Inventory of the Fred W. Kohlmeyer Papers, 1848 – 1952
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Historian Fred W. Kohlmeyer served as editor of the Journal of Forest History and authored Timber and Men: The Weyerhaeuser Story.
The collection includes manuscripts, notes, and general source materials related to a Weyerhaeuser history project that researched Weyerhaeuser operations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. There are also a number of manuscripts, notes, and source materials pertaining to Chippewa Indian claims cases in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Also included are materials on general topics related to the forest industry as well as miscellaneous papers on the lumber history of northern Minnesota.
Title: Fred W. Kohlmeyer Papers, 1848 - 1952
Creator: Kohlmeyer, Fred W.
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 3935
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 3.0 linear feet (2 record cartons)
Biographical Note
Historian Fred W. Kohlmeyer served as editor of the Journal of Forest History and authored Timber and Men: The Weyerhaeuser Story.
Collection Overview
The collection includes manuscripts, notes, and general source materials related to a Weyerhaeuser history project that researched Weyerhaeuser operations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. There are also a number of manuscripts, notes, and source materials pertaining to Chippewa Indian claims cases in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Also included are materials on general topics related to the forest industry as well as miscellaneous papers on the lumber history of northern Minnesota.
Collection Arrangement
- Manuscripts, Notes, and General Source Materials, 1848-1952
Subject Headings
- Forest products industry -- United States
- Fritzen, John
- Indians of North America -- Lake States -- Claims
- Kohlmeyer, Fred W.
- Lindsay, George F.
- Lumber trade -- Middle States -- 19th century
- Lumber trade -- Middle States -- 20th century
- Lumber trade -- Minnesota
- Lumber trade -- Wisconsin
- McCormick, Robert Laird, 1847-1911
- Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's Association
- Ojibwa Indians
- Weyerhaeuser Sales Company (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Whitehead, Russell F.
Separated Material
A number of photographs and negatives of Cloquet, Minnesota, were removed to the Forest History Society Photograph Collection.
FHS Photograph Collection: "Minnesota -- Cloquet"
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Manuscripts, Notes, and General Source Materials, 1848-1952.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fred W. Kohlmeyer Papers, 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.
