Inventory of the Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg Papers, 1927 - 1957
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg was an American forester, businessman, and professor of industrial forestry. He worked for the United States Forest Service, for a number of lumber companies within the lumber industry, for the Western Forestry and Conservation Association, and for Yale University as a Professor of Industrial Forestry. |
| The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial documents, papers, and reports on such topics as forest taxation, stumpage, and lumber companies. Includes correspondence with Holmes Eureka Lumber, Edward Hines Lumber, Red River Lumber, and other lumber companies; together with personal correspondence, employment contracts, and publications. | |
| Title: | Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg Papers, 1927 - 1957 |
| Creator: | Wohlenberg, E. T. F. (Ernest T. F.), 1889-1963 |
| Repository: | Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: | 3918 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Extent: | 1.5 linear feet (1 record carton) |
Biographical Note
Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg was an American forester, businessman, and professor of industrial forestry.
Educated at the University of Nebraska, Wohlenberg received his bachelor of forestry in 1912 and his master's degree in 1913. From 1932-1935, he studied at the University of California. He worked for the United States Forest Service, for a number of lumber companies within the lumber industry, for the Western Forestry and Conservation Association, and for Yale University as a Professor of Industrial Forestry.
Collection Overview
The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial documents, papers, and reports on such topics as forest taxation, stumpage, and lumber companies. Includes correspondence with Holmes Eureka Lumber, Edward Hines Lumber, Red River Lumber, and other lumber companies; together with personal correspondence, employment contracts, and publications.
Collection Arrangement
1. Materials Related to the Lumber Trade, 1927-1957
Subject Headings
- Edward Hines Lumber Co.
- Holmes Eureka Lumber Company
- Foresters -- United States
- Forestry teachers -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Forests and forestry -- United States
- Lumber trade -- United States
- Red River Lumber Company
- Wohlenberg, E. T. F. (Ernest T. F.), 1889-1963
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Materials Related to the Lumber Trade, 1927-1957.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
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Encoded by Amanda Ross, September 2008
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