Inventory of the Robert K. Winters Photographs, 1930 – 1939
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Robert K. Winters (1902-1999) worked for the United States Forest Service from 1925 to 1967. The collection includes photographs taken by Winters, a U.S. Forest Service forester, during the 1930s depicting forest surveys, tree types, bark characteristics, and forestry/logging practices in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, and other locations in the southern U.S. Most photographs have captions on the back with date, description of the scene, and technical data about the photo. [View digital items]
Title: Robert K. Winters Photographs, 1930 - 1939
Creator: Winters, Robert K.
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2914
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 0.75 linear feet (approx. 700 photographs)
Biographical Note
Robert K. Winters (1902-1999) specialized in the area of international forestry with the United States Forest Service. His long career with the Forest Service began in 1925 and ended with his retirement in 1967. Winters received his forestry education (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) at the University of Michigan. His Forest Service career began in 1925 as a ranger in Washington. In 1930 he was assigned to the Southern Forest Experiment Station in New Orleans, later serving as assistant to the director of the Forest Survey of the South. In 1939, he became director of the Forest Survey of the Northern Rocky Mountain Region at Missoula, Montana. During World War II he served as liaison with the Forest Products Bureau of the War Production Board. The later parts of his career were spent specializing in international forestry, and in 1961 Winters became director of the Forest Service's international forestry staff. He retired from the Forest Service in 1967.
Collection Overview
The collection includes photographs taken by Robert K. Winters, a U.S. Forest Service forester, during the 1930s depicting forest surveys, tree types, bark characteristics, and forestry/logging practices in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, and other locations in the southern U.S. Most photographs have captions on the back with date, description of the scene, and technical data about the photo.
Collection Arrangement
- Photographs, circa 1930s
Subject Headings
- Forest management -- Southern States -- Photographs
- Forest surveys -- Southern States -- Photographs
- Forests and forestry -- Southern States -- Photographs
- Trees -- Diseases and pests -- Photographs
- United States. Forest Service -- Officials and employees
- Winters, Robert K.
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Photographs, 1930s.
Approx. 700 photographs from the U.S. South, most have USFS negative numbers.
**A selection of photographs from this collection have been digitized and can be accessed online via the FHS Image Database.
Forest survey crew at work in stand of slash and loblolly pine. Three miles north of Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. September 6, 1934.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert K. Winters Photographs, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, June 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.
