School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, records of the dean
Scope and Contents
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, financial records, committee files, minutes, reports, and related materials documenting the activities of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (called the School of Forestry prior to 1972). Topics include governance, curriculum, budgets and fund-raising, buildings and properties, camps and experiment stations, research programs, students, personnel, alumni relations, and relations with governmental and forestry organizations. The records include central files of the school and those maintained by the following deans: Henry S. Graves (1900-1911 and 1922-1939), James W. Toumey (1911-1922), Samuel J. Record (1939-1945), George A. Garratt (1946-1965), Francois Mergen (1965-1974), Charles W. H. Foster (1976-1980), John C. Gordon (1983-1992), Jared L. Cohen (1992-1997), and Gus Speth (1997 -).
Dates
- 1900-2010
Creator
- Yale University. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- Foster, Charles H. W., 1927-
- Garratt, George A. (George Alfred), 1898-1984
- Graves, Henry Solon, 1871-1951
- Mergen, François, 1925-1989
- Record, Samuel J. (Samuel James), 1881-1945
- Toumey, James W. (James William), 1865-1932
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the records is partially restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records were transferred from the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1982-1984, 2006-2008.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Extent
119.75 Linear Feet
7473 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The records consist of correspondence, subject files, financial records, committee files, minutes, reports, and related materials documenting the activities of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (called the School of Forestry prior to 1972). Topics include governance, curriculum, budgets and fund-raising, buildings and properties, camps and experiment stations, research programs, students, personnel, alumni relations, and relations with governmental and forestry organizations. The records include central files of the school and those maintained by the following deans: Henry S. Graves (1900-1911 and 1922-1939), James W. Toumey (1911-1922), Samuel J. Record (1939-1945), George A. Garratt (1946-1965), Francois Mergen (1965-1974), Charles W. H. Foster (1976-1980), John C. Gordon (1983-1992), Jared L. Cohen (1992-1997), and Gus Speth (1997 -).
Biographical / Historical
The Yale School of Forestry was begun in 1900 through the efforts of two conservationists, Gifford Pinchot (B.A. 1889, LL.D. 1925) and Henry S. Graves (B.A. 1892, LL.D. 1940). The school is the oldest forestry school in the country, and its influence on forestry in the United States and abroad, has become well-established. Though in its early years the school was primarily a professional institution concerned with training general practitioners for timber management, it soon became a major source of faculty members for other schools throughout the country. As the subject of forestry widened to include ecology and the environment, the curriculum also enlarged. In 1972 the name was changed to the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The school exists as a professional and scientific school and is organized, primarily, on a graduate basis. The School of Forestry and Environmental Studies conducts field work in a number of school forests located throughout New England.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 24-A (YRG 24-A), Central records and records of the dean of the Yale School of Forestry.
Processing Information
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.
- Conservation of natural resources
- Environmental protection
- Forest conservation
- Forest management
- Forestry schools and education
- Forests and forestry -- Research
- Human ecology -- Study and teaching
- Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
- Universities and colleges -- Administration
- Yale University -- Administration
- Yale University -- Curricula
- Yale University -- Students
- Yale University. School of Forestry
- Yale University. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- Title
- Guide to the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, Records of the Dean
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- August 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511