Klamath Forest Protective Association Records
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of the organization’s records, images and oral history interviews assembled in 2008 to mark its centennial anniversary. The collection is organized into three series: Series I: Communications and Reports, Series II: Images, and Series III: Oral Histories. Series I: Documents includes correspondence, reports and other documentation related to fire protection and other activities on the Klamath-Lake District private lands. Much of this series is described at the item level. Series II: Images consists of digital image files with limited descriptions. Series III: Oral Histories consists of seven interviews with associated transcripts and photographs in digital form.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-2008
Creator
- Klamath Forest Protective Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research use. Please contact the library before visiting to make arrangements to view items in Series II: Images and Series III: Oral Histories.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Biographical / Historical
The Klamath Forest Protective Association is a non-profit organization representing all private forest landowners in the Klamath-Lake District of Oregon. At the time of its founding in 1908 as the Klamath-Lake Counties Forest Fire Association, it was the first fire protection association in Oregon. Its aims were fire suppression and insect infestation reductions in Klamath and Lake counties of Oregon. In 1922 the name was changed to the Klamath Forest Protective Association, but its objectives remained the same. In 1975 the organization transferred its direct fire fighting activities to the Oregon Department of Forestry. It continues to work closely with the Oregon Department of Forestry on fire and insect protection and other activities related to private forest lands in Klamath and Lake counties.
Extent
9 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Klamath Forest Protective Association is a non-profit representing all private forest landowners in the Klamath-Lake District of Oregon. The collection consists of the organization’s records assembled in 2008 to mark its centennial anniversary.
Arrangement note
The collection is organized into three series: Series I: Communications and Reports, Series II: Images, Series III: Oral Histories.
Location note
Shaw Historical Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated to the Shaw Historical Library by the Klamath Forest Protective Association.
Separated Materials note
Books donated as part of this gift have been cataloged into the book collection of the Shaw Historical Library.
Subject
- Klamath Forest Protective Association (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Klamath Forest Protective Association Records 1900-2008
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Anne Hiller Clark
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository