Department of Forestry Records Guide
Record Series Descriptions
United States Forest Service Records
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 Photographs
Title: |
United States Forest Service Records, 1929-1983 |
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Removed from: |
Box 8 / Folder 6 |
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Transferred to: |
Separated Photographs Box 1 |
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Record type: |
Photoprint, Photonegative Strip |
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Amount |
2 |
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Description: |
Poster showing Japanese soldier with caption "Careless Matches Aid the Axis, Prevent Forest Fires!"; from wartime forest fire prevention campaign, 1942 |
Separated Poster
Title: |
United States Forest Service Records, 1929-1983 |
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Removed from: |
Box 8 / Folder 6 |
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Transferred to: |
Separated Maps Box 1 |
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Record type: |
Poster |
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Amount |
1 |
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Description: |
Poster of painting by James Montgomery Flagg showing fire fighters, 1942. Poster is captioned "Forest Defense in National Defense" 15 x 14 in., color print, encapsulated for exhibit |
Separated Maps and Drawings
Title: |
United States Forest Service Records, 1929-1983 |
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Removed from: |
Box 8 / Folder 8 |
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Transferred to: |
Separated Maps Box 1 |
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Record type: |
Map |
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Amount |
1 |
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Description: |
Detroit Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, 1938, with boundary changes shown in red, 11 x 9 in., scale: 1 inch to 4 miles, print with color pencil added |
Title: |
United States Forest Service Records, 1929-1983 |
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Removed from: |
Box 8 / Folder 22 |
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Transferred to: |
Separated Maps Box 1 |
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Record type: |
Map |
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Amount |
1 |
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Description: |
Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, 1932. Shows fire camps and fire lines for the 1933 Tillamook Burn. 16 x 13 in., scale: 1 inch to 4 miles, print with color pencil added. Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service |
Title: |
United States Forest Service Records, 1929-1983 |
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Removed from: |
Box 9 / folder 15 |
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Transferred to: |
Map Drawer 1 |
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Record type: |
Map (1) and Drawings (3) |
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Amount |
4 |
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Description: |
1. Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon and California, 1933. Map shows Siskiyou National Forest and ranger district boundaries. Reverse is a pamphlet describing the forest and USFS activities. 30 x 20 in., scale: 1 inch to 4 miles, color print
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