Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps, 1914-1989

Collection Overview

Title: Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps, 1914-1989

Predominant Dates: 1950-1980

ID: MAPS ZobelMaps

Primary Creator: Zobel, Donald B.

Extent: 1.5 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Zobel Collection of Historic Foresty and Vegetation Maps is arranged in five series: I. McDonald Forest, 1989; II. H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 1959-1969; III. Oregon Forest Maps, 1914-1980; IV. California Soil Vegetation Survey, 1950-1970; and V. Other Maps, circa 1915-1980.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

Scope and Content Notes

The Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps consists of maps assembled, annotated, or created by Zobel for his research and teaching in forest ecology and botany. Some of the maps were assembled by William W. Chilcote, his students, and other Botany Department faculty. Most of the maps are of Oregon, including McDonald Forest and the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, and northern California. However, the collection includes maps of forest types in midwestern states, a vegetation map of North America, and map of initial damage from the May 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, Washington.

The primary topics addressed by the maps are forest types, forest and vegetation cover, timber stands, soils and erosion. These include maps of a cutbank stability reconnaissance survey in the Siskiyou National Forest in the 1960s, the California soil vegetation survey in the 1950s and 1960s, and research on the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness in the 1960s. The collection also includes general purpose forest, recreation, and topographic maps. Of particular note are a map of the of road system on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation (1962); a topographic map of the Three Sisters, Oregon, prepared by Edwin T. Hodge (1925); and a 1914 maps of the state of Oregon published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry. A map of the vegetation of North America prepared by John W. Harshberger in the 1910s is also included.

The collection includes maps prepared by the Oregon State University College of Foresty and OSU Research Forests; the U.S. Forest Service; the Oregon Department of Forestry; the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Geological Survey; and the California Division of Foresty.

Biographical / Historical Notes

Donald B. Zobel was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1968 until his retirement in 2003. Zobel's research area was forest ecology; he worked on projects concerning the water relations of trees in the Himalayas and in North America and the recovery of plants buried by volcanic debris at Mount St. Helens.

William W. Chilcote was Professor of Botany at Oregon State University from 1950 to 1981.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 151 maps; 2 boxes, including 1 oversize box, and 6 map folders

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The maps were donated to the OSU Libraries in 2008.

Related Materials: The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include many other collections documenting forestry in Oregon and the northwest. Other collections with significant components of maps are the Gerald W. Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG), Spotted Owl Management, Policy, and Research Collection (MSS SpottedOwl), and the Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory Records (RG 218). Substantive materials pertaining to McDonald Forest are part of the College of Forestry Records (RG 139). Zobel's work with the Oregon Flora Project is documented in the Donald B. Zobel Papers (MSS Zobel).

Preferred Citation: Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps (MAPS ZobelMaps), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Zobel, Donald B.
California. Division of Forestry
Chilcote, William W.
Dyrness, C. T.
Franklin, Jerry F.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Harshberger, John W. (John William) (1869-1929)
Hodge, Edwin T. (Edwin Thomas) (1887-1970)
Oregon State University. College of Forestry
Oregon. Department of Forestry
OSU Research Forests
United States. Bureau of Land Management
United States. Department of the Interior
United States. Forest Service

People, Places, and Topics

Forest mapping--Oregon.
Forest reserves--Oregon--Maps.
Forests and forestry--Oregon--Maps.
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Or.)--Maps.
McDonald Forest (Or.)--Maps.
Natural Resources
Oregon--Maps.
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.)--Maps.
Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.)--Maps.
Soil surveys--California--Humboldt County.
Three Sisters (Or.)--Maps.
University History
Vegetation mapping--California--Del Norte County.
Vegetation mapping--California--Humboldt County.
Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: McDonald Forest, 1989

Series I consists of an annotated map showing eco plots in the Soap Creek Tract of McDonald Forest; many of the plots include hemlock. An index map of the College of Forestry Research Forests is also included.

Extent: 2 sheets

Folder-Item 2.1

Series 2: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 1959-1969

Series II consists of maps compiled and assembled for research on timber stands and watersheds in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in the central Oregon Cascades.

Extent: 9 sheets

Folder-Item 4.1: Locations of Abies grandis, circa 1969: Locations of recon plots by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness in late 1960s annotated by Zobel with locations of Abies grandis - A. concolor populations in the central Oregon Cascades that was published in the mid-1970s.
Folder-Item 4.2: Watershed studies, 1959-1969: Maps at various scales including 1 cm = 1 m. Maps of the Hi-15 watersheds (watersheds 6, 7, and 8) and watershed 2 showing timber stand conditions. Also includes map showing vegetation sampling plots by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness.; Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 5.1: Watershed (WS) 10 Map: Stem map of one of the most intensively studied sites in the Andrews Forest. Mapping of trees, downed logs, and stumps was done by Glenn Hawk and others.

Series 3: Oregon Forest Maps, 1914-1980

Series III consists of forest type and forest cover maps of portions of Benton and Polk Counties; maps from a cutbank stability reconnaissance survey in the Siskiyou National Forest; maps of fire protection districts in western Oregon; and other maps of Oregon forests. Of particular note are a 1914 Oregon map published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry and a 1921 map of national forests in Oregon and northern California.

Extent: 69 sheets

Folder-Item 1.1: Siskiyou National Forest Cutbank Stability Reconnaissance Survey, 1963-1965: Map scale 1:62,500. Also includes report by Richard J. Alvis, Soil Scientist with Division of Watershed Management, that outlines objectives, procedures, and limitations of study; cutbank stability classes; and erosion potential classes.; Extent: 18 sheets
Folder-Item 1.2: Forest Type Maps for Alsea-Rickreall, Columbia River, and Siuslaw River Master Units, circa 1957-1961: Scales of 1 inch = 1000 feet and 2 inches = 1 mile. Base maps prepared by U.S. Department to Interior Bureau of Land Management. Maps are hand-colored and annotated.; Extent: 33 sheets
Folder-Item 1.3: Recreation Map of the Cascade National Forest, Oregon, 1921
Folder-Item 1.4: West Oregon Protection District, 1968: Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department.; Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 1.5: Western Lane Forest Protection District, 1969: Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department.
Folder-Item 2: William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation, circa 1980
Folder-Item 1.6: Waldport Ranger District, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, Fireman Map, 1968: Prepared by U.S. Forest Service.
Folder-Item 2.2: Coos Forest Protection District, 1950: Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. Prepared by Coos Forest Protective District Headquarters, Coos Bay, Oregon.
Folder-Item 2.3: Polk, Benton, Lincoln Counties State Forest Land Ownership, 1967: Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department; original edition 1960, updated 1967.
Folder-Item 2.4: Sweet Home Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, Firemans Map, 1976
Folder-Item 2.5: National Forests District 6, 1921: Scale 1 inch = 12 miles. Includes Oregon and northern California. Prepared by U.S. Forest Service.
Folder-Item 3.1: Forest Type Map Alsea-Rickreall and Columbia River Master Unit T7S R7W, 1958: Scale 1 inch = 1000 feet. Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management.
Folder-Item 3.2: Forest Cover Map Benton County T14S R6W, 1968: Scale 1:12,000. Prepared by Oregon State Tax Commission.
Folder-Item 3.3: Forest Cover Map Polk County, undated: Sheets for following townships and ranges: T6S R7W; T7S R6W; T7S R7W; T8S R6W; and T9S R7W.; Extent: 5 sheets
Folder-Item 6.1: Map of the State of Oregon, 1914: Published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry; compiled by Theodore Rowland under direction of F.A. Elliott, State Forester. Item is very brittle and fragile.

Series 4: California Soil Vegetation Survey, 1950-1970

Series IV consists Soil Vegetation Maps, Timber Stand Vegetation Cover Maps, and legends and supplementary information created as part of the California Soil Vegetation Survey during the 1950s and 1960s. The soil vegetation maps are of Humboldt County; the timber stand vegetation cover maps depict areas of both Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. All maps are at a scale of 1:31,680. The California Cooperative Soil-Vegetation Survey documented the types of upland soils and the natural cover of trees, shrubs, grasses, and other vegetation. It was a joint project of the California Division of Foresty, the University of California, and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.

Extent: 54 sheets

Folder-Item 1.7: Soil Vegetation Maps, 1960-1962: Extent: 21 sheets
Folder-Item 1.8: Timber Stand Vegetation Cover Maps, 1950-1962: Extent: 32 sheets
Folder-Item 2.6: Legends and Supplementary Information, 1955-1970: Extent: 2 folders

Series 5: Other Maps, circa 1915-1980

Series V consists of non-forest maps of Oregon as well as forest and vegetations maps of areas other than Oregon. These include forest type maps for midwestern states prepared by the North Central Forest Experiment Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Of special note are a 1962 road map for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and a 1925 topographic map of the Three Sisters, Oregon.

Extent: 17 sheets

Folder-Item 1.9: Topographic Map of the Three Sisters, Oregon, 1925

By Edwin T. Hodge, University of Oregon.

Folder-Item 1.10: Map of Detroit, Sisters, Bend Area, 1954

Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. By H. Hayes.

Folder-Item 1.11: Map of Bend, Crescent Area, 1955

Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. By H. Hayes.

Folder-Item 1.12: Indian Service Road System within the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Warm Springs, Oregon, 1962

Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior.

Sub-Series 1: Major Forest Types for Midwestern States, 1965-1986

Scale 1:1,000,000,000. Prepared by North Central Forest Experiment Station of the U.S. Forest Service.

Folder-Item 1.13: 1965-1985: Includes maps for Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.; Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 1.14: 1977-1986: Includes maps for Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.; Extent: 4 sheets

Folder-Item 2.7: Initial Damage Map for Mt. St. Helens, 1980

Scale 1:100,000. Prepared from aerial photos taken June 19, 1980 by U.S. Geological Survey.

Folder-Item 6.2: Vegetation of North America, circa 1910s

Classroom map prepared by John W. Harshberger and published by Rand McNally.