Forest History Society Photograph Collection Sample Images: Archives and Libraries / FHS132th

Image ID: FHS132
Image Date: [196?]
Image Title: [Forest History Society "Approved Repositories of North American Forest History."]
Image Caption: [President Ralph B. Draughon (left), Dr. W. B. DeVall, head of the department of forestry at Auburn (middle), and Dr. Clyde H. Cantrell, director of the Auburn University Library (right) examine a framed certificate awarded by the Forest History Society recognizing Auburn University Library as an "Approved Repository of North American Forest History."]

[In 1952 the Society began collecting and preserving documentary sources pertaining to the forest history of North America. Soon thereafter the Society began to officially recognize other archival and library facilities throughout North America as "Approved Repositories of North American Forest History" in an effort to ensure the widespread preservation of the documentary heritage of North America's forest industries.]

Photographer: [unknown]
Use Restrictions: Permission from the Forest History Society required for any use of this image.
Repository Contact Information: Forest History Society, Inc.; 701 William Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701; Tel.: (919) 682-9319; Fax: (919) 682-2349.