Inventory of the C. Frank Brockman Slides and Negatives, circa 1920s – 1950s
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Christian Frank Brockman was a forester and naturalist. Dr. Brockman worked for the National Park Service as a naturalist at Mt. Rainier National Park from 1929 to 1941, and at Yosemite National Park from 1941 to 1946. From 1946 to 1967, he was a professor in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington.
The collection includes color slides, negatives and a few black and white photographs taken by C. Frank Brockman. Dr. Brockman took pictures from his early career as a seasonal forester with the U. S. Forest Service and his later experiences spraying for budworms in Oregon. There also logging pictures from the middle 1950s. The collection includes a typewritten description of the items included with hand written remarks by Professor Brockman.
Title: C. Frank Brockman Slides and Negatives, circa 1920s - 1950s
Creator: Brockman, C. Frank (Christian Frank), 1902-1985
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2866
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 46 color slides, 30 negatives
Biographical Note
Christian Frank Brockman was a forester and naturalist. Dr. Brockman worked for the National Park Service as a naturalist at Mt. Rainier National Park from 1929 to 1941, and at Yosemite National Park from 1941 to 1946. From 1946 to 1967, he was a professor in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington.
Collection Overview
The collection includes color slides, negatives, and a few black and white photographs taken by C. Frank Brockman. Dr. Brockman took pictures from his early career as a seasonal forester with the U. S. Forest Service and his later experiences spraying for budworms in Oregon. There also logging pictures from the middle 1950s. The collection includes a typewritten description of the items included with hand written remarks by Professor Brockman.
Collection Arrangement
- Slides and Negatives, circa 1920s-1950s
Subject Headings
- Brockman, C. Frank (Christian Frank), 1902-1985
- Insect pests -- Control -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Logging -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs
- Logging -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Pests -- Control -- Oregon -- Photographs
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Slides and Negatives, circa 1920s-1950s.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright Notice
The nature of the Forest History Society's archival holdings means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Forest History Society claims only physical ownership of most archival materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], C. Frank Brockman Slides and Negatives, 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.
