University of North Carolina at Asheville
D.H. Ramsey Library
Special Collections/University Archives

Earl H. Frothingham
(1880 – 1971)

Before working with the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station (AFES):

Frothingham, Earl H. Second-Growth Hardwoods in Connecticut. Forest Service Bulletin #96 - US Government Printing Office, 1912  
{contains photos of American chestnut and Mr. Frothingham}

Frothingham, Earl H. The Eastern Hemlock. Bulletin of the US Department of Agriculture #152, February 1915.

Frothingham, Earl H. The Northern Hardwood Forest: Its Composition, Growth, and Management. Bulletin of the US Department of Agriculture #285, October 1915.

Frothingham, Earl H. Ecology and Silviculture in the Southern Appalachians: Old Cuttings As a Guide to Future Practice. Journal of Forestry (SAF), 1917. (15:343-349)

While working with AFES (1921-1934):

Frothingham, Earl H. Site Determination and Yield Forecasts in the Southern Appalachians. Journal of Forestry (SAF), 1921.  (19:1-14)

Appalachian Forest Experiment Station Bulletins (1-11), 1922-1932. 
{these summary bulletins are at the Southern Research Station – Asheville, NC}

Frothingham, Earl H. The Research Program of the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, August 1923.

Frothingham, Earl H. Forest Research: The Basis for Sound Development of North Carolina’s Forest Industries. North Carolina Forestry Association, March 1924.  
{at the National Agricultural Library}

Munns, E. N. and Brown R. M. Volume Tables for the Important Timber Trees of the United States. USDA-Gov. Print. Office, 1925. 
{Part II - Eastern Conifers & Part III - Eastern Hardwoods, have many references to Frothingham’s tables}

Frothingham, Earl H. Present Stand of Chestnut in North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians. North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey Bulletin #56, 1925.

*Frothingham, Earl H. (Holmes, Damtoft, McCarthy, and Korstian) A Forest Type Classification for the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Adjacent Plateau and Coastal Regions. Journal of Forestry (SAF), 1926. (24:673-684)

Frothingham, Earl H. Timber Growing and Logging Practice in the Southern Appalachian Region. Bulletin of the US Department of Agriculture #250, August 1931.

Asheville Citizen-Times. More Forestry Men Arrive For Meeting Here. Asheville Citizen-Times, March 29, 1932.  
{mentions Frothingham as director of AFES}

After working with AFES:

Baker, Frederick S. Theory and Practice of Silviculture. McGraw Hill Book Company, 1934.  [bibliography] 

Frothingham, Earl H. Book Review: The Practice of Silviculture by R. C. Hawley. Journal of Forestry (SAF), April 1935.  (33: 442-443)

Abell, Charles A. Results of 1924 Cleanings of Cove Hardwoods, Pisgah National Forest. Journal of Forestry (SAF), June 1935.  
{follow up on Frothingham’s work}

Maughan, William A Guide to Forestry Activities in NC, SC, and TN. Society of American Foresters, 1939.  [bibliography]  
{Frothingham on pgs 272 and 273}  
{at Pack Library – Asheville, NC}

Munns, E. N. A Selected Bibliography of North American Forestry (Volume I). USDA - Government Printing Office (Miscellaneous Publication # 364), 1940.  
{nineteen publications by E. H. Frothingham are listed in Authors Index}

Cruikshank, J. W. Forest Resources of the Mountain Region of North Carolina. US Forest Service (AFES), April 1941.  
{mentions timber volumes quoted by Frothingham near Looking Glass Rock} 
{was at Southern Research Station}

Maunder, Elwood R. Oral History Interview with Earl H. Frothingham. Forest History Society, 1968.

Josephson, H. R. A History of Forestry Research in the Southern United States. USDA Forest Service, March 1989.

Note: The Forest History Society has numerous listings for Frothingham.
(including a taped interview).