Inventory of the H. Dean Cochran Papers, 1950 - 1958
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | H. Dean Cochran was a forester with the United States Forest Service from the early 1920s until his retirement in the late 1950s. |
| The collection documents Cochran's involvement with a forestry project in Taiwan during the 1950s, when he served as an American adviser to Taiwan for the International Cooperation Administration. The papers include a small number of maps and photographs, including some photographs of Cochran, Elwood L. Demmon, and Tom Gill; numerous reports and technical bulletins (some in Chinese) on such topics as forest management, forest policy, fuelwood consumption, economic development, Taiwan's pulp and paper industry, and forestry research at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute; and correspondence with various colleagues after Cochran's departure from Taiwan regarding the implementation of his recommendations. | |
| Title: | H. Dean Cochran Papers, 1950 - 1958 |
| Creator: | Cochran, H. Dean |
| Repository: | Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: | 3679 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English and Chinese |
| Extent: | 1.0 linear foot (2 archival boxes) |
Biographical Note
H. Dean Cochran was a forester with the United States Forest Service from the early 1920s until his retirement in the late 1950s.
Cochran began his U.S. Forest Service career in the early 1920s in the Rocky Mountain Region performing several functions in public relations and timber management and private forestry. In 1933 and 1934, he was very much involved with the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps. By 1937, he was assistant regional forester. In the early 1940s, he moved to the Washington Office to become chief of the Division of Personnel Management, a position he held for about ten years. His final position before retirement was that of regional forester in the North Central Region.
In 1956, Cochran served as an adviser to Taiwan for the International Cooperation Administration (ICA). In 1957-59 he was sent by ICA to advise the government of Ghana on the Builders Brigade, a program to educate people on better techniques of farming, fishing, and forestry.
Collection Overview
The collection documents Cochran's involvement with a forestry project in Taiwan during the 1950s, when he served as an American adviser to Taiwan for the International Cooperation Administration. The papers include a small number of maps and photographs, including some photographs of Cochran, Elwood L. Demmon, and Tom Gill; numerous reports and technical bulletins (some in Chinese) on such topics as forest management, forest policy, fuelwood consumption, economic development, Taiwan's pulp and paper industry, and forestry research at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute; and correspondence with various colleagues after Cochran's departure from Taiwan regarding the implementation of his recommendations.
Collection Arrangement
1. Materials Related to Forestry Project in Taiwan, 1950-1958
Subject Headings
- Cochran, H. Dean
- Demmon, Elwood L.
- Economic development -- Taiwan -- 20th century
- Forest management -- Research
- Forest management -- Taiwan -- 20th century
- Forest policy -- Taiwan -- 20th century
- Forests and forestry -- Research -- Taiwan
- Fuelwood consumption -- Taiwan
- Gill, Thomas Harvey
- Paper industry -- Taiwan
- Taiwan Sheng lin ye shi yan suo
- Wood-pulp industry -- Taiwan
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Materials Related to Forestry Project in Taiwan, 1950-1958.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], H. Dean Cochran Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Mrs. Cochran to the Washington Office of the U.S. Forest Service and forwarded to the Forest History Society by Dennis James in December 1992.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, September 2008
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.