Inventory of the Lawrence S. Clark Papers, 1941 - 1971
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: |
In the 1950s, Lawrence S. Clark served as vice-president and secretary of the Twin City Hardwood Lumber Company. He was a
member of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.
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The collection includes materials related to the U.S. Office of Price Administration's control of the lumber industry, including
regulations, minutes of the Hardwood Distribution Yards Advisory Committee, and financial reports (1942-1946); materials related
to the Wood Ply Research Foundation, including balance sheets, correspondence, lists of members, reports, and news releases
(circa 1941-1947); and miscellaneous correspondence and reports relating to lumber grading and standards, and the wholesale
lumber industry.
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| Title: |
Lawrence S. Clark Papers, 1941 - 1971 |
| Creator: |
Clark, Lawrence S. |
| Repository: |
Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: |
3255 |
| Language of Material: |
Material in English |
| Extent: |
1.5 linear feet
(3 archival boxes)
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Biographical Note
In the 1950s, Lawrence S. Clark served as vice-president and secretary of the Twin City Hardwood Lumber Company. He was a
member of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.
Collection Overview
The collection includes materials related to the U.S. Office of Price Administration's control of the lumber industry, including
regulations, minutes of the Hardwood Distribution Yards Advisory Committee, and financial reports (1942-1946); materials related
to the Wood Ply Research Foundation, including balance sheets, correspondence, lists of members, reports, and news releases
(circa 1941-1947); and miscellaneous correspondence and reports relating to lumber grading and standards, and the wholesale
lumber industry.
Collection Arrangement
1. U.S. Office of Price Administration, Wood Ply Research Foundation, and Other Materials, 1941-1971
Subject Headings
- Clark, Lawrence S.
- Lumber -- Grading
- Lumber trade -- United States -- 20th century
- United States. Office of Price Administration
- Wood Ply Research Foundation
Related Material
International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, Inc., Records
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. U.S. Office of Price Administration, Wood Ply Research Foundation, and Other Materials, 1941-1971.
Box 1Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Box 11946 Lumber Ceilings
Box 1Minutes: Hardwood Distribution Yards OPA Advisory Committee, MPR 467, 1942-1947
Box 1Loose Correspondence, 1944
Box 1Revised MPR 467, December 26, 1944
Box 2Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Chiefly correspondence.
OPA Committee Ideas, 1944
Financial Reports, 1945-1946
Miscellaneous Price Regulations: Wages - Labor, 1944-1953
First Meeting File: OPA Agenda Matters, 1944
Box 3Wood Ply Early History
Finances
Balance Sheets, November 1944 to April 1947
Letter from Huss Lumber Co. to Twin City Hardwood Lumber Co.
General Information Releases from the Wood Ply Research Foundation, August 1944 to August 1945
Meetings, June 1944 to October 1946
Includes announcements concerning meetings and minutes of various organizational and committee meetings of the Wood Ply Research
Foundation, Inc.
Membership
Lists of Various Members of Wood Ply Foundation
Reports on Membership Drive and Other Reports Concerning Membership
Merchandising, November to December 1944
Includes releases from Wood Ply Foundation concerning Veriply Products.
Product Development, June 1944 to November 1945
Includes letters to members of Wood Ply Research concerning new product developments and reports concerning the advantages
and disadvantages of new products.
Sales Reports, October 1944 to May 1947
Includes reports on plywood and plywood product sales.
Research, August 1944 to November 1945
Includes letters to members concerning the developments in wood research and facilities that conduct research.
New Uses
Includes a list of 550 uses for plywood.
Newsletters, April 1945 to February 1946
Includes newsletters to members announcing progress reports and reports on various trips to plywood firms.
Product Procurement, August 1941 to February 1946
Inclues reports on the availability and use of various types of plywoods.
Box 3Federal Trade Commission Reports on Misgrading of Softwood Lumber, May 6, 1968
Box 3Statement of Lawrence S. Clark as Member of the American Lumber Standards Committee
Box 3Letter to Secretary of Commerce from L. S. Clark
Box 3Log and Tally, Magazine of International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, November 1967
Box 3Federal Register, vol. 34, no. 233, December 5, 1969
Box 3Letter to Earl M. McGowin from Secretary of Commerce
Box 3Minutes of Agendas of the American Lumber Standards Committee, April 1970 to December 1971
Box 3Correspondence between the National Wholesale Lumber Distributing Yard Assocation and Its Members
Box 3Letters Concerning the Appointment of Larry Clark to the Advisory Committee of O.E.P.
Box 3Minutes and Membership List of the Advisory Committee of O.E.P.
Box 3Statistical Reports: National Wholesale Lumber Distributing Yard Association, Inc., 1945-1953, 1954-1955, and 1965-1966
Box 3Miscellaneous Letter Correspondence
Box 3National Plywood Distributors Association Financial Survey, 1955
Box 3Monthly Financial Report, September 1968
Box 3Bank Book for OPA Hardwood Yards, April 1944 to March 1947
Box 3OPA Expenses for April, May, and June 1946
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lawrence S. Clark Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, June 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support
for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
