Inventory of the Bob Edgar Papers, 1940s – 1970s
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Bob Edgar was a logger in southern United States during the mid- and late twentieth century.
The collection includes materials held by logger Bob Edgar related to industrial forestry in the southern United States from the 1940s through the 1970s. The collection contains mostly reports and technical releases but also includes articles, blueprints, copies of bills relating to forestry, product catalogs, and statistical data. Subjects covered include cruising methods, fire control, forest entomology, forest legislation, government regulations, logging equipment and machinery, and wood technology. The general focus is on machinery used to log, haul, load, and mill pulpwood.
Title: Bob Edgar Papers, 1940s - 1970s
Creator: Edgar, Bob
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 6395
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 10.5 linear feet (7 record cartons)
Biographical Note
Bob Edgar was a logger in southern United States during the mid- and late twentieth century.
Collection Overview
The collection includes materials held by logger Bob Edgar related to industrial forestry in the southern United States from the 1940s through the 1970s. The collection contains mostly reports and technical releases but also includes articles, blueprints, copies of bills relating to forestry, product catalogs, and statistical data. Subjects covered include cruising methods, fire control, forest entomology, forest legislation, government regulations, logging equipment and machinery, and wood technology. The general focus is on machinery used to log, haul, load, and mill pulpwood.
Collection Arrangement
- Materials Related to Industrial Forestry in the Southern United States, 1940s-1970s
Subject Headings
- Edgar, Bob
- Forest insects -- Southern states
- Forest machinery -- United States
- Forestry law and legislation -- United States
- Forests and forestry -- Measurement
- Logging -- Equipment and supplies
- Logging -- Southern states
- Wood-pulp industry -- Southern states
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Materials Related to Industrial Forestry in the Southern United States, 1940s-1970s.
- Box 1
- Folder 2
Bundling, Packaging Lumber and Plywood - Folder 3
Woodland Section - Folder 4
Clothing for Woods Work - Folder 5
Communications: Radio and Television - Folder 6
Costs and Production Standards - Folder 7
Cruising Methods - Folder 8
Cutting: Logs and Plywood - Folder 9
Entomology and Pathology - Folder 10
Fire Control Equipment and Methods
- Folder 2
- Box 2
- Folder 11
Forestry - Folder 12
Government Laws and Regulations - Folder 13
Graders, Scrapers: Self-propelled - Folder 14
Loading and Hauling Equipment - Folder 14a
Loading and Handling
- Folder 11
- Box 3
- Folder 14b
Loading and Handling: Equipment and Method - Folder 14c
Loading and Handling - Folder 15
Logging: General Information - Folder 16
Main Haul Operations - Folder 17
Maintenance of Heavy Equipment - Folder 18
Planting, Land Preparation, and Nursery
- Folder 14b
- Box 4
- Folder 19
Power Plants, Engines, and Generators - Folder 20
Power Transmission: Belts, Bearings, Gears - Folder 21
Power Saws: Chain Saws, Slashers - Folder 22
Pre Hauling: Skidding, Yarding, Etc. - Folder 23
Railroads - Folder 24
Rigging
- Folder 19
- Box 5
- Folder 25
Road Construction and Maintenance - Folder 27
Sawmills - Folder 29
Sleighs and Drays - Folder 30
Statistical Data - Folder 31
Tires
- Folder 25
- Box 6
- Folder 32
Tools and Miscellaneous - Folder 33
Tractor Specifications - Folder 34
Trailers - Folder 35
Training of Labor - Folder 37
Trucks: Specifications
- Folder 32
- Box 7
- Folder 38
Trucks and Tractors: Allied Equipment - Folder 39
Volume Tables - Folder 41
Wood Technology
- Folder 38
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bob Edgar Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Received November 1980.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, April 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.
