Finding Aid to the Woodbridge Metcalf papers, circa 1886-1972
(bulk 1912-1972)
Finding Aid written by Lara Michels
The Bancroft Library
2013
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Woodbridge Metcalf papers
creator:
Metcalf, Woodbridge, 1888-
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS C-B 1018
Physical Description:
33 linear feet
Number of containers: 25 cartons, 2 cardfile boxes, 4 oversize folders, 1 box, 1 oversize box
Date (inclusive): circa 1886-1972
Date (bulk): (bulk 1912-1972)
Abstract: Papers of Woodbridge Metcalf, first extension forester for the state of California.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English
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Separated Materials
Photographs and pictorial materials have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
Related Items
- Related collection: [Collected reprints] (308x M579 co v.1).
- Related collection: Fire protection in the Berkeley Hills, 1921-1926 (BANC MSS 67/65 c).
- Related collection: Woodbridge Metcalf files relating to the Northern California Section of the Society of American Foresters,
1916-1972 (BANC MSS 84/118 c).
- Related item: Extension forester, 1926-1956: transcript, 1968 (BANC MSS 69/150 c).
- Related item: Woodbridge Metcalf interview concerning forestry [sound recording] / conducted by Paul Casamajor, 1968 June
(Phonotape 499B).
- Associated collection: The Metcalf-Fritz photograph collection (University of California, Berkeley Marian Koshland Bioscience
and Natural Resources Library: BIOS PIC 01).
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Acquisition Information
The Woodbridge Metcalf papers were gifted to the Bancroft Library by Mrs Woodbridge Metcalf and the University of California
Department of Forestry, 1973-1978.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Lara Michels in 2013. Finding aid revised for better performance in Aeon in 2017.
Biography
Woodbridge Metcalf (1888-1972) was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He received his B.A. and his M.S. in Forestry from the
University of Michigan in 1911 and 1912 respectively. In 1914, Metcalf accepted a position teaching silviculture and dendrology
in the newly formed Department of Forestry at the University of California. His scholarly interests and activities included
studies of the Coast Redwood, Sierra Redwood, Cork Oak, and Eucalypts. In 1926, Metcalf became the first Extension Forester
for California. He would serve in that post for thirty years, dedicating himself to public education in forestry and conservation.
As Extension Forester, Metcalf played a key role in the development of rural and forest fire protection programs in California,
organized a number of 4-H summer camps at Whitaker's Forest, Las Posadas, and White Oak Flat (among other locations) to teach
California youth about forests and the California environment, advocated for better management of farm woods, studied the
efficiency of windbreaks in the protection of citrus orchards in Southern California, and managed the University-owned Whitaker's
Forest in Tulare County. Metcalf was a life member of the California Conservation Council and served as its president for
four years. After retiring in 1956, Metcalf continued to pursue his tree studies and forestry activities. He conducted tree
surveys and developed street tree recommendations for the cities of Livermore, Walnut Creek, Hollister, Campbell, and Santa
Barbara. He participated in the International Shade Tree Conference amd the Street Tree Symposium at Saratoga and was active
in the California Christmas Tree Growers' Association. Metcalf was the author of numerous forestry articles and pamphlets
as well as censuses of trees in a range of California locations, including the the San Francisco Bay region and the campus
of the University of California, Berkeley, In addition to his forestry work, Metcalf was a skilled yachtsmen. He and his partner,
Glenn Waterhouse, won the International Star Class World Championships in 1933 and represented tne United States in the in
the 1936 Olympic games.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of six series: correspondence, subject files, work-related organizations and institutions, teaching,
notebooks and clippings, and personalia. These series document the scholarly and public service forestry work of Woodbridge
Metcalf from the beginning of his career through his retirement years. The correspondence, which is arranged chronologically
by year from 1911 to 1972, is both personal and professional. The subject files include general subject files documenting
Metcalf's interests and activities with a range of tree species and California locations as well as particular sets of files
on his work with eucalypts and fire. These files include research material as well as manuscripts and reprints of some of
Metcalf's writings. The files on work-related organizations and institutions date mostly from the 1950s and 1960s and document
Metcalf's work with the the foloowing institutions, among others: the California Conservation Council, the Saratoga Horticultural
Foundation, the Society of American Foresters, Northern California Division, the University of California Agricultural Extension,
and the FSX club. Files on Metcalf's teaching include course instruction manuals for a range of Forestry courses at the University
of California dating from circa 1917 to 1925 as well as copies of course exams and materials relating to the University of
California Forestry camps. Personalia includes biographical materials, genealogy, some family papers, early school notebooks,
a file of Metcalf's verses and songs, materials relating to organizations in which Metcalf was personally active, including
the Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Berkeley Senior Center, and the City of Berkeley Committee on Aging, and diaries
and appointment books. Among the personalia is also a circa 1936 paper (written by Metcalf and Glenn Waterhouse) entitled
Yachts of the International Star Class on San Francisco Bay, 1923-1936.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Forests and forestry--California
Eucalyptus--California
Coast redwood
Giant sequoia
Christmas trees--California
Trees--California
Trees--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Trees--California--Berkeley
Trees--California--Santa Barbara
Trees--California--Walnut Creek
Trees--California--Campbell
Trees--California, Southern
Forest fires--California
Forest fires--California--Prevention and control
Wildfires--California
Fire prevention--California
Fire management--California
Forest management--California
4-H clubs--California
Nature conservation--Study and teaching--California
Nature study--Activity programs--California
Notebooks
Clippings
Faculty papers
Photographs
Metcalf, Woodbridge, 1888-
Metcalf, Woodbridge, 1888- --Archives
University of California, Berkeley. School of Forestry and Conservation.
California Conservation Council
Whitaker's Forest Cooperative Natural Resources Research Station (Calif.)
Society of American Foresters. Northern California Section
Saratoga Horticultural Foundation
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Series 1:
Correspondence
1911-1972
Physical Description:
3 linear feet
carton 1-2; carton 3, folder 1-12
carton 1
Correspondence
1911-1962
Scope and Contents
General correspondence arranged chronologically by year. Also includes some folders of correspondence (mostly dating from
the 1920s) with specific individuals and institutions, including the United States Weather Bureau; H.B. Walker of the UC Davis
School of Agricultural Engineering; the National Fire Waste Council; the San Bernadino County Department of Forestry; D.B.
Smith and Company; Berkeley City Manager; California Department of Natural Resources; Crawford and Taylor; Hauck Manufacturing
Company; National Board of Fire Underwriters; State of New York Conservation Department; Pacific Coast Association of Fire
Chiefs; San Benito County Farm Bureau; Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific; UC Berkeley College of Agriculture; California
Farm Bureau Federation; California State Firemen's Association; Contra Costa Hills Fire Protection Committee; James P. Fairbank;
Fire Protection Engineering Company; Los Angeles County Department of Forestry; Kern County Superintendent of Schools; Pyrene
Manufacturing Company; California county agents of the United States Department of Agriculture; United States Forest Service,
California District; and California Division of Forestry.
carton 3, Folder 1-12
Correspondence
1968-1972,
Series 2:
Subject files
circa 1903-1970
Physical Description:
17 linear feet
Carton 3, folder 13-41; carton 4-16; box 1; cardfile box 1-2; oversize folder 1-4
Subseries 2.1:
General forestry
circa 1903-1972
Physical Description:
7.5 linear feet
Carton 3, folder 13-41; carton 4-9; oversize folder 1-4
carton 3, Folder 14
Altitudinal Races of Pinus Ponderosa Confirmed
1959
carton 3, Folder 15
Arboreta and tree lists
1966
carton 3, Folder 16
Arcata plot figures
1922-1963
carton 3, Folder 17
The Aristata Pine in California
1960
carton 3, Folder 18
T.R. Bard Ranch trees and plants
undated
carton 3, Folder 19
Batelle Memorial Institute
circa 1960
carton 3, Folder 20
Beginnings of Forestry at the University of California
1963
carton 3, Folder 21-23
Belmont, California, Census of Trees in
circa 1969
carton 3, Folder 21-30
Berkeley Campus, Trees of the
1965
oversize-folder 3
Bradford and Frazier Land Exchange plans (Mendocino County)
1931
carton 3, Folder 32-33
Cabinet and Furniture Manufacturer's Guild
circa 1965
carton 3, Folder 34
California Agriculture (journal)
1962 August
carton 3, Folder 35
California Coastal Districts, Trees for
1949
carton 3, Folder 36-38
Campbell, California, Trees in
circa 1963
oversize-folder 4
Campbell, California, Trees in
approximately 1963
carton 3, Folder 39-40
Campbell Creek plantation
circa 1921-1925
Carton 4, Folder 1-2
Campbell Creek plantation
circa 1921-1925
oversize-folder 3
Campbell Creek plantation
circa 1921-1925
carton 4, Folder 3-5
Capital Park, Sacramento, Trees in
circa 1966
carton 4, Folder 6
Central California, introduced trees commonly planted in
1964
carton 4, Folder 7-24
Christmas trees
circa 1940-1970
carton 4, Folder 25-26
Coast redwood
cira 1929-1961
carton 4, Folder 27
Coastal and Valley Areas of California, Check List of Introduced Trees Growing Up in
1963
carton 4, Folder 28-29
Community forests
circa 1950-1960
carton 4, Folder 30
Conifers frequently seen in Central California
circa 1971
carton 4, Folder 31
Conservation miscellany (Michigan)
circa 1960-1971
carton 4, Folder 32
Contra Costa County tree lists
circa 1962
carton 4, Folder 39
Cottonwood
circa 1945-1962
carton 4, Folder 40
Covina mater street tree plan report
1952
carton 4, Folder 41
Dos Palos, California, Trees in
1963
carton 4, Folder 42
Eagle Rock Project on Forestry by Robert E. Burton
1946
carton 5, Folder 1
East Bay Municipal Utility District Land/Forestation
1937-1938
oversize-folder 2
East Bay Municipal Utility District Land/Forestation
1937-1938
carton 5, Folder 2
Eddy Arboretum, Trees in the
1960
oversize-folder 3
El Dorado County plans (relating to federal grant to the University of California)
undated
carton 5, Folder 3
Entomology and pathology
circa 1939-1950
carton 5, Folder 4
Fall Creek demonstration forest
circa 1947
carton 5, Folder 5-9
Famous and notable trees
circa 1920-1960
carton 5, Folder 10
Farm forestry progress-notes and letters for talk
1950
carton 5, Folder 11
Fence posts, Penta treated
1954
carton 5, Folder 12
Field planting reports, miscellaneous
circa 1903-1937
carton 5, Folder 14-15
Fir Tree Arboretum (Grass Valley, California)
circa 1966-1970
carton 5, Folder 16
Forest facts (teacher's handbook)
circa 1960
carton 5, Folder 17-19
Forest management
circa 1950-1971
carton 5, Folder 20
Forest management research in the Redwood - Douglas - Fir region of California
1958
carton 5, Folder 21
Forest research in California (report)
1955
oversize-folder 4
Forestry Land Corporation
1910-1912
carton 5, Folder 22
Forestry pamphlets
1950-1970
carton 5, Folder 23
Fuller Park, Napa County
circa 1932
carton 5, Folder 24-25
Giant Sequoia
circa 1922-1962
carton 5, Folder 26
Gnall-Henry versus United States
circa 1966
carton 5, Folder 27
Growing Coast and Sierra Redwoods
1964
carton 5, Folder 28
Hollister, California, Trees in
1961
carton 5, Folder 29-30
Humboldt County
circa 1913-1952
carton 5, Folder 31-32
Illustrations for trees
circa 1950
carton 5, Folder 33
Interesting trees in California
circa 1950
carton 5, Folder 34-36
International Shade Tree Conference
circa 1956-1966
carton 5, Folder 37
Jackson State Forest status report
circa 1944-1959
carton 5, Folder 38
Kern County, Sanctuary of the Pines
circa 1927
oversize-folder 4
Lolo National Forest map
1961
carton 5, Folder 39
Los Posadas Forest, History of (compiled by Edith Gregory)
1938
carton 5, Folder 40-41
Los Posadas Forest, manual of information
1938-1954
carton 5, Folder 42
Los Posadas Forest, miscellaneous
1926-1954
oversize-folder 1
Los Posadas Forest, miscellaneous
1926-1954
carton 5, Folder 43
Longhorn Recreation Laboratory
1959
carton 6, Folder 2
Management plans
circa 1946
carton 6, Folder 3
Markets for woodland products in California
1966
carton 6, Folder 4
Maxims for Public Foresters
circa 1950
carton 6, Folder 5-12
Menlo Park, Tree Census of and Trees in
1970-1971
carton 6, Folder 13
Michigan, 1971 trip to
1971
carton 6, Folder 14
Miller property (Santa Cruz County)
circa 1948-1950
carton 6, Folder 15
Muir, John
circa 1957-1965
carton 6, Folder 16
Muir Manor, Trees at
circa 1958
carton 6, Folder 17
Muir Woods, Redwoods at
circa 1941
carton 6, Folder 18
Native trees, reports on
1959
carton 6, Folder 19
Norfold Island Pines
1965
carton 6, Folder 20
North Central States Extension Foresters' Conference
1961
carton 6, Folder 21
Northwest Forest Tree Seed Committee
1959
carton 6, Folder 22
Notes on a trip to the amazing country along the Colorado River
1968
carton 6, Folder 23-28
Ornamental plants and trees
circa 1940-1960
carton 6, Folder 29
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
1964-1967
carton 6, Folder 32
Plant Materials for Northern California Climatic Zones
1961
carton 6, Folder 33
Plates by E.O. Murman
circa 1953
oversize-folder 3
Pleyto Rancho plans (relating to federal grant to the University of California)
undated
carton 7, Folder 3
Reforestation activities and survival report, Summary of (Los Angeles County Forestry Department)
circa 1930
carton 7, Folder 4
Regulating Trees on Private Property
1966
carton 7, Folder 5-13
Reprints and publications, assorted
circa 1940-1970
carton 7, Folder 14
Richfield Western Wild Flowers
1962
carton 7, Folder 15-16
Ross, Marin County, California, Trees in
1965
carton 7, Folder 18
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys of California, Trees for the
1949
carton 7, Folder 19-20
San Anselmo, Trees in
1968
carton 7, Folder 21
San Benito County project #3705
1947-1957
carton 7, Folder 22-28
San Francisco Bay Area, trees of (various manuscripts)
circa 1957-1960
Carton 8, Folder 1-3
San Francisco Bay Area, trees of (various manuscripts)
circa 1957-1960
cardfile-box 1
San Francisco Bay Area, trees of (index card file)
circa 1957-1960
carton 8, Folder 4
San Jose and Oakland, trees of
1938-1948
carton 8, Folder 5-10
Santa Barbara, Trees of (assorted manuscripts and notes)
1961-1962
oversize-folder 4
Santa Barbara, Trees of (assorted manuscripts and notes)
1961-1962
carton 8, Folder 11
Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton tree plots and buildings map
1940-1943
oversize-folder 1
Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton tree plots and buildings map
1940-1943
carton 8, Folder 12
Seed miscellany, catalogs and brochures
circa 1960
oversize-folder 1
Shasta Lake Recreational Area, General Development Plan, Central Valley Project and Shasta Lake map
1946
Carton 8, Folder 14-18
Silvical description notebooks
circa 1908-1940
carton 8, Folder 19
Sonoma Farm Forestry Demonstration Project
1942
carton 8, Folder 20-25
Southern California, Trees in (assorted manuscripts and notes)
circa 1937-1962
carton 8, Folder 26
Spring Dell Range study
1954-1955
carton 8, Folder 27
State Civil Service exams for Forestry
1950
carton 8, Folder 28
State forests, data on sale of
circa 1948-1951
carton 8, Folder 29-32
Street trees and Street Tree Symposium
circa 1964
carton 8, Folder 33
Strybing Arboretum
circa 1962
carton 8, Folder 34
Sudworth, notes on
circa 1966
carton 8, Folder 35
Suggestions on trees (assorted)
circa 1950-1965
carton 8, Folder 36
Surplus property
circa 1947
carton 8, Folder 37-41
Trees, assorted general
circa 1940-1970
carton 8, Folder 42
Tree growth control with MH-30T
circa 1960
carton 8, Folder 44-45
Tree lists
circa 1940-1970
carton 9, Folder 1
Trees, miscellaneous printed items
circa 1940-1970
carton 9, Folder 2
Tree planting in California
1949
carton 9, Folder 5
Tuolumne County, Strawberry Camp site
undated
oversize-folder 2
Tuolumne County, Port Stockton Cement Company limestone deposit maps
undated
carton 9, Folder 6
University lands
circa 1930-1935
oversize-folder 4
University of California Santa Monica Forestry Station map
1917
carton 9, Folder 7
Up and Down California in 1860-1864 by William H. Brewer (excerpt)
undated
carton 9, Folder 8
Urania Lumber Company Sawmill, field study
1938
carton 9, Folder 9
Utah and Colorado, A trip to
1966
carton 9, Folder 10
Visit of R.D. Johnston
1964
carton 9, Folder 11
Walnut Creek, California, Trees of
1958
oversize-folder 4
Walnut Creek, California, Trees of
1958
carton 9, Folder 12
Washington Short Course for Christmas Tree Growers
1968
carton 9, Folder 13
Water in California
circa 1957
carton 9, Folder 14
West Virginia forests, data on
circa 1950
carton 9, Folder 15
Western Forest Trees (Dover Books)
1965
carton 9, Folder 16-23
Whitaker's Forest
circa 1950-1961
oversize-folder 3
Whitaker's Forest
circa 1950-1961
carton 9, Folder 24
Wildland Ownership in California-History, Present Patterns, and Problems (draft of report for American Forestry Association)
undated
carton 9, Folder 25-34
Windbreaks
circa 1924-1960
oversize-folder 3
Windbreaks
circa 1924-1960
carton 9, Folder 35
Wisconsin forests, miscellaneous publications
circa 1940-1960
carton 9, Folder 36
World Forestry Congress
1960
oversize-folder 3
Yerba Buena Island, proposed tree topping and removal
1958
Subseries 2.2:
Eucalyptus
circa 1910-1970
Physical Description:
4 linear feet
Carton 10-12; box 1; cardfile box 2; oversize folder 2, 4
carton 10
Eucalyptus project files
circa 1912-1920
Scope and Contents
Files from a eucalyptus study initiated by the United States Forest Service in 1912 and taken over by the University of California
Division of Forestry in 1916. The project's aim was to compile an exhaustive investigation into the growth and yield of various
species of eucalyptus in California, with an eye primarily on the commercial prospects of eucalyptus. Files contain measurements
and other materials relating to a range of groves and plantations throughout the state of California.
box 1, Folder 1-4
Eucalytus project files
circa 1912-1920
Scope and Contents
Files from a eucalyptus study initiated by the United States Forest Service in 1912 and taken over by the University of California
Division of Forestry in 1916. The project's aim was to compile an exhaustive investigation into the growth and yield of various
species of eucalyptus in California, with an eye primarily on the commercial prospects of eucalyptus. Files contain measurements
and other materials relating to a range of groves and plantations throughout the state of California.
cardfile-box 2
Eucalyptus project files
circa 1912-1920
Scope and Contents
Project index cards.
oversize-folder 2
Eucalyptus project files
circa 1912-1920
Scope and Contents
A tract plan for the Los Berros Land and Water Company in San Luis Obispo, Eucalyptus Globul charts, and maps.
carton 11
General eucalyptus files,
circa 1920-1970
Scope and Contents
Files on a range of eucalyptus subjects, including correspondence, data, and information about the uses of eucalytpus. Files
also include some of Metcalf's writings on Eucalyptus and copies of a 1910 study of eucalyptus in California.
Carton 12
General eucalyptus files
circa 1920-1970
Scope and Contents
Files on a range of eucalyptus subjects, including correspondence, data, and information about the uses of eucalytpus. Files
also include some of Metcalf's writings on Eucalyptus and copies of a 1910 study of eucalyptus in California.
box 1, Folder 5
General eucalyptus files
circa 1920-1970
Scope and Contents
Files on a range of eucalyptus subjects, including correspondence, data, and information about the uses of eucalytpus. Files
also include some of Metcalf's writings on Eucalyptus and copies of a 1910 study of eucalyptus in California.
oversize-folder 2
General eucalyptus files
circa 1920-1970
Scope and Contents
A plan and key for Ed R. Levin Park Eucalyptus Grove in Santa Clara.
Subseries 2.3:
Fire
circa 1920-1965
Physical Description:
4.5 linear feet
Carton 13-16; box 1, folder 6; oversize folder 3-4
Scope and Contents
Files on forest fires, fire prevention, and fire suppression, mostly in California from circa 1920 to 1965.
Carton 13
Fire subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Pre-supression; general fire; general forest fire; Los Angeles County fire plans and other materials (1920s); Angeles National
Forest; fire equipment; Trinity National Forest; pre-suppression; and advanced fire training course.
Carton 14
Fires subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Fire control handbook for region 5; Clarke-McNary Law; forest fire economics; history of fire control; general statistics;
general reports and articles regarding forest fires; fire studies; Berkeley fire of 1923; fire prevention in New England and
the Mid-Atlantic region; bibliography on the effects of fire on forests (1938); historical forest fires; fire in foriegn countries;
fire prevention, general; statewide prevention; Smokey Bear; fire prevention manuals; loss of life in forest fires; lightening;
man-made fires.
Carton 15
Fire subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Climatic factors influencing fires; firebreaks; cover conditions; snag disposal; fire danger rating; fire control handbook
and manual; mapping and detection planning; communication; firefighting personnel; firefighting equipment; biological damage
from forest fires; firefighting job descriptions; fire research; large fires; brief of Conejos Fire; Board of Fire review,
Plumas National Forest; Rattlesnake fire; Board of Fire Review, Trinity National Forest; forms for the analysis of fires;
notes on fires in Tuolumne County; Board of Fire review, Ferris Creek Fire; fire suppression; smoke jumping; rural fire protection;
the place of fire in forest management; Fox Butte hazard reduction; causes of fire; effects of fire; fire detection; economic
aspects of forest fire protection and damage; fire control planning.
Carton 16
Fire subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Fire control planning; protective agencies; miscellaneous annual reports from the Department of Forestry; clippings; fire
protection conference; USDA publications regarding fire; preliminary practical fire behavior course; meteorology; fire behavior
training; fire spread index; forest fires, other states; fire legislation; fire control policies; cost relations of fire control;
forest fire insurance; damage appraisal; Public Interest in Conservation - Fire Control and Reforestation; (Santa Cruz County);
State Board of Forestry, fire control; fire protection for grain fields; Berkeley and Contra Costa Hills fire plan (1923);
education; American Forest Week; fire signs and posters; state proclamation; camp fire permit registration form; laws, enforcement,
instructions to wardens; slash; East Bay Hills Fire Protection Committee.
box 1, Folder 6
Fire subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Fire weather records, 1950.
oversize-folder 3
Fire subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Topographical map relating to the Clear Lake Oaks Fire Control Station in Lake County, California (1948).
oversize-folder 4
Fire subject files
circa 1920-1965
Scope and Contents
Forest Service materials, info on water facilities and a 1923 Fire Guard Detail plan for Berkeley.
Series 3:
Work-Related Organizations and Institutions
circa 1928-1970
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Carton 17-18, carton 19, folder 1-4
carton 17, Folder 1-15
4-H Club
circa 1928-1954
Scope and Contents
Files relating to Metcalf's fire and forest education work with 4-H camps.
carton 17, Folder 16
American Forestry Association
circa 1940-1965
carton 17, Folder 17
American Forestry Congress
1963
carton 17, Folder 18
Aboretum committees
1968-1969
carton 17, Folder 20-24
California Conservation Council
circa 1953-1967
carton 17, Folder 25
California Division of Forestry
circa 1958-1962
carton 17, Folder 26
California Forest and Range Experiment Station
1958
carton 17, Folder 27
California Horticultural Society (journal)
1966
carton 17, Folder 28
California Small Woodland Council
circa 1958
carton 17, Folder 29
Camp Fire Girls
circa 1957
carton 17, Folder 30
Contra Costa Park and Recreation Council
circa 1958-1963
carton 18, Folder 5
Redwood Conservation Council
circa 1959-1967
carton 18, Folder 6-10
Saratoga Horticultural Foundation
circa 1969-1970
carton 18, Folder 11-15
Society of American Foresters, Northern California Section
circa 1957-1967
carton 18, Folder 16-17
United States Department of Agriculture
circa 1955-1968
carton 18, Folder 18
United States Department of the Interior
circa 1963-1965
carton 18, Folder 19-23
University of California Agricultural Extension
circa 1928-1967
Carton 19, Folder 1
University of California Agricultural Extension
circa 1928-1967
carton 19, Folder 2
University of California, Davis
circa 1960-1963
carton 19, Folder 3
University of California, Santa Cruz, Arboretum
circa 1968
carton 19, Folder 4
Young Men's Christian Association
circa 1958-1967
Series 4:
Teaching
circa 1917-1948
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Carton 19, folder 5-25; carton 25
Carton 19, Folder 5-25
Teaching files
circa 1917-1948
Scope and Contents
Manuals of instruction and exercises for Forestry 49 A-B, Forestry 99, and Forestry 105 (UC Berkeley). These manuals date
from the 1930s and 1940s. Also included are copies of exams for Metcalf's courses, a paper on the history of the University
of California School of Forestry, and files relating to University of California and Michigan forestry camps.
Carton 25
Teaching files
circa 1917-1948
Scope and Contents
Lecture notes, dating mostly from 1917-1925, for forestry courses at UC Berkeley and also for lectures on forestry given to
the general public. File names for lecture notes include: forest protection; fire; fungal diseases; entomology; Forestry 106;
dendrology; forest geography; siviculture; grazing; mensuration; administration; wood technology; first aid; county, town
and city forests; tactics; forestry and the war; Forestry 128; Forestry 1; Forestry 2; Forestry 22.
Series 5:
Notebooks and Clippings
circa 1940-1970
Physical Description:
1 linear feet
carton 19, folder 26-30; carton 20, folder 1-8
Carton 19, Folder 26-30
Notebooks and clippings
circa 1940-1970
Carton 20, Folder 1-8
Notebooks and clippings
circa 1940-1970
Series 6:
Personalia
circa 1886-1972
Physical Description:
7 linear feet
Carton 20, folder 9-27; carton 21-24; box 1, folder 7; oversize box 1
carton 20, Folder 9-11
80th birthday wishes
1968
carton 20, Folder 12
Biographical materials
circa 1920-1970
carton 20, Folder 14
Certificates
circa 1940-1970
oversize-folder 2
Certificates
circa 1940-1970
oversize-box 1
Plaques and name tags
circa 1930-1970
carton 20, Folder 15
Distinguished Service Award materials
circa 1956-1957
carton 20, Folder 16
Woodbridge genealogy
1969
carton 20, Folder 17
Fragments of a narrative by unidentified Metcalf (possibly Woodbridge's father) of a journey to Canada in 1886
1886
box 1, Folder 7
Clippings scrapbook of Charles H. Metcalf's trips to the mining regions of Alaska (kept by his wife)
1894-1900
carton 20, Folder 18
School composition book
circa 1898
carton 20, Folder 19
Biology notebook
circa 1908
carton 20, Folder 20-22
Completed exam bluebooks from the University of Michigan
1909-1911
carton 20, Folder 23-24
Verses by Metcalf and others
circa 1930-1970
carton 20, Folder 25-27
Society of Mayflower Descendants
circa 1960-1969
Carton 21, Folder 1-2
Society of Mayflower Descendants
circa 1960-1969
carton 21, Folder 3
Diabetic Youth Foundation
circa 1958
carton 21, Folder 4-8
Berkeley Senior Center
circa 1966-1971
carton 21, Folder 9
City of Berkeley, Committee on Aging
circa 1962-1968
carton 21, Folder 10
Berkeley First Congregational Church
circa 1965-1968
carton 21, Folder 11
Yachts of the International Star Class on San Francisco Bay, 1923-1936 (paper by Metcalf and Glenn Waterhouse)
undated
carton 21, Folder 12
San Francisco Yacht Club
circa 1955
carton 21, Folder 15
Safe Driving Course
1960-1969
carton 21, Folder 16
Thoughts on Retirement
undated
carton 21, Folder 17-19
University of Michigan miscellany
circa 1964-1967
carton 21, Folder 20
Michigan Women magazine (includes article by Woodbridge Metcalf's mother on her travels through the California Redwoods with
her son)
1931 January
carton 21, Folder 21
Sabbatical leave
1950-1951
carton 21, Folder 22-29
Diaries and appointment books
1915-1941
carton 22
Diaries and appointment books
1941-1951
carton 23
Diaries and appointment books
1952-1965
carton 24, Folder 1-6
Diaries and appointment books
1966-1972
carton 24, Folder 7
Birthday book and address book
undated
carton 24, Folder 8-9
Norah Metcalf diaries
1922-1924
carton 24, Folder 10-13
Miscellaneous personal
undated
