Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 9/14/2
Iowa State University

Department of Forestry
Biographical Files, 1904-2004, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa State University. Department of Forestry
title: Biographical Files
dates: 1904-2004, undated
extent: 1.26 linear feet (3 document boxes)
collection number: RS 9/14/2
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Iowa State University, Department of Forestry Biographical Files, RS 9/14/2, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

Iowa State University first taught the subject of forestry in 1874 under the auspices of the Department of Horticulture and Forestry. In 1904, H. P. Baker developed a technical forestry curriculum and taught classes in elementary forestry, silviculture, forestry management and policy, and wood technology. The following decade, Iowa State introduced forestry camps as part of the curriculum. The Department of Horticulture and Forestry separated into two separate units in 1946. In 2002, the Department of Forestry was combined with the Department of Animal Ecology to create the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management. This collection contains news clippings, biographical information, and published articles by and about the faculty and staff of the Department of Forestry.

 

Historical note

Iowa State University first taught the subject of forestry in 1874 under the auspices of the Department of Horticulture and Forestry. Taught by H. H. McAffee (Head of the Department of Horticulture and Forestry, 1874-1877), the coursework included subjects such as evergreens, forest trees, forest plantations, tree nurseries, and woods. As interest in forestry grew, a one-credit course was offered separate from horticulture. In 1902, the Farm Forestry course became a three-credit course.

Technical training for foresters began at Iowa State in 1904. H.P. Baker developed and taught the first four courses offered in the program: Elementary Forestry, Silviculture, Forestry Management and Policy, and Wood Technology. In 1911, a course of study separate from horticulture began for juniors and seniors and a four-year course of study was established in 1913. Since 1935, the Society of American Foresters has accredited forestry coursework at Iowa State.

Iowa State was among the first to include forestry camps as part of the curriculum. The first forestry camp was offered in the summer of 1914. Thirty-five students participated in a three-month camp at Cass Lake, Minnesota. The summer camps were held yearly at various locations and were only suspended in 1943, 1944, and 1945 due to World War II. The length of time spent at the camps had been reduced to approximately three weeks by the early 1990s. Since 1994, the camps have been held during the fall semester. The forestry camps took place at locations throughout the United States, including places like Wyoming, Alabama, and Oregon. The camps allow students to get firsthand experience in professional forestry. Subjects studied at the camps include taking measurements, mensuration, harvesting and processing of wood, and silviculture.

By 1946, the Department of Horticulture and Forestry separated into two departments: the Department of Forestry and Department of Horticulture. In 2002, the Department of Forestry combined with the Department of Animal Ecology to create the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM).

 

Collection description

This collection (1904-2004, undated) contains news clippings, biographical information, and published articles by and about the faculty and staff of the Department of Forestry.

 

Related materials

The following related materials are also available in the University Archives:

Additional Department of Forestry records and faculty papers, see collections classified under RS 9/14

Self-evaluation report. Prepared for the Committee on Accreditation, Society of American Foresters (call number SD254 I83 I59x 1972)

Department of Forestry, Iowa State University, comprehensive program review: April 9-13, 1990 (call number SD254 I83 U55x 1990)

Street tree survey of Ames, Iowa (call number SB435.52 I82 S77x 1931)

 

Organization

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

 

Adair, Kevin

1976

1

 

Baker, Hugh

1904-1958

1

 

Bentley, William R.

1963-1966

1

 

Berlyn, George

1959-1962

1

 

Beuter, John

1975

1

 

Bode, I.T.

1930

1

 

Born, Ted

1974-1984

1

 

Bower, R.K.

1974

1

 

Brown Gregory

1976-1982

1

 

Bultena, Gordon

1960-1969, undated

1

 

Caldbeck, Elaine

1978

1

 

Campbell, Richard B.

1950-1955

1

 

Cheng, Wendy W.

1979

1

 

Chun, Young Woo

1985

1

 

Clark, Wendell

1958-1960

1

 

Coder, Kim

1983

1

 

Coville, Perkins

undated

1

 

Davidson, Robert

1958-1965

1

 

Dawson, Jeff

1974-1978, undated

1

 

Deitschman, Glenn H.

1960

1

 

Donery, J.A.

1946

1

 

Duff, John E.

1967

1

 

Dykstra, Gary

1967-1973

1

 

Faltonson, Richard R.

1983

1

 

Feeley, Christopher

2001

1

 

Francis, James G.

1970

1

 

Gatherum, G.E.

1963-1965

1

 

Genaux, Charles M.

1939

1

 

Getty, Russell

1948-1978

1

 

Goodspeed, Allen W.

1945

1

 

Gottsacker, James

1966

1

 

Grafton, Albert Edwin

1968-1972

1

 

Hansen, Norman J.

1958-1962, undated

1

 

Hart, Elwood R.

1989-2002

1

 

Hartman, George

undated

1

 

Hazard, John W.

1974

1

 

Heiligmann, Randall B.

1975, undated

1

 

Helgerson, Ole

1978

1

 

Helm, Harley J.

1917-1949, undated

1

 

Hertel, Gene H.

undated

1

 

Holland, Israel I.

1957-1959

1

 

Isebrands, J.G.

1972

1

 

Jeffers, D.S.

1925

1

 

Jones, Greg J.

1978

1

 

Julander, Odell

undated

1

 

Krall, Jack L.

1951-1969

2

 

Lassen, Laurence

1959

2

 

Lee, Don Koo

1978-1988

2

 

Lorio, P.L.

1964-1966

2

 

MacDonald, G.B.

1948-1960

2

 

Manning, Glenn

1968-1973

2

 

Maynard, Charles

undated

2

 

McBride, Joe

1968-1974, undated

2

 

McComb, A.L. (5 b/w photographs)

1934-1957, undated

2

 

McComb, A.L. (1 b/w photograph)

1933-1988

2

 

McMillen, Joel

1998

2

 

McRoberts, Keith L.

1975

2

 

Nakamura, Yoshiji - Visiting Scientist

1977

2

 

Negreros-Castillo, Patricia

1992-1994

2

 

Peszlen, Ilona

undated

2

 

Promnitz, L.C.

undated

3

 

Promnitz, L.C.

1970, undated

3

 

Phares, R.E.

1965-1968

3

 

Pruett, Emerson W.

1961

3

 

Ramsey, Guy

1936-1939

3

 

Robison, T.L.

undated

3

 

Rose, Dietmar

1972-1976

3

 

Schutte, K.H.

undated

3

 

Slabaugh, Paul

1958

3

 

Smith, Victor Gordon

1966-1972

3

 

Son, Sung Ho

1988-1990

3

 

Steavenson, Hugh

1942

3

 

Stoltenberg, Carl H.

undated

3

 

Straight, Richard

1983

3

 

Symonette, Thomas

1988

3

 

Szujecki, Andrezej J. - Visiting Student

1979

3

 

Thompson, D.G.

undated

3

 

Thompson, Janette (Jan)

1997-2004

3

 

Truax, Thomad R.

1916-1977

3

 

Vurdu, Hasan

1979-1984

3

 

Walker, Christopher

1982

3

 

Wang, Wan-Hua - Visitng Instructor

1984-1985

3

 

Watts, Lyle

1948

3

 

Winistorfer, Paul M.

1985

3

 

Yawney, W.J.

1990

3

 

Yoho, James

1953-1960