Inventory of the Western Timber Association Records, 1954 - 1983
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: |
The Western Timber Association (WTA) was established in the 1950s to analyze issues, policies, and statutes relating to the
sale of timber from public lands in the western United States. In 1988, this California-based organization merged with the
California Forest Protective Association and the Western Lumber Manufacturers to form the California Forestry Association.
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The collection contains records reflecting the impact of federal legislation on the timber industry in the western United
States, especially in California. The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and WTA bulletins covering such
topics as clearcutting, forest valuation, herbicides, industry court actions against the government, log exports, road policy,
stumpage appraisals, timber management planning, timber sales policy, and U.S. Forest Service budgeting.
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| Title: |
Western Timber Association Records, 1954 - 1983 |
| Creator: |
Western Timber Association |
| Repository: |
Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: |
6439 |
| Language of Material: |
Material in English |
| Extent: |
81.0 linear feet
(54 record cartons)
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Historical Note
The Western Timber Association (WTA) was established in the 1950s to analyze issues, policies, and statutes relating to the
sale of timber from public lands in the western United States. In 1988, this California-based organization merged with the
California Forest Protective Association and the Western Lumber Manufacturers to form the California Forestry Association.
Collection Overview
The collection contains records reflecting the impact of federal legislation on the timber industry in the western United
States, especially in California. The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and WTA bulletins covering such
topics as clearcutting, forest valuation, herbicides, industry court actions against the government, log exports, road policy,
stumpage appraisals, timber management planning, timber sales policy, and U.S. Forest Service budgeting.
Collection Arrangement
1. Association Files, 1954-1983
Subject Headings
- Clearcutting -- United States
- Forest roads -- Design and construction
- Forests and Forestry -- Trade associations
- Forests and Forestry -- Valuation
- Herbicides -- United States
- Log transportation
- Lumber trade -- Northwest, Pacific
- Lumber trade -- West (U.S.)
- Timber management -- West (U.S.)
- Timber -- Prices -- West (U.S.)
- United States. Forest Service -- Budget
- Western Timber Association
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Association Files, 1954-1983.
Box 1Forest Economics, Stumpage Appraisals, 1957-1968
Box 2Forest Economics, Stumpage Appraisals, 1969-1972
Box 3Stumpage Appraisals, Cost-Roads, 1971-1974
Box 3Stumpage Appraisals, Profit and Risk Margin, 1956-1966
Box 4Timber Sales, Contracts Correspondence, 1957-1966
Box 5Timber Sales, Contracts Correspondence, 1967-1971
Box 6Timber Sales, Contracts Correspondence, 1974-1975
Box 7Timber Sales Contract Buyers' Guide, 1965
Box 7Timber Sales Contracts Preliminary Announcements, 1972-1974
Box 7Timber Sales Contracts, Road Features, 1971-1975
Box 9Timber Sales Administration, 1969-1975
Box 10Forest Economics, Timber Taxation, 1957-1971
Box 11Timber Taxation, Possession Interest, 1970
Box 12Timber Taxation, Possession Interest,
Box 13Timber Taxation, Possession Interest, 1972-1973
Box 14Forest Legislation, Reports, and Correspondence, 1954-1974
Box 15Forest Legislation: States, California, 1957-1973
Box 15Forest Economics, Forest Policy, General, 1960-1971
Box 16Public Land Law Review, 1964-1969
Box 16Timber Sales, Federal Policy, 1956-1962
Box 17Timber Sales, Federal Policy, 1962-1969
Box 18Timber Sales, Fedral Policy, 1970-1973
Box 18Timber Sales, Federal Policy, SBA, 1959-1971
Box 19Timber Sales, Federal Policy, 1972-1973
Box 20Timber Sales, General Policy, 1957 and 1971-1972
Box 21Timber Sales, Policy, Bidding Type, 1958-1967
Box 21Timber Sales, Policy, Appeals Procedure, 1959-1972
Box 21Hi Ridge Lumber Company, Reports, 1971
Box 21Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Company Appeal, 1972
Box 22-26Books No. 1-34
Box 27Western Timber Association School Programs: General, 1974-1980
Box 28Western Timber Association School Programs: General, 1981-1982
Box 28Western Timber Association School Programs, 1967-1983
Box 29Western Timber Association School Programs, 1976-1982
Box 29Clearcutting, 1970-1974
Box 29Herbicides, 1974-1978
Box 30Herbicides, 1979-1981
Box 31Forest Service Budget, 1958-1977
Box 32Forest Service Budget, 1978-1981
Box 33Forest Management Plans: General, 1974-1978
Box 33TM Plans: National FOrests, 1971-1982
Box 33Unit Management Plans: General, 1973-1981
Box 34TM Plans: National Forests, 1968-1979
Box 35TM Plans: National Forests, 1969-1981
Box 35Bureau of Land Management Plans, 1975-1981
Box 35Taxation, Possessory Interest Tax, 1969-1983
Box 35Trinco PITax Data, 1975
Box 36Appeals: Claim Procedures (Individual Files), undated
Box 37Appeals: Claim Procedures (Individual Files), undated
Box 38Appeals: Claim Procedures (Individual Files), undated
Box 39Appeals: Claim Procedures (Individual Files), undated
Box 40Appeals: Claim Procedures (Individual Files), undated
Box 41Appeals Cases, undated
Box 42Appeals Cases, undated
Box 43Wilderness Areas, 1968-1980
Box 44Wilderness Areas, 1968-1983
Box 44Miscellaneous Color Photographs, undated
Box 45Wilderness, RARE II, 1979-1981
Box 46Wilderness, RARE II, 1978-1979
Box 47Timber Supply: Court Actions, 1971-1978
Box 48Timber Supply: Court Actions, 1973-1983
Box 49Timber Supply: Court Actions, 1974-1981
Box 49RPA, 1975-1978
Box 50RPA, 1979-1982
Box 50Grade Recovery Studies, 1957-1977
Box 51Log Exports, 1954-1977
Box 52Log Exports, 1978-1982
Box 53RPA Papers, Committee of Scientists Press Releases, Memoranda, 1977 and 1980-1983
Box 54Memoranda, 1977-1983
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Western Timber Association Records, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Received from the Western Timber Association in 1977 and 1983.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, April 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support
for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
