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Southern Forest Institute collection

Southern Forest Institute collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Southern Forest Institute collection
Creator: Southern Forest Institute
Inclusive Dates: 1939-1979
Language(s): English
Extent: 26.1 Linear Feet (40 document boxes, 1 carton, 12 card file boxes, 1 oversized folder B)
Collection Number: ms1988
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Southern Forest Institute (SFI) is an educational and public relations organization for the pulp and paper industry. Sponsored by over 30 companies throughout the Southeast, the SFI is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of records of the Southern Forest Institute from 1939-1946 and 1961-1979. The collection includes records of the Southern Forest Disease and Insect Council, the Southern Forest Research Council, the Southern Pine Beetle Action Council, the Hardwood Forestry Research Fellowship, and photographs from the Pulpwood Conservation Association. These records document the problems of disease and insects facing Southern forests, research undertaken to combat the problems, and publicity material used to educate the public.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into five series: (1) Southern Forest Disease and Insect Research Council, (2) Southern Forest Research Council, (3) Southern Pine Beetle Action Council, (4) Hardwood Forestry Research Fellowship, and (5) Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association photographs.


Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Though the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings.

Preferred Citation

Southern Forest Institute records, ms1988, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Forest conservation -- Southern States.
Forests and forestry -- Research.
Trees -- Diseases and pests -- Southern States.

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: MS 3078 Southern Forest Institute papers.

Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms1988/bmac-coll


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Southern Forest Disease and Insect Research council

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1A-F
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2G - Meeting, Annual 1968
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3Meeting, Annual 1969 - Meeting, Annual 1964
box
4Meeting, Annual 1978 - Meetings, other 1964
box
5Meetings, other 1965 - Mim
box
6Min - O
box
7P - Projects Approved 1966-1967
box
8Projects Approved 1967-1968 - Projects Approved 1978-1979
box
9Projects Approved 1971-1972 - Projects Approved 1978-1979
box
10Projects Approved 1979-1980 - Projects Approved O
box
11Projects Approved P-Pq
box
12Pr - Proposal G
box
13Proposals H - Proposals Not Approved 1970-1971
box
14Proposals Not Approved 1971-1972 - Pt
box
15Pu - Z
 

2. Southern Forest Resource Council

box
16A - Coo
box
17Cop - E
box
18F - Fi
box
19Fj - G
box
20H - K
box
21L
box
22M - Mh
box
23Mia - Min
box
24Mio - Or
box
25Os - Public
box
26Publica - Publicity A
box
27Publicity B - Q
box
28R - Recq
box
29Recr - Reo
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30Rep - Report: "Southern Forests" G
box
31Report: "Southern Forests" H - Report: "Southern Forests" The Third Forest N
box
32Report: "Southern Forests" The Third Forest O - Report: "Southern Forests" The Third Forest P
box
33Report: "Southern Forests" The Third Forest Q - Soc
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34Sod - Sz
box
35T - Tab
box
36Tac - Wg
box
37Wh - Z
 

3. Pine Beetle Action Council

box
38Pine Beetle Action Council materials
 

4. Hardwood Forestry Research Fellowship

box
39A-G
box
40H-Z
 

5. Photographs



Photographs

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41Photographs #1 - #275, 1939-1940
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42Photographs #276 - #540, 1940-1941
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43Photograph #541 - #759 and miscellaneous , 1941-1946
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44Equipment Photographs #E1 - #E200, 1944-1946
box
45Equipment Photographs #E201 - #E265 , 1946-1947



Photographs: Archival Copies

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46Images # 1-190, 3/26/1939- 8/10/1939
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47Images # 191-361, 8/10/1939 - 7/16/1940
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48Images # 362-522, 7/17/1940-5/26/1941
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49Images # 523-673, 5/26/1941- 5/20/1942, undated
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50Images # 674-759, undated
box
51Equipment Photographs E1-E152, August 1944- October 1945, undated
box
52Equipment Photographs E153-E265, March 1946-May 1947
52Kodachrome Descriptions and Index (may not cover all images)
 

6. Theses, Dissertations

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53Theses, Dissertations
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54Theses, Dissertations
oversized_folder
1BTables, 1952