of land, and cause of fires. Series also includes a slash burning summary. Subjects include protection associations and fire causes, prevention, and protection.

Accession 2004A-019 does not include reports for 1966-1967, and 1970-1973.
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1942-1945
Box 7
.1 cubic foot Arrangement: chronological by date of meeting

Series documents the activities of the Oregon and the Oregon-Washington Forest Defense Councils. These interagency councils were created to formulate wartime forest defense policies. Minutes include members present, date and location of meeting, items discussed, and actions taken. Subjects include fire-fighter wage rates, inter-governmental cooperation, fire suppression techniques, burning regulations, and fire suppression policies.

Of special note is a February 10, 1942 resolution sent to the Fourth Army Command requesting the removal of "enemy aliens" from forested areas.

Separated Decal

​Title ​ Forest Defense Council Minutes, 1942-1945
​Removed from ​Box 7/Folder 16
​Transferred to ​Box 75 (Ephemera)
​Record type ​Decal
​Amount ​1
​Description Decal of Oregon Forest Defense Council, ca. 1943, 4 x 4 in., blue, red, and white plastic
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1956-1961
Box 62
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents the activities of the council, which was created as a sub-unit of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association to promote forest fire research. Records include by-laws, minutes, reports, and correspondence. Subjects include fuel classification, affects of weather on forest fires, slash disposal, fire danger rating, council organization, protection equipment development, and fire-fighting techniques.
1957-1961
Box 62
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by meeting date

Series documents the actions and decisions of the committee formed to advise the Forest Products Laboratory about forest lands research. Minutes include members present/absent, date and location of meeting, items discussed and actions taken. Subjects include research project budgets, cooperation with other committees, insect research, forest genetics, animal control, pesticide use, soil analysis, and the affects of weather on forest lands.
1914, 1941-1955
Map Rolls 2-3
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none

Series used to provide a graphic representation of forest areas. Records include four maps of varied sizes and scales. Maps show timber sale contract areas, northwest Oregon district construction status, and state forest boundaries for 1914.

Maps

​Title ​Forest Maps, 1914-1955
​Record location ​Map Roll 3
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​4
​Description ​​
  1. Northwest Oregon, shows status of forestry projects, 1955, 41 x 35 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, blue line print with color added
  2. Northwest Oregon, shows timber sales and timber deeds, 1938, 48 x 38 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, blue line print with color added
  3. Northwest Oregon, shows logging companies and timber contract unit boundaries, 1938, 48 x 38 in., scale 1 inch to 1 mile, blue line print with color added
  4. Oregon, shows boundaries of state forests, 1914, 48 x 70 in., scale: 1 inch to 6 1/2 miles, color print with color added

Creator of all maps: Oregon State Board of Forestry, drawn by Hugh Hayes. Condition: map 3, poor, tears

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1937-1965
Volumes 76-103
6 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by year of summary 

Series used to access statistical information about forest operations. Summaries include acres logged, volume removed, cutover tables, permits issued, inspections made, hazard removal costs, and fires on permit lands. Subjects include logging operations, forest management, forest fire protection, and slash removal.
1974-1981 
Box 58
.5 cubic feet 
Arrangement: numerical by module number

Series documents the cooperative project between Washington and Oregon Forestry Departments to develop a university level curriculum for forest policy-making. Records include correspondence and study modules. Subjects covered by modules include curriculum development, political aspects of policy, organizational structure of policy-makers, non timber uses of forests, timber supply and demand analysis, and socioeconomic and environmental impacts of forestry policy.
ca. 1982
Box 70
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series used to illustrate forest violations for presentations and reference. Series consists of thirty color slides showing various violations and three views of the Western Forestry Center. Subjects include Forest Practices Act, environmental degradation, and Western Forestry Center. 

The series consists of the following items: 1-3. Western Forestry Center, 1982, 2 x 2 in., color, mounted transparency, Ektachrome 4-30. Views of forests and trees showing violations, 1982, 2 x 2 in., color, mounted transparency, Ektachrome
1918-1949 
97A-008 
.20 cubic feet
Arrangement: none

Series documents forest practices as presented in two handbooks: 

The "Forest Service Form 874-C" dates from 1918 to 1924 and includes chapters of the "Western Fire Fighter's Manual" produced by the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. Subjects include fire fighting; trail building; tools, equipment, and supplies; the lookout system; and prevention of fire in logging operations. Also included is a section produced by the U.S. Forest Service entitled "Trail Construction on the National Forests." 

The "Oregon Forest Conservation Act Administrative Handbook" was produced by the Oregon State Board of Forestry in 1949. It includes conservation act administrative regulations; forest practices; and conservation act enforcement procedures.
1941-1962
Box 61
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by meeting date 

Series documents the actions and decisions of the committee formed to advise the Forest Products Laboratory about research issues. Minutes include members present, date and location of meeting, item discussion, resolutions, and committee decisions. Subjects include committee organization, potential and current research projects, patents, and legislation.
1953-1960 
Box 61 
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by meeting date 

Series documents the actions and decisions of the committee formed to advise the Forest Products Laboratory about forest protection and conservation. Minutes include members present/absent, date and location of meeting, and items discussed and actions taken. Subjects of discussion include project funding, legislation, patent reviews, research projects, forest genetics, and forest physiology.​
1937-1970
Map Drawer 4 
Map Roll 4
2 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by association/district name 

Series documents the boundaries of state protection districts and protection associations. Maps include date of map (and revisions, if applicable); scale; state forest boundaries; game refuges; association/district boundaries; township, range, and section lines; cities; roads; rivers; and fire lookout locations. Most of the maps are blue or black line on tracing paper and tracing cloth. Some are also colored.

Maps and Overlays

​Title ​ Forest Protection Association and District Maps, 1937-1970
​Record location ​Map Drawer 4 (maps 1-10, 13-16, 18-20, 22-23, 25, 27-30, 32-36, 38, 42-47)
Map Roll 4 (maps 11-12, 17, 21, 24, 26, 31, 37, 39-41)
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​47
​Description ​​
  1. Coos Forest Protective District, North Portion, 1950, revised 1963, 40 x 32 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  2. Coos Forest Protective District, South Portion, 1954, revised 1963, 36 x 20 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  3. Clatsop County, 1961, 41 x 34 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  4. Clatsop County, 1958, 36 x 36 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink and pencil on tracing paper
  5. Clatsop County, East Half, 1950, revised 1953, 35 x 23 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  6. Clackamas-Marion Forest Protective Association, 1952, revised 1965, 36 x 30 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  7. Central Oregon District, Kinzua-Mitchell Unit, 1946, revised 1955, 40 x 35 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  8. Central Oregon District, John Day Sub-District, 1952, revised 1953, 30 x 29 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  9. Central Oregon District, Monument Sub-District, 1952, revised 1956, 27 x 26 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  10. Central Oregon District, West Half, 1955, revised 1958, 34 x 41 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  11. Central Oregon District, East Half, 1950, revised 1957, 64 x 42 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  12. Northwest Oregon, 1946, revised 1948, 42 x 37 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  13. North Central Oregon, 1962, revised 1966, 30 x 23 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  14. North Central Oregon District, 1951, revised 1957, 39 x 20 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  15. Linn Fire Protection Area, topographic map, 1948, 34 x 31 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, contour interval 100 feet, ink on tracing paper
  16. Klamath Indian Reservation, 1961, 41 x 36 in., scale: 3/4 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  17. Klamath Forest Protective District, 1948, 42 x 46 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing cloth
  18. Fort Rock Crescent Lake Area Map, 1959, 24 x 42 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  19. Fire Damage Map, showing areas burned in 1961, T7S-R9W, 1961, 40 x 36, scale: 1 inch to 400 feet, ink on tracing paper
  20. Eastern Lane Fire Protective Association, 1946, revised 1958, 39 x 27 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing cloth
  21. Douglas Fire Protective Association, 1949, revised 1955, 44 x 39 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  22. Detroit-Santiam Pass Area Map, 1962, 36 x 26 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  23. Southwest Oregon District, Grants Pass Unit, 1962, 36 x 28 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  24. Tillamook County, 1955, 53 x 36 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  25. Southwest Oregon District, 1958, 36 x 45 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  26. Southwest Oregon District, 1948, revised 1951, 34 x 53 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  27. Swan Lake-Yainax Butte, Klamath Fire Protective Assn., 1960, 20 x 44 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  28. Fire Protection Districts, map of Oregon, 1958, 20 x 36 in., no scale given, ink on tracing paper
  29. Fire Protection Districts, map of Oregon, 1957, 21 x 26 in., no scale given, ink on tracing paper
  30. Polk-Benton District, 1947, revised 1951, 44 x 34 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  31. Northeast Oregon, 1947, revised 1961, 41 x 51 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  32. Western Lane County Fire Patrol Assn. District, c. 1938, 27 x 21 in., scale: 1 inch to 3 miles, blue and white printed map with color added
  33. Northwest Oregon, c. 1938, 24 x 25 in., scale: 1 inch to 4 miles, blue and white printed map with color added
  34. Linn County Fire Patrol Assn. District, 1933, revised 1936, 32 x 33 in., scale: 5/8 inch to 1 mile, blue and white printed map with color added
  35. Douglas County Protective Map, 1937, 30 x 38 in., scale: 1 inch to 3 miles, blue and white printed map with color added
  36. Clackamas-Marion Counties Fire Patrol Assn., 1936, revised 1937, 36 x 30 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, blue and white printed map with color added
  37. Forest Protection Areas, map of Oregon, 1968, 40 x 52 in., scale: 1 inch to 8 miles, 1:500,000, blue and white printed map with color added
  38. Central Unit, Coos Forest Protection District, 1970, 21 x 29 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, color print
  39. Protection Map, Northwest Oregon, topographic map, 1939, 48 x 38 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, contour interval 100 feet, color print
  40. Willamette Valley, 1951, 81 x 40 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  41. Western Oregon, 1937, 78 x 42 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  42. Western Oregon District, 1957, revised 1958, 46 x 35 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  43. Western Lane Fire Protective District, 1946, revised 1959, 42 x 36 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  44. Walker Range Patrol Assn., Taggart Butte Sector, 1949, 20_ x 28 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing cloth
  45. Walker Range Patrol Assn., Smoke Creek Sector, 1949, 24 x 33 in., scale: 1 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing cloth
  46. Ukiah Unit, Northeast Oregon District, 1955, 22 x 25 in., scale: 1/2 inch to 1 mile, ink on tracing paper
  47. Timber Management and Reforestation Units, map of Oregon, 1957, 20 x 26 in., no scale given, ink on tracing paper
Creator: All maps with the exception of #19 and 35 were created by the Oregon State Forestry Department and drawn by Hugh Hayes. #3 was drawn by C. Love, #4 by D. Clark, #28 by C. Schmitz, #29 by DC, and #41 by Colby J. Harnden. Map #19 was created by Boise Cascade Corp. and # 35 by the Metsker Co.
 
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1933-1957
Box 14
1 cubic foot 
Arrangement: alphabetical by association name, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents the operations of local associations created to assist the Forestry Department in forest fire prevention. Records include audit and annual reports, maps, meeting minutes, and correspondence. Subjects discussed include association organization and boundaries, tax assessments, Aircraft Warning Service cooperation during World War II, destruction of records in the Capitol fire (1936), Native American reservation protection, World War II forest defense, and the Forest Conservation Act.​
1975-1979 
Box 52
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents the actions of a committee of federal, state, and timber company representatives in relation to evaluating the effectiveness of various methods of forest regeneration. This activity followed the passage of Oregon’s 1971 Forest Practices Act and similar legislation in other states. The records describe the surveys and sampling methods used by different entities to ensure reforestation of areas cleared by harvest or by natural events such as fire. Records include correspondence, reports, memoranda, and notes.​
​​1949-1971
Box 17
1 cubic foot 
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents a Department of Forestry program to rehabilitate forest areas damaged by fires, logging operations, or animals. Records include bond requests; seed inventories and origin certificates; equipment inventories; animal damage, nursery, reseeding, and progress reports; photographs; and correspondence. Subjects include reforestation, pesticide use, animal control, Tillamook Burn, program development, bond financing, and seed and tree genetics.
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1967-1970
Box 3 (Accession 2004A-019) 
.2 cubic feet
Arrangement: none

Series documents surveys and plans related to forest resources and harvesting levels. Most of the information is technical in nature and consists of computer printouts.
1971-1977 
Box 59
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: by type of record; thereunder chronological by year of record 

Series documents a Forestry Department study to determine and assess the utilization of Oregon's forest resources. Records include reports and correspondence. Subjects include forest resource management, sustained yield, forest policy, resource inventory, geographic information system, and environmental policy.​
1936-1937 
Map Roll 2
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none

Series documents a joint survey conducted by the Forestry Department and the United States Forest Service to determine types of forest cover on all Oregon lands. Records consist of four maps, each of which depict one-quarter of Oregon. The maps measure 66" by 42", have a scale of 1":4 miles, and use Lambert projection techniques. Maps include highways and roads, county boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes, physical features, and color coded forest type areas. Forest type descriptions include predominant tree type, percentage of trees, cutover lands, burned lands, old growth, and restocked lands.

Maps

​Title ​Forest Type Maps, 1936-1937
​Record location ​Map Roll 2
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​4
Description​ ​ Forest Type Maps, State of Oregon, 1936. Shows types of forest vegetation. 36 x 52 in., scale: 1 inch to 4 miles, color print. Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Condition: map 1, poor, torn corner
  1. Southwest Quarter of Oregon
  2. Northwest Quarter of Oregon
  3. Southeast Quarter of Oregon
  4. Northeast Quarter of Oregon
 
​​
​1961-1963 
Map Drawers 2-3
2 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by county name 

Series documents changes in forest cover on each township in mapped counties. Maps are 24" by 36" and use a scale of 1" to 1000'. Maps include section lines and numbers, rivers, roads, trails, structures, and numerical and color coded forest type areas. Acetate overlays show updates made to the base map information. There is no located key to the forest type codes.
Maps and Overlays
​Title ​Forest Type Township Maps and Overlays, 1961-1963
​Record location ​Map Drawer 2
​Record type ​Maps and Overlays
​Amount ​45
​Description Maps of townships in Clatsop County showing changes in forest cover, section lines and numbers, rivers, roads, trails, and structures. Acetate overlays show updates made to the base map information.

typical size of map: 30-33 x 30-33 in.
typical size of overlay: 42 x 34 in.
scale: 1 inch to 1000 feet
map: blue line prints with color added, mounted on canvas
overlays: acetate

1-2. T7N-R9W, 1959-1960, 1 map, 1 overlay
3-5. T8&9N-R7W, 1960-1961, 1 map, 2 overlays
6-7. T6N-R10W, 1959-1960, 1 map, 1 overlay
8. T6N-R9W, 1960-1961, map
9-11. T6N-R8W, 1959, 1 map, 2 overlays
12. T5N-R10W, 1959-1960, map
13. T5N-R9W, 1959-1960, map
14-16. T5N-R8W, 1959, 1 map, 2 overlays
17-18. T5N-R7W, 1960-1961, 1 map, 1 overlay
19-21. T5N-R6W, 1960-1961, 1 map, 2 overlays
22. T4N-R10W, 1959-1960, map
23-25. T4N-R9W, 1959-1960, 1 map, 2 overlays
26-27. T4N-R8W, 1960-1961, 1 map, 1 overlay
28. T4N-R7W, 1960=1961, map
29. T4N-R6W, 1960-1961, map
30-32. T8N-R10W, 1955-1956, 1 map, 2 overlays
33-34. T7N-R6W, 1960-1961, 1 map, 1 overlay
35-37. T8&9N-R6W, 1960-1961, 1 map, 2 overlays
38-40. T8N-R9W, 1959, 1 map, 2 overlays
41-43. T8N-R8W, 1955-1956, 1 map, 2 overlays
44-45. T7N-R10W, 1959-1960, 1 map, 1 overlay
 
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​Title ​Forest Type Township Maps and Overlays, 1961-1963
​Record location ​Map Drawer 2
​Record type ​Maps and Overlays
​Amount ​32
​Description Maps of townships in the Elliott State Forest showing changes in forest cover, section lines and numbers, rivers, roads, trails, and structures. Acetate overlays show updates made to the base map information.

typical size of map: 39-32 x 22-32 in.
typical size of overlay: 42 x 34 in.
scale: 1 inch to 1000 feet
map: blue line prints with color added, mounted on canvas ca. 1955
overlay: acetate

46-48. T24&25S-R12W, 1 map, 2 overlays
49-51. T22&25S-R11S, 1 map, 2 overlays
52-54. T24S-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
55-57. T23S-R12W, 1 map, 2 overlays
58-60. T23S-R11W, 1 map, 2 overlays
61-65. T23S-R10W, 2 maps, 3 overlays
66-68. T22S-R11W, 1 map, 2 overlays
69-71. T22S-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
72-73. T24S-R12W, 1 map, 1 overlay
74-75. T24&25S-R11W, 1 map, 1 overlay
76-77. T24&25S-R10W, 1 map, 1 overlay
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​Title ​Forest Type Township Maps and Overlays, 1961-1963
​Record location ​Map Drawer 2
​Record type ​Maps and Overlays
​Amount ​6
​Description Maps of townships in Washington, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties showing changes in forest cover, section lines and numbers, rivers, roads, trails, and structures. Acetate overlays show updates made to the base map information.

typical size of map: 32 x 32 in.
typical size of overlay: 42 x 34 in.
scale: 1 inch to 1000 feet
maps: blue line prints with color added, mounted on canvas, 1955-1956 overlays: acetate

78-80. Washington County, T3N-R5W, 1 map, 2 overlays
81. Washington County, T1S-R5W, map
82-84. Tillamook and Yamhill County, T2S-R6W, 1 map, 2 overlays
 ​​
​Title ​Forest Type Township Maps and Overlays, 1961-1963
​Record location ​Map Drawer 3
​Record type ​Maps and Overlays
​Amount ​80
​Description Maps of townships in Tillamook County showing changes in forest cover, section lines and numbers, rivers, roads, trails, and structures. Acetate overlays show updates made to the base map information.

typical size of map: 34-31 x 33-30 in.
typical size of overlay: 42 x 34 in.
scale: 1 inch to 1000 feet
maps: blue line prints with color added, mounted on canvas
ca. 1955-1956
overlays: acetate

85-86. T6S-R9W, 1 map, 1 overlay
87-89. T2S-R7W, 1 map, 2 overlays
90-92. T3S-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
93-95. T3S-R9W, 1 map, 2 overlays
96-98. T3S-R8W, 1 map, 2 overlays
99-101. T3S-R7W, 1 map, 2 overlays
102-104. T5S-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
105. T4S-R10W, map
106-108. T2N-R9W, 1 map, 2 overlays
109-111. T2N-R8W, 1 map, 2 overlays
112-114. T2N-R7W, 1 map, 2 overlays
115-117. T2N-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
118-120. T2S-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
121-123. T2S-R9W, 1 map, 2 overlays
124-126. T2S-58W, 1 map, 2 overlays
127-129. T1S-R7W, 1 map, 2 overlays
130-132. T1S-R8W, 1 map, 2 overlays
133-135. T1S-R9W, 1 map, 2 overlays
136-138. T1N-R5W, 1 map, 2 overlays
139-141. T2N-R5W, 1 map, 2 overlays
142-144. T1N-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
145-147. T1N-R9W, 1 map, 2 overlays
148-150. T1N-R8W, 1 map, 2 overlays
151-153. T1N-R7W, 1 map, 2 overlays
154-156. T3N-R9W, 1 map, 2 overlays
157-159. T3N-R8W, 1 map, 2 overlays
160-161. T3N-R6W, 1 map, 1 overlay
162-164. T3N-R10W, 1 map, 2 overlays
 ​​
​1977-1978
Box 58
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission grant funded project to produce medium range forest plans for Oregon. Records include project progress reports, correspondence, newsletters, project reviewer comments, final report, supplemental reports, photographs, and artist's proofs for cover. Subjects include timber supply, timber resource management and harvest projections, projected timber growth, sustained yield, and education.

Separated Drawings

​Title ​Forestry Program for Oregon Project Records, 1977-1978
​Removed from ​Box 58/Folder 3
​Transferred to ​Box 75 (Ephemera)
​Record type ​Drawings
​Amount ​4 sheets with 9 drawings
​Description Original artist's proofs for possible covers for the "Forestry Program for Oregon" final report, ca. 1976-1977, 4 x 5 in., ink and water color drawings
 
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1943-1945
Box 5
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by staff member's name 

Series documents selective service information about the Department of Forestry's staff. Selective service classification cards show staff person's name, birth date, age, marriage date, number of dependents, registration board number, classification, military experience, present occupation, and updates to card information. Subjects include World War II and the selective service.​
1940-1984
Box 5 
.75 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by title of report 

Series used to disseminate information about department programs and/or projects to interested parties. Reports vary in format and content level, but include title, date of issue, author's name(s), and narrative report. Some reports also include pictures, illustrations, and graphic displays. Subjects include underproductive forest lands, agency organizational structure, state lands, thirty year forest management plans, pesticide use, equipment selection and design, convict labor, and Mt. St. Helens log salvage.
1950-1971
Box 56
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record 

Series documents the Forestry Department's lease of the Shellburg Falls area to the 4-H Club Foundation. Records include correspondence, maps, agreements, renewals, and land use studies and permits. Subjects include the 4-H Club and recreational use of forest lands.
1978-1981
Box 57
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by report subject 

Series documents Forestry Department input into a Pacific Northwest Regional Commission grant funded project to create a regional geographic information system. Records include research reports, working papers, feasibility study, correspondence, final report, report addendum, presentation packet, and data catalogs. Subjects include geographic information systems, inter agency cooperation, information system research, information management, and natural resources management.​
1981
Box 33
.75 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the Forestry Department's role as lead agency in a panel to formulate strategies for Oregon's timber industry. Records include written and oral testimony transcripts, member notes, exhibits, tape logs, speaker registration sheets, correspondence, sound recordings, and meeting minutes. Subjects include federal disaster assistance, restriction of Canadian imports, underproductive lands, timber sale policies, timber products marketing, 1980 recession, import/export policies, and Oregon timber industry.

Separated Audio Recordings

​Title ​Governor's Timber Strategy Panel Hearing Records, 1981
​Removed from ​Box 33/Folder 25
​Transferred to ​Audio Recording Box 1
​Record type ​Audio recordings
​Amount ​22
​Description 1-17. Audio cassettes, 60 minutes each
18-22. Audio tapes, 5 inch reels
 
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1972-1979 
Boxes 34-48
15 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by year of report 

Series used by the Forestry Department to determine a plot-by plot summary of tree size, species, and condition. All reports include county name; township, range, and section numbers; and forty plot numbers. Reports include periodic annual increment report which show age/board foot increases for the years 1959, 1966, 1969; summary species tables which show size, board feet, number of trees, and average tree height by species; physiological and classification recapitulation; statistical analysis; error message listing; plot detail listing (tree by tree analysis); log volume content; and computed ratios for measured trees. Subjects include forest resource management, timber cruising, geographic information systems, long-range planning, forest yield projections, and sustained yield forests.​
1978
Box 55
.75 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of record Hearing transcripts are arranged chronological by hearing date Exhibits are arranged numerically by exhibit number 

Series documents public hearings held by the Forestry Department to assess public opinion about herbicide use administrative rules, particularly the pesticide 2,4,5-T. Records include hearing transcripts, exhibits, and an index to testimony and exhibits. Most of the series centers around the environmental impact versus the economic benefit of using 2,4,5-T to defoliate scrub forests. Subjects include herbicide use; 2,4,5-T; defoliation; environmental groups; ecological impacts of herbicide use; forest economics, and herbicide use laws.
1949-1963 
Box 60
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by report year 

Series documents various projects done by the Forestry Department relating to insect control. Records include draft and final reports which show date of project and report, title, researcher/author, location of project, scope of study, and conclusions. Subjects include gypsy moth, spruce budworm, hemlock looper, tussock moth, research availability, insect eradication, pesticide use, and environmental impact of insect eradication.​
1939 
Box 4
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by year of communication 

Series documents a coordinated program between the Oregon and Washington Forestry Departments to educate young people in the management of Douglas Fir forests. Records include program outlines, letters, rosters, and news releases. Much of the subject matter deals with educational curriculum and forest management, but the news releases contain several forestry anecdotes about loggers, fire-fighters, forestry personnel, and Smokey Bear.​
1941-1961, 1970 
Box 6 
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents the activities of the Keep Oregon Green Association, a semi-public agency dedicated to fire prevention information and education. Records include minutes, articles of incorporation, correspondence, budgets, annual reports, financial reports, agreements, and one photograph. Subjects include Smokey Bear, public information and education, fire prevention, and cooperation with the Department of Forestry.

Separated Photograph

​Title ​Keep Oregon Green Records, 1941-1970
​Removed from ​Box 6/Folder 2
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​1. Small dog ("Dude") with a "Keep Oregon Green" advertising board, 1943, 3 x 5 in., black and white, photoprint
 
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1960-1961
Box 17
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record 

Series documents the Klamath District warden's communications with other agencies and organizations. Records include letters, memoranda, and reports. Primary correspondents are the Forestry Department's central office, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the United States Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. Subjects include federal/state cooperation, Klamath Tribe, termination of the Klamath reservation, district finances, forest practices, and radio operation plans.​
​ca. 1959
Box 71
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by original allottee's name 

Series used to index post termination landowners to original reservation allottees. Series consists of 3 x 5 index cards, which include original allottee's name, allotment number, and owner's name. Subjects include Klamath Tribe and reservation termination.
1959
Box 71
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: numerical by allotment number

Series documents forest taxes owed/paid by new owners of terminated reservation lands. Series consists of 5 x 7 index cards which include allotment number, allottee name, legal description of land, total and forested acreage, tax rate per acre, amount and date billed, owner(s) name and address, share of allotment owned, and amount received by the Forestry Department. Subjects include reservation lands, Klamath Tribe, forest land tax, and reservation termination.​
1904-1959
Boxes 67-69
.5 cubic feet 
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder numerical by deed/abstract number

Series documents Forestry Department computations of forest lands sold when the Klamath Reservation was terminated in 1959. Records include title abstracts, warranty and United States land patent deeds, forested allotment acreage listing, fee patent and trust summary, trust held real estate listing, and thermofax copies of trust deeds. Subjects include Klamath Tribe, reservation termination, sale of forest lands, and land deeds.​
1953-1960 
Box 15
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record 

Series documents the placement of unliquidated reservation lands under the management of the Department of Forestry. Records include correspondence between the Board of Forestry, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), United States Forest Service (USFS), and the Klamath Tribe; minutes of meetings between the Board of Forestry, BIA, and USFS; fire protection proposals; congressional correspondence; and resolutions. Subjects include Klamath Tribe, reservations, forest fire protection, inter-agency cooperation, and the BIA.​
1951-1959 
Box 59 
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by year

Series documents the patent and sale of rights to a process developed by the Oregon Forest Products Laboratory to extract wax from Douglas Fir Bark. Records include option agreements, correspondence, licensing committee minutes, work notes, laboratory report on bark extractives, and a marketing study. Subjects discussed in the correspondence include negotiations between the Forestry Department, the Forest Products Laboratory, M.W. Kellogg Co., and Canadian Forest Products, Ltd. to license and market the wax. Other topics covered by these records include patent rights, international and national marketing, forest products development, and Douglas Fir extractives.​
1978-1979 
Box 56
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of report

Series used to report district land use planning activities to area management. Reports show date, county name, forest land goals, type of forest land classification, level of Forestry Department involvement, and comments. Subjects include state/local cooperation, forest land use, Roadless Area Review (RARE) II, wilderness areas, land zoning, metropolitan area land use plans, and department goals.
1945-1978 
Boxes 54-55 
1.35 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by plaintiff's name, thereunder chronological by date of record 

Series documents county circuit court, Oregon Supreme Court, and United States Supreme Court cases in which the Forestry Department has been involved. Records include case transcripts, complaints, sound recordings, legal briefs, exhibits, research notes, testimony transcripts, depositions, and correspondence. Subjects include right-of-way ownership, timber trespass, land ownership, timber sales, and extra fire cost collection. Photographs removed to photographic collection. Maps removed to oversize storage. Phonograph removed to audio storage (3/09/08/04).

Separated Photographs

​Title Legal Case Records, 1945-1978
​Removed from ​Box 54/Folder 18
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs box 2
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​4
​Description Views of the main office and garages of the headquarters of the North Unit, Jewell, Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association, 1946, 8 x 10 in., black and white, photoprints
 
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​Title ​Legal Case Records, 1945-1978
​Removed from ​Box 55/Folder 2
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs box 2
​Record type ​Photoprint (37), Slides (12)
​Amount ​49
Description​ ​Exhibits to the Fogarty Fire Extra Cost Collection Case (Department of Forestry v. PPL). Views show burned over lands, power line, equipment, fire, ca. 1970.
1-12. 2 x 2 in., color, mounted transparencies, Ektachrome
1-7. 3 x 4 in., black and white, photoprint
8-37. 3 x 3 in., black and white, photoprint

​​Separated Phonograph Recording

​Title ​Legal Case Records, 1945-1978
​Removed from ​Box 54/Folder 13
​Transferred to ​Phonograph box 1
​Record type ​Phonograph
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​Phonograph recording of N. Joyce's testimony in State Supreme Court Case, 10 March 1968, 8 inches in diameter
 
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Separated Maps

​Title ​Legal Case Records, 1945-1978
​Removed from ​Box 54/Folder 18
​Transferred to ​Map Drawer 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​2
​Description ​​
  1. Jewel Headquarters, Oregon Board of Forestry, 1946, 26 x 23 in., scale: 1 inch to 20 feet, blue line print. Creator: Oregon State Board of Forestry, drawn by Hugh Hayes
  2. Headquarters of the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection Association, 1946, 26 x 17 in., no scale given, blue line print. Creator: Oregon State Board of Forestry, drawn by LWA
 
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1940, 1955-1963
Box 4
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of correspondence

Series documents legal opinions/decisions used by the Department of Forestry to make policy decisions. Records include Attorney General's opinions, legal research notes, letter opinions, legal memoranda, maps, photographs, and related case records. Subjects include retirement plans, land classification, timber sale contracts, title opinions, and fire patrol assessments.​
1963-1980 
Box 2 (Accession 2004A-019) 
1 cubic foot 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents the actions of the Forestry Department related to the export of logs outside of the United States. The department issued permits for log exports based on applications, hearings, and other criteria. Records include laws; administrative rules; application case files containing applications, correspondence, hearings records, notes, and one reel to reel audio tape; and related documents.​
1950-1991
Box 3 (Accession 2004A-019)
.8 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by set of years

Series documents log and related forest product brands registered with the Forestry Department. Information includes log brand number, logging operator name, city, registration date, operator number, and a diagram of the registered brand. Registers include indexes.​
1963-1980 
Box 1 (Accession 2004A-019)
1 cubic foot 
Arrangement: by organization generally 

Series documents the actions of various timber related organizations in relation to log scaling and grading for size and quality. A general goal was to promote conformity and standardization of rules related to scaling and grading. Many of the record document the Columbia River Scaling and Grading Bureau. Records include a variety of meeting and organizational documents such as minutes, bylaws, statements, and correspondence.​
1924-1967
Boxes 72-74
1.75 cubic feet Arrangement: numerical by film number
Series provides visual documentation of events and forest-related activities. Series consists of black-and-white and color 16mm films; some also include a sound track. Topics covered by films include forest fire prevention, logging, milling, public relations, natural resources, Soil Bank Act, forest land productivity, Smokey Bear, helicopter use, forest management, fire retardant use, spruce budworm control, tree planting, fire line construction, and scenic views.
Numbered films
  1. "District Warden's" Training Film
  2. At Forestry Department
  3. At Forestry Department
  4. New Oregon Trail
  5. Roots of Wealth
  6. Tree Bank
  7. Once Upon a Tree
  8. At Forestry Department
  9. At Forestry Department
  10. At Forestry Department
  11. Timber Management Film
  12. Kaman Hover Fill
  13. At Forestry Department
  14. Retardant Use
  15. Retardant Tests
Unnumbered films
a. Christmas Trees; n.d.; black and white.
b. Controlling the Spruce Budworm; 1950; black and white.
c. Helicopter and Retardant Operations; 1967; color.
d. Helicopter Training; 1968; color.
e. Progressive Methods of Line Construction; n.d.; color.
f. Tree-planting Scenes; 1961; color.
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1973-1980
Box 16
.75 cubic feet 
Arrangement: by type of record Minutes and correspondence are arranged chronologically by date of record Preserve analyses are arranged alphabetically by preserve name

Series documents the Forestry Department's tracking of a Division of State Lands committee which designates natural areas preserves. Records include committee minutes, correspondence, and individual preserves analyses. Subjects include endangered species (especially the spotted owl), resource coordination, wilderness areas, land-use regulation, national registry of natural areas preserves, and environmental concerns. 

Separated Photographs

​Title ​Natural Area Preserves Advisory Committee Records, 1973-1980
​Removed from ​Box 16/Folder 6
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​2
​Description ​​1-2. Old-growth timber in Eden Branch Unit, 1975, 8 x 10 in., black and white, photoprint
 
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1950-1962 
Box 59 
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject

Series documents the activities of an inter-agency committee to coordinate natural resources projects in Oregon. Records include committee and subcommittee minutes, committee reports, correspondence, and maps. Subjects include river basin use plans, mapping, coastal sand dunes, conservation week, land use, and recreation.

Separated Maps

​Title ​Natural Resources Committee Records, 1950-1962
​Removed from ​Box 59/Folder 2`
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​Willamette River and Tributaries, showing reservoirs, state parks, waysides, irrigated areas, national monuments, and recommended improvements, 1947, 16x 11 in., scale: 1 inch to 12 miles, color print with color added. Creator: U.S. Department of Army, Corps of Engineers
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1949-1963
Box 70
.35 cubic feet
Arrangement: numerical by transparency number

Series includes circular drawings showing visibility from observation posts. The drawings are 11 x 10 in., 9.5 x 9.5 in., color and ink drawings on transparencies. They consist of the following items:

1-14. Clackamas-Marion Fire Protection Area, 1954
15-39. Douglas Fire Protection Area, 1947-1949
40-45. East Lane Fire Protection Area, 1950
46. Klamath Fire Protection Area, 1950
47-63. Linn Fire Protection Area, 1950
64-109. N.W. Oregon District, 1949-1954, 1963
110-117. S.W. Oregon Area, 1947-1951
118-127. West Oregon Area
128-132. N.W. Oregon District, n.d.​
1952-1972 
Box 16
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of record

Series documents the development of the Oregon Conservation Act which is used to insure adequate restocking of logged-over lands. Records include violation incidence plats and summaries, statistical reports, procedure/policy statements, photographs, and correspondence. Subjects include forest resource management, reforestation, development of legislation, and enforcement of the act.

Separated Photograph

​Title ​Oregon Conservation Act Records, 1952-1972
​Removed from ​Box 16/Folder 39
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​ 1. Clear cut forest, unidentified, ca. 1954, 6 x 9 in., black and white, photoprint
 

Separated Map

​Title ​Oregon Conservation Act Records, 1952-1972
​Removed from ​Box 16/Folder 39
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​Forest Protection Areas, 1956.
Map of Oregon shows U.S. Forest Service lands, Oregon State Forestry Department lands, Fire Protection Association lands, and Rural Fire Protection District lands.
10 x 15 in., scale: ca. 1 inch to 30 miles, color print
 
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1925-1967
Box 60
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of publication

Series used to disseminate information about Oregon laws concerning all aspects of forestry. Series consists of published compilations of Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules, which relate to the Forestry Department's duties and responsibilities. Series also includes a roster of the Board of Forestry, and Protection Association/District and a subject index to the laws. Subjects include timber cruising and mapping; forest disease and pest control; federal and state legislation; forest closures; forest genetics; forestry research facilities and practices; timber supply management; land classification; pesticide and aircraft use; convict labor; forest products revenue; forest fire protection; Forest Conservation Act; land exchanges; reforestation and seeding; department organization; and Forest Practices Act.​
1941-1957
Box 24 
.5 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the work of the Forest Products Laboratory, a cooperative research facility for the Department of Forestry and Oregon State University (OSU). The laboratory was located on the OSU campus in Corvallis, Oregon. Records include biennial reports, project progress reports, committee reports, and correspondence. Subjects include laboratory staff and organization, douglas fir bark products, low-grade lumber utilization, old growth decay, plastics from wood waste production, wood carbonization, fertilizer production, wood preservation, patents, and research techniques.​
​1966-1970
Boxes 25-33
8.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: by case name, thereunder by type of record
Depositions, exhibits, and transcript volumes are numerical by case number Correspondence and research notes are chronological by date of activity

Series documents the Department of Forestry's involvement with two intertwined court cases resulting from its attempts to collect $1 million in costs from Umpqua River Navigation Co. for causing the Oxbow Fire. The State case,Department of Forestry, et al v. Umpqua River Navigation Co., was dismissed in Douglas County Circuit Court because the court felt that the defendant's rights under the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search) to the United States Constitution had been violated. The State Supreme Court reversed the lower court [258 Or. 10, 478 p.2d 631].

The case was appealed to the United States Supreme Court on a petition for a writ of certiorari and was denied [92 S.Ct. (1971)]. The federal case, International Paper Co. v. United States and Umpqua River Navigation Co., was heard in United States District Court and was decided in favor of the plaintiff. This case was extremely important to the Forestry Department because it allowed them to use techniques in fire case investigations, which are prohibited to law enforcement agencies.

Records include depositions, transcripts, pleadings, motions, briefs, exhibits (including photos, slides, and maps), legal research notes, testimony transcripts, proceedings transcripts, and correspondence. Subjects include the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution (unreasonable search); constitutional law, Oxbow fire, extra fire cost collection, fire investigations, forest law, and fire-fighting methods.

Separa​ted photographs Descriptions​​​
1975-1981
Box 61
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of communication

Series documents communications between the Forestry Department and the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission and other members of inter agency projects. Records include letters, memos, newsletters, and attached reference reports. Subjects include regional cooperation, project organization, research strategies, resource planning, research project funding, project standards and guidelines, and resource management.​
1974-1979
Box 61
.5 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of report 

Series documents the results of project research conducted under the funding of the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission. Reports include date issued, subjects covered, research sources, and author's name(s). Subjects include endangered species, Douglas County remote sensing, research evaluation techniques, 2,4,5-T (pesticide), underproductive lands, stumpage values, LANDSAT, and federal Clean Water Act.​
1974-1977
Box 20
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents Forestry Department participation in the site selection process for the Pebble Springs Nuclear Power Plant. Records include the draft site agreement between Portland General Electric (PGE) and the Nuclear and Thermal Energy Council, hearing notes, workshop minutes, and application notices. Subjects include nuclear energy and power plants, and environmental impact concerns.​
1976-1979 Box 57 .1 cubic feet Arrangement: alphabetical by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of study Series documents the Forestry Department's research and study on pesticide use in forest lands. Records include correspondence, pesticide application investigation reports, research reports, and a 2,4,5-T poster. Subjects include 2,4,5-T; defoliation; and environmental and economic impacts of pesticide use restrictions.

Separated Poster

​Title ​​Pesticide Use Resource Studies, 1976-1979
​Removed from Box 57 / Folder 10​
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Poster
Amount​ ​1
Description​ ​Poster warning about spray of 2,4,5-T, 1978, 17 x 13 in., black and white print
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1930-1966 
Box 2 (97A-008) 
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents activities and events related to the Department of Forestry. Subjects include fire school, conferences, retirement gathering, the Oxbow Fire, and the Forestry Building. Also see photographs, slides, and negatives removed from topical record series (e.g., State Forester's Correspondence).​
1949-1976
Boxes 5-6 (Accession 2004A-019) 
2 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents the actions of the Forestry Department in relation to forest planting and rehabilitation projects throughout the state. Topics include planting efforts, including aerial seeding; cone and seed quality; and rehabilitation projects such as in the Tillamook Burn area. Records include reports, summaries, maps, correspondence, and related documents.​
1942-1983
Box 4
.75 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by manual title

Series documents policies and procedures used by the Department of Forestry and its component divisions and sections. Manuals vary according to style and format, but all include an index, description of policy or procedure, date created, and creating section. Many of the manuals also include illustrations and graphic displays. Subjects include aerial photography interpretation, Department objectives, farm forestry, field inspections, fire-boss procedures, land use, service forestry, mapping, and interpretation of legislation.​
1914-present
Boxes 62-63
1.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by publication date

Series used as a reference source to subjects of interest to the Forestry Department staff. Publications exist in a variety of formats and styles and include title, author's name(s), narrative articles, graphics, photographs, and bibliographies. Subjects include coastal zone management; education/training; farm forestry; forest fire control; forest products, management, wildlife, and research; insect control; pesticide use; resource planning; and communication systems.​
1939-1968
Box 19
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of communication

Series documents the development of the Forestry Department's policies towards radio communication systems. Records include letters, memoranda, telegrams, news releases, and Federal Communication Commission (FCC) reports and studies. Subjects include FCC licensing hearings, allocation of communication frequencies, World War II communication policies, radio station construction, and equipment development.​
1941-1942
Box 13
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents a Forestry Department program to employ college students as fire-fighters during World War II. Records include correspondence, program outlines, steering committee minutes, and annual and progress reports. Subjects include National Youth Administration, fire suppression, vocational education, and civil defense.​
1932-1973
Volumes 81-103
4 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by county
Summaries are arranged chronological by year
Plats are arranged numerically by township/range/section numbers

Series documents the classification and declassification of "reforestation lands." Plats include township/range/section numbers, county name, areas classified or declassified as reforestation lands, physical features of land, and state and national forest boundaries. Summaries include classification order number, date, landowner name and address, legal description of land, and acreage. Subjects include reforestation, land use, forest geography, forest tax incentives, and state and national forests.​
1937-1973
Box 13
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the classification and declassification of lands as reforestation lands. Under this process, reforestation lands are exempted from ad valorem taxes. Records include correspondence, classification hearing minutes, reports of classified lands, and maps. Subjects include lands use, reforestation, ad valorem taxation, and the recreational use of reforestation lands.

Separated Maps

​Title ​Reforestation Lands Classification Records, 1937-1973
​Removed from ​Box 13/Folder 10
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​
  1. Land Use Adjustments, Clatsop County, 1941. Shows land use classifications. 12 x 10 in., scale: 1 inch to 4 miles, color print with color pencil added. Creator: Clatsop County Land Use Committee, Oregon State College, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
  2. Clatsop County, base map 1936, revised 1944. Shows classification of forest land. 20 x 17 in., scale: inch to 1 mile, blue line print with color pencil added. Creator: Oregon State Planning Board
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1942-1951 
Box 80
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date logging completed

Series used to compute reforestation costs for violators of the Forest Practices Act. Ledger includes entry number and date, legal description of land, county, acreage, operator's name, owner's name, date operation completed, slash status, date notice delivered, stocking survey, survey rehabilitation costs, and amount paid by violator. Subjects include reforestation, logging operations, Forest Practices Act, forest resource management, and forest rehabilitation.​
1971-1981
Box 20
.75 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by committee name, thereunder chronological by meeting date

Series documents the activities and accomplishments of regional Forestry Department committees formed to create the state Forest Practices Act (1978). Series includes minutes from the following areas: Southwest Oregon (1975-1980), Southern Oregon (1978-1979), Eastern Oregon (1973-1980), and Northwest Oregon (1971-1981). Minutes include date and location of meeting, members present, items discussed, motions, and resolutions. Series also includes agendas and exhibits. Subjects include Forest Practices Act, reforestation, fire suppression and prevention, and administrative rule revisions.​
1974-1978
Boxes 63-65
1.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission grant-funded project to map Douglas County vegetative cover using LANDSAT data. Records include acreage inventories, correspondence, plot summaries, photomaps, negatives, statistical reports, and research reports. Subjects include geographic information systems, photo-mapping, LANDSAT, and forest management and cover.

Separated Photographs

​Title ​Remote Sensing Project Records, 1974-1978
​Removed from ​Box 65/Folder 8
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 2
​Record type ​ Photoprints (8), Photonegatives (27), Slides (12)
​Amount ​47
​​Description Views of vegetation cover and ownership for Douglas County remote sensing project.
1-8. 8 x 10 in., color, photoprints
9-20. 2 x 2 in., color, mounted transparencies, Ektachrome
21-37. 4 x 5 in., color, photonegatives
38-39. 5 x 8 in., color, photonegatives
40-47. 8 x 10 in., color, photonegatives​
 
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Separated Maps

​Title ​Remote Sensing Project Records, 1974-1978
​Removed from ​Box 65/Folder 8
​Transferred to Map Drawer 1 (maps 1-15); Map Roll 1 (maps 16-17)​
Record type​ Diagram (1), Photoprint of map (16)​
​Amount ​17
​Description 1. Diagram of Douglas County Forest Cover Classification and Volume Inventory Estimation Demonstration Project, Phase III-A, with Task Identification and Description 11 x 16 in., ink on transparency
2-17. Remote sensing aerial views, n.d., no scale given color, photoprint
2. 14 x 18 in.
3-5. 13 x 15 in.
6-11. 15 x 20 in., OR1-B, OR2-A, ORC-18, OR1-A, OR2-B, ORC-8
12-13. 16 x 20 in.
14. 20 x 24 in.
15. 21 x 21 in.
16. 17 x 40 in.
17. 35 x 38 in.​
 
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​​1972-1985
Boxes 18-19
1.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents Forestry Department involvement in a United States Forest Service project to designate Oregon wilderness areas. Most of the records deal with the conflict between federal, state, and private concerns regarding the designation of wilderness lands. Records include statistical reports, project reviews, maps, environmental impact statements and supplements, decision analyses, Roadless Area Review (RARE) abstracts, RARE II reviews, coordinated state response, publications, and correspondence. Subjects include wilderness areas, forest management, environmental concerns, environmental groups, state/federal coordination, logging industry, and endangered wildlife.

Separated ​Maps and Photographs​​​
1963-1964
Box 59
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year

Series documents the results of a survey taken by the State Forester's office to determine the effectiveness of fire protection in rural fire districts. Records include rural fire district maps, correspondence, and final survey reports. Reports include date, synopsis of district operations, program areas needing improvement, and Forestry Department recommendations for improvement. Subjects include state/local cooperation, fire district jurisdiction, fire protection training and education, and rural fire protection.​
979-1980
Box 33
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents the activities of a committee formed to investigate the relationships between the Forestry Department and rural fire departments. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, and committee reports. Subjects include state legislation, fire prevention coordination, fire protection jurisdictions, rural fire protection, program funding, and state/local cooperation.​
1955-1968 
Box 14
.1 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents a program developed by the Forestry Department to promote safety in forest operations. Records include handbooks, cartoons, correspondence, and quarterly injury reports. Subjects include office, logging, and transportation safety and safety training.
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1938-1941
Box 14
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents Works Progress Administration (WPA) project to construct the Forestry Department Headquarters in Salem. Records include correspondence, project proposals, tour outline, and an inventory of woods used in the building construction. Subjects include the WPA and building construction.

This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Separated Drawing

​Title ​Salem Headquarters Construction Records, 1938-1941
​Removed from ​Box 14/Folder 31
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Drawing
​Amount ​1
​Description ​​Architect's drawing of the Salem Headquarters, State Forester's office,
n.d. 12 x 18 in., black line drawing
 
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1972-1978
Boxes 49-53
4.75 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronologically by year of report

Series used to project timber harvest yields based on forest management strategy simulations. Reports include map model report, allowable cut computations, summary of forest cover on production acres, even-flow analyses, alternate thirty year cut report, investment analyses, present yield projections, program listing, and input listing. Subjects include forest resource management, timber cruising, geographic information systems, long-range planning, forest yield projections, forest research, investment projections, and sustained yield forests.​
1975-1993 
Boxes 9 (Accession 2004A-019) 
.35 cubic feet 
Arrangement: chronological by report year 

Series documents information reported by the State Forester and Environmental Quality Commission in relation to the Oregon Smoke Management Plan regulatory program. The goal was to "keep the smoke from forest land prescribed burning from being carried to certain 'designated areas' or other areas sensitive to smoke. Charts, tables, graphs, and related formats display statistics for monthly slash acres burned, visibility impairment, emissions, smoke intrusion, and other subjects.​
1939 
Box 66
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: none 

Series documents visitors to the open house held on December 17, 1939 for the newly-constructed State Forester's Building. The book consists of a leather bound hardwood cover containing paper sheets showing visitors' names and addresses. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.​
​1934-1980
Box 6-7
1.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by committee name, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the State Forester's membership on state and regional committees. Records include correspondence, minutes, work notes, studies, maps, agendas, and attached articles. Subjects include staff planning, funding, forest practices, timber sales, rural fire defense, fire research, conservation, forest rehabilitation, forest management and productivity, and wildlife management.

Separated Photog​raphs, Maps, Charts​​​
​1933-1975
Boxes 1-3
3 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of communication

Series documents communications between the State Forester and local, state, federal, and foreign agencies and organizations. Records include letters, memos, telegrams, reports, circulars, bulletins, photographs, maps, and attached articles and brochures. The subjects of this correspondence are wide-ranging and cover most aspects of state, national, and international forest policy.

Major issues include radio communications licensing policy; timber cruising and mapping; forest disease and pest control; federal and state legislation; forest closures; forest genetics; forestry research facilities and practices; Civilian Conservation Corps; National Reconstruction Agency; Work Projects Administration; Bureau of Land Management; departments of forestry in Australia, Canada and its provinces, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Taiwan; Clarke-McNary Act; Oregon and California Railroad revested lands; timber supply management; equipment development and selection; land classification; pesticide and aircraft use; convict labor; forest products revenue; wartime forest defense; Native American reservations; conflicts with the United States Forest Service over the control of forests; marketing; forest fire protection; Forest Conservation Act (1942); land exchanges; reforestation and seeding; post-war foreign reforestation (Germany and Greece); public relations; department organization; major fires (including the Tillamook Burns [1933, 1939, 1945, 1953] and the Bandon Fire [1936]); and the Elliott State Forest.

Of special interest are 1937 and 1938 communications with foresters of the German Third Reich.

Separated phot​ographs and maps​​​

1942-1959
Box 65
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of speech

Series documents speeches given by the State Forester. Speeches include date of speech, speaker's/author's name, audience, and text of speech. Subjects include radio communications; timber cruising and mapping; forest disease and pest control; federal and state legislation; forest closures; forest genetics; forestry research facilities and practices; Civilian Conservation Corp; National Reconstruction Agency; Work Projects Administration; Bureau of Land Management; Clarke-McNary Act; Oregon and California Railroad revested lands; timber supply management; equipment development and selection; land classification; pesticide use; aircraft use; convict labor; forest products revenue; wartime forest defense; Native American reservations; conflicts with the United States Forest Service over the control of forests; marketing; forest fire protection; Forest Conservation Act (1942); land exchanges; reforestation and seeding; public relations; department organization; major fires (including the Tillamook Burns [1933, 1939, 1945, 1953] and the Bandon Fire [1936]); and the Elliott State Forest.​
1906-1928
Box 75
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: numerical by township/range/section number

Series documents section level inventory of tree species and size. Journals include township/range/section number; count;, estimated size of trees per species; description of timber on land; logging conditions; fire risk; land value after logging; date of cruise; area topographic map; and cruiser's signature. Subjects include timber cruising, logging, timber management, land and timber valuation, and resource geography.​
1933-1934
Box 9
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by camp name, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents the operation of the Talent and Molalla transient relief camps under the federal Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) program. Records include daily and weekly population reports, expenditure reports, payroll statements, accomplishment reports, and correspondence. Subjects include ECW, state/federal cooperation, forest protection and fire prevention, and public welfare.​
​1929-1983
Boxes 8-9
1.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by type or records, thereunder chronological by year

Series documents the activities and programs of the United States Forest Service in Oregon. Most of the records deal with cooperative efforts between the United States Forest Service and the Forestry Department. Records include Clarke-McNary reports; circulars; Emergency Conservation Work (ECW), Works Progress Administration (WPA), and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) reports; fire and reference reports; correspondence; maps; photographs; and posters. Subjects include ECW/CCC programs, fire protection cooperation, federal and state legislation, Clarke McNary funding, national forest management, protection assessments, boy scouts, education and training, public relations, land exchanges, World War II forest defense, forest closures, and burning restrictions.

Series also includes information about the loss of records due to the 1936 State Capitol fire.

Separated Ph​otographs and Maps​​​
1975-1977
Box 58 and oversized volumes
.25 cubic feet
3 volumes
Arrangement: by type of report, thereunder chronological by date of report

Series documents the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission grant funded project to locate and evaluate underproductive coastal forest lands. Records include statistical reports of survey data (including program line listing), computer system analysis, and final project report. Subjects include satellite (LANDSAT) photography, land classification, forest land productivity, forest regeneration, and photo-mapping​
1941-1946
Box 13
.25 cubic feet 
Arrangement: alphabetical by type of record, thereunder chronological by date of record

Series documents a cooperative funding program between the Forestry Department and the United States Forest Service (USFS) to protect forests from fires during World War II. Records include budgets, cooperative agreements, correspondence, and progress reports. Subjects include wage rates, forest fire protection, state/federal cooperation, program funding, and civil defense.​
1960, 1968-1971
Box 53
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents the Willamette Area Director's participation in a regional organization dedicated to the promotion of forestry issues. Records are primarily form the Sixty-second Western Forestry Conference (1971). Records include Program Committee work notes, conference agendas, brochures, publications, programs, and correspondence. Subjects include United States-Canadian cooperation, public relations, forest ecology, economic aspects of forestry, reforestation, forest fire control, pest control, and forest products.​
1979-1984
Box 61
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by meeting date

Series documents the actions and discussions of the area's executive staff. Minutes include meeting date and summarization of items discussed. Subjects include personnel; projects in progress; area organization, policy, and management; and district communications.​
1979-1981
Box 59
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by report date

Series used to report monthly district and area activities to the State Forester. Reports include date, area or district name, and a narrative report covering activities. Subjects include personnel, forest fire prevention and protection, land use planning, state lands, and forest practices.​
1969-1983
Box 56
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by project subject

Series used to define and manage area projects. Records include correspondence, directives, maps, committee minutes, plan statements, and conference notes. Subjects include pesticide spraying, reforestation, area long-range plan, smoke management, and wildlife habitat.

Separated Maps

​Title ​Willamette Area Project Planning Records, 1969-1983
​Removed from ​Box 56/Folder 22
​Transferred to ​Separated Maps Box 1
​Record type ​Map
​Amount ​5
​Description Contour maps of the Black Rock Forest Management Research Area, Polk County
  1. Insect Study, ca. 1962, 20 x 16 in., scale: 16 inches to 1 mile, contour interval: 100 feet, blue line print
  2. Pathological Studies, ca. 1962, 20 x 16 in., scale: 16 inches to 1 mile, contour interval: 100 feet, blue line print
  3. Research Area, ca. 1962, 20 x 16 in., scale: 16 inches to 1 mile, contour interval: 20 feet, blue line print
  4. Research Area, ca. 1962, 20 x 16 in., scale: 16 inches to 1 mile, contour interval: 20 feet, blue line print
  5. Black Rock Experimental Forest, Portion of T8S-R7W, Polk County, 22 x 18 in., scale: 1 inch to 1000 feet, blue line print
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1965-1972
Box 61
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by award year

Series documents Department of Forestry and State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) recognition of Willamette Area's safety record. Series includes four awards showing date and awarding authority's signature. Subjects include forest and vocational safety.​
1989
Boxes 7-9 (Accession 2004A-019)
2.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: numerical by survey number

Series documents the collection of standardized information from forest land owners by the Forestry Department and Oregon State University. The 15 page survey includes yes/no, rate from 1-5, fill in the blank, and related formats for questions such as "why do you own forest land?", "is your property posted against trespass?". Other questions relate to income and education levels and numerous other topics. The surveys do not include the names of individuals.​
1941-1946
Box 7
.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by date of record

Series documents the participation of the Department of Forestry in national defense programs during World War II; primarily the control of incendiary forest fires. Forestry worked with the state and federal Defense Councils, the United States War Department, the Office of Civilian Defense, the United States Army, and the Western Defense Command. Records include correspondence, policy statements, emergency plans, regulations, resolutions, and maps. Subjects include anti-subversion programs, Nisei and Japanese internment, balloon bombs, burning regulations, the use of the army to control fires, training, blackout regulations, and state/federal cooperation.

Separated Maps

​Title World War II Forest Defense Records, 1941-1946​
​Removed from ​Box 7/Folder 11
​Transferred to ​Map Drawer 1
​Record Type ​Map
​Amount ​2
​Description
  1. Proposed Timber Conservation Area, 1943, 17 x 27 in., no scale given, blue line print with color pencil added. Creator: CA.A. Lewis. Map shows location of proposed timber conservation area near Tongue Point Naval Air Station. Also shows location of station, Astoria city limits, water supply lines, and rivers.
  2. Preliminary Regional Study for Airlie and Vicinity [for Camp Adair], 1941, 33 x 24 in., blue line print. Creator: John W. Cunningham and Associates, Lawrence E. Allyn, Architect and Engineer. Map shows military facilities proposal for Camp Adair. Shows proposed firing ranges, location of roads, railroads, cities, terrain type, and gradients.​​
 
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1962-1967
Box 5
.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological by year of record

Records document a pilot program of the Department of Forestry and county governments to give potential high school dropouts summer employment. Records include directives, program narrative, correspondence, progress reports, final report, and photographs. Subjects include Youth Corps, county-state cooperation, vocational education, and legislation.

Separated Photographs

​Title ​Youth Rehabilitation Camp Records, 1962-1967
​Removed from ​Box 5/Folder 1
​Transferred to ​Separated Photographs Box 1
​Record type ​Photoprint
​Amount ​4
​​Description
  1. Trask Forest Work Camp, guard station, exterior, 8 x 10 in., black and white, photoprint
  2. Trask Forest Work Camp, camp area, 8 x 10 in., black and white, photoprint
  3. Trask Forest Work Camp, entry sign, 8 x 10 in., black and white, photoprint
  4. Trask Forest Work Camp, kitchen, interior, 8 x 10 in., black and white, photoprint
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