Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, notes, and photographs which document Harold John Lutz's scholarly interests in the field of forestry, primarily soil science, ecology, and forest lands in Alaska.
Dates
- 1914-1997
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Harold John Lutz has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact beinecke.library@yale.edu.
Copyright status for other 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 Lauralee A. Lutz, 1997-1998.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers include correspondence, notes, and photographs which document Harold John Lutz's scholarly interests in the field of forestry, primarily soil science, ecology, and forest lands in Alaska.
Biographical / Historical
Harold John Lutz was born in Saline, Michigan, on August 11, 1900. He received his undergraduate education at Michigan State University and completed his master's degree and Ph.D. in forestry at Yale University in 1927 and 1933 respectively. Early in his career he worked for the United States Forest Service in Alaska and taught forestry at Penn State College. He joined the faculty of the Yale School of Forestry in 1933, where he taught until his retirement in 1968. He was a pioneer in the field of forest soils. Lutz died in 1991.
- Ball, Carleton R. (Carleton Roy), 1873-1958
- Chandler, Robert F. (Robert Flint), 1907-
- Ecology
- Forest fires -- Alaska
- Forest soils
- Forests and forestry
- Leopold, A. Starker (Aldo Starker), 1913-1983
- Lutz, H. J. (Harold John), 1900-
- Photographs
- Soil science
- Wieland, G. R. (George Reber), 1865-1953
- Yale University. School of Forestry
- Title
- Guide to the Harold John Lutz Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Diane E. Kaplan
- Date
- February 1998
- 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
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Location
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