Logging and Local History
Scope and Contents note
The collection includes Collier’s extensive logging photograph collection; photographs, documents and letters documenting his World War I military service and family history materials.
Series I: Logging and Local History Images consists of several thousand prints and negatives. Topics include logging, lumber mills, railroads, Collier memorial State Park and Logging Museum, Klamath Falls, Oregon and Klamath County, Oregon. Prints are generally described at the item level. The negatives are not described.
Series II: World War I includes several hundred images documenting Collier’s military training, his battlefield service in France and his service in the Occupation of Germany (1917 to 1919). Collier’s letters to his family, his Army training manuals and notebooks complete the series.
Series III: Family History includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, and, photographs of the Collier family dating from late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
Dates
- 1880-1982
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research use. Please contact the library in advance with requests to use audio visual materials in this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 43 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General Physical Description note
15 linear feet, 31 boxes
Creator
- From the Collection: Collier, Alfred D. (Alfred Douglas) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository