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Title: Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation Files, 1920-1995

Predominant Dates: 1970-1985

ID: MSS MaterEngineering

Primary Creator: Mater Engineering, Ltd.

Extent: 10.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation Files were generated and assembled by Mater Engineering, Ltd. and pertain to the company's consulting work with Native American tribes in the use of their forest lands. Mater Engineering, Ltd., located in Corvallis, Oregon, provides engineering and consultation services to the forest products industry.

The Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation Files were generated and assembled by Mater Engineering, Ltd. and pertain to the company's consulting work with Native American tribes in the use of their forest lands. In addition to correspondence, proposals, contracts, photographs, and studies documenting the interaction between the tribes and the company, the files include informational materials such as articles, maps, newspaper clippings, and publications. The bulk of the informational materials was collected and submitted by the tribes for lawsuits against the federal government. Materials pertaining to the Colville, Hoopa, Klamath, Makah, Quinault, San Carlos Apache, Umatilla, Warm Springs, White Mountain Apache, Yakima, and Yankton Sioux tribes are included in the files.

Mater Engineering, Ltd., located in Corvallis, Oregon, provides engineering and consultation services to the forest products industry. It was founded in 1952 by Oregon State College alumna Jean Mater, who earned her Ph.D. in Forest Products Chemistry from OSC in 1955, and her husband, Milton Mater, who served as president until his death in 1991. A graduate in mechanical engineering from the City University of New York, Milton Mater held numerous patents in sawmill automation.

More Extent Information: 10 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials:

The Mater Engneering Tribal Consultation Files are a component of the Oregon Multicultural Archives. The OSU Archives collections include a variety of materials pertaining to forestry and forest products.

The Jean Mater Papers document Dr. Mater's service on various boards and councils, including the Portland Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Oregon Consortium, the State Job Training Coordinating Council, the Governor's Employment and Training Council, the Balance of State Private Industry Council, the OSU College of Business Advisory Council, and the Community Services Consortium.

Preferred Citation: Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation Files, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 14, 2014.

Mater Engineering, Ltd.
Intertribal Timber Council
Mater, Jean (1916-)
Mater, Milton H.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Branch of Forestry

Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Forest management--Arizona.
Forest management--California.
Forest management--Oregon.
Forest management--South Dakota.
Forest management--Washington (State)
Forest products--Arizona.
Forest products--California.
Forest products--Oregon.
Forest products--South Dakota.
Forest products--Washington (State)
History of Science
Hoopa Valley Tribe, California
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Industries.
Indians of North America--Land tenure.
Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon.
Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington
Natural Resources
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, Washington.
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona
Umatilla Indian Reservation (Or.)
Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Or.)
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona
Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

Photographic prints.