Department of Forestry Records Guide
Record Series Descriptions
Oregon Forest Products Laboratory Records
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.
