Forestry Club Records (RG 39)
1906-1934
.25 cubic feet and 1 reel of microfilm
Scope and Content Note
The Forestry Club records are organized into five series. Series
1 consists of meeting minutes and memberships rolls from 1906-1926 in two bound volumes. The minutes are arranged
chronologically. The second volume also includes part of series
2, Constitution and By-laws, from 1926. This series also
includes typescript drafts of the constitution and by-laws, one
of which is dated 1912. Series 3, Correspondence, dates from
1910-1923 and contains correspondence between the Forestry Club
and the Intercollegiate Association of Forestry Clubs about the
Club's activities and the Association's annual
conventions.
Series 4 is a scrapbook containing clippings about various
forestry related topics from 1913-1934. The scrapbook is
arranged by subject category and contains a subject index.
Series 5 is a two-page typescript that describes the Club's
activities and traditions. It probably dates from the early
1920s.
Forms
All series are available in the original paper form. Series 1-3
and 5 are also available on microfilm.
Historical Note
The Oregon Agricultural College Forestry Club was founded on
November 16, 1906 by Professor E. R. Lake and five students in
the college's new forestry program. Meetings were held bi-weekly
and alternated between technical and social agendas. All
forestry students were considered members.
Early activities included hikes to Avery Park for a bonfire, an
annual football game with the OAC Miners Club, exhibit
preparation for the Oregon State Educational Exposition, spring
timber cruising field trips, and dances. The dances evolved into
the annual Fernhoppers Banquet. In the spring of 1920, the club
published its first annual, the Forest Club Annual. The name was
changed to The Annual Cruise the next year. Beginning in 1937
the Club broadcast a weekly program over KOAC called "Foresters
in Action."
In 1925-26, the Club constructed a cabin at the College's new
Arboretum (now Peavy Arboretum), and in 1929 hosted a meeting of
the Society of American Foresters at the cabin. The cabin burned
in 1949, and a new and larger one was completed in 1950. The
1950 cabin is still used by the Club.
The Forestry Club currently sponsors a Logging Team, which
participates in an annual competition sponsored by the
Association of Western Forestry Clubs.
Related Materials
Additional information about the Forestry Club is located in the
College of Forestry Records
(RG 139). See also the KOAC Records
(RG 15) for a recording from the Foresters in Action series.
Photographs of the Forestry Club are located in Harriet's
Collection #1573, the Beaver Photographic Collection (P
3), and the College of Forestry Photographic Collection (P
61).
The Forestry Club Memorabilia Collection file includes a history
of the club written in 1960. The Fernhoppers Banquet MC file
includes banquet programs and the text of a speech. Publications
of the Forestry Club include The Annual Cruise (PUB 10-12a) and
Hi-Lead (PUB 10-12b). The Manuscript Collections include the
records of Xi Sigma Pi, the
forestry national honor society.
Shelf Locations:
7/1/2/g
microfilm cabinet
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Last updated: Monday, 11-Aug-2008 13:07:27 PDT