Inventory of the James L. Goodwin Photographs, 1907 – 1911
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: James Lippincott Goodwin (1881-1967) held leadership positions in several forestry organizations, including director and then president of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, secretary-treasurer of the Talcott Mountain Forest Protective Association, vice-president of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and senior fellow of the Society of American Forests.
The collection includes photocopies of 138 black and white photographs from a photo album and 7 loose photographs, taken during the period of 1907 to 1911. Includes pictures of the field trips taken by the Yale Forest School to camps in Pennsylvania and Louisiana, as well as pictures taken in South Carolina, New York and Vermont, several of which show logging and lumbering practices from the early twentieth century. FHS retains photocopies only.
Title: James L. Goodwin Photographs, 1907 - 1911
Creator: Goodwin, James L.
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2877
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 145 photocopies of photographs
Biographical Note
James Lippincott Goodwin (1881-1967) held leadership positions in several forestry organizations, including director and then president of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, secretary-treasurer of the Talcott Mountain Forest Protective Association, vice-president of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and senior fellow of the Society of American Forests.
His first wife, Dorothy Wendell Davis, died in December 1945, and in November 1946, he was married in New York City to Genevieve Hancock Harlow.
Collection Overview
The collection includes photocopies of 138 black and white photographs from a photo album and 7 loose photographs, taken during the period of 1907 to 1911. Includes pictures of the field trips taken by the Yale Forest School to camps in Pennsylvania and Louisiana, as well as pictures taken in South Carolina, New York and Vermont, several of which show logging and lumbering practices from the early twentieth century. FHS retains photocopies only.
Collection Arrangement
- Photocopies: Photographs from Photo Album and Loose Photographs, 1907-1911
Subject Headings
- Goodwin, James L.
- Logging -- United States -- History
- Lumber and lumbering -- Louisiana
- Lumber and lumbering -- Pennsylvania
- Lumber and lumbering -- New York
- Lumber and lumbering -- Vermont
- Lumber and lumbering -- South Carolina
- Lumber trade -- United States -- History
- Yale University. School of Forestry -- History
Separated Material
The original photo album and original photographs have been donated to Yale University Library, where James Lippencott Goodwin's papers are housed.
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Photocopies: Photographs from Photo Album and Loose Photographs, 1907-1911.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James L. Goodwin Photographs, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
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.
