Inventory of the Marion Clawson Papers, 1927 – 1994
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Marion Clawson (1905-1998) was a leading agricultural economist, government official, and senior fellow with the Resources for the Future.
The collection contains Clawson’s own files, largely related to his research and writing. Included are papers emanating from the research, writing, and publication process of his book, chapter, article publications; unpublished papers; manuscript reviews by Clawson; correspondence and materials related to papers presented at conferences and workshops; teaching notes and syllabi; economic advisory reports about Israel’s natural resources; as well as writings resulting from his other consulting and advising endeavors. Also included are statements that Clawson made before the United States House of Representatives and Senate committee hearings, files from his tenure as Acting President and Vice President of Resources for the Future, paperwork regarding two of his awards, and biographical material that includes two family histories written by Clawson. Bound volumes of Clawson’s published work (1927-1968) include his M.S. thesis (1929) and Ph.D. dissertation (1945).
Title: Marion Clawson Papers, 1927 – 1994
Creator: Clawson, Marion, 1905-1998
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 6680
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 21.0 linear feet (14 record cartons)
Biographical Note
Marion Clawson (1905-1998) was a leading agricultural economist, government official, and senior fellow with the Resources for the Future.
Robert Marion Clawson (known as Marion Clawson throughout his life) was born in Elko, Nevada, to William Ennes and Agnes Clawson, on August 10, 1905. Marion’s father was a miner and rancher, and during Clawson’s childhood, the family of four (Marion’s younger brother, William, was born in 1907) lived in various towns in northern Nevada. He attended high school in Elko, and graduated in 1922 asvaledictorian of his class. Clawsonreceived both a B.S. in Agriculture in 1926, and a M.S. in Agricultural Economics in 1929, from the University of Nevada at Reno. He later earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1943.
After graduating from college, Clawson worked for the University of Nevada’s Agricultural Experiment Station in Reno, where he studied the economics of Nevada farmoperation. While pursuing this job, Clawson also took classes, wrote histhesis, and earned his Master’s in Agricultural Economics. From 1929-1946, Clawson worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Division of Farm Management and Costs. During this period, Clawson became a recognized figure in agricultural economics through his positions as research coordinator of the USDA and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation’s studies of the Columbia Basin Joint Investigations (Spokane, Washington) in 1940, and of the Central Valley Project Studies (Berkeley, California) in 1942.
In 1947, Clawson was appointed as the Regional Administrator for California and Nevada of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management. The next year, Clawson became the Bureau’s second director, and he served in this position until 1953. His tenure brought reorganization and strength of purpose to the fledgling Bureau.
Clawson journeyed to Pakistan in 1950 for the United Nations. From 1953 to 1955, the American firm of Gass-Bell and Associates employed Clawson as an economic advisor in Israel to advise on land, water, agriculture, and colonization. Clawson continued to consult and attend conferences overseas after 1955, traveling to Venezeula (1959), Chile (1960), and India (1961). In 1955, Clawson joined Resources for the Future, Inc., a nonprofit research organization in Washington, D.C., specifically concerned with studying environmental and natural resource issues. While at RFF, he served in several capacities, including Director of Land Use and Management Studies, Director of Land and Water Studies, Vice President, Acting President, and Consultant. A prolific writer, Clawsonmultiplied his publications of articles and books while at RFF, exploring suchtopics as public lands, land use, and outdoor recreation. He retired in 1976, but continued at RFF as a consultant and Senior Fellow Emeritus (appointed in 1981). Additionally, Clawson served as a consultant to the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, as well as the United Nations.
In the 1970s, Clawson was honored as guest lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley (Regent’s Professor, 1976 winter term), the University of Washingtonin Seattle (the Walker-Ames Distinguished Professor) and as Visiting Professor at Duke University in Durham, NC (1977-1981).
In 1931, Clawson married Clara Partridge, and they had two children, Robert and Nancy. Marion and Clara divorced in 1947, and shortly thereafter, Clawson and Mary Montgomery married and had two children, Daniel and Patrick. In 1973, they divorced, and Clawson then married Nora McGirr Roots who preceded him in death in 1989. Marion Clawson died on April 12, 1998, in Washington, D.C., and was survived by his children, and grandchildren.
Societies, organizations, boards, committees served:
- Academy of Leisure Sciences, Founding Fellow
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Research Council
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- American Agricultural Economics Association, Vice President, late 1940s; Elected Fellow, 1970
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Forestry Association, Honorary Vice President
- Conference on State Parks, Member, Director
- Cosmos Club, Member
- Forest History Society, President, 1980-1981
- Fossils Club, President
- President’s Advisory Panel on Timber and the Environment, Member, 1971-1973
- Range Management Society, Charter Member
- Society for International Development, Executive Secretary, Vice President
- Society for International Development, Vice President
- Soil Conservation Society, Honorary Life Member
- Western Agricultural Economics Association, Vice President and President
Awards:
- 1971
American Agricultural Economics Association Publication Award - 1976
American Motors Conservation Award - 1980
Theodore C. Blegen Award - 1982
Distinguished Service Award, American Forestry Association - 1987
Horace Albright Lectureship in Conservation, University of California at Berkeley - 1987
Special Achievement Award, National Wildlife Federation
Collection Overview
The collection contains Clawson’s own files, largely related to his research and writing. Included are papers emanating from the research, writing, and publication process of his book, chapter, article publications; unpublished papers; manuscript reviews by Clawson; correspondence and materials related to papers presented at conferences and workshops; teaching notes and syllabi; economic advisory reports about Israel’s natural resources; as well as writings resulting from his other consulting and advising endeavors. Also included are statements that Clawson made before the United States House of Representatives and Senate committee hearings, files from his tenure as Acting President and Vice President of Resources for the Future, paperwork regarding two of his awards, and biographical material that includes two family histories written by Clawson. Bound volumes of his published work (1927-1968) are housed at the end of the collection and include Clawson’s M.S. thesis (1929) and his Ph.D. dissertation (1945). While Clawson authored and edited multiple books, the papers in this collection only document six of his books (1977-1989).
Collection Arrangement
- Writings, 1930-1994
- Conferences and Workshops, 1943-1991
- Teaching Materials and Special Academic Lectures, 1944-1987
- Memoranda and Brief Papers Prepared by Marion Clawson and Others While Members of the Economic Advisory Staff, 1953-1954
- Statements to the United States House and Senate Committees, 1949-1982
- Resources for the Future Files, 1974-1981
- Consulting, 1965-1983
- Awards, 1970-1989
- Biographical, 1971-1991
- Bound Volumes, 1927-1968
Subject Headings
- Clawson, Marion, 1905-1998
- Ford Foundation — Consultants
- Forest policy — Israel
- Forest policy — United States
- Forest reserves — United States
- Forests and forestry — Economic aspects
- Forests and forestry — Economists
- Hartley, Robert W.
- Natural resource management and policy — Israel
- Outdoor recreation — United States
- Public lands — United States
- Resources for the Future
- Tunis, Catherine
- United States. Bureau of Land Management
- Weyerhaeuser Foundation
Detailed Description of the Collection
Writings, 1930-1994.
- Box 1 Folder 1.1-1.2
Bulletins, Articles, and Reports by Marion Clawson and Others, 1927-1991
1.1. Books, 1930-1987.
Includes notes, outlines, correspondence, source materials, review drafts, and review comments for six of Clawson’s later publications: Decision-Making in Timber Production, Harvest, and Marketing (1977); New Deal Planning: The National Resources Planning Board (1981); The Federal Lands Revisited (1983); Shelter in America: Costs, Supply Constraints, and the Role of Forests (1985). This subseries also contains edited manuscripts for two books that Clawson edited with Benjamin C. Dysart III: Managing Public Lands in the Public Interest (1988) and Public Interest in the Use of Private Lands (1989).
Of particular interest in this subseries are Robert W. Hartley’s files regarding his work with the National Resource Planning Board, a federal agency established in 1933 to study American’s natural resources. Clawson obtained these personal files from Hartley’s widow, after his death, so that he could use them as source material for his book about the NRPB. These files contain the oldest material in the collection, and the manuscript materials complement the official records of the organization held by the National Archives. Guides to the National Archives collectionare also included in this subseries, as Clawson consulted these official records himself for his writing.
This subseries does not include research and draft materials for the rest of Clawson’s books. Most of his books, however, are held by the Forest History Society’s Library.
- Box 1
“Decision Making in Timber Production, Harvest, and Marketing”- Folder 1.3
General Correspondence, Notes, Source Materials, 1974-1976 - Folder 1.4
Review Comments and Revision Notes - Folder 1.5
Manuscript Draft
- Folder 1.3
- Box 1
New Deal Planning: The National Resources Planning Board- Folder 1.6
Outlines and Notes on Progress, 1976-1979- Includes Clawson’s provenance comments and individual descriptions of Robert W. Hartley’s files.
- Folder 1.7-1.9
Correspondence and Notes, June 1976 to January 1983 - Folder 1.10
Correspondence between Clawson and Philip White, 1978-1981 - Folder 1.11
Correspondence regarding Review Draft, 1978-1980 - Folder 1.12-1.16
Comments from Draft Reviewers - Folder 1.17
Final Correspondence from Reviewers, Clawson Notes, 1981 - Folder 1.18
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Federal Employment Stabilization Act: Background History On, 1930-1945 - Folder 1.19
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: NRPB, 1933-1940 - Folder 1.20
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Final Report on the Effects of the Urban Communities of the Transmission of Electric Power, December 1936 - Folder 1.21
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: “A Report Concerning A Planning Organization Which Will Facilitate Presidential Management,” by Charles McKinley, December 1936 - Folder 1.22
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: 1938-1942 - Folder 1.23
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: The National Resources Committee, Advisory Committee, April 1939 - Folder 1.24
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: E.O. 8455, 1940 - Folder 1.25
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Miscellaneous Reports not Filed in Original Files (Loose), 1941-1943 - Folder 1.26
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Confidential Memos by Hartley and Related Materials, 1942 - Folder 1.27
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: New and Proposed NRPB Bill, 1942 - Folder 1.28
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: “National Planning in a Democracy” by Robert Hartley- Handwritten draft.
- Folder 1.29
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: 1943
- Folder 1.6
- Box 2
New Deal Planning: The National Resources Planning Board- Folder 2.1
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Liquidation of NRBP, 1943 - Folder 2.2
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: RWH Historical Memo, 1943 - Folder 2.3
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: 1944 - Folder 2.4
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Lynch Bill, 1943-1945 - Folder 2.5
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: Notes by Hartley Regainding National Planning, undated - Folder 2.6
Robert F. Hartley’s Files: “National Planning” by Harvey S. Perloff, undated - Folder 2.7
Source Materials: Interview Steno Book #1, 1978-1979 - Folder 2.8
Source Materials: Interview Materials - Folder 2.9
Source Materials: Notes, Steno Book #2 - Folder 2.10
Source Materials: “Guide to the files of the National Resources Planning Board and Predecessor Agencies: Ten Years of National Planning, 1933-1943” by Charles W. Eliot and Harold A. Merrill, 1943; National Archives’ Preliminary Inventories: “Preliminary Inventory of the Central Office Records of the National Resources Planning Board (Record Group 187),” 1953 - Folder 2.11
Source Materials: “Final Report: Status of Work, National Resources Planning Board” by Charles W. Eliot, 1943 - Folder 2.12
Source Materials: Manuscript, “Federal Long-Range Planning: The Heritage of the National Resources Planning Board” by Norman Beckman, 1958 - Folder 2.13
Source Materials: Published Article, “Federal Long-Range Planning: The Heritage of the National Resources Planning Board” by Norman Beckman in the Journal of the American Institute of Planners, May 1960 - Folder 2.14
Source Materials: Published Article, “Needed: A National Growth Policy” by James Sundquist, in Brookings: The Brookings Bulletin, Winter-Spring 1978 - Folder 2.15
Source Materials: Manuscript Photocopy, “Style and Substance in Contemporary Planning: The American New Deal’s National Resources Planning Board as a Model by Albert Lepawsky,” 1978 - Folder 2.16
Source Materials: Background Materials, Appendix A - Folder 2.17
Source Materials: Title Pages of Source Materials - Folder 2.18
Source Materials: Notes on Source Dissertations (White, 1949, and Rockwell, 1942) - Folder 2.19-2.45
Review Draft Marked by Clawson - Folder 2.46
Published Reviews, 1981-1983
- Folder 2.1
- Box 2
Federal Lands Revisited- Folder 2.47
Correspondence and Notes, 1981 - Folder 2.48
Correspondence and Notes: RFF Workshop on Federal Lands, 1981-1982 - Folder 2.49
Correspondence, 1981-1983 - Folder 2.50-2.52
Comments from Draft Reviewers, 1982 - Folder 2.53
Correspondence: Natural Resources Journal Article Submission, 1983 - Folder 2.54
Proposals, November 1981 - Folder 2.55
Notes, 1981-1983 - Folder 2.56
Work Tables, Statistical Materials and Memos to and from Research Assistant Catherine Tunis
- Folder 2.47
- Box 3
Federal Lands Revisited- Folder 3.1
Catherine Tunis’ Files: General Notes on Statistical Research - Folder 3.2
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Grazy - Folder 3.3
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Recreation - Folder 3.4
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Forest Service and BLM, Receipts and Expenditures - Folder 3.5
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Forest Service Financial Statements - Folder 3.6
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Coal - Folder 3.7
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Oil and Gas - Folder 3.8
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Timber - Folder 3.9
Catherine Tunis’ Files: National Park Service Data - Folder 3.10
Source Materials with Correspondence, 1982-1985 - Folder 3.11
Source Materials: Mailings, Articles - Folder 3.12-3.23
1981 Review Draft - Folder 3.24
Published Reviews, 1984-1985
- Folder 3.1
- Box 3
Shelter in America- Folder 3.25
Correspondence and Notes Regarding Funding from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), 1979-1981 - Folder 3.26
Printed Materials and Newsletters from the Urban Land Institute, 1980 - Folder 3.27
Correspondence Regarding Source Materials and Sources, 1979-1983 - Folder 3.28
Correspondence and Notes, 1979-1985 - Folder 3.29
Correspondence Regarding Catherine Tunis, 1980 - Folder 3.30
Memos and Notes from Catherine Tunis to Marion Clawson, 1980-1982 - Folder 3.31
Correspondence Regarding Review Draft, 1981-1982 - Folder 3.32-3.33
Comments from Draft Reviewers - Folder 3.34
Notes and Materials Regarding Revision, 1982 - Folder 3.35
Notes and Materials Regarding Revision, 1983 - Folder 3.36
General Outlines and Notes, 1979-1981 - Folder 3.37-3.40
Chapters 2-5: Drafts, Outlines, Notes, and Tables
- Folder 3.25
- Box 4
Shelter in America- Folder 4.1-4.12
Chapters 6-12: Drafts, Outlines, Notes, and Tables - Folder 4.9
Appendix, Notes, and Tables - Folder 4.10
Source Materials and Correspondence Regarding Farm Real Estate, 1980 - Folder 4.11
Source Materials - Folder 4.12
Source Materials and Bibliographic Cards - Folder 4.13
Catherine Tunis’ Files: Notes on Individuals Contacted Regarding Shelter Project
- Folder 4.1-4.12
- Box 4
Managing Public Lands in the Public Interest- Folder 4.14
First Drafts, Franzese Paper - Folder 4.15
First Drafts, Klima Paper - Folder 4.16
First Drafts, Masselli Paper - Folder 4.17
First Drafts, Popper Paper - Folder 4.18
First Drafts, Priscoli and Lefkoff Paper - Folder 4.19
First Drafts, Tanacredi Paper - Folder 4.20-4.22
Edited Drafts: Chapters 1-11, 1987
- Folder 4.14
- Box 4
Public Interest in the Use of Private Lands- Folder 4.23
Drafts: Chapter 1, 1986 - Folder 4.24
Drafts, 1986, Loehr Paper - Folder 4.25
Drafts, 1986, Morell Paper - Folder 4.26
Drafts, 1986, Doyle Paper - Folder 4.27
Drafts, 1986, Sampson Paper - Folder 4.28
Drafts, 1986, Crosson Paper - Folder 4.29
Drafts, 1986, Browder Paper - Folder 4.30
Drafts, 1986, Thorner Paper - Folder 4.31
Draft, 1986, Viachos Paper - Folder 4.32
Draft, 1986, Berg Paper - Folder 4.33
Draft, 1986, Peelle Paper
- Folder 4.23
1.2. Chapters in Books (Edited), 1982-1994.
Includes manuscript materials related to Clawson’s writings that were published in edited books.
- Folder 4.34
“Conserving the Soil,” in Food Policy and Farm Programs, eds. Don F. Hadwiger and Ross B. Talbot, 1982- Includes correspondence, notes, and draft.
- Folder 4.35
“Private Forests,” in Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy, ed. Paul R. Portney, 1982- Includes correspondence and edited draft.
- Folder 4.36
“Worldwide Rural Development of the Past Generation,” in Human Settlement and Regional Development, ed. Abraham Rozenman, 1984- Reprint.
- Folder 4.37
“The Evolving Use and Management of our Forests,” in 1987 Yearbook of Agriculture- Includes correspondence, notes, and draft.
- Folder 4.38
“Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness,” in America’s Renewable Resources, eds. Kenneth D. Frederick and Robert A. Sedjo, 1991- Draft.
- Folder 4.39
“Global Forests Revisited,” in The State of Humanity, ed. Julian Simon, 1995- Includes correspondence, notes, and draft.
- Folder 4.40
“History of Research in Forest Economics and Forest Policy,” in Forest and Wildlife Science in America: A History, ed. Harold K. Steen, 1999- Includes correspondence, notes, draft, and sources.
1.3. Published Articles, 1951-1990.
Includes reprints, notes, correspondence,and drafts of articles that were published in journals such as Natural Resource Journal, Journal of Forestry, American Forests, and Science.
- Folder 4.41
Reprint, “Administration of Federal Lands in the Public Interest,” in Journal of Politics, August 1951 - Folder 4.42
Reprint, “Land Use Potentialities of Artificially-Induced Precipitation in the Western United States,” in Land Economics, February 1952 - Folder 4.43
Reprint, “Administration of Grazing Districts,” in Land Economics, February 1953 - Folder 4.44
Reprint, “Reminiscences of the Bureau of Land Management, 1947-1948,” in Agricultural History, 1959 - Folder 4.45
RFF Reprint #10, “Methods of Measuring the Demand for and Value of Outdoor Recreation,” February 1959 - Folder 4.46
News release regarding “The National Parks in the Year 2000” in National Parks Magazine and related article by Harold Bradley, 1959 - Folder 4.47
Reprint, “Living Historical Farms: A Proposal for Action,” in Agricultural Weekly, 1965 - Folder 4.48
Manuscript, reprint, “Urban Renewal in 2000,” in Journal of the American Institute of Planners, May 1968 - Folder 4.49
Reprint, “Your Land and Mine: A Brief Account of the Public Lands of the United States,” in National Wildlife Federation, 1969 - Folder 4.50
Published Article, “An Intensively Managed Wilderness,” excerpted from American Forests Magazine in Scouting: A Magazine for Adults, February 1969 - Folder 4.51
RFF Reprint #78, “Desalted Sea Water for Agriculture: Is It Economic?” 1969 - Folder 4.52
Published Article, “Public Acquisition of Land is Vital for Orderly Growth,” in Nation’s Cities, December 1969 - Folder 4.53
RFF Reprint #81, “Negotiation and Land Conversion,” January 1970 - Folder 4.54
RFF Reprint #82, “A New Policy direction for American Agriculture,” April 1970 - Folder 4.55
Published Article, “Urban Research Needs a Boost,” in Nation’s Cities, October 1970 - Folder 4.56
Published Article, “Population, Settlement, and Growth Patterns,” in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, December 1970 - Folder 4.57
Published Article, “State Parks,” in Parks and Recreation, December 1970 - Folder 4.58
Published Article, “Economic Development and Environmental Impact: International Aspects,” in Social Science Information, August 1971 - Folder 4.59
Published Article, “The Scrambled Pattern of Suburban Land Conversion,”Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, July-August 1972 - Folder 4.60
Published Article, “The Finiteness and Flexibilities of Land Resources,” in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, September-October 1972 - Folder 4.61
RFF Reprint #105, “The Future of Nonmetropolitan America,” January 1973 - Folder 4.62
Published Article, “A Look to the Past… A Look to the Future,” in Planning for Progress, Spring/Summer 1973 - Folder 4.63
Published Article, “Historical Overview of Land-Use Planning in the United States,” 1974 - Folder 4.64
Published Article, “Competition for Land,” in Rangeman’s Journal, February 1975 - Folder 4.65
Published Article, “Ecology: Second Thoughts,” in The Washington Post, February 28, 1975 - Folder 4.66
Published Article, “Conflicts and Strategies in Forest Land Management,” in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, March-April 1975 - Folder 5.1
Reprint, “Economic and Social Conflicts in Land Use Planning,” in Natural Resources Journal, July 1975 - Folder 5.2
Published article, “Higher Plateaus of Productivity,” in Agricultural Engineering, September 1975 - Folder 5.3
Notes for Article, “Forests For Whom and for What?” 1975 - Folder 5.4
Published Entry, “Public Land,” 1976 - Folder 5.5
Notes, Source Materials, and RFF Reprint #127, “The National Forests,” February 1976 - Folder 5.6
Manuscript and Review Comments, “The National Forests: A Great But Poorly Managed and Unproductive National Assets,” in Science, February 1976 - Folder 5.7
Published Brochure Set, “Rural Land Use: Problems and Possibilities,” for Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, September 1976 - Folder 5.8
Reprint, “Economic Implications of the Recent Population Shift toward Rural Areas,” in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, December 1976 - Folder 5.9
Published article, “Forests and Forestry: A Look Ahead,” in Duke Alumni Letter, May 1977 - Folder 5.10
Reprint, “Introduction: Social Controls over Private Land Use,” in South Dakota Law Review, Summer 1977 - Folder 5.11
Published Article, “Agriculture and Natural Resources in the West: The Next 100 Years,” in Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, June 1977 - Folder 5.12
Published article, “Preservation of Prime Agricultural Land,” in Environmental Comment, January 1978 - Folder 5.13
Notes, drafts, correspondence regarding article, “The Forest Service: A New Law, A New Opportunity, A New Challenge,” in American Forests, January 1978 - Folder 5.14
Notes, Draft, RFF Reprint #151, “Public Log Markets as a Tool in Forest Management,” February 1978 - Folder 5.15
Notes, Correspondence, Draft Regarding Article, “Will There Be Enough Timber?” in Journal of Forestry, May 1978 - Folder 5.16
Reprint, “The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 in a Broad Historical Perspective,” in Arizona Law Review, 1979 - Folder 5.17
Discussion Paper, “Natural Resource Management for Multiple Objectives,” for Rutgers University Geography Discussion Papers Series, May 1979 - Folder 5.18
Correspondence, Drafts, Tables, RFF Reprint #164, “Forests in the Long Sweep of American History,” June 1979 - Folder 5.19
Booklet, “Forests in the Long Sweep of American History,” Japanese Translation, 1980 - Folder 5.20
Reprint, “The Dying Community: The Natural Resource Base,” 1980 - Folder 5.21
Reprint, “An Eclectic and Inclusive Approach to Resource Policy Analysis,” in Journal of Business Administration, 1980 - Folder 5.22
Published article, “Politicizing the Environment,” in The Environmental Professional, 1980 - Folder 5.23
Published Article, “Timber Supply,” in Ames Forester, 1980 - Folder 5.24
Correspondence, Notes, Published Article, “An American Perspective on Land,” in Built Environment, 1980 - Folder 5.25
Notes, Correspondence, Drafts, “The Global 2000 Report,” in Resources, Spring 1981 - Folder 5.26
Notes, correspondence, draft, “How Much Forest Land Does the United States Have? Or Need?” in Journal of Forestry, 1981 Nov - Folder 5.27
Published Article, “Land Use: Problems, Issues and Policies,” in Looking Ahead and Projection Highlights, December 1981 - Folder 5.28
Reprint, “The Role of the Agricultural Economist,”Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Fall 1983 - Folder 5.29
Notes, Correspondence, Draft, Published Article, “Reassessing Public Lands Policy,” in Environment, October 1983 - Folder 5.30
RFF Reprint #233, “Global Forests,” 1984 - Folder 5.31
Notes, Correspondence, Draft, Reprint, “Outdoor Recreation: Twenty-Five Years of History, Twenty-Five years of Projection,” in Leisure Sciences, 1985 - Folder 5.32
Notes, Correspondence, Drafts, Reprint, “Did National Forest Accelerate Inflation?” in Journal of Forestry, December 1985 - Folder 5.33
Discussion paper, “Public Forests in New Zealand and in the United States,” for Renewable Resources Division of RFF, 1988 - Folder 5.34
Notes, Correspondence, Draft, “Retreat,” in Forum, Summer 1989 - Folder 5.35
Notes, Correspondence, Draft, Published Article, “Outdoor Recreation and Forests,” in Journal of Business Administration, 1989/1990
1.4. Publications of the Bureau of Land Management, 1950-1953.
Includes published materials from Marion Clawson’s tenure as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. As Director, Clawson contributed largely to the writing of these informational brochures andbooklets, though he is not usually acknowledged as the author.
- Folder 5.36
1950- Includes Trespass Handbook, “Highlights in the History of the Public Domain,” and two copies of Brief Notes on the Public Domain.
- Folder 5.37
1951- Includes Land of the Free, Vacant Public Lands, and Our Public Lands.
- Folder 5.38
1952- Includes Restoration of Lost or Obliterated Corners and Subdivision of Sections.
- Folder 5.39
1953- Includes The Ephemeris and The Public Domain in 1953.
1.5. Unpublished Writings, 1962 and undated.
- Folder 5.40
“An Evaluation of the Ford Foundation Grants to California, Chicago, Columbia, Harvard Princeton, and Yale Universities, to Establish rotating Research Professorships in American Governmental Affairs,” February 15, 1962 - Folder 5.41
“International Aspects of RFF’s Activities,” undated
1.7. Manuscript Reviews by Clawson, 1978-1989.
Includes notes and correspondence about manuscripts that Clawson critiqued during his career. For published reviews by Clawson, the researcher may consult The Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, book review reference books, or any number of databases related to the field.
- Folder 5.42
Manuscript Review: “Economics of Timber: A Renewable Resource for the Long Run” by Peter Berck for The Bell Journal of Economics, 1978 - Folder 5.43
Manuscript Review: “Rangelands” by B. Delworth Gardner of Brigham Young University, 1981- Includes original manuscript and Marion Clawson’s review.
- Folder 5.44
Manuscript Reviews, 1981-1982 - Folder 5.45
Manuscript Reviews, 1983-1985 - Folder 5.46
Book Review: History of Public Land Law Development by Paul W. Gates, for Agricultural History, 1969 - Folder 5.47
Report Review: The Use of Land: A Citizen’s Policy Guide to Urban Growth sponsored by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, for Planning Magazine, 1973 - Folder 5.48
Book Review: Decade of Change: The Remaking of Forest Service Statutory Authority During the 1970s by Dennis C. LeMaster, for Natural Resources Journal, 1984-1985 - Folder 5.49
Book Review, Correspondence, Drafts: The Cassandra Conference: Resources and the Human Predicament by Paul R. Erlich and John P. Holdren, for Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 1988-1989
1.8. Reviews of Clawson’s Publications, 1957-1990.
Includes one file of published reviews of specific publications, including The Federal Lands: Their Use and Management, Statistics on Outdoor Recreation, “Methods of Measuring the Demand forand Value of Outdoor Recreation,” and Clawson’s autobiography, From Sagebrush to Sage: The Making of a Natural Resource Economist.
This file only holds a few of the reviews of Clawson’s numerous works. For more reviews, please consult other sources.
- Folder 5.50
Published Reviews- Includes reviews of The Federal Lands: Their Use and Management, Statistics on Outdoor Recreation; “Methods of Measuring the Demand for and Value of Outdoor Recreation”; “The Dynamics of Park Demand”; Land Use Information: A Critical Survey of U.S. Statistics, Including Possibilities for Greater Uniformity; and From Sagebrush to Sage: The Making of a Natural Resource Economist.
2. Conferences and Workshops, 1943-1991.
Includes manuscripts and notes regarding papers that Clawson delivered at numerous conferences and workshops in North America and abroad, as well as some printed materials relating to individual conferences. Included in this series are several files of planning materials and related correspondence about two Resources for the Future-sponsored conferences: Forum on Forest Policy for the Future (May 1974) and Symposium on Forest Economics and Forest Policy (June 1977).
All files are arranged chronologically by conference date.
- Folder 5.51
Regional Land Tenure Conference, Berkeley, California, February 8-9, 1943 - Folder 5.52
Natural Resources Public Policy Seminar, University of Washington, October 13, 1964 - Item 1
A Report of the Committee on Environmental Design, National Association of Home Builders, Inc., Washington, DC, 1965 - Folder 5.53
Conference 2020, New York, New York, January 30-31, 1969 - Folder 5.54
National Agricultural Policy Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, September 10, 1969 - Folder 5.55
American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1969 - Folder 5.56
Council on Ocean Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Memphis, Tennessee, January 28, 1970 - Folder 5.57
Conference on Research Possibilities on Nonmetropolitan Problems and Prospects, Washington, DC, May 4-5, 1970 - Folder 5.58
National Council for the Social Studies, New York City, New York, November 26, 1970 - Folder 5.59
Resources for the Future Seminar, Washington, DC, March 1971 - Folder 5.60
United Nations Conference on Human Environment, March 22, 1971 - Folder 6.1
25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Washington, DC, February 4-11, 1972 - Folder 6.2
Ford Foundation’s Middle East and North Africa Review Conference, June 1972 - Folder 6.3
Second World Conference on National Parks: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, September 18-27, 1972 - Folder 6.4
American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 27, 1972 - Folder 6.5
40th North American Wildlife Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 1973 - Folder 6.6
Symposium on Deserts and Arid lands, CONACYT-AAAS Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico, June 27, 1973 - Folder 6.7
Resources for the Future Forum on Forest Policy for the Future, Washington, DC: Correspondence, May 8-9, 1974 - Folder 6.8
Resources for the Future Forum on Forest Policy for the Future, Washington, DC: Regrets on Attendance, May 8-9, 1974 - Folder 6.9
Resources for the Future Forum on Forest Policy for the Future, Washington, DC: Planning and Attendance Materials, May 8-9, 1974 - Folder 6.10
American Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Texas A&M, August 18-21, 1974 - Folder 6.11
Third North American Forest Biology Workshop, Fort Collins, Colorado, September 11, 1974 - Folder 6.12
North Carolina Land Use Congress, Greensboro, North Carolina, November 7, 1974 - Folder 6.13
Conference on Food, Nutrition and Developing Countries, New York, New York, January or February 1975 - Folder 6.14
Ontario Forestry Association Annual Dinner, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 22, 1975 - Folder 6.15
Graduate Program Evaluation, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York, February 11-13, 1975 - Folder 6.16
Pacific Science Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 1975 - Folder 6.17
Committee of Scientists, National Forest Management Act of 1976 - Folder 6.18
Pacific Logging Conference, Seattle, Washington, November 7-10, 1976 - Folder 6.19
Resources for the Future Symposium on Research on Forest Economics and Forest Policy: Correspondence and Notes, January 13-14, 1977 - Folder 6.20
Resources for the Future Symposium on Research on Forest Economics and Forest Policy: Correspondence with Society of American Foresters and the American Forestry Association, January 13-14, 1977 - Folder 6.21
Resources for the Future Symposium on Research on Forest Economics and Forest Policy: Invitations and Replies, January 13-14, 1977 - Folder 6.22
Resources for the Future Symposium on Research on Forest Economics and Forest Policy: Correspondence with Paper Preparers, January 13-14, 1977 - Folder 6.23
Resources for the Future Symposium on Research on Forest Economics and Forest Policy: Outlines, January 13-14, 1977 - Folder 6.24
Resources for the Future Symposium on Research on Forest Economics and Forest Policy: Clawson’s Notes Regarding Publication of Proceedings, January 13-14, 1977 - Folder 6.25
Centers of Influence and United States Forest Policy Symposium, Durham, North Carolina, April 14-15, 1977 - Folder 6.26
Western Forests Economists, Wemme, Oregon, May 2-4, 1977 - Folder 6.27
Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, Eugene, Oregon, May 5-7, 1977 - Folder 6.28
Cost of Housing Conference, San Francisco, California, December 6-7, 1977 - Folder 6.29
Symposium on Nonindustrial Private Forests: Correspondence, February to Decemeber 1978 - Folder 6.30
Environmental Law Symposium on Federal Lands Forest Policy, Portland, Oregon, April 20-21, 1978 - Folder 6.31
Western Forest Economists’ Meeting, Wemme, Oregon: Papers Regarding Visit to Weyerhauser Company, May 1-3, 1978 - Folder 6.32
Joint Convention of the Society of American Foresters and Canadian Institute of Forestry, St. Louis, Missouri, October 22-26, 1978 - Folder 6.33
Western Forestry Conference, Sacramento, California, December 5-7, 1978 - Folder 6.34
Workshop on Great Plains Drought Management Strategies, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 26-28, 1979 - Folder 6.35
Workshop on Great Plains Drought Management Strategies, Lincoln, Nebraska: Correspondence and Draft for Publication, March 26-28, 1979 - Folder 6.36
Forest Improvement Committee, State Board of Forestry, Sacramento, California, April 12, 1979 - Folder 6.37
Society of American Foresters, Alabama Chapter Annual Meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 16-17, 1979 - Folder 6.38
Symposium on Forest History, Nancy, France, September 24-28, 1979 - Folder 6.39
Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual Meeting, Jasper, Alberta, Canada, September 30 to October 4, 1979 - Folder 6.40
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, February 25, 1980 - Folder 6.41
Natural Resources Defense Council Meeting, April 9, 1980 - Folder 6.42
Resources for the Future Conference on Agricultural Land, Washington, DC, June 19-20, 1980 - Folder 6.43
Association of American Geographers Conference, College Park, Maryland, June 24-25, 1980 - Folder 6.44
Urban Land Institute Development Choices for the 1980s meeting, Washington, DC, November 20, 1980 - Folder 6.45
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 3-8, 1981 - Folder 6.46
Resources for the Future Conference on Forest Land Use, Washington, DC, March 30-31, 1981 - Folder 6.47
Western Forest Economists’ Annual Meeting, Wemme, Oregon, May 4-6, 1981 - Folder 7.1
Conference on Public Lands, Logan, Utah, April 21-23, 1982 - Folder 7.2
Heritage Foundation Conference on Private Rights and Public Lands, Washington, DC, June 21, 1982 - Folder 7.3
Urban/Forest Interface Symposium, Seattle, Washington, October 27-29, 1982 - Folder 7.4
Wilderness Society’s Conference on Public Lands, Warrenton, Virginia, November 15-16, 1982 - Folder 7.5
National Symposium on Forest Policy, Denver, Colorado, January 17-18, 1983 - Folder 7.6
Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 14-17, 1983 - Folder 7.7
International Symposium on Foothills for Food and Forests, Oregon, April 25-28, 1983 - Folder 7.8
Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 20-23, 1983 - Folder 7.9
Resources for the Future Workshop on Rural Development, Poverty, and National Resources, Airlie House, Virginia, July 27, 1983 - Folder 7.10
Ucross Foundation’s Land Management and Ownership Conference, Wyoming, September 25-28, 1983 - Folder 7.11
Forest Policy Education Workshop, Washington, DC, January 13, 1984 - Folder 7.12
25-Year Symposium, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, School of Forestry and Wildlife Resources, April 19-20, 1984 - Folder 7.13
Convocation on Physical Dimensions of the Erosion Problem, Washington, DC, December 6-7, 1984 - Folder 7.14
Rene Dubos Center Forum on Managing Water Resources, New York, February 21-22, 1985 - Folder 7.15
Outdoor Recreation Trends Symposium II, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February 24-27, 1985 - Folder 7.16
National Range Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 6-8, 1985 - Folder 7.17
Eastern Economic Association’s Annual Convention, April 10, 1986 - Folder 7.18
Advisors to the President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors Meeting, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, April 25-26, 1986 - Folder 7.19
Northeast Forest Resource Planners Association Annual Meeting, Annapolis, Maryland, May 7, 1986 - Folder 7.20
15th International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences, Washington, DC, November 27-30, 1986 - Folder 7.21
10th World Media Conference, Washington, DC, March 22-25, 1988 - Folder 7.22
10th World Media Conference, Washington, DC, March 22-25, 1988: Manuscript, Drafts, Notes - Folder 7.23
Cooperative Forestry Supervisors-Extension Foresters Meeting, Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 13-16, 1988 - Folder 7.24
Cooperative Forestry Meeting, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1989 - Folder 7.25
Alabama Forest Resources Conference, Auburn, Alabama, May 29-30, 1991
3. Teaching Materials and Special Academic Lectures, 1944-1987.
Includes course outlines and lecture notes from the classes that Clawson taught at the Pacific School of Religion and at the United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, both located in Berkeley, California. Also included in this series are correspondence, outlines, and manuscripts of lectures and special speeches that Clawson gave at various universities.
- Folder 7.26
Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California: Course Outline and Bibliographies, Summer 1944 - Folder 7.27
United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Berkeley, California: Lecture Notes, October 1945 to February 1946 - Folder 7.28
United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Berkeley, California: Lecture Notes, June to March 1946 - Folder 7.29
Syracuse University, New York: Convocation Address, Decemeber 5, 1962 - Folder 7.30
University of Guelph, the Centre for Resources Development: Lecture, September 1971 - Folder 7.31
Maxwell Graduate School, Syracuse University, New York: Lecture, January 29, 1974 - Folder 7.32
College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley: Address to Graduates, June 14, 1975 - Folder 7.33
Montana State University, Milburn Lincoln Wilson Distinguished Lecture: Correspondence, Notes, and Manuscript, November 7, 1980 - Folder 7.34
Clemson University, SC, Hartzog Lecture: Correspondence and Notes, September 24, 1982 - Folder 7.35
University of California, Berkeley, Larid Distinguished Visitor Program: Correspondence, Notes and Manuscript, January 25, 1983 - Folder 7.36
Oregon State University, “Forest Resource in the Future of the Pacific Northwest” Lecture Series: Correspondence and Notes, November 7, 1985 - Folder 7.37
University of California, Berkeley, Horace M. Albright Lectureship in Conservation: Correspondence, Notes, and Printed Lecture, April 2, 1987
4. Memoranda and Brief Papers Prepared by Marion Clawson and Others While Members of the Economic Advisory Staff, 1953-1954.
This is an unbound compilation of the documents Clawson preserved from his economic advisory position with the American firm of Gass-Bell and Associates in Israel, from 1953 to 1955. He advised on land, water, agriculture, and colonization. The other volumes Clawson bound relating to his other writings are in the Forest History Society Library.
- Folder 8.1-8.7
“Volume XIV: Memoranda and Brief Reports Prepared by Marion Clawson and Others, June 1953 to December 1954, While Member of the Economic Advisory Staff”
5. Statements to the United States House and Senate Committees, 1949-1982.
Includes materials related to Clawson’s involvement as a witness on natural resource management and economy to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate special committees.
- Folder 8.8
Statements to U.S. Senate Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations on H.R. 2623, 1949 - Folder 8.9
Statements to U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee of Committee on Appropriations, 1953 - Folder 8.10
Statement to U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly, April 1972 - Folder 8.11
Statement to U.S. House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, July 15, 1974 - Folder 8.12
Statement to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, “Issues for Consideration: Review of National Breeder Reactor Program”, August 1975 - Folder 8.13
Statement to U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, March 1976 - Folder 8.14
Statement on Resources Planning Act: Correspondence and notes regarding, June 1976 to July 1977 - Folder 8.15
Soil and Water Conservation Oversight Committee Report No. 60, September 1976 - Folder 8.16
Statement to U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Forests, Committee on Agriculture, June 1977 - Folder 8.17
Statement to U.S. House Subcommittee on Advanced Energy Technologies and Energy Conservation Research, Development and Demonstration, December 1978 - Folder 8.18
Statement to U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Correspondence, Notes, and Manuscript, May to June 1982 - Folder 8.19
Statement to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture: Correspondence and Notes, August to September 1982
6. Resources for the Future Files, 1974-1981.
Includes Resources for the Future internal files from the time during which Clawson was the Acting President (1974-1974), the Vice President (1975), and as a Consultant (1976 to circa 1990). This series does not thoroughly represent the organization during this period, but rather represents specific facets of the organization and its work, including files relating to RFF’s relations with the Ford and Weyerhauser Foundations, interoffice memoranda, the extended family newsletter, and materials regarding the Albright Fellowship, awarded by RFF.
- Folder 8.20
Ford Foundation: Correspondence, 1974 - Folder 8.21
Weyerhauser Foundation: Correspondence, 1974-1975 - Folder 8.22
Extended Family Newsletter, 1975 - Folder 8.23
Interoffice Memoranda, 1975 - Folder 8.24
Albright Fellowship, 1980-1981
7. Consulting, 1965-1983.
These files reflect part of Clawson’s various consulting endeavors, outside of Resources for the Future. Files include notes and materials regarding Clawson’s work with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s formulation of flood insurance; the Outdoor Recreation Policy Review Group; and the Rockefeller Foundation and Clark University.
- Folder 8.25-8.26
HUD Report on Insurance and Other Programs for Financial Assistance to Flood Victims: Correspondence, Notes, and Drafts, November 1965 to August 1966 - Folder 8.27-8.30
“Insurance and Other Programs for Financial Assistance to Flood Victims” Report Draft: Introduction, Chapter 5, August 1966 - Folder 8.31
Clark University, Climate and Population Study, December 1976 to February 1981 - Folder 8.32
Rockefeller Foundation, May 1979 to April 1980 - Folder 8.33
David A. Clary, April to July 1980 - Folder 8.34
Outdoor Recreation Policy Review Group: Draft of James Watt’s “Proposed Land Protection Policy” and Comments, July to September 1981 - Folder 8.35
Outdoor Recreation Policy Review Group: Correspondence, Drafts, and Minutes, November 1981 to April 1983 - Folder 8.36
Outdoor Recreation Policy Review Group: Correspondence, Notes, and Manuscript, March to November 1982
8. Awards, 1970-1989.
- Folder 8.37
American Agricultural Economics Association Fellow, August 1970 - Folder 8.38
National Wildlife Federation Special Achievement Award, January to March 1988
9. Biographical, 1971-1991.
- Folder 8.39
History of the Clawson and Thompson Families by Marion Clawson, 1971 - Folder 8.40
1984 Supplement to the History of Clawson and Thompson Families by Marion Clawson - Folder 8.41
Biographical Articles and Interviews, 1988-1989 - Folder 8.42
Articles in which Clawson is Referenced or Quoted, 1959-1984 - Folder 8.43
Letter from Clawson to Rhea Padelford of Silver and Blue Regarding Clawson’s Experiences with Dr. Peter Fransen of the University of Nevada, September 6, 1991
10. Bound Volumes, 1927-1968.
Includes published materials by Clawson that he bound into volumes 1-26, with the exception of Volume 14 (Series 4). The volume numbers correlate to his chronological listing of his published and unpublished works, “Bulletins, Articles, and Reports by Marion Clawson and Others,” located in the first two folders of Box 1. Also included are Clawson’s M.S. thesis (1929) and his Ph.D. dissertation (1945).
- Box 9
“Bulletins, Articles, and Reports by Marion Clawson and Others”: Volumes 1-13, 15-26 - Box 9
M.S. Thesis, May 1929 - Box 9
Ph.D. Dissertation, March 1945
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