Potlatch Forests, Inc. records

Potlatch Forests, Inc. records, 1941-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Potlatch Forests, Inc.
Title: Potlatch Forests, Inc. records
Dates: 1941-1982 (inclusive)
19411982
Quantity: 3 cubic feet
Collection Number: MG 192, MG192 (collection)
Summary: Correspondence, reports, cost estimates, and blueprints for Potlatch mill, Potlatch, Idaho. Accompanied by Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications (10 v.).
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The group of Potlatch papers spans the years 1941 to 1982, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1960-1975. The papers include correspondence, reports, cost estimations and blueprints of the various modernization plans for the mill located in Potlatch, Idaho, as maintained by the Lewiston office of Potlatch Forests, Inc. Also included are a set of ten bound volumes of Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications. In addition to this record group, the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives has several other groups of Potlatch related material.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The material was, for the most part, in labeled folders or three-ring notebooks. All headings were retained during processing. The two accessions which were combined to form this group form the two series divisions.

The Potlatch mill modernization records maintained by the Lewiston Office of Potlatch Forests, Inc. include correspondence, blueprints, cost estimates, and photographs relating to the various remodellings at Potlatch. Major renovations took place in 1961, 1973-1974, and 1978. Some of the material is an overall study of the plans, other folders deal with specific areas or pieces of equipment. There are two oversize volumes of equipment drawings.

The second series contains ten bound volumes entitled Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications, and contains greatly reduced drawings of various parts of the machinery. The final series contains memos and correspondence regarding security and fire protection during World War II.

Acquisition Information

The Potlatch mill modernization papers were donated to the University of Idaho Library by the Potlatch Corporation in May 1986; James McAdoo donated the Pres-to-Log machine drawings in August 1986. These two accessions were combined and processed by Judith Nielsen in May 1990.

More records were donated in 2023 (MA 2023-41) by Idaho Forest Group featuring materials about security and fire protection during World War II.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Potlatch Mill Modernization, 1951-1982Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	History of Potlatch, Idaho 1 item	1958
1	2	Potlatch energy study 3 items	1968
1	3-5	Mill modernization study 1 item	1961
1	6	Mill modernization 15 items	1973-1974
1	7-9	Mill modernization study 1 item	1978
1	10-12	Potlatch plant file 1 item	1958-1965
1	13	Barker blueprints 4 items	1951-1957
1	14	Barker pump motor 13 items	1952-1961
1	15	Boiler study (photograph album) 1 item	1953-1963
1	16	Chip screener 29 items	1963
1	17	Chippers 6 items	1962
1	18	Finishing line 13 items	1974
		Fire Pond
Box	Folder
1	19	General 19 items	1975-1981
1	20	Budget estimates 12 items	1974
1	21	Contract documents 2 items	1974
1	22	Drawings 3 items	undated
1	23	Estimates, bids, etc. 22 items	1973-1974
1	24	Lift gates 25 items	1974
1	25	Liner 7 items	1971
1	26	Pittsburgh testing 5 items	1974
1	27	Repair 4 items	1973-1974
1	28	State of Idaho, rules & regulations 14 items	1974
2	29	Generators 34 items	1959-1974
2	30	Power 13 items	1961
2	31	Power and fuel 7 items	1958-1960
2	32	Power house 11 items	1976-1978
2	33	Power plant 13 items	1966-1977
2	34	Remodelling 7 items	1975-1982
2	35	Remodelling costs 10 items	1976-1978
2	36	Remodelling -- Kidwell boilers 13 items	1978-1982
2	37	Resaw 8 items	1960-1962
2	38	Setworks 11 items	1962-1963
2	39	Turbine 8 items	1961-1973
2	40-41	Structures 74 items	1969-1981
2	42	Unit load blueprints 4 items	1976
2	43	Voltage regulator 5 items	1961-1962
Oversize	44-45	Equipment drawings 2 items	1963

II: Pres-to-Log Machine, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	46-55	Drawings and material specifications 10 items	1933-1955, undated

III: Security and Fire Protection, (bulk 1941-1943; 1978) Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	56	Security and Fire Protection memos and correspondence	1941-1943; 1978

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Fire
Memorandums
Mills and mill-work--Records--Idaho--Potlatch
Wood waste as fuel
Woodworking machinery
World War, 1939-1945

Titles within the Collection

Pres-to-log machine drawings and material specifications

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