Inventory of the Lawrence S. Clark Papers, 1941 – 1971

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.

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.

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)

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

Collection Arrangement

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 1
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Box 1
1946 Lumber Ceilings
Box 1
Minutes: Hardwood Distribution Yards OPA Advisory Committee, MPR 467, 1942-1947
Box 1
Loose Correspondence, 1944
Box 1
Revised MPR 467, December 26, 1944
Box 2
- Office 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 3
Wood 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 3
Federal Trade Commission Reports on Misgrading of Softwood Lumber, May 6, 1968
Box 3
Statement of Lawrence S. Clark as Member of the American Lumber Standards Committee
Box 3
Letter to Secretary of Commerce from L. S. Clark
Box 3
Log and Tally, Magazine of International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, November 1967
Box 3
Federal Register, vol. 34, no. 233, December 5, 1969
Box 3
Letter to Earl M. McGowin from Secretary of Commerce
Box 3
Minutes of Agendas of the American Lumber Standards Committee, April 1970 to December 1971
Box 3
Correspondence between the National Wholesale Lumber Distributing Yard Assocation and Its Members
Box 3
Letters Concerning the Appointment of Larry Clark to the Advisory Committee of O.E.P.
Box 3
Minutes and Membership List of the Advisory Committee of O.E.P.
Box 3
Statistical Reports: National Wholesale Lumber Distributing Yard Association, Inc., 1945-1953, 1954-1955, and 1965-1966
Box 3
Miscellaneous Letter Correspondence
Box 3
National Plywood Distributors Association Financial Survey, 1955
Box 3
Monthly Financial Report, September 1968
Box 3
Bank Book for OPA Hardwood Yards, April 1944 to March 1947
Box 3
OPA Expenses for April, May, and June 1946

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lawrence S. Clark Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.

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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.

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