Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection, Circa 1880-1954, bulk Circa 1910-1935

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Creators:
Humboldt State University. Library
Abstract:
The Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection includes photographs, maps, and architectural and design drawings selected from several Humboldt State University Library collections for this project. Images were chosen to illustrate the broad range of people and activities typically associated with the early timber industry in Humboldt County. The company towns of Crannell (Little River Redwood Company) and Samoa (Vance Redwood Lumber Company and Hammond Lumber Company) are especially well documented. Promotional materials are included as well as residential, industrial and mechanical design drawings and infrastructure maps. Especially noteworthy are the series of promotional photographs produced for the Little River Redwood Company by Dold & Dold from 1924 and 1930 and the architectural drawings for the company town of Samoa which includes work by M. DeLin and E. F. Reese. Consult the library for more information about the collections from which these images were selected.
Extent:
173 items 173 online items
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection, Consult repository. Humboldt State University Library, Arcata, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection includes photographs, maps, and architectural and design drawings selected from several Humboldt State University Library collections for this project. Images were chosen to illustrate the broad range of people and activities typically associated with the early timber industry in Humboldt County. The company towns of Crannell (Little River Redwood Company) and Samoa (Vance Redwood Lumber Company and Hammond Lumber Company) are especially well documented. Promotional materials are included as well as residential, industrial and mechanical design drawings and infrastructure maps. Especially noteworthy are the series of promotional photographs produced for the Little River Redwood Company by Dold & Dold from 1924 and 1930 and the architectural drawings for the company town of Samoa which includes work by M. DeLin and E. F. Reese. Consult the library for more information about the collections from which these images were selected.

Acquisition information:
This collection was created by Humboldt State University Library staff from 2005-06 as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project.
Processing information:

The digitization project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), a multi-year program supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Leveraging the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) in partnership with Califa and Infopeople, the LHDRP explores a model to aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history materials maintained by California cultural heritage institutions via a single statewide online access point. For more information, see the LHDRP website.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Humboldt State University Library. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. To obtain permission to publish or to reproduce in any format, please contact the Special Collections Librarian.

Preferred citation:

Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection, Consult repository. Humboldt State University Library, Arcata, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Third Floor, Room 303
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299, US
Contact:
(707) 826-3419
archives@humboldt.edu
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