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 North
Carolina's beautiful and diverse forests have played a vital role in the
state's economic and environmental development. During colonial times,
North Carolina led the nation in production of turpentine and tar, a
feat that contributed to the state's eventual nickname, the Tar Heel
State. In 1898, the Biltmore Forest School, the nation's first forestry
school, opened outside of Asheville, beginning a legacy of more than a
century of leading forestry education. Today the state's forests
contribute to a thriving timber industry and provide some of the most
scenic outdoor recreation areas in the nation. |
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| Special Collections contains numerous collections that explore the history and management of one of our state's most valuable resources. Books, pamphlets, and articles highlight early forestry practices and the beginnings of North Carolina's environmental awareness. The US Forest Service Photographs: U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station Photograph Collection, 1897-1952 , held by Special Collections, chronicles more than a century of North Carolina forestry and a large collection of biographies and bibliographies bring to life the personalities that worked tirelessly to foster a positive and practical relationship between conservation and industrialization in the Old North State. [JH] | |
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General Bibliography of Western North Carolina
Forestry
A multi-media bibliography of
resources spanning from 1871-present. Subjects included are the history
of western North Carolina forestry, current and past conditions of
western North Carolina Forests, environmental factors affecting western
North Carolina forests, and western North Carolina Development. As of
January 5, 2009 the bibliography contains 36 entries and is in the
process of being updated. |
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Peter J. Hanlon and James K. Vessey Collection, [M2003.3.1-2 [M2003.6.1-3]-
The collection consists of two boxes of materials collected by James K.
Vessey and Peter J. Hanlon documenting the history of the creation of
what became known as the Cradle of Forestry in America on the Biltmore
Estate in Asheville, N.C.; the history of the Biltmore Forest School,
which operated from 1898 to 1913 under the leadership of German-born
forester Carl Alwin Schenck (1868-1955); and the broader history of
national forests in western North Carolina, especially the Nantahala and
the Pisgah national forests. Correspondence, minutes of meetings of the
Cradle of Forestry Advisory Committee, brochures, pamphlets, maps,
newspaper clippings, reprinted journal articles, newsletters of the
Southern Region of the U.S. Forest Service, photographs, a musical score
"Down Under the Hill" [alma mater of the Biltmore Forest School],
and reports are included in the collection. |
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Carl Schenck (1868-1995)
A brief biography and bibliography
of Carl Alwyn Schenck, America's first professionally trained scientific
forester and one of the foremost pioneers in both American and European
forestry. |
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Clarence F. Korstian (1889-1968)
A brief biography and bibliography of forester Clarence F. Korstian, a
silviculture specialist who began his career with the U.S. Forest
Service and later served as president of both the Society for
American Foresters national council and the North Carolina Forestry
Association. Photo by C.F. Korstian. [usfs408729] |
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Bent Creek Campus of the Appalachian Forest Experiment
Station A short history of the Bent
Creek Campus, located in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest south of
Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The Bent Creek Campus, one
of the the first Forest Service stations created to served local
constituencies, is notable for its contributions to forestry
technologies and management programs, participation in the federal
unemployment program during the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations,
and its unique, rustic architecture. |
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Forest Protection or Devastation :It Is Up to North
Carolina A small booklet of 32 pages, in response of
some of the addresses made at the tenth annual meeting of the North Carolina
Forestry Association in June 1920. Descriptions of timber depletion,
recreational development, and forestry practices. |
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US Forest Service Photographs: U.S. Forest Service
Southern Research Station Photograph Collection, 1897-1952
(P78.10)- This
collection of 3,249 photographic prints documents the work of the U.S.
Forest Service Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, NC.
Most of the photographs in this collection are technical in nature,
showing forest growth and methods employed to control erosion on streams
and roadbeds, but other subjects include foresters, loggers, roads,
lumber and saw mills, measuring devices, and various tools and
implements used in forestry practice and research.
High-resolution mages may be zoomed for detail. |
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William Ashe (1872-1932) A brief biography and
bibliography of forester William W. Ashe, a native North Carolinian who,
as a member of the U.S. Forest Service, was noted for his advocacy for
conservation, his observations on the positive influence of forest cover
on water quality, and his extensive personal plant collection. |
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Web Resources for Southern
Forestry
A list of links to a number of pages concerning the history of
southern forestry, North Carolina forestry, and national forestry. The
page also contains links to related sites, including a glossary of
forestry terms, online forestry articles, satellite images provided by
TerraServer-USA, and North Carolina demographic statistics. |
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Western North Carolina Web Resources
A list of links to a numbers of pages concerning western North
Carolina History, North Carolina Forestry, and other related subjects of
interest. |
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Arland McKinney (1904-1938)
A brief biography and bibliography of forester Arland L. McKinney
(Sr.), who specialized in silvaculture and forest management at
the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, N.C. Includes
two photographs of McKinney and U.S. Forest Service Sothern Research
Station staff members. |
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Earl Frothingham (1880-1971) A brief biography
and bibliography of United States Forest Service employee Earl H.
Frothingham. |
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Walter Damtoft (1890-1976)
A brief biography and bibliography of industrial forester Walter
J. Damtoft, noted for his work with numerous forestry-related
professional organizations and societies in Asheville and western North
Carolina.. Damtoft also held several notable civic offices, including
Director of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Asheville
Housing Authority, and was a trustee for Mission Hospital. |
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Wilbur Mattoon (1875-1941)
A brief biography and bibliography of forester Wilbur R. Mattoon,
one the the South's leading contributors in the fields of commercial
forestry management and farm forestry. |
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Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946)
A brief biography and bibliography of conservationist Gifford
Pinchot. As Chief Forester of the United States Forest Service, Pinchot
worked with Theodore Roosevelt to quadruple the United State's number of
national forests and raise awareness of environmental conservation
policy. |
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William Hall (1873-1960)
A brief biography and bibliography of forester and horticulturist
William L. Hall. Hall worked for the US Department of Agriculture's
Division of Forestry before leaving to become a consultant specializing
in responsible commercial forestry practices. |
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Rufus Hall (1885-?)
A bibliography of Rufus C. Hall. |
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Horace Ayres (1856-?)
A bibliography
of Horace B. Ayres. |
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Jesse Buell (1901-?) A
brief biography and bibliography of United States Forest Service
employee Jesse Howard Buell. |
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Frederick Olmsted (1872-1925) A brief
biography and bibliography of geologist and forester Frederick Olmsted,
noted for his contributions to both public and private forestry. |
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Alfred Gaskill (1861-1950)
A brief biography and bibliography of United States Forest
Service employee Alfred Gaskill. |
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Raphael Zon (1874-1956)
A brief biography and bibliography of United States Forest Service
employee Raphael Zon, whose work influenced federal land use and
planning policy. |
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Ferdinand Haasis (1889-?)
A brief biography and bibliography of Ferdinand W.
Haasis. Haasis, working as technical assistant at the Appalachian Forest
Experiment Station, conducted a detailed survey of the forest station
experiments on the Biltmore Estate from 1921-1924. |
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Harold Foster A brief biography and
bibliography of United States Forest Service employee Harold D. Foster. |
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Everett
Shipp (1877-1944) A biography and
bibliography of Everett Spenser Shipp, who served the United States
Forest Service for 30 years as Chief Photographer. Entry includes 12
representative images by Shipp from the USFS collection. Shipp's famous
photographs are archived at UNC Asheville and at the US Forest Service
headquarters in Arizona. |
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African Americans in
Forestry
18 photographs from the United States Forestry Service depicting African
Americans engaged in forestry in North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Virginia during the time period 1929-1940. Part of the
US Forest Service Photographs: U.S. Forest Service
Southern Research Station Photograph Collection, 1897-1952. |
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Rhoades-Robison Hall, [UA84.R56]- The
official register for Rhoades-Robinson Hall on the University of
North Carolina at Asheville campus. Rhoades houses the UNCA science and
mathematic departments, and was named in honor of Verne Rohades, one of
the first graduates of the nation's first forestry school, Biltmore
Forest School. Verne Rhoades became a forest ranger in 1910 and was
involved in the United States Forest Service's acquisition of Pisgah
National Forest and helped develop Pisgah's Cradle of Forestry program. |
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Notable Foresters
Bibliographic and biographic information for 23 individuals associated
with the United States Forest Service Southern Research Station
Photo Collection.
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Hard Times, Hard Work, and Young Men: The Civilian
Conservation Corps and Western North Carolina (11/22/2004) A
senior thesis by Lisa Batten, submitted to the University of North
Carolina at Asheville Department of History, arguing the many benefits
of the CCC to Western Carolina.
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L.I. Barrett (1872-1932) A brief biography and
bibliography of silvaculturist L.I. Barrett. |
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Reuben B. Robertson Collection,
[M77.13.1- M77.13.15, P77.13.1, P77.13.2]- This collection
consists of correspondence, letters, speeches, and other items spanning
the years from 1890 to 1973, concerning the life and career of one of
mountain region's best known businessmen. As a representative of the
Champion Paper Company, Robertson played an active role in developing
the Canton, NC, plant and guiding the company's forestry operations. |
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Samuel
Robinson Papers (1891-1973),
[M96.3.1, OS96.3.1, OS96.3.2]-
Personal papers and awards of Asheville optometrist and
civic leader Samuel Robinson. A leader in environmental issues, he was
active in the Carolina Mountain Club and the Boy Scouts of America. He
worked to recognize George Masa's work with the Great Smoky Mountains
and to name one of the peaks for Masa, a local photographer, and
founding member of the Carolina Mountain Club. The collection includes
photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, awards, correspondence,
essays, speeches, and a personal diary. |
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The Carolina Mountain Club's Campaign to Create the
Shining Rock Wilderness Area (11/2004) A senior thesis by
Matthew Kirchner, submitted to the University of North Carolina
at Asheville Department of History, arguing the strength and pragmatism
of the Carolina Mountain Club's campaign "to achieve a
wilderness preserve by appealing to the Forest Service utilitarian
ideologies in order to achieve preservationist protection federal lands
in Western North Carolina."
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"Down
Under the Hill"- Song of the Biltmore Forest School Musical
score and a brief history of the alma mater song of the Biltmore Forest
School. From the
Peter J. Hanlon and James K. Vessey Collection. |
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Forestry
Management Photos 16 pages of United States Forestry Service
photographs. From the
US Forest Service Photographs: U.S. Forest Service
Southern Research Station Photograph Collection, 1897-1952. |
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Pisgah
National Game Preserve [SK 431 .P57 1917]- A small government
printing office pamphlet from 1921 that contains regulations prescribed
by the Secretary of Agriculture governing hunting, fishing, and camping
on the Pisgah National Game Preserve, North Carolina in 1917, together with
instructions for applying the regulations and information intended to
aid the public in making proper use of the preserve.
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M.A.
Mattoon A brief biography and bibliography of forester M.A.
Mattoon, who worked in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest as first
a forester and later as a supervisor. |
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Plantago
Virginica Photo of the winter annual, plantago
virginica, by W.M. Crafton. Part of the
US Forest Service Photographs: U.S. Forest Service
Southern Research Station Photograph Collection, 1897-1952. |
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William
Nothstein Oral History Register
Forester William Nothstein (1902-) describes the measurement of
timber stands and the methods he used for fighting forest fires. He is a
strong proponent of careful timber management and an equally strong
opponent of clear-cutting of forests. The interview is valuable for its
references to Karl Schenck's career, Nothstein's efforts to encourage
wartime production by the lumber industry, and for an overall picture of
the work and career of a Forest Service employee. Part of the
D. H.
Ramsey Library Special Collections - Oral Histories collection.
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Pat
Brinkley Oral History Register [OH-VOA 752 Pa]- Brinkley
discusses her experience working with Morris (Mac) McGough, as well as
his life and work, and his influence on rural life in western North
Carolina. She relates the history of the WNC Community Development
Association, and its role in organizing programs for rural development
and improvement of rural living standards. She discusses problems with
agriculture in this area, the search for an alternative cash crop to
tobacco, and the effect of policies of the US Forest Service on the sale
and manufacture of timber. She describes the creation of and programs of
the WNC Agricultural Center, the WNC Farmers' Market, and the NC
Arboretum. Part of the
D. H.
Ramsey Library Special Collections - Oral Histories collection. |
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William
and Dorothy Hussey Oral History Register
[OH-VOA H87 Wi]- The Husseys discuss their experience working to
develop the Botanical Gardens on the grounds of UNC Asheville. They
describe their efforts to make use of public land, to save endangered
plants and transplant them into the gardens, and to raise money as well
as the interest of the community. They discuss several different kinds
of plants that are in the gardens and various garden clubs that have
been involved. The difference between native plants and imported plants
is also discussed. Dorothy describes her involvement with abused
children and Head Start, and various activities to help the poor and the
elderly. William describes his involvement with maintaining the
Appalachian Trail, and with Habitat for Humanity. They both describe
changes that have occurred in the city over the years. Part of the
D. H.
Ramsey Library Special Collections - Oral Histories collection. |
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Artus
Monroe Moser Oral History Register Mr.
Moser (1894-) reminisces about life in Western North Carolina and early
twentieth century Asheville. Material discussed includes farming,
lumbering operations, his early life on the Vanderbilt Estate, stories
of George Vanderbilt, and the author's college years at Chapel Hill when
he was a classmate of Thomas Wolfe. Part of the
D. H.
Ramsey Library Special Collections - Oral Histories collection.
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George
Myers Stephens Oral History Register Stevens (1904-1978) outlines
his family background and describes early memories of visiting his
grandmother's home in Flat Rock, NC. He entered Chapel Hill, NC in 1922
and describes courses and professors. The transcript ends abruptly with
Stephens describing his work as a timber cruiser, evaluating land for
purchase as part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Part of the
D. H.
Ramsey Library Special Collections - Oral Histories collection.
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Ewart
M. Ball Photographic Collection (1918-1969) [p80.1]- The Ball
collection includes some 9,116 negatives and glass plates and two log
book items. The glass plates, prints, and negatives were created between
1918 and 1969 and are the work of several photographers. The collection
focus is on Asheville, North Carolina, its people and environs. It is
particularly strong in local architecture, street scenes, and
transportation, but includes scenes of rural life and scenery of the
surrounding mountain area. The work of Ewart M. Ball, Jr. (1918-1966) is
largely the result of his work with the early Asheville Citizen-Times
newspaper. |
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Item
List - Julian Price Collection A detailed and coded list of
the contents of the 6 boxes of the Julian Price Collection. The boxes
contain numerous documents of varied type, including articles,
correspondence, and newspaper clippings. While the scope of the
documents is broad, many concern various governmental, environmental,
and social issues. |
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Pack, Charles Lathrop [son of G.W. Pack] Trees as Good Citizens,
1925. See web exhibit:
G.W. Pack: A Name That Will Endure. Charles Lathrop Pack served as the
Director of the American Forestry Association in 1911 and served as its
President from 1916 to 1922.
Full text of "Trees as good citizens" |
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