Inventory of the Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg Papers, 1927 – 1957

Descriptive Summary

Abstract: Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg was an American forester, businessman, and professor of industrial forestry. He worked for the United States Forest Service, for a number of lumber companies within the lumber industry, for the Western Forestry and Conservation Association, and for Yale University as a Professor of Industrial Forestry.

The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial documents, papers, and reports on such topics as forest taxation, stumpage, and lumber companies. Includes correspondence with Holmes Eureka Lumber, Edward Hines Lumber, Red River Lumber, and other lumber companies; together with personal correspondence, employment contracts, and publications.

Title: Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg Papers, 1927 - 19571

Creator: Wohlenberg, E. T. F. (Ernest T. F.), 1889-1963-

Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives

Call Number: 3918

Language of Material: Material in English

Extent: 1.5 linear feet (1 record carton)

 

Biographical Note

Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg was an American forester, businessman, and professor of industrial forestry.

Educated at the University of Nebraska, Wohlenberg received his bachelor of forestry in 1912 and his master's degree in 1913. From 1932-1935, he studied at the University of California. He worked for the United States Forest Service, for a number of lumber companies within the lumber industry, for the Western Forestry and Conservation Association, and for Yale University as a Professor of Industrial Forestry.

Collection Overview

The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial documents, papers, and reports on such topics as forest taxation, stumpage, and lumber companies. Includes correspondence with Holmes Eureka Lumber, Edward Hines Lumber, Red River Lumber, and other lumber companies; together with personal correspondence, employment contracts, and publications.

Collection Arrangement

  1. Materials Related to the Lumber Trade, 1927-1957

Subject Headings

  • Edward Hines Lumber Co.
  • Holmes Eureka Lumber Company
  • Foresters -- United States
  • Forestry teachers -- Connecticut -- New Haven
  • Forests and forestry -- United States
  • Lumber trade -- United States
  • Red River Lumber Company
  • Wohlenberg, E. T. F. (Ernest T. F.), 1889-1963

 

Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Materials Related to the Lumber Trade, 1927-1957.
  • Folder 1
    Ad Valorem Taxes - California, l954

    • Study of Forest Taxation on Second Growth Timber and Lands in Humboldt County and restatement of policy on timber taxation.
  • Folder 2
    Application for Fidelity Bond l942, l946
  • Folder 3
    Arcata Redwood Company, l956 and undated

    • Includes letters and materials related to stumpage.
  • Folder 4
    Consulting fees and statements, l955-57

    • Includes daily diary (dated March 1955 to September 1955), newspaper clipping, letters, statements, and fees.
  • Folder 5
    Cutover land project, September 1955, February 1957, and April 1957

    • Primarily correspondence w/Emanuel Fritz.
  • Folder 6
    Edward Hines Lumber Company, l94l-1945 and l947

    • Includes Ernest Wohlenberg employment contract and letters.
  • Folder 7
    Frank Nelson and Redwood operators, l954-1957

    • Correspondence
  • Folder 8
    Forestry Depletion, circa l939

    • Includes corrrespondence and tables.
  • Folder 9
    Gualala Lumber, l955-1956

    • Includes correspondence.
  • Folder 10
    Holmes Eureka Lumber, l954-1956

    • Includes correspondence, ll7K. ??????????
  • Folder 11
    Holmes Eureka Lumber, last appraisal, l956-1957

    • Includes correspondence and valuations.
  • Folder 12
    Hudson Lumber Company Case, undated

    • Includes handwritten notes.
  • Folder 13
    Millard Estate, l956

    • Includes correspondence and valuation.
  • Folder 14
    Miscellaneous, l940, l954-1955, and undated

    • Includes Yale University seminar program, papers, unsigned contract with Masonite Corp, and materials related to chipped wood.
  • Folder 15
    Pacific Lumber, l940-1955

    • Includes correspondence, reports, and Forest Depletion publication.
  • Folder 16
    Personal, l945-1948

    • Includes letters and materials related to employment with Masonite.
  • Folder 17
    Publications, l94l-1948.
  • Folder 18
    Red River Lumber Company, l945-1947

    • Includes correspondence and materials related to liquidation and the Walker family.
  • Folder 19
    State of California: Maps, undated
  • Folder 20
    Timber Depletion Study, l938-1957

    • Includes paper, contract, vaduation related to Holmes Eureka.
  • Folder 21-22
    Timber Quantities in California, l927-1938

    • Includes tables and publications.
  • Folder 23
    Union Lumber Company, l955-1956

    • Includes reports and correspondence.

 

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ernest T. F. Wohlenberg Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.

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Encoded by Amanda Ross, September 2008

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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