Metcalf (Woodbridge) Papers

Series 1: Correspondence 1911-1972

Physical Description: 3 linear feet carton 1-2; carton 3, folder 1-12

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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.

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Correspondence 1962-1968

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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

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Alabama, Trees for 1947

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Altitudinal Races of Pinus Ponderosa Confirmed 1959

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Arboreta and tree lists 1966

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Arcata plot figures 1922-1963

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The Aristata Pine in California 1960

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T.R. Bard Ranch trees and plants undated

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Batelle Memorial Institute circa 1960

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Beginnings of Forestry at the University of California 1963

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Belmont, California, Census of Trees in circa 1969

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Berkeley Campus, Trees of the 1965

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Berkeley, Trees in 1966

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Bradford and Frazier Land Exchange plans (Mendocino County) 1931

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Cabinet and Furniture Manufacturer's Guild circa 1965

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California Agriculture (journal) 1962 August

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California Coastal Districts, Trees for 1949

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Campbell, California, Trees in circa 1963

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Campbell, California, Trees in approximately 1963

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Campbell Creek plantation circa 1921-1925

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Campbell Creek plantation circa 1921-1925

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Campbell Creek plantation circa 1921-1925

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Capital Park, Sacramento, Trees in circa 1966

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Central California, introduced trees commonly planted in 1964

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Christmas trees circa 1940-1970

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Coast redwood cira 1929-1961

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Coastal and Valley Areas of California, Check List of Introduced Trees Growing Up in 1963

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Community forests circa 1950-1960

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Conifers frequently seen in Central California circa 1971

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Conservation miscellany (Michigan) circa 1960-1971

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Contra Costa County tree lists circa 1962

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Cork Oak circa 1917-1960

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Cottonwood circa 1945-1962

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Covina mater street tree plan report 1952

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Dos Palos, California, Trees in 1963

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Eagle Rock Project on Forestry by Robert E. Burton 1946

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East Bay Municipal Utility District Land/Forestation 1937-1938

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East Bay Municipal Utility District Land/Forestation 1937-1938

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Eddy Arboretum, Trees in the 1960

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El Dorado County plans (relating to federal grant to the University of California) undated

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Entomology and pathology circa 1939-1950

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Fall Creek demonstration forest circa 1947

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Famous and notable trees circa 1920-1960

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Farm forestry progress-notes and letters for talk 1950

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Fence posts, Penta treated 1954

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Field planting reports, miscellaneous circa 1903-1937

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Finch Arboretum undated

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Fir Tree Arboretum (Grass Valley, California) circa 1966-1970

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Forest facts (teacher's handbook) circa 1960

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Forest management circa 1950-1971

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Forest management research in the Redwood - Douglas - Fir region of California 1958

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Forest research in California (report) 1955

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Forestry Land Corporation 1910-1912

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Forestry pamphlets 1950-1970

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Fuller Park, Napa County circa 1932

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Giant Sequoia circa 1922-1962

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Gnall-Henry versus United States circa 1966

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Growing Coast and Sierra Redwoods 1964

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Hollister, California, Trees in 1961

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Humboldt County circa 1913-1952

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Illustrations for trees circa 1950

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Interesting trees in California circa 1950

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International Shade Tree Conference circa 1956-1966

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Jackson State Forest status report circa 1944-1959

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Kern County, Sanctuary of the Pines circa 1927

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Lolo National Forest map 1961

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Los Posadas Forest, History of (compiled by Edith Gregory) 1938

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Los Posadas Forest, manual of information 1938-1954

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Los Posadas Forest, miscellaneous 1926-1954

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Los Posadas Forest, miscellaneous 1926-1954

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Longhorn Recreation Laboratory 1959

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Lopez Canyon circa 1960

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Management plans circa 1946

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Markets for woodland products in California 1966

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Maxims for Public Foresters circa 1950

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Menlo Park, Tree Census of and Trees in 1970-1971

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Michigan, 1971 trip to 1971

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Miller property (Santa Cruz County) circa 1948-1950

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Muir, John circa 1957-1965

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Muir Manor, Trees at circa 1958

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Muir Woods, Redwoods at circa 1941

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Native trees, reports on 1959

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Norfold Island Pines 1965

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North Central States Extension Foresters' Conference 1961

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Northwest Forest Tree Seed Committee 1959

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Notes on a trip to the amazing country along the Colorado River 1968

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Ornamental plants and trees circa 1940-1960

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Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station 1964-1967

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Parks circa 1950-1960

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Pines circa 1950-1960

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Plant Materials for Northern California Climatic Zones 1961

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Plates by E.O. Murman circa 1953

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Pleyto Rancho plans (relating to federal grant to the University of California) undated

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Redwoods circa 1921-1970

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Redwoods circa 1921-1970

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Reforestation activities and survival report, Summary of (Los Angeles County Forestry Department) circa 1930

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Regulating Trees on Private Property 1966

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Reprints and publications, assorted circa 1940-1970

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Richfield Western Wild Flowers 1962

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Ross, Marin County, California, Trees in 1965

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Roth, Filbert 1955

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Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys of California, Trees for the 1949

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San Anselmo, Trees in 1968

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San Benito County project #3705 1947-1957

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San Francisco Bay Area, trees of (various manuscripts) circa 1957-1960

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San Francisco Bay Area, trees of (various manuscripts) circa 1957-1960

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San Francisco Bay Area, trees of (index card file) circa 1957-1960

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San Jose and Oakland, trees of 1938-1948

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Santa Barbara, Trees of (assorted manuscripts and notes) 1961-1962

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Santa Barbara, Trees of (assorted manuscripts and notes) 1961-1962

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Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton tree plots and buildings map 1940-1943

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Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton tree plots and buildings map 1940-1943

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Seed miscellany, catalogs and brochures circa 1960

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Schrubs 1950

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Shasta Lake Recreational Area, General Development Plan, Central Valley Project and Shasta Lake map 1946

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Silvical description notebooks circa 1908-1940

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Sonoma Farm Forestry Demonstration Project 1942

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Southern California, Trees in (assorted manuscripts and notes) circa 1937-1962

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Spring Dell Range study 1954-1955

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State Civil Service exams for Forestry 1950

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State forests, data on sale of circa 1948-1951

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Street trees and Street Tree Symposium circa 1964

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Strybing Arboretum circa 1962

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Sudworth, notes on circa 1966

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Suggestions on trees (assorted) circa 1950-1965

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Surplus property circa 1947

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Trees, assorted general circa 1940-1970

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Tree growth control with MH-30T circa 1960

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Tree farming circa 1956

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Tree lists circa 1940-1970

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Trees, miscellaneous printed items circa 1940-1970

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Tree planting in California 1949

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Tree surgery/wounds 1952

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Tree table undated

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Tuolumne County, Strawberry Camp site undated

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Tuolumne County, Port Stockton Cement Company limestone deposit maps undated

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University lands circa 1930-1935

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University of California Santa Monica Forestry Station map 1917

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Up and Down California in 1860-1864 by William H. Brewer (excerpt) undated

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Urania Lumber Company Sawmill, field study 1938

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Utah and Colorado, A trip to 1966

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Visit of R.D. Johnston 1964

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Walnut Creek, California, Trees of 1958

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Walnut Creek, California, Trees of 1958

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Washington Short Course for Christmas Tree Growers 1968

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Water in California circa 1957

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West Virginia forests, data on circa 1950

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Western Forest Trees (Dover Books) 1965

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Whitaker's Forest circa 1950-1961

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Whitaker's Forest circa 1950-1961

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Wildland Ownership in California-History, Present Patterns, and Problems (draft of report for American Forestry Association) undated

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Windbreaks circa 1924-1960

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Windbreaks circa 1924-1960

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Wisconsin forests, miscellaneous publications circa 1940-1960

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World Forestry Congress 1960

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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

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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.

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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.

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Eucalyptus project files circa 1912-1920

Scope and Contents

Project index cards.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fire subject files circa 1920-1965

Scope and Contents

Fire weather records, 1950.

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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).

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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

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4-H Club circa 1928-1954

Scope and Contents

Files relating to Metcalf's fire and forest education work with 4-H camps.

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American Forestry Association circa 1940-1965

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American Forestry Congress 1963

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Aboretum committees 1968-1969

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Boy Scouts 1956-1968

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California Conservation Council circa 1953-1967

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California Division of Forestry circa 1958-1962

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California Forest and Range Experiment Station 1958

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California Horticultural Society (journal) 1966

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California Small Woodland Council circa 1958

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Camp Fire Girls circa 1957

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Contra Costa Park and Recreation Council circa 1958-1963

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FSX Club circa 1950-1970

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FSX Club circa 1950-1970

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Redwood Conservation Council circa 1959-1967

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Saratoga Horticultural Foundation circa 1969-1970

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Society of American Foresters, Northern California Section circa 1957-1967

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United States Department of Agriculture circa 1955-1968

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United States Department of the Interior circa 1963-1965

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University of California Agricultural Extension circa 1928-1967

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University of California Agricultural Extension circa 1928-1967

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University of California, Davis circa 1960-1963

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University of California, Santa Cruz, Arboretum circa 1968

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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.

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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

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80th birthday wishes 1968

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Biographical materials circa 1920-1970

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Passports 1936-1956

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Certificates circa 1940-1970

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Certificates circa 1940-1970

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Plaques and name tags circa 1930-1970

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Distinguished Service Award materials circa 1956-1957

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Woodbridge genealogy 1969

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Fragments of a narrative by unidentified Metcalf (possibly Woodbridge's father) of a journey to Canada in 1886 1886

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Clippings scrapbook of Charles H. Metcalf's trips to the mining regions of Alaska (kept by his wife) 1894-1900

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School composition book circa 1898

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Biology notebook circa 1908

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Completed exam bluebooks from the University of Michigan 1909-1911

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Verses by Metcalf and others circa 1930-1970

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Society of Mayflower Descendants circa 1960-1969

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Society of Mayflower Descendants circa 1960-1969

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Diabetic Youth Foundation circa 1958

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Berkeley Senior Center circa 1966-1971

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City of Berkeley, Committee on Aging circa 1962-1968

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Berkeley First Congregational Church circa 1965-1968

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Yachts of the International Star Class on San Francisco Bay, 1923-1936 (paper by Metcalf and Glenn Waterhouse) undated

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San Francisco Yacht Club circa 1955

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Sons in Retirement 1971

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Businesss cards 1971

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Safe Driving Course 1960-1969

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Thoughts on Retirement undated

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University of Michigan miscellany circa 1964-1967

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Michigan Women magazine (includes article by Woodbridge Metcalf's mother on her travels through the California Redwoods with her son) 1931 January

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Sabbatical leave 1950-1951

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Diaries and appointment books 1915-1941

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Diaries and appointment books 1941-1951

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Diaries and appointment books 1952-1965

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Diaries and appointment books 1966-1972

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Birthday book and address book undated

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Norah Metcalf diaries 1922-1924

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Miscellaneous personal undated