By Helena Egbert, Elizabeth Nielsen, Sylvia Podwika, and Ruth Vondracek
Collection Overview
Title: Gerald W. Williams Papers, 1854-2016
Predominant Dates: 1890-2005
ID: MSS Williams
Primary Creator: Williams, Gerald W.
Extent: 33.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The Gerald W. Williams Papers are arranged in 26 series: 1. Biographical Materials, circa 1998; 2. Military Records, 1970-1981; 3. Certificates, 1987-2005; 4. General Correspondence, 1970-2015; 5. Publications - Native Americans, 1854-2008; 6. Publications - McKenzie River Names, 1937-2003; 7. Publications - Lane County Living, 1982-1984; 8. Publications - Civilian Conservation Corps, 1983-2004; 9. Publications - John B. Waldo and William G. Steel: Forest Reserve Advocates for the Cascade Range of Oregon; 10. Publications - Oral Histories, 1937-2002; 11. Publications - Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service, 1982-2003; 12. Publications - Gifford Pinchot, 1859-2010; 13. Publications - Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Research from 1885-1912, 1889-2007; 14. Publications - USDA Forest Service - The First Century, 2000; 15. Publications - The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands, 1892-2013; 16. Publications - The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, 2005-2009; 17. Publications - Assorted Publications and Manuscripts, 1933-2006; 18. Umpqua National Forest, 1980-1991; 19. Editorial Cartoons, 1910-2015; 20. Pacific Northwest Forest History, 1832-2009; 21. U.S. Forest History, 1854-2015; 22. Oregon History, 1892-2008; 23. Oregon Counties History, 1884-2009; 24. Forest Fires, 1895-2008; 25. Reference Biographical Materials, 1909-2005; and 26. General Reference Materials, 1889-2016.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Abstract
The Gerald W. Williams Papers document Williams’ research and writing on the U.S. Forest Service, forestry and public lands, and the environment and culture of the Pacific Northwest. Gerald "Jerry" Williams, a sociologist and historian for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 until his retirement in 2005, spent much of his Forest Service career in the Pacific Northwest prior to being appointed national historian in 1998.
The contents of box-folders 1.22, 1.23, 4.23, 19.12, 19.13, 20.01, 23.18, and 29.13 have been digitized and are available upon request. The McKenzie audio tapes in Series 10, Sub-series 2, have been digitized and are available upon request. The contents of digital folder 1 in Series 20 is available upon request.
Scope and Content Notes
The Gerald W. Williams Papers document Williams’ research and writing on the U.S. Forest Service, forestry and public lands, and the environment and culture of the Pacific Northwest and include his research notes, manuscripts, final publications, and extensive assembled reference materials. Much of Williams’ work was focused on the Willamette and Umpqua National Forests and the McKenzie River area.
The collection consists of materials documenting Williams himself (Series 1-4); Williams’ publications and associated manuscripts and research materials (Series 5-17), which comprises roughly half of the collection; and extensive reference materials (Series 18-26), which comprise the remaining half. Williams assembled an abundance of primary source material from the 19th and early 20th century in the course of his research and writing. These primary source materials document the establishment and functioning of the U.S. Forest Service, public lands, forestry in the Pacific Northwest, environmental issues, and conservation concerns. The Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records are an essential companion collection for researchers using these materials.
Biographical materials, including curriculum vitae and lists of publications; military records; and certificates document Williams’ education, employment history, and accomplishments.
The publication series include the final version of each publication; subsequent revisions and editions; manuscripts, drafts, and reviews; reference and research materials used to create the publication; and, in some cases, photographs that were reproduced in the publication. Williams published several major works on the history of the U.S. Forest Service including USDA Forest Service - The First Century published by the United States Department of Agriculture in 2000, which was re-issued in 2005 in a centennial commemorative edition; The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands published in 2007 by Greenwood Publishing; and The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History published by Oregon State University Press in 2009. These books document the establishment and development of the U.S .Forest Service, the political and cultural influences that shaped the organization, and the impact of forest practices and policy in Oregon and Washington. In the course of his research on the U.S Forest Service, Williams assembled extensive materials on Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, which are included in this collection.
Williams also created and curated compilations of primary source materials and references. Many of these were self-published by Williams or reproduced, under his direction, by the U.S. Forest Service and consequently had limited distribution. These include: John B. Waldo and William G. Steel: Forest Reserve Advocates for the Cascade Range of Oregon (1992), Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service (published in multiple editions in the 1980s and 1990s), and Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve: As Found in the Letters of William G. Steel, John B. Waldo, and Others Supplemented by Newspapers, Magazines, and Official Reports 1885-1912 (1995) with Stephen R. Mark.
Williams also conducted extensive research and writing on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the Pacific Northwest, Native Americans’ use of fire in land management, and the McKenzie River basin. Publications on these topics, and his research materials, are included in this collection. Williams’ writing for the general public is represented by articles he wrote for Lane County Living.
The oral histories provide first-hand accounts of those who worked in forestry. Gerald Williams conducted many interviews with people in the McKenzie River area and with many individuals associated with the U.S. Forest Service. He also assembled oral histories of early Oregon pioneers that had been completed in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration as well as other oral histories conducted by the Forest History Society and the University of Montana. Of particular note are oral histories with women in forestry, including Geri Vander Veer Bergen, one of the few women to begin a career in forestry in the 1960s, and Wendy Milner Herrett, the first woman to be district ranger in the Forest Service. The oral histories include transcripts and audiotape recordings.
Series 17 consists of papers and manuscripts written by Williams that may not have been published or were incorporated into larger publications. This series shows the breadth of Williams’ research and interests and includes some reference materials assembled by Williams as well. Some of these materials may have been adapted for oral presentation.
The remainder of the collection, which forms about half of the total volume, consists of reference and research materials that are not associated with a specific publication and were arranged by the archivists into the topical areas of Pacific Northwest forest history; United States forest history; forest fires; Oregon history; Oregon counties; and biographical materials. Undoubtedly, these materials informed and were used in Williams’ publications. An extensive compilation of editorial cartoons pertaining to forestry and environmentalism that document public perceptions and political responses to natural resource management are described as Series 19.
The Gerald Williams Papers include audiocassette sound recordings; photographs (photographic prints, film negatives, slides, and contact sheets); and a small quantity of born-digital materials. Electronic records are available upon request and in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center Reading Room.
The contents of box-folders 1.22, 1.23, 4.23, 19.12, 19.13, 20.01, 23.18, and 29.13 have been digitized and are available upon request. The McKenzie audio tapes in Series 10, Sub-series 2, have been digitized and are available upon request. The contents of digital folder 1 in Series 20 is available upon request.
Biographical / Historical Notes
Gerald W. Williams worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1979 until his retirement in 2005. From 1979 to 1993, he was a sociologist with the Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in Oregon; in 1993-1998, he served as the regional sociologist for the Pacific Northwest Regional Office in Portland; and from 1998 until his retirement in 2005 he was the national historian for the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C. Williams designed and implemented a regional and national history program for the Forest Service which culminated in his appointment as national historian and his authorship of the centennial history of the Forest Service, The USDA Forest Service -- The First Century, in 2000. He has published extensively on a variety of historical topics such as the Native American use of fire to manage environments, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the U.S. Army's Spruce Production Division during World War I.
Williams is a native of Oregon and earned degrees from Southern Oregon University (B.A., Sociology; M.A. General Studies Social Science) and Washington State University (Ph.D., Sociology). Gerald W. ("Jerry") Williams died on January 3, 2019.
Author: Chris Petersen and Elizabeth Nielsen
Administrative Information
More Extent Information:
38 boxes, including 3 oversize boxes, and 2 map folders; 457 photographs and 52 audiocassettes; 2.09 Gbytes (99 files)
Statement on Access:
The collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note:
The original Gerald W. Williams Collection was acquired by the Oregon State University Libraries in 2007. Numerous accessions to the collection were received in 2008 thru 2016.
Related Materials:
An extensive multi-year project to process the Gerald W. Williams Collection, that had been acquired in 2007-2014, was conducted by the Special Collection and Archives Research Center in 2015-2019. Many discrete collections of materials assembled or created by Williams were physically segregated and described as separate collections. Primarily these are materials that Williams purchased, collected, or otherwise acquired in the course of his work as a sociologist and historian and his avocational interest in Pacific Northwest history. They include collections focused on a specific topic, of a particular format, or created by an individual or organization.
The collections of a particular format include the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), Ephemera Collection (MSS WilliamsEphemera), Family Vacation Slides (P 316),Forestry and Northwest History Publications (MSS WilliamsPubs), Glass Negatives Collection (P 326), Lantern Slides Collection (P 319), Maps Collection (MAPS WilliamsG), Moving Image and Sound Recordings Collection (FV 320), Photographs Collection (P 329),Prints and Postcards of Native Americans Collection (P 317), Postcards Collection (P 323), Posters Collection (MSS WilliamsGPosters), Prints Collection (MSS WilliamsPrints), Regional Albums (P 303), Slides (P 314), and Stereoscopic Photograph Collection (P 327).
The collections on a specific topic include the Gerald W. Williams Collection on the Army Spruce Production Division (MSS Spruce), Civilian Conservation Corps (MSS CCC), and Smokey Bear (MSS Smokey). The collections that were created by other individuals or organizations include the Edward S. Curtis Photographs (P 333), Jason S. Elder U.S. Forest Service Diary (MSS Elder), J.F. Ford Photographs (P 308), Forest Service Equipment Development Center Photograph album (P 311), C.C. Hall Photograph Album (P 301), Mt. Hood Area Expedition Photograph Album (P 310), Kinsey Brothers Photographs (P 309), Frank Patterson Photographic Postcards (P 312), Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs (P 330), U.S. Forest Service Officers and Operations Photographs (P 325), U.S. Forest Service Digitized Historic Photograph Collection (P 324), Jack Williams Slides (P 315).
Williams' personal library of 3,100 books and pamphlets pertaining to ecology, Pacific Northwest history, Native Americans, and other subjects was cataloged individually into the OSU Libraries' monograph collections. Selected titles from the book collection are available in ScholarsArchive@OSU.
The Gerald W. Williams Digital Collection features some of the best imagery from the various Williams collections, including nature, forestry and logging images, Civilian Conservation Corps activities, and scenes from Celilo Falls.
The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include numerous collections of archival records, personal papers, and visual materials pertaining to forestry and the environmental history of the Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Multicultural Archives includes a variety of materials pertaining to Native Americans, especially in the Pacific Northwest.
Preferred Citation:
Gerald W. Williams Papers (MSS Williams), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information:
An extensive multi-year project to process the Gerald W. Williams Collection was conducted by the Special Collection and Archives Research Center in 2015-2019. Many discrete collections of materials assembled or created by Williams were physically segregated and described as separate collections. The remaining materials comprise this collection and have been re-named the Gerald W. Williams Papers, as they predominantly document Williams' research and writing.
In the course of physical processing, four duplicate audiocassettes of the Richard J. Costley oral history interviews conducted in 1996 have been removed from the collection and discarded. A 5.25-inch floppy disk with materials pertaining to Williams' McKenzie River publication has been removed from the collection and discarded.
Finding Aid Revision History:
This finding aid replaces an earlier preliminary guide for the Gerald W. Williams Collection prepared in 2008.
Creators
Williams, Gerald W.
Mark, Stephen R.
Pinchot, Gifford (1865-1946)
United States. Forest Service
Waldo, John B. (John Breckenridge) (1844-1907)
People, Places, and Topics
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Forest fires--Oregon--Prevention and control.
Forest fires--Washington (State)--Prevention and control
Forest management--Northwest, Pacific.
Forest policy--United States--History.
Forest reserves--Oregon--Umpqua National Forest.
Forest reserves--Oregon--Willamette National Forest.
Forest reserves--Oregon.
Forests and forestry
Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific.
Lane County (Or.)--History.
Logging--Northwest, Pacific.
McKenzie River (Or.)
Natural Resources
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.
Steel, W.G. (William Gladstone)
United States. Forest Service--Employees.
United States. Forest Service--History.
United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
Waldo, John B. (John Breckenridge), 1844-1907
Wildfires--United States--Prevention and control.
Williams, Gerald W.
Women in forestry
Forms of Material
Audiocassettes.
Born digital.
Cartoons (humorous images).
Film negatives.
Maps (documents)
Oral histories (literary genre)
Photographic prints.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Biographical Materials, circa 1998
Series 1 provides biographical information about Gerald Williams and contains his curriculum vitae; lists of major publications, papers, and chapters written and presented; and information about groups with which he participated.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 1.01: Gerald W. Williams Biographical Materials, circa 1998
- Series 2: Military Records, 1970-1981
- Series 2 is made up of official records documenting Gerald Williams' enrollment in the United States Armed Forces. It includes documentation of his transfer from Ready Reserve to Standby Reserve and his honorable discharge in 1971.
- Box-Folder 1.02: Gerald W. Williams Military Records, 1970-1981
- Series 3: Certificates, 1987-2005
- Series 3 includes certificates Williams received from organizations such as the US Department of Agriculture, the US Forest Service, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. These certificates indicated appreciation and merit.
- Box-Folder 1.03: Gerald W. Williams Certificates, 1987-2001
- Box-Folder 36.01: Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 2005
- Series 4: General Correspondence, 1970-2015
- Series 4 consists of correspondence received and written by Williams that is arranged chronologically. The communications pertain to his work and interests. Williams corresponded with a broad range of individuals and institutions including colleges and universities, federal agencies, university presses, and publishers. Many other series in this collection include correspondence to and from Williams.
- Box-Folder 1.04: Undated Correspondence, undated
- Box-Folder 1.05: Correspondence, 1970s
- Box-Folder 1.06: Correspondence, 1980s
- Box-Folder 1.07: Correspondence, 1990-1997
- Box-Folder 1.08: Correspondence, 1998-1999
- Box-Folder 1.09: Correspondence, 2000-2003
- Box-Folder 1.10: Correspondence, 2004
- Box-Folder 1.11: Correspondence: January-June, 2005
- Box-Folder 1.12: Correspondence, July-December, 2005
- Box-Folder 1.13: Correspondence, 2006-2007
- Box-Folder 1.14: Correspondence, January-July, 2008
- Box-Folder 1.15: Correspondence, August-December, 2008
- Box-Folder 1.16: Correspondence, 2009
- Box-Folder 1.17: Correspondence, 2010-2012
- Box-Folder 1.18: Correspondence, 2013
- Box-Folder 1.19: Correspondence, 2014-2015
- Series 5: Publications - Native Americans, 1854-2008
Series 5 contains material about Native Americans and the land they inhabit and includes papers written by Williams. An Inquiry into Petroglyph Point Lava Beds National Monument Near Tulelake, California is an unpublished paper by Williams. Petroglyph Point was traditionally occupied by the Modoc Native Americans. This paper was adapted from a paper Williams wrote for a college anthropology class. American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems: Thousands of Years of Managing Landscapes is a paper written by Williams that was never published; however, he did present modified versions of it in 1997-1998. There are two articles in Fire Management Today by Gerald Williams about Native American land management tactics using fire. Cathlapotle - Catching Time’s Secrets by Jon Bachnke is a publication about the large trading city of the Cathlapotle people at the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition (early 1800s). Over 900 people lived in the city that was located near current Ridgefield, Washington. Chief of Seattle Speech – The Real Story is a compilation of two of Chief Seathl “speeches.” The first may not have been a speech by Chief Seathl, but is a widely quoted story about white settlers moving natives off their land. The second is an actual speech given in about 1854, which has been rewritten and popularized in the decades since. Reference materials in this series include materials pertaining to the North Sacramento Valley (California), the southern and western Cascade Range, the Willamette Valley, and the Klamath Basin. Topics addressed include bark containers, rock art, anthropology, use of fires, archaeology, and native-settler conflict.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 1.20: An Inquiry into Petroglyph Point Lava Beds National Monument Near Tulelake, California by Gerald Williams, 1970-1995
- Box-Folder 1.21: Fire Management Today, 2000-2004
- Box-Folder 1.22-1.23: American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems: Thousands of Years of Managing Landscapes, 1998-2003
- Box-Folder 1.24: Chief of Seattle Speech - the Real Story, 2001
- Box-Folder 1.25: Cathlapotle - Catching Time's Secrets by Jon Dachnke, 2005
- Box-Folder 1.26-2.02: Reference Materials, 1854-2008
- 4 folders.
- Series 6: Publications - McKenzie River Names, 1937-2003
Series 6 consists of a 1982 guide by Williams to the McKenzie River area, later manuscript drafts of the publication, and reference materials pertaining to the McKenzie River basin and highway. McKenzie River Names is a brief guide to the McKenzie River geographic, social, and historical place names along the McKenzie Highway written to facilitate a tour by the Oregon Geographic Names Board. Reference materials include correspondence, reports, newspaper and journal articles with pages of Williams’ notes. Included in the reference material is Donald Mackenzie “King of the Northwest” by Cecil W. Mackenzie in 1937. The McKenzie River is named after Donald Mackenzie. Issues of River Reflections, a McKenzie River newspaper, the McKenzie Enterprise and other magazines are included in this series.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 2.03-2.04: McKenzie River Names - Publication, 1982
- 2 folders
- Box-Folder 2.05: The McKenzie River System: A Recreational Guide, 1978
- Box-Folder 2.06: McKenzie River Tributaries, Forks & Creeks, 1978
- Box-Folder 2.07: McKenzie River Valley: Highway and Road Guide, 1978
- Box-Folder 2.08: McKenzie River History, 1978-1982
- Box-Folder 2.09: McKenzie Book Photograph copies (1 of 2), 1981
- Box-Folder 2.10: McKenzie Book Photograph copies (2 of 2), undated
- Box-Folder 2.11: Manuscript: McKenzie River Names, 1982
- Box-Folder 2.12: Manuscript Draft McKenzie River Names, 1988
- Box-Folder 2.13: Manuscript Draft: McKenzie River Names, 1988
- Box-Folder 2.14: Manuscript Draft: McKenzie River Names, 1990
- Box-Folder 2.15-2.16: Manuscript: McKenzie River Names, 1991
- Box-Folder 2.17: Manuscript: McKenzie River Names, 1982
- Box-Folder 2.18: Manuscript: McKenzie River Names, 1982
- Box-Folder 2.19: Correspondence, 1986-1991
- Box-Folder 2.20: Helen Smith Correspondence about Bronze Plaque at Macduff Peak, 1989
- Box-Folder 2.21: McKenzie Valley Irrigation and Power Company Hydro Project Reference Materials, 1914-1916
- Box-Folder 2.22: Donald McKenzie 'King of the Northwest', 1937
- Box-Folder 2.23: McKenzie River Reference Materials and Notes, circa 1970-1980s
- Box-Folder 2.24: McKenzie River, Oregon: Problems Issues and Responses, 1975
- Box-Folder 2.25: Dams on the McKenzie, 1982
- Box-Folder 3.01-3.04: McKenzie Place Names References and Notes, circa 1980s
- Box-Folder 3.05: McKenzie Salt Springs and Lost Creek Wagon Road Reference Materials, 1982
- Box-Folder 3.06: Fish Lake/McKenzie River Information, 1986-1993
- Two versions of the material, one from 1986, one from 1993.
- Box-Folder 3.07: McKenzie River Highway References, undated
- Box-Folder 3.08: McKenzie River - Reference Material, 1969-1989
- Box-Folder 36.02: River Reflections McKenzie River Newspapers, 1978-1980
- Box-Folder 36.03: River Reflections McKenzie River Newspaper, 1981-2003
- Includes issues for 1981-1992, 1997 and 2003
- Box-Folder 36.04: McKenzie Names - Printout, undated
- Box-Folder 36.05: McKenzie Enterprise and Other Magazines, 1978-1979
- Series 7: Publications - Lane County Living, 1982-1984
- Series 7 consists predominately of issues of the popular magazine, Lane County Living, that include articles written by Williams. Early manuscript versions of many of the published articles are also available in this series. Article topics include: Heceta Head, notable sites on the McKenzie Highway, summit crossing at Willamette Pass, development of coastal fork communities, Lane County history, history of the Cascade foothills, early town history, and the interaction of local communities with the Hudson Bay Co. Lane County Living was a bi-monthly publication that covered a wide variety of topics relevant to the Lane County (Oregon) region, such as the outdoors, local history, trends, traveling in the area, arts and entertainment, and human-interest pieces.
- Box-Folder 3.09: General, 1982
- Box-Folder 3.10: General, 1983
- January - June
- Box-Folder 3.11: General, 1983 - 1984
- Beginning with August 1983 issue.
- Series 8: Publications - Civilian Conservation Corps, 1983-2004
Series 8 documents the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and includes Letters from Home: Life in CCC Camps of Douglas County, Oregon published in 1983 by the United States Department of Agriculture – Umpqua National Forest. This publication was written by Norman A. Myers, the writer of the letters, and compiled and edited by Gerald Williams. The series also includes papers on the CCC in the Pacific Northwest written by Williams which may not have been published or were later adapted for publication and/or presentation. The CCC was established by F.D. Roosevelt in 1933, in part of the effort to recover from the Great Depression. It had two main objectives, to find useful conservation work for unemployed men, and teach vocational skills for men through their work. Material in this series focuses on the CCC’s presence in the Pacific Northwest. Reference material includes bibliographic list of sources, correspondence, journal articles, and a pamphlet advertising the CCC. The Gerald W. Williams Collection on the Civilian Conservation Corps (MSS CCC) includes a variety of materials documenting the CCC that were assembled by Williams.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 3.12: Publication: Norman A. Myers Letters to Home: Life in C.C.C. Camps of Douglas County, Oregon, 1983
- Box-Folder 3.13: Papers by Gerald Williams on the CCC, 1983-1994
- Box-Folder 3.14: Reference Materials, 1983-2004
- Series 9: Publications - John B. Waldo and William G. Steel: Forest Reserve Advocates for the Cascade Range of Oregon, 1860-1998
Series 9 is primarily about Judge John Breckenridge Waldo and consists of the material Gerald Williams used to compile the book Judge John Breckenridge Waldo: Diaries and Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon 1880-1907 published by the Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in 1992. This book is a compilation of Waldo’s letters, diaries and journals between 1877 and 1907. This series includes several editions and manuscripts of this publication. This series also contains John B. Waldo and William G. Steel: Forest Reserve Advocates for the Cascade Range of Oregon a 1994 publication of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by Gerald Williams. John Waldo was born in Oregon in 1844; he graduated from Willamette University in 1866 after studying law. Waldo was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1870; in 1880, he was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court and served until 1884. In 1889 he was elected to the Oregon State Legislature for one term. He was known for being a conservationist and was associated with the National Park movement. Waldo spent summers with prominent friends, including John Minto, exploring the lakes and mountains of the Cascade Mountains. Waldo Lake is named for John Waldo. Reference materials include notes on Waldo by Williams, maps, correspondence, and articles from publications such as the Oregonian, the Oregon Motorist and the Oregon State Journal among others.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 3.15: John B. Waldo and William G. Steel: Forest Reserve Advocates for the Cascade Range of Oregon, 1991-1994
- Box-Folder 3.16: Judge John Breckenridge Waldo: Diaries and Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon 1880-1907, 1986
- Box-Folder 3.17: Judge John Breckenridge Waldo: Diaries and Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon 1880-1907, 1989
- Box-Folder 3.18: Judge John Breckenridge Waldo: Letters and Journals from the High Cascades of Oregon 1877-1907, 1992
- Box-Folder 3.19: Cultural Resource Mentions in the Judge Waldo Diaries and Letter 1880-1907, 1985
- Box-Folder 4.01-4.03: Judge John B. Waldo: Diaries & Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon, circa 1880s
- Box-Folder 4.04-4.05: Judge John B. Waldo: Letters and Journals from the High Cascades of Oregon 1877-1907, 1992
- Box-Folder 4.06: Judge John B. Waldo: Letters and Journals from the High Cascades of Oregon 1877-1907, 1992
- Box-Folder 4.07: Judge John Breckenridge Waldo: Diaries and Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon 1880-1907, 1989
- Box-Folder 4.08-4.10: Manuscript of publication: John B. Waldo: Diaries and Letters from the High Cascades of Oregon, 1880-1907
- Box-Folder 4.11: Prints used in Judge John B. Waldo Manuscript, circa 1889
- 33 photos
- Box-Folder 4.12: Prints used in Judge John B. Waldo Manuscript, circa 1889
- 48 photos
- Box-Folder 4.13: Prints and negatives considered or used in Judge John B. Waldo Manuscript, circa. 1880-1900
- 131 negatives (varying sizes), 36 photos, 4 contact sheets with photo descriptions and dates.
- Box-Folder 4.14: Waldo - Photographs, circa 1997
- 32 negatives, 1 contact sheet of the negatives, 1 photo
- Box-Folder 4.16: Waldo - Correspondence, 1991
- Box-Folder 4.17: News Articles regarding John B. Waldo, circa 1880s-1930s
- Box-Folder 4.18: News Articles Concerning Judge John B. Waldo, circa 1880s-1980s
- Box-Folder 4.19: Historical Information on Oregon and Cascade Range; Forest Reserve - Articles and Journal Papers, circa 1880s-1990s
- Box-Folder 4.20: Notes Concerning John B. Waldo Wilderness Trips, 1880s-1990s
- Box-Folder 4.21: References Regarding John Minto, circa 1890s-1980s
- Box-Folder 4.22: Reference Photocopies for John B. Waldo Manuscript, circa 1889-91
- Box-Folder 4.23: List of News Articles from the "Oregonian" on various topics; articles on forest reserves and forest fires., circa 1990s
- Box-Folder 5.01: Maps of Skyline Trail and Odell Lake, circa 1920-1930s
- Box-Folder 5.02: Miscellaneous References to Judge Waldo's Legacy, circa 1980s
- Box-Folder 5.03: Correspondence and Reference Material Regarding John B. Waldo and William Gladstone Steel, circa 1990s
- Box-Folder 5.04: Waldo Tree, 1998
- Box-Folder 5.05: Waldo - Reference Materials, 1860-1969
- Box-Folder 5.06: Reference Notes on Judge John B. Waldo, undated
- Series 10: Publications - Oral Histories, 1937-2002
Series 10 consists of oral histories assembled and conducted by Williams in the course of his research and writing. The series includes information about oral histories and handbooks for conducting them, published and unpublished oral history transcripts, audiocassette recordings of oral history interviews, and associated oral history project records. The series includes only audiotape recordings or transcripts (not both) for many interviews. The majority of the material in this series pertains to forests in Oregon and Washington, including but not limited to: Winema National Forest, Willamette National Forest, Umpqua National Forest, and Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. Regions outside of Oregon are also covered including the Siskiyou National Forest in northern California, Bitterroot National Forest in Montana, and Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. Of note are transcripts of interviews with Geri Vander Veer Bergen, one of the few women in forestry when she started her career in the 1960s. Additionally, there are transcripts of an interview with Wendy Milner Herrett the first woman to be district ranger in the forest service. The series includes oral histories conducted by the Forest History Society focused on forestry in the west and by the History Section of the USDA Forest Service on timber management in the Pacific Northwest. Also included are interviews of early Oregon Pioneers done during the 1930s as part of the Work Progress Administration.
Series 10 includes 3 sub-series: 1. Putting Conservation to Work, 1989; 2. McKenzie Audiotapes, 1979-1981; and 3. Other Audiotapes, 1980-2012.
A central figure in Sub-Series 1 (Putting Conservation to Work) is Robert Wolf, a professional forester and a forest policy analyst in Washington, D.C. whose career spanned 45 years with the USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of the Budget, U.S. Senate, and Congressional Research Service. Wolf was interviewed in 1989 by multiple individuals as part of an extensive oral history project conducted at the University of Montana. This sub-series consists solely of transcripts of these interviews.
The McKenzie Audiotapes (Sub-Series 2) consists of audiotapes of interviews conducted by Gerald Williams, unless otherwise noted. These interviews were conducted with people who lived or worked in the McKenzie River area, east of Eugene, Oregon. Of note, many of these oral histories are of women who, for example, acted as librarians or local historians in the McKenzie River area. These audiotapes were digitized in 2013; the digital files are available upon request for use in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center Reading Room.
Sub-Series 3 (Other Audiotapes) is made up of oral histories conducted in various locations, including McCall, Idaho and Cispus, Washington. Some individuals had notably longer interviews such as Albert Wiesendanger and Richard Costley and are represented by multiple audiotapes.
This series Includes 52 audiocassettes recordings of oral history interviews.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 5.07: Oral History Transcripts - Timber Management in Pacific Northwest 5 Employees, 1986
- Volume 1-2
- Box-Folder 5.08: Oral History Transcripts - Timber Management in Pacific Northwest 5 Employees, 1986
- Volume 3
- Box-Folder 5.09: Oral History Notes, 1978-1981
- Box-Folder 5.10: Oral History Information, 2005
- Box-Folder 5.11: "The Use of Oral Histories in the USDA Forest Service" by Williams and "Oral History Guide and Handbook for the USDA Forest Service" by Williams and Linda Dodds, 1981-1990
- Box-Folder 5.12: Oral History Transcripts: Arnold W. Bolle, May 1, 1990
- Box-Folder 5.13: Oral History Transcripts: Geri V. Bergen Interview, July 2000
- Box-Folder 5.14: Oral History Transcripts: Bernie A.H., 1990
- Box-Folder 5.15: Oral History Transcripts: Park Bill & Davis Burt, 1982
- Box-Folder 5.16: Richard Costley - Interview/Correspondence, 1995-1996
- Box-Folder 5.17: Oral History Transcripts - Richard Costly, 1996
- Box-Folder 5.18: Oral History Transcripts: Harold A. Dahl 60 years - A Forester Looking Back, 1992
- Box-Folder 5.19: Oral History Transcripts - John S. Edwards - Doing Time on the Klamath, 1926-1929
- Box-Folder 5.20: Jim Evans, November 18,1992
- Box-Folder 5.21: Oral History Collection of the Forest History Society An Annotated Guide, 1976
- Box-Folder 5.22: Oral History Transcripts Forest Service History Interview Harold "Red" Thomas, 1978
- Box-Folder 5.23: Albert Hall Interview, 1986
- Box-Folder 5.24: Oral History Transcripts: Harold J. Engles Interview, April, 1982
- Box-Folder 5.25: Oral History Transcripts - J. Alfred Hall "I think I remember", 1978
- Box-Folder 5.26: Oral History Transcripts - Henry E. Hoefner Some Reminiscences of an Early Forester, 1959
- Box-Folder 5.27: Oral History Transcripts: Bill Hicks, May 2, 1990
- Box-Folder 5.28: John Hossack, May 1, 1990
- Box-Folder 5.29: Donald S. Interview, June 1998
- Box-Folder 5.30: Oral History Transcripts: Wendy Miller Herrett Interview, June 2000
- Box-Folder 5.31: Oral History Transcripts George M. Leonard Interview, 1999
- Box-Folder 5.32: Oral History Transcripts: Lewis, Cliff, 1979
- Box-Folder 5.33: Oral History Transcripts: O'Brien, Frances History, 1978
- Box-Folder 5.34: Oral History Transcripts: Max Peterson Interview, 1992
- Box-Folder 5.35: Oral History: River Logging, 1973
- Box-Folder 6.01: Ted Schlapfer Interview, February 1984
- Box-Folder 6.02: Oral History Transcripts: Siuslaw National Forest, 1980
- Box-Folder 6.03: Bill Worf, May 1, 1990
- Box-Folder 6.04: Oral History Transcripts: Westfir Oral History Interviews, April, 1995
- Box-Folder 6.05: Winema National Forest, 1981
- Volume 1
- Box-Folder 6.06: Winema National Forest, 1981
- Volume 2
- Box-Folder 6.07: Wayne Wilson, November 20, 1992
- Sub-Series 1: Putting Conservation to Work, 1989
- Interviews with Robert Wolf
- Box-Folder 6.08: 227 Intro. through OH 227-9
- Box-Folder 6.09: 227-10 through 227-17
- Box-Folder 6.10: 227-11 through 227-26
- Box-Folder 6.11: 227-27 through 227-35
- Box-Folder 6.12: 226-36 through 227-47
- Box-Folder 6.13: 227-48 through 227-54
- Box-Folder 6.14: Reminiscences of Southern Oregon Pioneers WPA Interviews, 1937-1938
- Box-Folder 6.15: Reminiscences of Southern Oregon Pioneers WPA, 1937-1938
- Box-Folder 6.16: Reminiscences of Southern Oregon Pioneers WPA Interviews, 1937-1938
- Box-Folder 6.17: Reminiscences of Southern Oregon Pioneers, 1937-1938
- Sub-Series 2: McKenzie Audiotapes, 1978-1981
- All interviews are done by Gerald Williams, unless noted. These audiotapes were digitized in 2013; the digital files are available upon request or for use in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center Reading Room.
- Box-Item 7.01: Ada Millican Interview, December 4, 1978
- Box-Item 7.02: Mrs. Martha Belknap, December 8, 1978
- Box-Item 7.03: Mrs. Martha Belknap, December 26, 1978
- Box-Item 7.04: Mrs. Belknap, January 17-22, 1979
- Box-Item 7.05: Mrs. Frances O'Brien, December 14, 1978
- Box-Item 7.06: Mrs. Martha Belknap Re: Roy Andrews, February 8, 1979
- Box-Item 7.07: Manena Schwering, May 5, 1979
- Box-Item 7.08: Manena Schwering, May 5, 1979
- Box-Item 7.09: Manena Schwering, May 5, 1979
- Box-Item 7.10: Manena Schwering by Gerald Williams and Ellen Credle, May 26, 1979
- #1
- Box-Item 7.11: Manena Schwering by Gerald Williams and Ellen Credle, May 26, 1979
- #2
- Box-Item 7.12: Roland Sims, April 29, 1979
- #1
- Box-Item 7.13: Roland Sims, April 29, 1979
- #2
- Box-Item 7.14: Jim Drury, April 28, 1979
- #1
- Box-Item 7.15: Jim Drury, April 28, 1979
- #2
- Box-Item 7.16: James Drury by Gerald Williams and Ellen Credle, April 20, 1980
- Box-Item 7.17: Cliff Lewis, January 19, 1979
- #1
- Box-Item 7.18: Cliff Lewis, January 19, 1979
- #2
- Box-Item 7.19: John & Ruth West, January 26, 1980
- Box-Item 7.20: John & Ruth West, January 26, 1980
- Box-Item 7.21: Clayton & Mabel Nestle, April 19, 1980
- #1
- Box-Item 7.22: Clayton & Mabel Nestle, April 19, 1980
- #2
- Box-Item 7.23: Everett Thomson, May 24, 1980
- 1/3
- Box-Item 7.24: Everett Thomson, May 24, 1980
- 2/3
- Box-Item 7.25: Everett Thomson, May 24, 1980
- 3/3
- Box-Item 7.26: Edith Page, May 31, 1980
- 1/2
- Box-Item 7.27: Edith Page, May 31, 1980
- 2/2
- Box-Item 7.28: Hallie Huntington, March 12, 1981
- Sub-Series 3: Other Audiotapes, 1980-2012
- Box-Item 7.29: Dave Alexander, September 16, 2012
- 1/2 McCall, Idaho
- Box-Item 7.30: Dave Alexander, September 16, 2012
- 2/2 McCall, Idaho
- Box-Item 7.31: Jamie Barbour - Cispus AMA, March 7, 2002
- 1 & 2 out of 3 sides.
- Box-Item 7.32: Jamie Barbour - Cispus AMA, March 7, 2002
- Part/side 3
- Box-Item 7.33: Hazel Davis - Interviewed by Sheri Ecken and Gerald Williams, September 5, 1980
- Box-Item 7.34: Harry Cody and Ed Tompkins
- Ed Tompkins is only on side 2 (marked).
- Box-Item 7.35: Richard J. Costley, May 7th, 1996
- 1/4
- Box-Item 7.36: Richard J. Costley, May 7-8, 1996
- 2/4
- Box-Item 7.37: Richard J. Costley, May 8, 1996
- 3/4
- Box-Item 7.38: Richard J. Costley, May 8, 1996
- 4/4
- Box-Item 7.39: Isabel George, March 5, 1990
- 1/2
- Box-Item 7.40: Isabel George, March 5, 1990
- 2/2
- Box-Item 7.41: Michael Kerrick, November 26, 1984
- Interview with Mike Kerrick, Forest Supervisor of Willamette National Forest, November 26, 1984. Taped by Larry Rakestraw (historian).
- Box-Item 7.42: Tom Kogurt, April 9, 2002
- Box-Item 8.01: Buddy Rose, March 8, 2002
- Box-Item 8.02: Ted Stubblefield, June 20, 2002
- Box-Item 8.03: Tim Tolle, April 10, 2002
- Box-Item 8.04: Tim Tolle, April 10, 2002
- Box-Item 8.05: Albert K. Wiesendanger, November 21, 1980
- "Side 3" of Albert K. Wiesendanger, November 21, 1980 can be found on cassette, Box-Item 8.10.
- Box-Item 8.06: Albert K. Wiesendanger - Interviewed by Gerald Williams and Susan Marvin, April 10, 1981
- Box-Item 8.07: Albert Wiesendanger - Interviewed by Gerald Williams and Susan Marvin, April 10, 1981
- Box-Item 8.08: Albert Wiesendanger - Interviewed by Gerald Williams and Susan Marvin, April 10, 1981
- Box-Item 8.09: Albert K. Wiesendanger, April 10, 1981
- Box-Item 8.10: Albert K. Wiesendanger - Interviewed by Gerald Williams and Pearl Hansen, November 10, 1983
- "Side 3" of Albert K. Wiesendanger, November 21, 1980 (Box-Item 8.05) is on one side of this cassette.
- Series 11: Publications - Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service, 1982-2003
Series 11 contains multiple editions of Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service compiled by Gerald Williams and published in the 1980s and 1990s. A Listing of Various Historical References was initially published in 1982. Revised editions, with the title Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service, were issued in 1985 and 1987. Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service: Social Political and Historical Sources of Information was published in 1990 and 1995. This series also includes a manuscript copy of the 1995 edition. These publications contain references about the USDA Forest Service at the national level and in the Pacific Northwest region as well as related forestry topics and agencies, with a particular emphasis on historical sources that provide background information on controversies and solutions. This series also contains centennial logos and USDA Forest Service international programs.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 9.01: Centennial Logos, 1991
- Box-Folder 9.02: USDA Forest Service International Programs, 2003
- Box-Folder 9.03: Publication: "A Listing of Various Historical References" by Gerald Williams, 1982
- Box-Folder 9.04: Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service, 1985
- Box-Folder 9.05: Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service, 1987
- Box-Folder 9.06: Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service: Social, Political, and Historical Sources of Information, 1990
- Box-Folder 9.07: Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service: Social, Political and Historical Sources or Information, 1995
- Box-Folder 9.08-10: Selected References Concerning the USDA Forest Service Manuscript, 1995
- Series 12: Publications - Gifford Pinchot, 1859-2010
Series 12 consists of extensive reference and research materials on Gifford Pinchot assembled by Williams. He did not complete a major publication about Pinchot. Most of the materials in the series are photocopies of Gifford Pinchot’s correspondence, from the Library of Congress’ Gifford Pinchot Papers (indicated as “LoC” in the folder titles below). Most of the correspondence is from 1911-1912, soon after Pinchot was fired as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service, and from 1938-1940 after his retirement as the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania. The series also includes correspondence to Williams from a Library of Congress archivist with their recommendations for how best to use Pinchot’s material. Material not from the Library of Congress includes news articles about Pinchot, particularly about Pinchot’s dismissal by Taft for speaking about Richard Ballinger, the Secretary of the Interior. There is a folder of editorial cartoons much of which focus on the “Ballinger controversy.” There are transcripts of a radio address by Pinchot, information about the Conservation Commission Pinchot was involved with, and information about Pinchot’s family home, Grey Towers, in Milford, Pennsylvania, which is now a now USDA Forest Service historic site. There is a notebook of photos and ephemera with many images of Pinchot and his historic Grey Towers home, as well as brochures and pamphlets about his life and home. Of note is a manuscript compiled by Williams from Library of Congress correspondence titled: Letters from Region 6 (Pacific North West) Forest Service Employees to Gifford Pinchot. Compilation represents correspondence of forest service employees in Oregon and Washington from 1898 to 1940.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 9.11: LoC Correspondence Ballinger Controversy Box 435 & 437, 1909-1910
- Box-Folder 9.12: LoC Correspondence Pinchot Papers Box: 564, 1905-1939
- Box-Folder 9.13: LoC Correspondence Box 973 & 974, 1898-1918
- Box-Folder 9.14-15: LoC Correspondence "A" Box 101, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 9.16: LoC Correspondence "B" Box 1001, 1937-1941
- Box-Folder 9.17: LoC Correspondence "C" Box 1001, 1940
- Box-Folder 9.18: LoC Correspondence "D" Box 1001, 1940
- Box-Folder 9.19: LoC Correspondence "Dunston" Box 1002, 1940
- Box-Folder 9.20: LoC Correspondence "E" Box 1002, 1940
- Box-Folder 9.21: LoC Correspondence "F" Box 1002, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 9.22: LoC Correspondence "G" Box 1002, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 9.23-25: LoC Correspondence "H" Box 1002, 1940
- Box-Folder 12.01: LoC Correspondence "H" Box 1003, 1938-1941
- Box-Folder 10.01: LoC Correspondence "J" Box 1003, 1940-1941
- Box-Folder 12.02: LoC Correspondence "K" Box 1003, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 12.03: LoC Correspondence "L" Box 1003, 1940
- Box-Folder 10.02: LoC Correspondence "M" Box 1004, 1939-1940
- Box-Folder 12.04: LoC Correspondence "M" Box 1003, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 10.03: LoC Correspondence "N" + "O" Box 104, 1937-1940
- Box-Folder 10.04: LoC Correspondence "P" Box 1004, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 12.05: LoC Correspondence "R" Box 1004, 1940
- Box-Folder 10.05: LoC Correspondence "S" Box 1004, 1940-1941
- Box-Folder 10.06: LoC Correspondence "S" Box 1005, 1937-1940
- Box-Folder 10.07: LoC Correspondence "S" Box 1005, 1937-1940
- Box-Folder 12.06: LoC Correspondence "T" Box 1005, 1938-1940
- Box-Folder 12.07: LoC Correspondence "V" Box 1005, 1939-1940
- Box-Folder 10.08: LoC Correspondence "W" Box 1005, 1940
- Box-Folder 10.09: LoC Correspondence "W" Box 1006, 1940
- Box-Folder 12.08: LoC Correspondence "A" Box 1007, 1911
- Box-Folder 10.10: LoC Correspondence "B" Box 1007, 1911
- Box-Folder 12.09: LoC Correspondence "C" Box 1007, 1911
- Box-Folder 13.01: LoC Correspondence "C" Box 1007, 1912
- Box-Folder 13.02: LoC Correspondence "Cumin, J-G" Box 1008, 1912
- Box-Folder 13.03: LoC Correspondence "H" Box 1008, 1911-1912
- Box-Folder 13.04: LoC Correspondence "K" Box 1008, 1911-1935
- Box-Folder 13.05: LoC Correspondence "L-P" Box 1008, 1911-1912
- Box-Folder 10.11: LoC Correspondence "Ra-Rc" Box 1008, 1911-1912
- Box-Folder 13.06: LoC Correspondence "Riley - Rotherock" Box 1009, 1911-1912
- Box-Folder 10.12: LoC Correspondence "S" Box 1009, 1912-1928
- Box-Folder 10.13: LoC Correspondence "T" Box 1009, 1911-1912
- Box-Folder 13.07: LoC Correspondence "W-Z" Box 1009, 1912
- Box-Folder 10.14: LoC Correspondence, 1896-1937
- Box-Folder 10.15: Correspondence, 2004-2006
- Box-Folder 10.16: Correspondence, 1896-1945
- Box-Folder 10.17: General Reference Article Excerpts, 1998
- Box-Folder 10.18: National Forest Commission of 1896-1897, 2005
- Box-Folder 10.19: National Forest Landscape Architects in Region 6, circa 2010
- Box-Folder 10.20: "The Forest Guardian" Gifford Pinchot, National Forester and Head of the Conservation Commission by Day Allen Willey, 1909
- Box-Folder 10.21: Report on Examination of the Forest Reserves - Gifford Pinchot, March 1898
- Box-Folder 10.22: Report and Journal on Forest Reserves, 1898-1986
- Box-Folder 10.23: Letters from Region 6 (Pacific North West) Forest Service Employees to Gifford Pinchot, 1988
- Letters compiled by Gerald Williams from Library of Congress Pinchot correspondence, particularly of Forest Service employees in Oregon and Washington. Includes letters spanning from 1898 to 1940.
- Box-Folder 11.01: Inventory of the Gifford Pinchot Collection, 1988-2004
- Box-Folder 11.02: Pinchot Institute, 1963-1993
- Box-Folder 11.03: News Articles on Pinchot and Forest Reserves, 1899-1910
- Box-Folder 11.04 -11.07: Pinchot Collection - Narratives for Region 6, 1898-1985
- Four folders.
- Box-Folder 11.08-09: Pinchot Institute French Pete, 1957-1993
- Two folders.
- Box-Folder 11.10: Gifford Pinchot Political Cartoons, 1909-1910
- Box-Folder 11.11: Transcript of Radio Address by Gifford Pinchot, 1940
- Box-Folder 13.08: Receipt - Partridge, Pinchot, and Warren, 1859
- Box-Folder 11.12: Taft Papers - LoC, 1909-1911
- Box-Folder 13.09: Tennis Cabinet Membership Certificate endorsed by Theodore Roosevelt, 1909
- Box-Folder 11.13: Forest Service Organizational Directories and Services, 1908-2000
- Box-Folder 11.14: Photographs held by the National Archives and the Library of Congress, circa. 1990
- Contains lists of Pinchot photographs held by the National Archives as well as photocopies of photos from the Library of Congress Gifford Pinchot Papers.
- Box-Folder 11.15-17: Binder of Pinchot Photographs, Ephemera, and Publications, 1920-1980
- 85 photos; 3 folders
- Box-Folder 37.01: Collier's: The National Weekly Ballinger Controversy, 1910
- Box-Folder 37.02: Pinchot Certificate, 1897
- Series 13: Publications - Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve from 1885-1912, 1889-2007
Series 13 includes Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve: As Found in the Letters of William G. Steel, John B. Waldo, and Others Supplemented by Newspapers, Magazines, and Official Reports 1885-1912, compiled by Williams and Stephen R. Mark of Crater Lake National Park and issued in 1995 by the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Interior’s Crater Lake National Park. This compilation consists of typescripts of historical documents assembled from multiple repositories and sources and includes a brief introduction and index; a limited number of copies were produced. The focus of this book is the earliest history of the six national forests on the crest of the Oregon Cascade Range. Its documentation shows the proponents and opponents of national forests, and their efforts to create and keep public forests in Oregon. Congress and President Benjamin Harrison enacted the Forest Reserve Act in March 1891. Forest reserves in Oregon were established in 1892-1893. For more information about the establishment of the Cascade Forest Reserve, see the Oregon Encyclopedia article written by Williams. The material found in this series used to create this book includes interviews and biographies of pioneers, politicians, environmentalists, and foresters as well as correspondence, reports, journal articles, and newspaper articles on forestry, history and forestry communities.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 11.18: Publication: Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve from 1885-1912, 1995
- Box-Folder 14.01-14.04: Book: Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve, 1995
- Four Folders
- Box-Folder 14.05-14.06: Book: Establishing and Defending the Cascade Range Forest Reserve, 1995
- Up to page 593 (2 folders)
- Box-Folder 14.07: Reference Materials: Papers, Speech, Decisions on Public Land Laws and Forest Reserves, 1903-1980
- Box-Folder 14.08: Reference Material: Newspaper Articles, Oregon Land Frauds, 1897-1984
- Box-Folder 14.09: Reference Report: Biennial Report of the "State Land Agent" to the Governor of Oregon, 1898-1909
- Box-Folder 14.10: Reference Material: Articles, Papers on Oregon Land Fraud, 1949-1988
- Box-Folder 14.11: Reference Material: Land Applications and Permits, 1913-1955
- Box-Folder 14.12: Reference Materials: History of Willamette National Forest Hot Springs, 1894-1989
- Box-Folder 14.13: Reference Material: Interview for George C. Carroll, 1968
- Box-Folder 14.14: Reference Material: Diary Book 1-4 of Addie L. Morris, Ranger-Cascade Ranger Research, 1905
- Box-Folder 14.15: Reference Material: Fish Lake: Historical Information, 1964
- Box-Folder 14.16: Research Material: Fourth Proclamation Cascade Forest Reserve, 1907
- Box-Folder 14.17: Reference Materials: Historical Information on Oregon Central Military Road and Routes of Travel in Cascade Range, 1903-1928
- Box-Folder 14.18: Reference Materials: Report and Studies on French Pete Creek Drainage Management, 1971-1973
- Box-Folder 14.19: Roy W. Temple Photographs List, undated
- Box-Folder 14.20: Reference Material: Records and Information on Umpqua National Forest, 1981
- Box-Folder 14.21: Reference Material: Cascadia Range District, 1937-1970
- Box-Folder 14.22: Reference Material: Biographies, Articles, Correspondence on Forest Rangers and Forest Ranger System, 1898-1970
- Box-Folder 15.01: Reference Material: Letters, documents, and correspondence Addie L. Morris, 1899-1905
- Box-Folder 15.02: Papers on John Mitchell Short Biography of Hon. Binger Herman, 1889-1988
- Box-Folder 15.03: Reference Materials: Interviews of Raymond Engels - District Ranger, McKenzie Ranger District, 1977
- Box-Folder 15.04: Photos, circa 1964-1990s
- 3 photos
- Box-Folder 15.05: Reference Materials: Interview of Martha Belknap, 1967-1981
- Box-Folder 15.06: Reference Materials: Corley B. McFarland, 1926-1956
- Box-Folder 15.07: Reference Materials: Mr. Charles E. Roberts, 1938
- Box-Folder 15.08: Reference Material: Correspondence- Lawrence Rakestraw, 1953-1987
- Box-Folder 15.09: Reference Material: Personal Records, Papers and Documents, 1948-1982
- Box-Folder 15.10: Reference Material: Correspondence on Forestry Rakestraw, 1896-1906
- Box-Folder 15.11: Lawrence Rakestraw - Correspondence, 1958-1990
- Box-Folder 15.12: Correspondence: Gerald W. Williams, 1989-2007
- Box-Folder 15.13: Lawrence Rakestraw - Correspondence, Reference Materials on the History of the Willamette National Forest, 1986-1992
- Box-Folder 15.14: Reference Materials: Articles, journals, reports, papers of state and private forests, 1958-2006
- Box-Folder 15.15: Reference Material: Research Projects on Research Natural Areas in the Pacific Northwest, 1985
- Box-Folder 15.16: Reference Materials News Articles on Land Policies and Forest Reserves, 1890-1909
- Box-Folder 15.17: Reference Materials: Oregon Forestry Association Constitution, 1896
- Box-Folder 15.18: Reference Material: Proceedings and Fact Figures on Forests and Forestry in the USA, 1896-1897
- Box-Folder 15.19: Reference Materials: History, Reports, and Reference Materials on Forest Reserves, 1897-1903
- Box-Folder 15.20: Research Material: Articles, Papers on Forestry and Forest Reserves in Oregon and Washington, 1891-1905
- Box-Folder 15.21: Reference Material: The Journal of the House of the 24th Legislative Assembly of The State of Oregon, 1897-1907
- Box-Folder 15.22: Reference Material: Papers by John Minto and J. Fred McClain, 1955-1968
- Box-Folder 15.23: Correspondence about Reference Material on Cascade Range Forest Research, 1897-1912
- Box-Folder 15.24: Reference Materials, 1988-2005
- Box-Folder 16.01-2: Reference Material: Petitions, letters, records, and journals on Crater Lake and Cascade Range Forest Reserve, 1884-1903
- Box-Folder 16.03: Reference Materials: Newspaper Articles on Cascade Range Forest Reserve, 1891-1896
- Box-Folder 16.04: Reference Materials: Newspaper Articles on Cascade Range Forest Reserve, 1899-1921
- Box-Folder 16.05: Reference Material Administrative History Lake National Park Oregon, circa 1900
- Box-Folder 16.06: Reference Material: Breitenbush Hot Springs, 1907-1988
- Box-Folder 16.07: Reference Materials: Reports and Interview on Oakridge and West Fir Communities, 1935
- Box-Folder 16.08: Reference Materials: Forest Descriptions of The Northern Sierras, undated
- Box-Folder 16.09: Reference Materials: Oregon Mining Districts, 1938-1988
- Box-Folder 16.10: Reference Material: Origin and History of Landmarks in Oregon, 1922-1982
- Series 14: Publications - USDA Forest Service - The First Century, 2000
Series 14 consists of 3 copies of The USDA Forest Service – The First Century published in 2000 by the United States Department of Agriculture as FS-650. A 2005 centennial commemorative edition of the publication is available online.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 16.11: USDA Forest Service - The First Century, 2000
- Series 15: Publications - The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands, 1892-2013
- Series 15 includes Williams’ book The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands, published in 2007 by the Greenwood Publishing Group, and material related to its creation. These materials include manuscripts, photographs published in the book, correspondence, and assembled reference materials. The reference materials include a complete copy of “Seeing the Forest Service for the Trees: A Survey of Proposals for Changing National Forest Policy” by S.A.D Puter (1908), journal articles, newsletters, papers, reports, articles from the Oregonian, and flyers and brochures. This book covers significant controversies and changes that have happened through the Forest Service’s history including conflicts with the National Park Service, timber management including the practice of clearcutting, ecosystem management, fish and wildlife management, roadless areas, and mining.
- Box-Folder 16.12: Publication: Book The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands, 2007
- Box-Folder 16.13: Manuscripts: Bibliography and Notes, circa 2007
- Box-Folder 16.14: Correspondence, 2007-2008
- Box-Folder 16.15: Correspondence E-mail and Memos, 2001-2009
- Box-Folder 16.16: Photographs, circa 1900-1985
- 37 photographs, 6 slides (2 color, 4 black and white)
- Box-Folder 16.17: Photographs, circa 1900-1985
- 46 photographs
- Box-Folder 16.18 - 17.01: "Looters of the Public Domain" by S.A.D. Puter, 1908
- 2 folders
- Box-Folder 17.02: "Indian Land Cession in the U.S.", 1895
- Box-Folder 17.03: Reference Materials: Articles- History, Journals, 1940-1975
- Box-Folder 17.04: Reference Materials: "Seeing the Forest Service for the Trees: A survey of Proposals for Changing National Forest Policy, 2000
- Box-Folder 17.05: Reference Materials: Book Summaries, 2001-2008
- Box-Folder 17.06: Reference Materials: Journals, Papers, Reports, 1984-2008
- Box-Folder 17.07: Reference Materials: Newsletters and Factsheets, 1952-2007
- Box-Folder 17.08: Reference Materials: Publications, 1968-2008
- Box-Folder 17.09: Reference Materials: Land Laws, Land Ownership, 1954-2001
- Box-Folder 17.10: Reference Materials: Testimony and Hearing Summary on Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 2001
- Box-Folder 17.11: Reference Materials: Article, News and Interviews, 1906-2007
- Box-Folder 17.12: Reference Materials: Articles on Forestry from "Journal of Forestry", 1929-1946
- Box-Folder 17.13: Reference Materials: Papers Related to New Zealand Forestry, 1990-2001
- Box-Folder 17.14: Reference Materials: Human Dimensions Ecosystem Management and Related Papers, 1994-1997
- Box-Folder 17.15: Reference Materials: Old Smokey e-notes and e-forums, 2011-2015
- Box-Folder 17.16: Reference Materials: Reports/Papers on Federal Land/Forest and Management, 1919-2013
- Box-Folder 17.17: Reference Materials: Organic Act 1987, 1977-1997
- Box-Folder 17.18: Reference Materials, 1961-2005
- Box-Folder 17.19: Reference Materials: Report of the Secretary of Interior, 1895-1897
- Box-Folder 17.20: Reference Material: "Statues of the Sierra Nevada Final Report to Congress, March, 1977
- Box-Folder 37.03: Articles on Forestry from "Oregonian", 1900
- Box-Folder 37.04: Articles on Forestry from the "Oregonian", 1892
- Box-Folder 37.05: Articles on Forestry in "Oregonian", 1902
- Series 16: Publications - The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, 2005-2009
- Series 16 includes Williams’ book The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, published in 2009 by the Oregon State University Press, and associated editorial and reference materials. This book emphasizes the history of management changes in Oregon and Washington forests through the Great Depression and World War II. This series includes multiple drafts and reviewers comments. Reference materials compiled by Williams include maps, journal articles, reports, brochures and Williams’ notes. Unlocking the Past was an early draft title for the book.
- Box-Folder 18.01: The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, 2009
- Box-Folder 18.02: Editing Notes/Book Review: "History of the Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest", 2005
- Box-Folder 18.03: Unlocking the Past (text), circa 2008
- Box-Folder 18.04: Unlocking the Past, 2008
- (1/2)
- Box-Folder 18.05: Unlocking the Past, 2008
- 2/2
- Box-Folder 18.06: U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, Draft #1, 2009
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- Box-Folder 18.07: U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, Draft #1, 2009
- 2/3
- Box-Folder 18.08: U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, Draft #1, 2009
- 3/3
- Box-Folder 18.09: U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, Draft #2, 2009
- 1/3
- Box-Folder 18.10: U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, Draft #2, 2009
- 2/3
- Box-Folder 18.11: U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History, Draft #2, 2009
- 3/3
- Box-Folder 18.12: Unlocking the Past/ The Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest, 2007-2009
- Box-Folder 18.13: Rolf Anderson Peer Review, 2007-2009
- 1/3
- Box-Folder 18.14: Rolf Anderson Peer Review, 2007-2009
- 2/3
- Box-Folder 18.15: Rolf Anderson Peer Review, 2007-2009
- 3/3
- Box-Folder 18.16: Pam Wilson Peer Review, 2008
- Box-Folder 18.17: Dave Scott Peer Review, 2006
- Box-Folder 18.18: Peer Review for Unlocking the Past, 2008
- Box-Folder 18.19: Oregon State University Press, 2009
- Box-Folder 18.20: Reference Material for "Unlocking the Past", undated
- Box-Folder 18.21: Region 6 Oregon and Washington- History References, 2006-2007
- Series 17: Publications - Assorted Publications and Manuscripts, 1933-2006
Series 17 consists of reports, essays, manuscripts, articles, book chapters and bibliographies by Williams and materials assembled by Williams to be used as reference material. It is unknown if all of these were ever published, they were predominantly written from the late 1980s through the 2000s. Most of the materials are arranged chronologically by creation or publication date. Topics include ecosystem management, Forest Service management, human and forest interaction, economics within communities involved in forestry, biographical information for forestry employees, issues of clearcutting, forest fires and burns, documentation of Forest Service events and timelines, and information from Forest Service Regions 6, 7, 8, and 9. This series includes Williams’ PhD Dissertation: A Field Theory to Behavior Prediction (1976).
The contents of box-folders 19.12, 19.13, and 20.01 have been digitized and are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 19.01: USDA Forest Service: A Brief History, 1990
- Box-Folder 19.02: A Year in Review for Pacific Northwest, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.03: Forest Lookout - Ella E. Clark, 1946
- Box-Folder 19.04: National Summary - Timber Sale Program, Annual Report, Fiscal Year, 1995
- Box-Folder 19.05: Reference Material - Forest Camping in Oregon Directory of National Forest Camps, 1952
- Box-Folder 19.06: Reference Material "A Forecast of the Forest Resource and Industry of Douglas and Lane Counties", 1963
- Box-Folder 19.07: PhD Dissertation: A Field Theory to Behavior Prediction by Gerald Williams, 1976
- Box-Folder 19.08: Spectator, 1977
- Box-Folder 19.09: Attitudes Perceptions of Others and Behavior: A Field Study, 1977
- Box-Folder 19.10: Amazon Community Needs, 1978
- Box-Folder 19.11: Community Need Assessment - Eugene, OR, 1979
- Box-Folder 19.12: Using Place Name Data, 1979
- The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 19.13: Place Name Research, 1979
- The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 19.14: Methods of Managing Competing Vegetation - Draft, 1980
- Box-Folder 19.15: Historical Cultural Resources: Sources for Obtaining Hist. info USFS PNW Region, 1980
- Box-Folder 19.16: Inventory of the Panorama Photographs from Umpqua Area Lookouts, 1980
- Box-Folder 19.17: Guidelines for the Identifications and Saving of Historical USFS Documents, 1980
- Box-Folder 19.18: Methods of Managing Competing Vegetation Final, 1981
- Box-Folder 19.19: Nitrate Based Photography: A Safety Hazard, 1981
- Box-Folder 19.20: John C. Kuhns Assistant Forest Ranger, 1982
- Box-Folder 19.21: Scott Wagon Road: A Reconnaissance, 1982
- Box-Folder 19.22: Historic Forest Service - Periodic Publications for the Pacific Northwest Region, 1983
- Box-Folder 19.23: Oregon Place Name Research: National Forests, 1983
- Box-Folder 19.24: Grass Root Sources for Obtaining Historical Info and Historical Interpretation in the National Forests of the Pacific Northwest, 1984
- Box-Folder 19.25: History of Social Science in the Forest Service: Reflections on the "Greatest Goal of the Greatest Number in the Long Run", 1987
- Box-Folder 19.26: Lundberg Stagehouse, 1987
- Box-Folder 19.27: Book Review Steve Beckham's Douglas County History, 1987
- Box-Folder 19.28: Southwest Prehistory, 1988
- Box-Folder 19.29: A Partial Listing of the Types of Resources That May Be Found on National Forest Lands, 1988
- Box-Folder 19.30: Controversy Over the Creation of Olympic National Park, 1990
- Box-Folder 19.31: Miscellaneous Concerning Umpqua National Forest, 1990-2004
- Box-Folder 19.32: An Inventory of the Known Lookout Locations in Western Oregon, 1991
- Box-Folder 19.33: Changing Values and the Management of Natural Resources, 1992
- Box-Folder 19.34: Forest Service Leadership Credibility Problems, 1992
- Box-Folder 19.35: The French Pete Wilderness Controversy 1937-1978: A Leadership Case Study, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.36: Getting Alice through the Door: Social Science and Natural Resources Management, 1993
- Box-Folder 19.37: YEW EIS Chapter III, The Affected Environment Parts: Yew & People, 1993
- Box-Folder 19.38: Oregon and Washington Region 6 (R-6) of the USDA Forest Service: A Brief History of the Early Days, 1993
- Box-Folder 19.39: Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Management, 1993
- Box-Folder 19.40: The Public Historian, 1993-1996
- Box-Folder 19.41: Values - Many Definitions: Meaning of Natural Resource Management, 1995
- Box-Folder 19.42: Ecosystem Management and People: How to Incorporate the Human Dimension, 1995
- Box-Folder 19.43: Brief Overview of Pacific Northwest History: Exploration and Fur Trade Era 1805-1869, undated
- Box-Folder 19.44: Law Enforcement in the Forest Service: A Brief Outline of the History, 1996
- Box-Folder 19.45: New Perspectives, New Forestry or Biological Diversity: How did we get here?, 1996
- Box-Folder 19.46: References on the USDA Forest Services and Communities, 1996
- Box-Folder 19.47: Ecosystem Management: How did we get here?, 1996
- Box-Folder 19.48: Logging Camps: A Forest History Society Bibliography, 1996
- Box-Folder 19.49: A History of Human Dimension Research in the Forest Service, 1996
- Box-Folder 19.50: Integrating Social Science and Ecosystem Management: A National Challenge - Proceedings of the Conference, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.51: The Property Rights Movement or The Sagebrush Rebellion Revisited: A Series of Analyses from Around the Country, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.52: Social Science Research in the Forest Service: An Increasing Emphasis, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.53: Creation of Wilderness in the Pacific Northwest: The Controversy Expands, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.54: Biographical Information about the USDA Forest Service Chiefs (Foresters) 1905-Present, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.55: USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region: Regional Foresters 1908-Present, 1997
- Box-Folder 19.56: The Beginning Era of the USDA Forest Service 1873, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.57: Howard Clinton Zahniser, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.58: John Muir - References, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.59: References about the White Mountain National Forest, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.60: References about Robert Stuart Young, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.61: Aircraft Warning Service in WWII, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.62: ICBEMP Community Assessment Social and Economic Effects, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.63: Resources for Understanding the Impacts of Sawmill Closures on People and Communities, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.64: Criteria and Indicators for Conservation and Sustainable Management and The Montreal Process: What it means for R-6 Oregon and Washington, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.65: References Concerning the USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.66: Ecosystems and People: Social Cultural Approaches and Methods, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.67: Economic and Social Conditions of Communities, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.68: Ecosystem Management: Putting the People Back In, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.69: Where We're Going, Where We've Been: Social Aspects of Ecosystem Management, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.70: References about Forest Service Culture and Organization, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.71: Controversy Over Clearcutting, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.72: Clear Cutting References, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.73: References for Tillamook Fires 1930s and National Forests in Northern Cascade Range of Washington State, 1998
- Box-Folder 19.74: USDA Forest Service Regions 7, 8, and 9, 1999
- Box-Folder 19.75: Forest and Wildlife Science in America: A History, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.01: The Fur Trade Era Expeditions, Exploitations and Journeys into and through the Regions of Western Oregon 1805-1869, undated
- The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 20.02: Background References on Weeks Act of 1911, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.03: Significant USDA Forest Service Events by Time Period, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.04: Establishment and Modification of the National Forests in the PCNW Region 1892-Present, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.05: Forest Service - Recreation References, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.06: The Forest Service in 1905: Change in Management of Forest Reserves and Name Change, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.07: Forest Ranger Recruitment in 1905, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.08: USDA Forest Service First Century, 1999
- Box-Folder 20.09: The Wilderness Controversy, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.10: The Timber Famine of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.11: Forest Service History Topics: Potential Study Areas for Research, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.12: USDA Forest Service Office of Communications: 125 Years of Information and Education, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.13: The USDA Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: Major Political and Social Controversies between 1891-1945, 1998
- Box-Folder 20.14: Forest Service and Fire References, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.15: Bibliographic References on the Property Rights Movement, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.16: Fire Management Today, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.17: USDA Forest Service in Difficult Times: It Hasn't Been Easy, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.18: USDA Forest Service Long Time Leader in Federal Forest Planning, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.19: Southwest Region (R-5) References, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.20: Crossing the Divide: Forest Service Milestones in the 1990s, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.21: Wilderness Act and the Roadless Area Reviews, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.22: USDA Forest Service and Revenue Sharing with States 1905-2001, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.23: Community Stability and the Forest Service, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.24: Forest Service Organization and Reorganization: Past to Present, 2001
- Box-Folder 20.25: Future of the National Forests and the USDA Forest Service, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.26: Wilderness Acts by Year - Administration, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.27: Ed Pulaski - A Biography, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.28: The Multiple Use - Sustained Yield Act of 1960, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.29: Women in the Forest Service: Early Historical Accounts, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.30: National Monuments and the Forest Service, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.31: Directory Social Science Research and Development USDA Forest Service
- Box-Folder 20.32: History of Gypsy Moth Infestation and Control Efforts, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.33: Arthur H. Carhart 1892-1978, 2002
- Box-Folder 20.34: Stories and Quotes from Forest Service History Files, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.35: Aldo Leopold 1887-1948, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.36: Private Property to Public Property: The Beginnings of the National Forests in the South, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.37: Forest Service Timber Sales and Harvest Levels, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.38: Chronology of Events and People in the Development of the American Conservation/Environmental Movement 1799-2003, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.39: Forest Service Badge and Patches -- Origin, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.40: Fire and Declining Forest Help, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.41: General History of the O and C Lands/National Forests on Military Reservations 1924-1929, 2003
- Box-Folder 20.42: Camp Pinchot - Site Visit, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.43: Bureau of Land Management References, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.44: Forest Service Marked Tableware, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.45: Balloon Bombs of WWII, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.46: USDA Forest Service Uniform Buttons: Metal and Ivory Types, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.47: The Last Sociologist, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.48: American Forest Congress January 2-6, 2004
- Box-Folder 20.49: At the Creation: The National Forest Commission of 1897, 2005
- Box-Folder 20.50: USDA Forest Service's State and Private Forestry: 125 years of Cooperation with States and Private Landowners, 2006
- Box-Folder 20.51: State and Private Forestry Manuscript - Drafts, Comments, Revisions, 2006
- Box-Folder 20.52: Conservation During the Franklin D. Roosevelt Era, 1933-1945
- Box-Folder 20.53: Short Stories, undated
- Box-Folder 20.54: Training Materials, undated
- Box-Folder 20.55: Sugar Creek, undated
- Series 18: Umpqua National Forest, 1980-1991
- Series 18 pertains to the Umpqua National Forest, in southern Oregon’s Cascade Range. It contains a draft of Williams’ report “Geographic, Social, and Historic Place Names on the Umpqua National Forest” which was written in 1981. Additionally it includes historical inventory lists for the Umpqua National Forest, compiled lists of people and resources, and a 1988 report “Umpqua National Forest Analysis of Public Comments Final Report” prepared by Gerald Williams.
- Box-Folder 20.56: Unpublished material for Umpqua National Forest, 1980-1991
- Box-Folder 20.57: Published Umpqua National Forest Materials, 1980-1981
- Series 19: Editorial Cartoons, 1910-2015
Series 19 consists of editorial cartoons on forestry and environmentalism dating from 1910 to 2015 that were assembled by Williams to document public perceptions and political responses to natural resource management such as allowing controlled burns while campaigning to prevent forest fires with Smokey the Bear. Notable topics include Gifford Pinchot, the Forest Service use of controlled burns, destruction of forests, and industry interest in gaining control of resources. Williams created a presentation in the early 1990s using editorial cartoons from across the 20th century; overhead slides used in this presentation are included in this series. The majority of the cartoons are printed to size on 8x10 printer paper. Portions of these cartoons were printed directly from Cagle Blog, an internet site featuring political cartoons. Copyright for cartoons published prior to 1923 are in the public domain, while cartoons published after 1923 likely would require permission to use. There are articles about editorial cartoons, including “100+ years of Political Cartoons’ View on National Resources Management 1897-2000” by Gerald Williams.
Born-digital versions of materials in this series are available in the Gerald W. Williams Electronic Records (MSS WilliamsGElectronic), and can be delivered electronically upon request.
- Box-Folder 20.58: Articles on Editorial Cartoons, 1910-2004
- Variety of authors.
- Box-Folder 20.59: 100 plus Years of Political Cartoons' View of National Resources Management 1897-2000 by Gerald Williams, 2000
- Box-Folder 20.60: Correspondence, 1990-1994
- Box-Folder 20.61: Cartoon Overhead Slides, 1910-1989
- Box-Folder 20.62: Editorial Cartoons, 2002-2004
- Box-Folder 20.63: Editorial Cartoons, 1910-2007
- Box-Folder 21.01: Editorial Cartoons, 1938-1992
- Box-Folder 21.02: Editorial Cartoons, 1966-2015
- Box-Folder 21.03: Editorial Cartoons, 1986-2015
- Box-Folder 34.13: Political Cartoons - Cagle Blog, 1993-2005
- Series 20: Pacific Northwest Forest History, 1832-2009
Series 20 consists of a large volume of reference material assembled by Williams related to forests, the US Forest Service and affiliated organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Topics covered include fur companies in the Pacific Northwest and the Hudson Bay Co., mining, forest ranger districts, environmental concerns, logging, Mount Hood, and recreation. Willamette National Forest is represented through district histories, maps, plans, publications, news releases and articles. Region 6 (Oregon and Washington) history includes the thirty-year club, the forest service wives club, and early history. This series includes materials documenting several prominent issues during the 1990s-2000s such as illegal harvesting of Pacific yew in the forests and lawsuits pertaining to the use of power boats on Waldo Lake. The bulk of the material is made up of newsletters, reports, newspaper articles, correspondence, informational brochures, journal articles, regional office material and Williams’ notes.
The contents of Digital Folder 01 and box-folder 23.18 are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 21.04: Blue River Mining District, 1900-1999
- Box-Folder 21.05: Blue River Mining District, 1897-1982
- Box-Folder 21.06: Coburg and Willamette Forks, 1979-1984
- Box-Folder 21.07: Condition of Forest in Northern Idaho - Report, undated
- Box-Folder 21.08: Correspondence about Crater Lake, 1886-1925
- Box-Folder 21.09: Historical Write up of the Deschutes National Forest, 1950
- Box-Folder 21.10: Oregon Counties: Douglas County WPA Interviews, 1938
- Box-Folder 21.11: Duries Park, 1998
- Box-Folder 21.12: Ferries and Bridges, 1855-1985
- Box-Folder 21.13: Alternative Uses to Forest Lands, 1988
- Box-Folder 21.14: NW Forestry in Transition, 1987
- Box-Folder 21.15: Forest Reserves in the Pacific Northwest, 1890-1988
- Box-Folder 21.16: Forest Reserves in the Pacific Northwest, 1902-1913
- Box-Folder 21.17: Geography/Geology, 1932-1985
- Box-Folder 21.18: Hatfield: Eliminating the Role of Courts in Environmental Decision Making, 1991
- Box-Folder 21.19: Report of the Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture on Forestry and Arid Land Interests, 1898
- Box-Folder 21.20: Report of the Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture on Forest and Arid Land Interests, 1899-1903
- Box-Folder 21.21: Report of the Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture on Forest and Arid Land Interests, 1903-1912
- Box-Folder 21.22: Logging, 1959-1979
- Box-Folder 21.23: Fur Companies in Pacific Northwest and Hudson's Bay Co., 1849-1990
- Box-Folder 21.24: Fur Companies in Pacific Northwest and Hudson's Bay Co., 1840-1982
- Box-Folder 21.25: Fur Companies in Pacific Northwest and Hudson's Bay Co., 1832-1983
- Box-Folder 21.26: Fur Companies in Pacific Northwest and Hudson's Bay Co., 1938-1986
- Box-Folder 22.01: Furt-Wangler, Albert: "Answering Chief Seattle", 1997
- Box-Folder 22.02: Geography/Geology, 1917-1982
- Box-Folder 22.03: Western Forest Insects, 1895-1987
- Box-Folder 22.04: Pacific Northwest Military Way on Road Land Grants, 1850-1902
- Box-Folder 22.05: Mining Stories, 1891-1979
- Box-Folder 22.06: Missionaries and Churches, 1898-1980
- Box-Folder 22.07: Mt. Hood Timberline Lodge, 1936-1987
- Box-Folder 22.08: Navigability Reports, 1934-1982
- Box-Folder 22.09: Newsletters, 1970-2005
- Box-Folder 22.10: Olympia National Park, 2005
- Box-Folder 22.11 - 18: Oregon History, 1882-1988
- 8 folders
- Box-Folder 22.19: Compilation of Histories of Places in Oregon, 1938-1941
- Box-Folder 22.20: Oregon Historical Society Correspondence, 1989
- Box-Folder 22.21: "Oregon Oddities", 1938-1948
- Box-Folder 22.22: OSU School of Forestry Controversy, 2006
- Box-Folder 22.23: Pacific Crest Trail, 1920-1974
- Box-Folder 22.24: USFS Pacific Northwest Records, 1903-1980
- Box-Folder 22.25: Pacific Northwest District, Region, 1923-1974
- Box-Folder 23.01 - 23.03: Pacific Northwest History, 1929-2015
- 3 folders
- Box-Folder 23.04: Publications and Articles, 1893-1909
- Box-Folder 23.05: Recreation Trails, 1920-1980
- Box-Folder 23.06: Recreation - guides, lodges, inns, 1906-1989
- Box-Folder 23.07: Recreation - Mountains, 1922-1984
- Box-Folder 23.08: Recreation - Mountains, 1933-2004
- Box-Folder 23.09: Recreation Usage Group, 1981-1983
- Box-Folder 23.10: Recreation, 1920-1990
- Box-Folder 23.11 - 13: Pacific Northwest Reference Material, 1916-2010
- 3 folders
- Box-Folder 23.14: USFS Region 6 Records, 1925-1990
- Box-Folder 23.15: USFS Region 6 Records, 1902-1965
- Box-Folder 23.16-17: USFS Region 6 Thirty Year Club, 1906-1991
- 2 folders
- Box-Folder 23.18: USFS Region 6 Forest Service Wives Club, 1978-2008
- The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 23.19: Roads and Highways, 1905-1988
- Box-Folder 23.20: Siuslaw National Forest Oral History Program, 1980
- Box-Folder 23.21: Timberlines - People, 1988
- Box-Folder 23.22: USFS Region 6 - Timberlines, 1957-1992
- Box-Folder 24.01: USFS, Region 6 Timberlines, 1992
- Box-Folder 24.02: Timberlines, June 1977
- Box-Folder 24.03: Ump-sa-qua Upper Umpqua Indians Bicentennial, 1976
- Box-Folder 24.04: Waldo Lake Controversy, 1992-2009
- Box-Folder 24.05: Washington, Green Guard, 1960-1998
- Box-Folder 24.06: Washington History, 1980-1984
- Box-Folder 24.07: Water Falls, 1947-1981
- Box-Folder 24.08 -10: USFS Washington Office Chiefs and Washington Office Personnel, 1933-2004
- 3 folders
- Box-Folder 24.11: Article and Paper on Pacific Yew Theft, 1991
- Box-Folder 24.12: USFS Personnel Lists and Staff Notices, 1971-1987
- Box-Folder 24.13 - 24.15: USFS Reference Material, 1907-2000
- 3 folders
- Box-Folder 24.16-17: USFS - Graphs, Maps and Tables, 1905-1981
- 2 folders
- Box-Folder 24.18: USFS Region 6 - Early Forest Reserve Reports, 1896-1905
- Box-Folder 24.19: USFS Region 6 - Early Forest Reserve Reports, 1897-1904
- Box-Folder 24.20: USFS Region 6 Early History, 1936-1958
- Box-Folder 24.21: USFS Region 6 Early History, 1898-1991
- Box-Folder 24.22: USFS Region 6 Early Days, 1918-1968
- Box-Folder 25.01 - 03: USFS Region 6 History, 1907-2009
- 3 folders
- Box-Folder 25.04 - 06: USFS Region 6 Forestors, 1881-2008
- 3 folders
- Digital Folder 1: Albert Potter's 1903 Report - Utah Forest Reserves, 2004
- Includes scans of original report published in 1903. The contents of of this folder are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 25.07 - 25.10: USFS Region 6 Regional Office, 1891-1992
- Box-Folder 25.11: Historical Information on Willamette National Forest, 1938-1988
- Box-Folder 25.12: Comments, Surveys, and Articles on Willamette National Forest Plan, 1978-1988
- Box-Folder 25.13: Willamette National Forest History - Letters, Contracts and Drafts, 1981-1982
- Box-Folder 25.14: Willamette National Forest Publications, 1968-1986
- Box-Folder 25.15: News Releases Willamette National Forest, 1952-1985
- Box-Folder 26.01: Paper and Article on Willamette River and Waldo Lake, 1961-1984
- Box-Folder 26.02-03: Willamette National Forest Ranger District Histories, 1907-1985
- 2 folders
- Box-Folder 26.04: List of Natural Landmarks, Places of Historical Interests, Maps and Locations in Willamette National Forest Park, 1937-1976
- Box-Folder 26.05: Willamette National Forest Three Sisters Wilderness, undated
- Box-Folder 26.06: History of Forest Rangers, Officers and Forest Stations in Oregon, 1926-1971
- Map-Folder 1: Cy Bingham Tree Rubbings, circa 1980s
- 8 rubbings, map, and one page explanation
- Series 21: US Forest History, 1854-2015
- Series 21 consists of a large volume of reference materials assembled by Williams related to forests in the United States, the US Forest Service and affiliated organizations. Much of the material was created by the US Forest Service and includes: Willamette National Forest news releases, biographical information on regional foresters, regional foresters meeting minutes, summary of data Region 6 news which pertains to Oregon and Washington, regional office material, transcripts of speeches, lecture notes, correspondence, proclamations, manuals, newspaper clippings, journal articles, Williams’ notes, documentation of environmental concerns, and publications by the United States Department of Agriculture. In addition to the material pertaining to USFS retirees in this series, more can be found in Series 26. The folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.
- Box-Folder 26.07: US Forest History Acts and Titles related to Forestry, Forest and Rangeland Research, 1976-2014
- Box-Folder 26.08: US Forest History Journal of Agriculture, November 1916
- Box-Folder 26.09: Book: Life in Contemporary Appalachia by Jack Weller, 1965
- Box-Folder 26.10: Southern Appalachian Assessment - Summary Report, 1996
- Box-Folder 26.11: Bingham City Reference Material, 1902-1983
- Box-Folder 26.12: "Facts for the Chiefs Office", 2011
- Box-Folder 26.13: Benjamin Harrison - Herald Of the Modern Conservation Movement, 1990
- Box-Folder 26.14: Conservation Community Economics and Newspapering: The Seattle Press & The Forest Reserves Controversy of 1897, 1986
- Box-Folder 26.15: Conservation Collection of the Denver Public Library, 2004
- Box-Folder 26.16: Great American Conservationists, 1961
- Box-Folder 26.17: Conservation Movement - Lecture Notes, 2005
- Box-Folder 26.18: Conservation through Commerce - "A Roundtable Discussion April 17, 1998"
- Box-Folder 26.19: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 1985
- Box-Folder 26.20: North East Colorado Working Landscape Trust, 2001
- Box-Folder 26.21: Correspondence, 1905-2001
- Box-Folder 26.22: Environmental Quality, 1985
- Box-Folder 26.23: Historical Overview of the Flathead National Forest, Montana, 1994
- Box-Folder 26.24: Journal of Forestry, 1917-1955
- Box-Folder 26.25: Journal of Forestry, 1925-1955
- Box-Folder 26.26: Journal of Forestry Articles, 1929-2007
- Box-Folder 26.27: "We Present Articles from the Journal of Forestry", 1950-1952
- Box-Folder 26.28: "The Forest Directory", 1943
- Box-Folder 26.29: Thesis: Forestry Legislation in the History of Forest Reserves, 1944-1999
- Box-Folder 26.30: "America's Keystone Forests" Forest Protection, 2005
- Box-Folder 26.31: Forest Reserve Manual, 1902
- Box-Folder 35.01: Forest Reserves and National Forests Proclamation, 1903-1925
- Box-Folder 35.02: Forest Reserves and National Forests Proclamations
- Box-Folder 26.32: Forest Resources, 1891-2004
- Box-Folder 26.33: Material on Forestry and Forest Service, 1921-2015
- Box-Folder 26.34: Forest Service, 2009
- Box-Folder 26.35: USDA Forest Service American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Projects, August 18, 2009
- Box-Folder 26.36: "The Forest Service in the Environmental Era", 1995
- Box-Folder 26.37: Forest Service Maps, 2005
- Box-Folder 26.38: US Forest Service News, 2012-2015
- Box-Folder 27.01: Related Documents on Forest Service Officers, 1978-2016
- Box-Folder 27.02: Forest Service Payments to States and Counties, 1997-998
- Box-Folder 27.03: Forest Service Retirees Reunion, 2015-2018
- Box-Folder 27.04: Forest Service Retirees, 2012-2015
- Box-Folder 27.05: Forest Service Shield & USDA Logo, 2013
- Box-Folder 27.06: Forest Service Symposium Policy Studies Journals Vol. 23. no. 2, 1995
- Box-Folder 27.07: "Garden and Forest" - Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art & Forestry, 1893-1897
- Box-Folder 27.08: Off the Shelf Program, 1993
- Box-Folder 27.09: Kisatchie National Forest, circa 1980
- Box-Folder 27.10: Land That We Love, 1970
- Box-Folder 27.11: Loggers, Lumbermen and Timberland, 1904-2002
- Box-Folder 27.12: Mason, Jerry - Comments of Your Inner Voice Proposal, 1989
- Box-Folder 27.13: Memorabilia, Forestry arbor craft, 1993-1995
- Box-Folder 27.14: Military Forests, 1925
- Box-Folder 27.15: Minerals Area Management, 1974
- Box-Folder 27.16: Mining Industry and the Forest Service, 1933-1991
- Box-Folder 27.17: Toward a Multi Cultural Organization, 1991
- Box-Folder 27.18: Forestry Article Reprints, Tear Sheets, 1908-1991
- Box-Folder 27.19: Sudden Oak Death, 2004
- Box-Folder 27.20: Oregon and California Lands & BLM, 1916-1974
- Box-Folder 27.21: Oregon and California Lands & BLM, 1937-1991
- Box-Folder 27.22: Oregon and California Lands & BLM, 1937-1992
- Box-Folder 27.23: Progress Report: At the Cutting Edge, 1991-1992
- Box-Folder 27.24: Railroad Preservation and Date Nails, 2000-2002
- Box-Folder 27.25: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 2014
- Box-Folder 27.26: References, 1895-1897
- Box-Folder 27.27: References: News Articles/Releases, 1994-2004
- Box-Folder 27.28: US Forest History Reunion, 2005
- Box-Folder 27.29: Reference Material on Forestry and Forest Service, 1901-2001
- Box-Folder 27.30: Reference Materials, 1916-2003
- Box-Folder 27.31: Reference Materials, 1936-1994
- Box-Folder 27.32: Reference Materials, 1908-2011
- Box-Folder 28.01: Reference Articles/Papers/Reference Material, 1933-1993
- Box-Folder 28.02: References Articles, 1990-2005
- Box-Folder 28.03: Reference Articles, 1931-2006
- Box-Folder 28.04: References, General, 1997-2004
- Box-Folder 28.05: References, General, 1944-2008
- Box-Folder 28.06: References, General, 1934-2005
- Box-Folder 28.07: References - Magazine Articles, 1984-2008
- Box-Folder 28.08: U.S. Resettlement Administration, 1935-1937
- Box-Folder 28.09: "Forest Extension in the Sierra Forest Reserve", 1904
- Box-Folder 28.10: Siskiyou National Forest, 1939
- Box-Folder 28.11: Smoke Jumpers/Firefighters, 1942-2015
- Box-Folder 28.12: Southwest - Forest Service, Amigos Newsletters, 2003
- Box-Folder 28.13: Book: State Forest Practice Regulation, 1986
- Box-Folder 28.14: Steen, Harold - The Chiefs Remember, 1952-2001
- Box-Folder 28.15: US Forest History - Sustained Yield Act, 1944
- Box-Folder 28.16: Timber Industry, 1980-1990
- Box-Folder 28.17: Tolan Committee on Internal Migration, 2002
- Box-Folder 28.18: Book on Trees - Types of Trees, undated
- Box-Folder 28.19: US Department of Agriculture, 1924-2015
- Box-Folder 28.20: USDA Career Opportunities for Federal Employment, 1963-1964
- Box-Folder 28.21: Ph.D The USDA Forest Service in the Environmental Era: Institutional and Programmatic Change - Robert Hrubes, 1981
- Box-Folder 28.22: Guide for the USA Forest Service, 2005
- Box-Folder 28.23: USDA Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations Weekly Reports, 2005
- Box-Folder 28.24: USDA and other publications, 1921-2007
- Box-Folder 28.25: USDA and other publications, 1964-2014
- Box-Folder 28.26: USDA and other publications, 1920-2015
- Box-Folder 29.01: Vermejo Ranch, undated
- Box-Folder 29.02: Tom Vilsack Speech, 2009
- Box-Folder 29.03: Wisconsin Academy Review - A Journal of Wisconsin Culture, 1998
- Box-Folder 29.04: World Wildlife Fund/US Forest Service - Pilot Stewardship Project
- Box-Folder 29.05: Preservation of Forests - House of Representatives
- Box-Folder 29.06: Preservation
- Box-Folder 29.07: Notice of Forest Reservation
- Box-Folder 29.08: Forest Ranger Stuart and Lassie
- Box-Folder 29.09: Franklin Hough, 1895
- Box-Folder 29.10: Articles on PCNW, 1853-1885
- Box-Folder 31.01: Mosher, Edith: Founder of Environmental Education in the Forest Service, 1996
- Box-Folder 31.02: O'Toole, Randal - Subsidies Anonymous Reinvented Forest Planning Process, 1996-1999
- Box-Folder 31.03: Roth, Dennis, 1980-2003
- Box-Folder 31.04: Congressional Research Service Clearcutting Wilderness Laws, 1992
- Box-Folder 31.05: West, Terry, 1989-1999
- Box-Folder 31.06: Crossing the Divide: Forest Service Milestones in 1990s, 2000
- Box-Folder 31.07: Forest Service Centennial History Bibliography, 1891-1991
- Box-Folder 31.08: Inventory of Boxes and Artifacts at the R-6 Warehouse at Portland, OR, 1995
- Box-Folder 31.09: Nature Conservancy, circa 2000
- Box-Folder 31.10: National Forests and the Performance of the Organic Act, circa 1997
- Box-Folder 31.11: Service First: Collaboration in the Natural Resource Area, June 2011
- Box-Folder 31.12: A Brief History of the American Forest Congress, 1882-1975
- Box-Folder 31.13: Quotations Re: The Forest Reserve Act and Its Historical Significance, 1990
- Box-Folder 31.14: Historical Overview of Management of Scenic Beauty of our National Forests, 2000
- Box-Folder 31.15: Historical Records Inventory USDA Forest Service Washington D.C., 1990
- Box-Folder 31.16: So you want to be a ranger?, 2000
- Box-Folder 31.17: Federal Commitment to Forest Conservation on Private Lands, 1996
- Box-Folder 31.18: Cornelia Bryce Pinchot (1881-1966), 1992
- Box-Folder 31.19: Photography for Assessing Ecosystem Change, 2001
- Box-Folder 31.20: Reprints, 1854-2001
- Box-Folder 31.21: Reprints, 1975-2001
- Box-Folder 31.22: USFS History, 1962-1987
- Includes material from 1987 Duke Conference. Of note: Harold T. Pinkett's "First Federal Studies of Forest History"
- Box-Folder 31.23: USFS History, 1997-2005
- Box-Folder 31.24: History of the Angeles National Forest, 1945
- Box-Folder 31.25: Forest Service History Reference Materials, 1948-1998
- Box-Folder 31.26: Forest Service History Reference Material, 1873-1999
- Box-Folder 31.27: Forest Service History Presentation Material, 1973-1999
- Box-Folder 31.28: USFS Washington Office, 1926-1992
- Box-Folder 31.29: USFS Washington Office, 1990-1991
- Box-Folder 31.30: USFS Washington Office, 1941-1992
- Box-Folder 37.06: US Forest Service North Pacific Division - General Publications, 1925
- Box-Folder 37.07: Proclamation: National Forest System Month, 1991
- Box-Folder 37.08: Manufacturing Plant Data, 1948-1950
- Box-Folder 37.09: Notes on Forest Service and Relevant Sources, undated
- Box-Folder 37.10: Oregon Gazetteer, circa. 1975
- Box-Folder 37.11: The Illustrated Review, West Shore, Harpers Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857-1918
- Box-Folder 38.01: Forest Reserves and National Forests, 1906-1911
- Series 22: Oregon History, 1892-2008
Series 22 consists of material documenting Oregon history (and to a lesser extent California and Washington) that does not pertain specifically to forestry. Topics addressed include the McCredie Springs, which is found 55 miles southeast of Eugene, as well as the Eugene and Springfield area. Material is made up of articles, pamphlets, publications, correspondence, and reports. Included in this series is a draft by Ted Cox on the history of Lincoln County.
The contents of box-folder 29.13 have been digitized and are available upon request.
- Box-Folder 29.11: Economic and Sociological Analysis of 75 Counties in Oregon and Washington, 1935
- Compiled by the Section of Public Relations North Pacific Region
- Box-Folder 29.12: Eugene and Springfield, 1949-1989
- Box-Folder 29.13: McCredie Springs, 1911-1990
- Box-Folder 29.14: McCredie Springs, 1938-1990
- Box-Folder 29.15: McCredie Springs, 1917-1937
- Box-Folder 29.16: Pacific Southwest Region and Research Station Centennial Forum, 2004-2008
- Box-Folder 29.17: Historic Oregon & California Lands, BLM lands, 1895-2008
- Box-Folder 29.18: National Geographic - Oregon's Many Faces, 1969
- Box-Folder 29.19: Draft from Ted Cox, 2004
- Lincoln County
- Box-Folder 35.03: The Pacific Monthly, 1902-1905
- Box-Folder 35.04: Reminiscence of Reverend Joseph A. Hanna, 1892
- Box-Folder 35.05: News Release - Establishment of Olympic National Park, 1938
- Series 23: Oregon Counties History, 1884-1989
Series 23 consists of material about several Oregon counties. The bulk of the series pertains to Lane County. Materials pertaining to Linn and Marion Counties are also included. Material focuses on the history of these counties in the 19th century through most of the 20th century. Material is made up of academic articles, drafts sent to Williams, and a large collection of newspaper clippings. Williams' notes are interspersed throughout.
Material on Lane County includes sparsely completed forms created to collection information on different places in Lane County. Lane County material also includes Illustrated History - Lane County Oregon, published by A.G. Walling in 1884.
- Box-Folder 29.20: Lane County, 1958-1986
- Box-Folder 29.21: Lane County History, 1909-1986
- Box-Folder 29.22 - 29.23: Illustrated History of Lane County, 1884
- Box-Folder 29.24: Lane County, 1926-1983
- Box-Folder 29.25: Lane County History, 1925-1989
- Box-Folder 29.26 - 29.28: Lane County Places Names and Origin, 1889-1982
- Box-Folder 29.29: Lane County Newspapers, 1982-1989
- Box-Folder 29.30: Linn County History, 1987-1989
- Box-Folder 29.31: Marion County History, 1978-1980
- Series 24: Forest Fires, 1895-2008
- Series 24 contains reference material about forest fires. The material discusses fire as a controlled management and restoration tool in forestry, research on forest fires, and uncontrolled wildfires. The material is made up of articles, both professional and popular, as well as reports. Of special note is a special edition of “The American Weekly” newspaper created with the United States Forest Service with art by Willy Pogany in 1942.
- Box-Folder 29.32: Forest Fires Publication: "The Sierra Ranger: Forest Fire Number", 1912
- Box-Folder 30.01-30.02: Article Reprints on Wildfire Management and related document on Forest Fires, 1895-2008
- Dates of material not continuous. 1895, and 2002-2008.
- Box-Folder 30.03: Articles, Papers, Reference Material on Forest Fires, 1977-2003
- Box-Folder 30.04: Articles: Forest Fires, 1965-1989
- Box-Folder 30.05: National Geographic / Whole Earth, 1968-1999
- Magazines. National Geographic 1968 issue, Whole Earth 1999 issue.
- Box-Folder 30.06: Reference Material, 1983-1992
- Fire and the Changing Land - 1992. From Tillamook Burn to Tillamook State Forest 1983. Fire Behavior in the Wildland-Urban Interface, circa early 1990s.
- Box-Folder 30.07: Annual Fire Report, 1986-1989
- Box-Folder 30.08: Fire Management, 1976-2006
- Box-Folder 30.09: Great Forest Fires of America, 1936
- Box-Folder 30.10: The Gisborne Era of Forest Fire Research, 1983
- Box-Folder 30.11: Integration of Wildland Fire Management into Land Management Planning, 1997
- Box-Folder 30.12: Safe Practices Under Blowup Conditions, 1957
- Box-Folder 30.13: The Use of Fires in Forest Restoration, 1996
- Box-Folder 38.02: The American Weekly, 1942
- "Strike Down This Monster!"
- Series 25: Reference Biographical Materials, 1909-2005
- Series 25 consists of biographical information on significant individuals in forestry. Material types include interview transcripts, articles about the individuals, and articles and reports written by them. Oral histories for many of the individuals in this series are available in Series 10.
- Box-Folder 30.14: Wiesendanger, Albert - US Forest Service 39 Years, 1909-1948
- Box-Folder 30.15: The Biltmore Immortals, 1953
- Box-Folder 30.16: Biographical Interviews, undated
- Box-Folder 30.17: Biographical Forest Service Officers, Rangers, Foresters, 1951-1989
- Box-Folder 30.18: Illustrations - Whitman, undated
- Box-Folder 30.19: Forest Service Memoirs: G. Blake, A. Briem, J.R. Bruckhart, W. Osborne, 1910-1980
- Box-Folder 30.20: Sirmon, Jeff M. , Interview with, 1993.
- Box-Folder 30.21: Belknap, Martha
- Box-Folder 30.22: Carthart, Arthur, 1919-2002
- Box-Folder 30.23 - 30.24: Carthart, Arthur, 2005
- Box-Folder 30.25: Chriswell, Harold C. Memoirs, 1933-1971
- Box-Folder 30.26: Cliff, Edward Biography and Oral History, 1981
- Box-Folder 30.27: Cliff, Ed "Recollections of his time as Forest Supervisor", 1980
- Box-Folder 30.28: DeBloois, Evan, Research Notes, circa 1991
- Box-Folder 30.29: Kreutzer, William R., 1898-1994
- Box-Folder 30.30: Leopold, Aldo, 1938-2000
- Box-Folder 30.31: Larso, Geraldine, 1985
- Box-Folder 30.32: Marshall, Robert, 1939-1976
- Box-Folder 30.33: Worthington, Richard E. - Interview, 1984
- Series 26: General Reference Materials, 1889-2016
Series 26 consists of general reference materials that Williams accumulated through his studies. The material spans across the 20th century and reflects the breadth of Williams’ interests and reach into the larger forestry community. While many of the materials pertain to the Pacific Northwest, the series includes materials on other regions of the United States, of national scope, and pertaining to international forestry. Topics include government and military interactions with the Forest Service, greater outdoor projects within or adjacent to Forest Service projects, wildlife concerns, and many reports and research related to Williams’ interests. This series includes a variety of material types including correspondence, reprinted articles, brochures, pamphlets, ephemera and a plethora of newspaper clippings. A portion of the newspaper clippings are copies of early 20th century newspaper articles.
Of special interest are materials documenting the records of the Forest Service held by the National Archives; forms used to document historical records, sites, and structure; documents pertaining to Forest Service retirees and a 1967 article by Harold T. Pinkett published in the American Archivist.
- Box-Folder 32.01: National Forest Homeowners, 2007-2016
- Box-Folder 32.02: Forest Branch in British Columbia, 1919-1997
- Box-Folder 32.03: River Logging, 1888-1989
- Box-Folder 32.04: Forest Service Retirees, 2014
- Digital File 1: Retirees Open House Flyer, 2003
- Box-Folder 32.05: National Forest Landscape Management, 1987
- Box-Folder 32.06: History of the USDA Forest Service (with special reference to Region 6 - Pacific Northwest), undated
- Box-Folder 32.07: USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan, 2000
- Box-Folder 32.08: History of the Willamette National Forest Rakestraw, circa 1990s
- Box-Folder 32.09: "A Great and Unnecessary Undertaking" - Forest Service History, undated
- Box-Folder 32.10: Our Forests What They Are and What They Mean to Us, 1933-1940
- Box-Folder 32.11: Forestry Handbook for California, 1937
- Box-Folder 32.12: The Work of the US Forest Service, 1938
- Box-Folder 32.13: Living and Forest Lands, 1940
- Box-Folder 32.14: Program for the National Forests, 1959
- Box-Folder 32.15: Forestry and Permanent Prosperity, 1939
- Box-Folder 32.16: Umpqua National Forest - References, 1988
- Box-Folder 32.17: USDA Forest Service History Program, 1982
- Box-Folder 32.19: Forest Naturalists on Land and Sea, 1995
- Box-Folder 32.20: Use of National Forests, 1905-1907
- Box-Folder 32.21: Leadership in the Forest Service: Thoughts from the R-6 Parasoc Network, 1991
- Box-Folder 32.22: Forest Ecosystem Management, 1993
- Box-Folder 32.23: The Allegheny Hardwood Forests of Pennsylvania, 1975
- Box-Folder 32.24: Timber Management Plans on the National Forests, 1950
- Box-Folder 32.25: The Allegheny Hardwood Forests of Pennsylvania, 1975
- Box-Folder 32.26: Guard Handbook, 1933
- Box-Folder 32.27: Guide to Records of the Forest Service, 2004
- Box-Folder 32.28: International Forestry, 1961-1993
- 1 of 3
- Box-Folder 32.29: International Forestry, 1961-1993
- 2 of 3
- Box-Folder 32.30: International Forestry, 1961-1993
- 3 of 3
- Box-Folder 32.31: Manuscript: "The History of The West Boundary District and Adjacent Forest Communities, 1937
- Box-Folder 32.32: History of State and Private Forestry - Draft, 2005
- Box-Folder 32.33: Annotated Bibliography for Forest Service Programs, 1986
- Box-Folder 32.34: "What is this White Pine Blister Rust?", 1941
- Box-Folder 32.35: Preventive Fires, 1989
- Box-Folder 32.36: Timber Harvest Region Totals, 2007
- Box-Folder 32.37: Historical Records and Sites Forms, 1980
- Box-Folder 32.38: Woodsy Owl, 1997-1998
- Box-Folder 32.39: Juvenile Civilian Conservation Center, 1982-1986
- Box-Folder 32.40: Juvenile Conservation Corps, 1977-1983
- Box-Folder 32.41: Forest Service Botanist, undated
- Box-Folder 32.42: "Sustain the People's Lands", 1999
- Box-Folder 32.43: A Framework for Ecosystem Management in Interior Columbia Basin, 1996
- Box-Folder 32.44: Adaptive Management of Natural Resources Theory, Concepts and Management Institutions, circa 2001
- Box-Folder 32.45: Heather Murphy Wildlife Biologist and Artist, 2003
- Box-Folder 32.46: Integrating Social Science and Ecosystem Management: A National Challenge, 1995
- Box-Folder 32.47: Historical Perspective on Northern Spotted Owl Management, undated
- Box-Folder 32.48: Fisheries, 1982-2004
- Box-Folder 33.01: Fish and Wildlife, 1919-1969
- Box-Folder 33.02: Campground - Waste Disposal, 1932
- Box-Folder 33.03: Forest Ranger Poetry, 1908-1938
- Box-Folder 33.04: Forest Service Date Nails, 1992-2002
- Box-Folder 33.05: Forest Service Today, 2003
- Box-Folder 33.06: Science Findings, circa 2003
- Box-Folder 33.07: Science Update, 2003
- Box-Folder 33.08: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Publication, 2005
- Box-Folder 33.09: Heli - Stat, 1982-2005
- Box-Folder 33.10: Aircraft Warning Service - "Eyes Aloft", 1943-2007
- Box-Folder 33.11: National Historic Trails, 1984-1989
- Map-Folder 2: Jedadiah Smith National Historical Trail Study Maps, 1984
- 4 sheets
- Box-Folder 33.12: Oregon History, 1912-2007
- Box-Folder 33.13: Mount Saint Helens, 1980-2008
- Box-Folder 33.14: Catalog for Hand Planting Tools, 1982
- Box-Folder 33.15: Material from Denver Public Library, circa 2004
- Box-Folder 33.16: Recreation Site Planning - Tweed, William, 1980
- Box-Folder 33.17: Trip of 1860 McClung, 1989
- Box-Folder 33.18: Publication: The Life of the Five Nations (Washington State), 1908
- Box-Folder 33.19: Roadless Areas: The Next Strategic Step, 1903-2004
- Box-Folder 33.20: Publications - Ethnology, 1932
- Box-Folder 33.21: Land in the American West: Private Claims and the Common Good, 1997
- Box-Folder 33.22: The Quarterly Journal of the Great War Society, 2004
- Box-Folder 33.23: American Society Conference for Environmental Historians, 2003
- Box-Folder 33.24: Maps and Auroral Activity, 2001-2002
- Box-Folder 33.25: Report on "Sagebrush Rebellion Analysis", 1980-2002
- Box-Folder 33.26: Celilo Falls Project, 2010
- Box-Folder 33.27: Military Influences on Washington History, 1985
- Box-Folder 33.28: Harry E. Burke and John M. Miller Pioneers in Western Entomology, 2005
- Box-Folder 33.29: Progressive Era, 2004
- Box-Folder 33.30: National Progressive Convention, 1912
- Box-Folder 33.31: Ozark - Ouachita Highlands Assessment, 1999
- Box-Folder 33.32: National Geographic Magazine, 1920
- Box-Folder 33.33: Social Impact Analysis NEPA Challenge for the 90s, 1993
- Box-Folder 33.34: Report of the National Tribal Relations Program Implementation Team, 2003
- Box-Folder 33.35: Adaptive Management Areas Project, 1991-2002
- Box-Folder 33.36: Adaptive Management Areas Project, 2002
- Box-Folder 33.37: Hispanic Leadership Program in Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2005
- Box-Folder 33.38: Human Dimensions Social Science Research, 1995-1998
- Box-Folder 33.39: USDA Forest Service A Book Proposed - Williams, 2005
- Box-Folder 33.40: In The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Trial Division, 1982
- Box-Folder 33.41: Selective Preservation of General Correspondence - Harold T. Pinkett, 1967
- Box-Folder 33.43: Cutout Pages from Books and Programs, 1843-2001
- Box-Folder 34.01: Pamphlets, Brochure, and Ephemera, 1986-2006
- Box-Folder 34.02: Pamphlets, Brochures and Ephemera, 2000-2005
- Box-Folder 34.03: Pamphlets, Brochures and Ephemera, 1926-2005
- Box-Folder 34.04: Newspaper/Article Clippings, 1974-2005
- Box-Folder 34.05: Newspaper Clippings, 1901-2001
- Box-Folder 34.06: Newspaper Clippings, 1991-2008
- Box-Folder 34.07: Newspaper Clippings, 1889-2002
- Box-Folder 34.08: Newspaper Clippings, 1990-2002
- Box-Folder 34.09: Newspaper Clippings, 1964-2012
- Box-Folder 34.10: Newspaper Clippings on the University of Oregon Historical Topics, 1970-1998
- Box-Folder 34.11: Historical Newspapers, 1899-1930
- Box-Folder 34.12: News Releases, 1986-2005
- Box-Folder 35.06: Land Grants, 1915-1916
- Box-Folder 35.07: Wiesendanger, Albert K - Research material for
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