Inventory of the Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations (ASCUFRO) Records, 1961 – 1983

 

Descriptive Summary

Abstract: Forestry leaders founded the Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations (ASCUFRO) in 1964 to support the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program, a public law providing increased federal funding for institutional forestry research.

The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, budget reports and summaries, policy action summaries, and tax records related to the administrative operations of the Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations (ASCUFRO).

Title: Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations Records, 1961 – 1983

Creator: Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations

Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives

Call Number: 2018-003

Language of Material: Material in English

Extent: 2.25 linear feet (5 archival boxes)

Historical Note

In 1964, forestry leaders founded the Assocition of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations (ASCUFRO) to support the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program, a public law providing increased federal funding for institutional forestry research. The National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges (NAPFSC) replaced ASCUFRO in 1981, later renamed the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs (NAUFRP).

Collection Overview

The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, budget reports and summaries, policy action summaries, and tax records related to the administrative operations of the Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations (ASCUFRO).

Collection Arrangement

The records are arranged into four series:

1. Series I: Organizational Records, 1965-1981

2. Series II: Tax Records, 1973-1983

3. Series III: Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Board (CFRAB) and Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Committee (CFRAC) Materials, 1963-1980

4. Series IV: Miscellaneous Materials, 1961-1982

Subject Headings

  • Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations.
  • Forests and forestry.
  • Forests and forestry — Research.

 

Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Organizational Records, 1965-1982.

Includes annual and executive committee meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, and reports and resolutions related to the McIntire-Stennis program. Records are organized chronologically in file folders.

  • Box 1
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1965
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1966
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1967
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1968
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1969
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1970
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1971
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1972
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1973
  • Box 2
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1974
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1975
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1976
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1977
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1978
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1979
  • Box 3
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1980
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1981
    Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, 1982
    Executive committee meeting minutes, 1980
    Executive committee meeting minutes, 1981
    Annual Meeting, 1982
2. Tax Records, 1973-1983.

Includes federal income tax forms filed for fiscal years 1972-1982 and relevant correspondence.

  • Box 4
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1973
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1974
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1975
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1976
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1977
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1978
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1979
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1980
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1981
    Federal Income Tax Forms, 1982
3. Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Board (CFRAB) and Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Board Committee (CFRAC) Materials, 1963-1980.

Includes meeting minutes, policy action summaries, fiscal/budget reports, and correspondence relating to CFRAB and CFRAC, two leadership groups within the McIntire-Stennis Program.

  • Box 4
    Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Board Minutes, 1963-1965
    Policy Actions of Cooperative Forestry Research Advisory Board, 1963-1969
    CFRAB Meeting, 1971
    CFRAB-CFRAC Meeting, April 1972
    CFRAB Correpondence, Minutes, etc., 1973
    CFRAB Correpondence, Minutes, etc., 1973-1975
  • Box 5
    CFRAB Correpondence, Minutes, etc., 1974
    CFRAB Correpondence, Minutes, etc., 1975
    National Program for Cooperative Forestry Research, CFRAC, 1976
    CFRAB/CFRAC Meeting, March 1976
    CFRAB/CFRAC Meeting, 1977
    CFRAB Correspondence, etc., 1978
    CFRAB and CFRAC, 1979-1980
4. Miscellaneous Materials, 1961-1982.

Includes ASCUFRO founding documents (including organization constitution and proposed amendments), McIntire-Stennis program legislative history, correspondence, and reports, and early National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges (NAPFSC) planning documents.

  • Box 5
    COFALGI/COFALGAOS Minutes, 1961
    Proposed Amendment – ASCUFRO Constitution from September 27, 1964
    CSRS/McIntire-Stennis Correpondence, Reports, etc., 1972
    USFS Research and State and Private Forestry Legislation, Work Session, Arlington, VA, 1976
    National Constitution, 1978
    Fy 1981 Budget Display for Forest Service and Science and Education Admin for USDA
    NAPFSC 1981-1982
    FY 1982 Joint Budget Display
    McIntire-Stennis Act Legislative History
    COFSE Reorganization
    File Index
    Citations

 

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations Records, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Don H. Thompson in 2016.

Processing Information

Processed by Hanna M. Howard, June 2018

Encoded by Hanna M. Howard, June 2018

Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.