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Forest Fire Ephemera Collection, 1944-1948View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1945-1946
The Forest Fire Ephemera Collection is an artificial collection comprised of educational pamphlets and posters related to forest conservation and forest fire prevention.  The collection features Smokey Bear in 3 posters.
ID: MSS ForestFire
Extent: 0.01 cubic feet
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Scope and Content Notes
Biographical / Historical Notes
Statement on Access: This collection is open for research.
Arrangement
Preferred Citation: Forest Fire Ephemera Collection (MSS ForestFire), Oregon State Unviersity Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: This collection was purchased in 2016.
Languages of Materials
Other

Container List

Series 1: Educational Pamphlets, 1945-1948 Add to Shelf
Series 1 consists of educational pamphlets relating to forest fire prevention.
Item 1: Only God Can Make a Tree / But…man can…/…Preserve/ or Destroy!, 1948 Add to Shelf
Creators:
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
Item 2: Forest Fires and How You Can Prevent Them, 1945 Add to ShelfView associated digital content.
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office 653815
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Series 2: Posters, 1944-1948 Add to Shelf
Series 2 consists of posters relating to forest fire prevention produced by the United States Forest Service, Keep Oregon Green Association, and the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Item 1: Remember- Only you can prevent forest fires! /…and please make people careful, amen, 1947 Add to ShelfView associated digital content.
Artist:  James Hansen.
Material Specific Details: 48-CFFP-6
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-762145
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Keep Oregon Green Association
Item 2: Prevent forest fires! / Put your pipe ashes in bare earth, 1946 Add to Shelf
Material Specific Details: 47-CFFP-11
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-714434
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Giusti, George (1908-1991)
Item 3: Prevent forest fires! / Use the ash tray, 1946 Add to Shelf
Material Specific Details: 47-CFFP-12
Material Specific Details: O-714434
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Giusti, George (1908-1991)
Item 4: Prevent forest fires! / Be sure your match is out, 1946 Add to Shelf
Material Specific Details: 47-CFFP-13
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-714434
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Giusti, George (1908-1991)
Item 5: You Figure it Out!/ [...] / Watch That Spark!, 1944 Add to Shelf
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-569071
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Keep Oregon Green Association
Item 6: Burn Brush Carefully / Prevent Woods Fires, 1948 Add to Shelf
Material Specific Details: 49-CFFP-S1
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-809160
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Wendelin, Rudolph
Item 7: First Aid for our Forests / Prevent Fires / Avoid Disasters, 1945 Add to ShelfView associated digital content.
Artist:  Muni.
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-624808
Item 8: Crush It / Break It / Drown It / Use It / Remember – Only you can prevent forest fires!, 1947 Add to Shelf
Artist:  James Hansen.
Material Specific Details: 48-CFFP-7 A
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-762153
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Keep Oregon Green Association
Item 9: Smokey says / Burned timber builds no homes / Prevent forest fires, 1946 Add to Shelf
Material Specific Details: 47-CFFP-9
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-714473
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Keep Oregon Green Association
Staehle, Albert (1899-)
Item 10: Please folks, be extra careful this year! / Remember – Only you can prevent forest fires, 1946 Add to Shelf
Artist:  Ross Wetzel.
Material Specific Details: 47-CFFP-5
Material Specific Details: U.S. Government Printing Office O-714474
Creators:
United States. Forest Service
Oregon. Department of Forestry
Keep Oregon Green Association