Inventory of the William C. Shepard Papers, 1902 - 1958
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | William C. Shepard was a consulting forester in Berlin, Connecticut who advised individuals and organizations on wood utilization. He served as Secretary-Forester of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and initiated the establishment of the Natural Resources Council of Connecticut. |
| The collection includes mostly correspondence, committee reports, and minutes of meetings concerning forestry and forest utilization in Connecticut. Also includes early twentieth century photographs of people and places relating to lumber and wildlife. Much of the collection pertains to the work of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Other associations and organizations represented in the papers include the Natural Resources Council of Connecticut, the New England section of the Society of American Foresters, and the Northeastern Wood Utilization Council. | |
| Title: | William C. Shepard Papers, 1902 - 1958 |
| Creator: | Shepard, William C. |
| Repository: | Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: | 3961 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Extent: | 1.0 linear feet (2 archival boxes) |
Biographical Note
William C. Shepard was a consulting forester in Berlin, Connecticut who advised individuals and organizations on wood utilization. He served as Secretary-Forester of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and initiated the establishment of the Natural Resources Council of Connecticut. Among his activities, Shepard devised and operated a program of generating charcoal from timber obtained through forest thinning, the sale of which to tobacco farmers was moderately profitable for the state of Connecticut. He also worked to convert fallen timber into salable lumber following a hurricane and oversaw a program to provide lumber from state forests to address a home-building problem.
Collection Overview
The collection includes mostly correspondence, committee reports, and minutes of meetings concerning forestry and forest utilization in Connecticut. Also includes early twentieth century photographs of people and places relating to lumber and wildlife. Much of the collection pertains to the work of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Other associations and organizations represented in the papers include the Natural Resources Council of Connecticut, the New England section of the Society of American Foresters, and the Northeastern Wood Utilization Council.
Collection Arrangement
1. Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, and Other Organizational Materials, 1902-1958
Subject Headings
- Connecticut Forest and Park Association
- Connwood, Inc.
- Forest products -- Connecticut
- Forests and forestry -- Connecticut
- Natural Resources Council of Connecticut
- Northeastern Wood Utilization Council (U.S.)
- Sleeping Giant Park Association
- Shepard, William C.
- Society of American Foresters. New England Section
- Wood --- Utilization -- Connecticut
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, and Other Organizational Materials, 1902-1958.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William C. Shepard Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
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Processed by Amanda Ross, March 2009
Encoded by Amanda Ross, March 2009
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