Seventh American Forest Congress records

Collection

Call Number: MS 1725

Scope and Contents

The records include correspondence, statements, planning files, evaluation forms, lists, and other types of materials relating to the planning, convening, and daily work of the Seventh American Forest Congress.

Dates

1995-1996

Creator

American Forest Congress (7th)

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.

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 John C. Gordon, 1997-1998.

Extent

10 Linear Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1725

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

In January, 1995, the Yale Forest Forum, a consortium of public, business, and non-profit organizations sharing common concerns about forest conservation, organized a meeting of conservation leaders. They unanimously called for the convening of the Seventh American Forest Congress, which met in Washington, D.C. from February 20 to February 24, 1996. The congress attempted to produce a working consensus on forest conservation and recommended steps for improving forest management practices, research on forestry problems, and policies guiding both. John Gordon of the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Rex McCullough of Weyerhaeuser served as the congress's co-chairs.

Appendix: Video Tapes

#	Description	Format
1	Training session for roundtable facilitators at the headquarters of the Society of American Foresters, 1995 Jul 30-31	VHS T-120
2	Training session for roundtable facilitators at the headquarters of the Society of American Foresters, 1995 Jul 30-31	VHS T-120
3	Training session for roundtable facilitators at the headquarters of the Society of American Foresters, 1995 Jul 30-31	VHS T-30
4	Haddam, CT roundtable, 1995 Jul 12, 19 [rough footage]	VHS T-120
5	Haddam, CT roundtable, 1995 Jul 12, 19 [four minutes of footage edited into a sixty minute continuous loop]	VHS T-60
6	Savannah, GA roundtable, 1995 Sep 29 [includes presentation by Eugene Odom]	VHS T-120
7	St. Paul, MN roundtable, 1995 Jun 29	VHS T-120
8	St. Paul, MN roundtable, 1995 Jun 29	VHS T-120
9	St. Paul, MN roundtable, 1995 Jun 29	VHS T-120
10	Missoula, MT roundtable, 1995 Dec 8	VHS T-120
11	Reno, NV roundtable, 1996 Jan 23	VHS 24 minutes
12	*Charlottesville, VA roundtable, 1995 Dec 15 [local television news story copyrighted by Virginia Broadcasting Company]	VHS
13	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-20G
14	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-30G
15	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-30G
16	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-20G
17	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-20G
18	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-20G
19	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-20G
20	Seventh American Forest Congress, Washington, DC, 1996 Feb 20-23	BCT-30G