Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- California State Board of Forestry Records,
- Dates:
- 1885-1889
- Creators:
- California. State Board of Forestry
- Abstract:
- The records consist of correspondence, arranged alphabetically, relating to illegal tree cutting on government and school lands, to a survey of forest lands in California, to fires in forest lands, and to proposals for establishing an Arbor Day in California. A few accounts and miscellaneous clippings are also included.
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 1 box and 1 oversize folder Linear feet: 2
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[identification of item], California State Board of Forestry Records, BANC MSS C-A 266, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The records of the California State Board of Forestry, 1885-1889, were transferred from University Archives in May 1966. They consist of correspondence, arranged alphabetically, relating to illegal tree cutting on government and school lands, to a survey of forest lands in California, to fires in forest lands, and to proposals for establishing an Arbor Day in California. A few accounts and miscellaneous clippings are also included.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1996
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect 5; finding aid encoded by James Lake. 0. Date of source: 1992.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], California State Board of Forestry Records, BANC MSS C-A 266, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481