Inventory of the Duke University School of Forestry Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1910s - 1960s
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Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | The collection includes approximately 900 lantern slides probably collected by the first Dean of the Duke University School of Forestry, Clarence F. Korstian, used in forestry education lectures during his tenure from 1930 to 1959 (and possibly after). Images date from the 1910s through the 1960s, with the bulk from the 1920s-1930s, although many are uncaptioned and could date earlier. The majority depict forestry practices throughout the United States and probably reflect Korstian's early career with the U.S. Forest Service, including his stationing in 1921 at the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, NC; some are from Europe (Germany, Belgium, England, and Switzerland) and document a trip taken by Korstian in 1932, in part to visit forester Carl Schenck. Most slides are hand-colored and matted/mounted. |
| Title: | Duke University School of Forestry Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1910s - 1960s |
| Creator: | Duke University. School of Forestry |
| Repository: | Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: | 7441 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Extent: | 4.0 linear feet (906 glass slides) |
Collection Overview
The collection includes approximately 900 lantern slides probably collected by the first Dean of the Duke University School of Forestry, Clarence F. Korstian, used in forestry education lectures during his tenure from 1930 to 1959 (and possibly after). Images date from the 1910s through the 1960s, with the bulk from the 1920s-1930s, although many are uncaptioned and could date earlier. The majority depict forestry practices throughout the United States and probably reflect Korstian's early career with the U.S. Forest Service, including his stationing in 1921 at the Appalachian Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, NC; some are from Europe (Germany, Belgium, England, and Switzerland) and document a trip taken by Korstian in 1932, in part to visit forester Carl Schenck. Most slides are hand-colored and matted/mounted.
Collection Arrangement
1. Lantern Slides, circa 1910s-1960s
Subject Headings
- Appalachian Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.)
- Duke University. School of Forestry
- Forest management -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Forestry schools and education -- North Carolina -- Lantern slides
- Forests and forestry -- United States -- History
- Forests and forestry -- Europe -- History
- Forests and forestry -- History -- Germany
- Korstian, Clarence F. (Clarence Ferdinand), 1889-1968
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Lantern Slides, circa 1910s-1960s.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Duke University School of Forestry Lantern Slide Collection, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Judd Edeburn of Duke Forest in December 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, May 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.