Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Email: mssa.faq@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 40 |
| Creator: | Yale University. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies |
| Title: | School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, records of the dean |
| Dates: | 1900-2007 |
| Physical Description: | 97.0 linear feet and 7473 megabytes |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of correspondence, subject files, financial records, committee files, minutes, reports, and related materials documenting the activities of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (called the School of Forestry prior to 1972). Topics include governance, curriculum, budgets and fund-raising, buildings and properties, camps and experiment stations, research programs, students, personnel, alumni relations, and relations with governmental and forestry organizations. The records include central files of the school and those maintained by the following deans: Henry S. Graves (1900-1911 and 1922-1939), James W. Toumey (1911-1922), Samuel J. Record (1939-1945), George A. Garratt (1946-1965), Francois Mergen (1965-1974), Charles W. H. Foster (1976-1980), John C. Gordon (1983-1992), Jared L. Cohen (1992-1997), and Gus Speth (1997 -). |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 24-A (YRG 24-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale School of Forestry. |
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| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were transferred from the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1982-1984, 2006-2008.
Information about Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Cite As
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, Records of the Dean (RU 40). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Processing Notes
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.
Information About Creators
The Yale School of Forestry was begun in 1900 through the efforts of two conservationists, Gifford Pinchot (B.A. 1889, LL.D. 1925) and Henry S. Graves (B.A. 1892, LL.D. 1940). The school is the oldest forestry school in the country, and its influence on forestry in the United States and abroad, has become well-established. Though in its early years the school was primarily a professional institution concerned with training general practitioners for timber management, it soon became a major source of faculty members for other schools throughout the country. As the subject of forestry widened to include ecology and the environment, the curriculum also enlarged. In 1972 the name was changed to the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The school exists as a professional and scientific school and is organized, primarily, on a graduate basis. The School of Forestry and Environmental Studies conducts field work in a number of school forests located throughout New England.
Description of the Papers
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, financial records, committee files, minutes, reports, and related materials documenting the activities of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (called the School of Forestry prior to 1972). Topics include governance, curriculum, budgets and fund-raising, buildings and properties, camps and experiment stations, research programs, students, personnel, alumni relations, and relations with governmental and forestry organizations. The records include central files of the school and those maintained by the following deans: Henry S. Graves (1900-1911 and 1922-1939), James W. Toumey (1911-1922), Samuel J. Record (1939-1945), George A. Garratt (1946-1965), Francois Mergen (1965-1974), Charles W. H. Foster (1976-1980), John C. Gordon (1983-1992), Jared L. Cohen (1992-1997), and Gus Speth (1997 -).
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.