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Department of Forestry fonds
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1 file folder of textual records
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The Department of Forestry was established at the University of British Columbia within the Faculty of Applied Science in 1921. Herbert Read Christie became the first member and head of the Department from 1921-1933. F. Malcolm Knapp joined him in 1922. In 1935, the Department of Forestry changed emphasis from logging engineering to scientific engineering. In 1951, the Department of Forestry became the Faculty of Forestry.
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The fonds consists largely of printed material, including pamphlets, advertisements and brochures relating to logging and milling equipment, machinery and buildings from the 1920s. Other records include correspondence to the head of the department H.R. Christie, a planned drawing of Idlewild Seed Extractory and a black and white photo of Coo's Bay Lumberyard in California
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These are institutional records and subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Researcher access to these records is subject to review. To arrange access, please contact us at UBC Archives.
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It is stored with University Archives vertical files at VF 31. Please ask archives staff for details.
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- Knapp, F. Malcolm (Subject)
- Christie, Herbert Read (Subject)