Scope and Contents
In 1966 David Townsend Mason gave to the Yale University Library 31 diaries for the years 1907-1936. These diaries may be found in boxes 1 and 2 of the papers. (HM film 46 was made from this accession.) In April 1976, Manuscripts and Archives received an additional 37 volumes of personal diaries spanning the years 1937-1973, and 15 volumes of travel journals of David Townsend Mason dating from 1950 to 1972.
The address that appears inside each diary is given in the listing which follows.
The address that appears inside each diary is given in the listing which follows.
Dates
- 1907-1973
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Existence and Location of Copies
Diaries from 1907-1936 are available on microfilm (3 reels, 35mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, at cost: order no. HM46.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David T. Mason, 1966, and the Oregon Historical Society, 1976.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers consist entirely of Mason's diaries and travel journals spanning the years 1907-1973. The sixty-eight volumes of diaries deal chiefly with forestry and give considerable attention to the formulation of national policy on forests in the 1930s. The fifteen travel diaries (1950-1972) record Mason's almost annual trips to Europe and the Far East and are also largely devoted to technical subjects.
Biographical / Historical
David T. Mason (1883-1973): professor of forestry at the University of California, manager of the Western Pine Association, executive officer of the New Deal Lumber Code Authority, advocate of sustained-yield forestry management.
- Title
- Guide to the David Townsend Mason Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- April 1983
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
mssa.assist@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511