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Carl Krueger Papers, 1926-1983
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Carl Krueger, 1905-1985
- Title
- Carl Krueger Papers
- Dates
- 1926-1983 (inclusive)19261983
- Quantity
- 2 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG084 (collection)
- Summary
- U.S. Forest Service diaries from the Shoshone (1930-1943), Pisgah-Croatan (1943-1949), and Coeur d'Alene (1952-1965) national forests; photographic slides of forestry practices, Society of American Foresters meetings, the last log drive on the Clearwater and St. Joe rivers, an articles by Kruger on the Mullan Pass, and other material.
- Repository
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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 - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Carl Krueger was born November 5, 1905; he grew up and attended school in Oakfield, Wisconsin. He then attended the University of Minnesota where he graduated with a degree in forestry. After graduation he took a job as a ranger for the Forest Service in Cody, Wyoming. While there he married Dorothy Siddle on May 24, 1933. From August 1943 to July 1949, he was forest supervisor at the Pisgah-Croatan National Forests near Asheville, North Carolina. He next served with the Forest Service in Texas before becoming forest supervisor at the Coeur d'Alene National Forest in August 1952. He retired from this position in October 1965.
He was active in the Presbyterian Church, Rotary, Society of American Foresters, and the Hoo Hoo Club, an association of loggers, lumbermen, and foresters. He also set up and taught in the vocational forestry program at North Idaho College. He served on the board of the Museum of North Idaho where he helped to catalog artifacts that had been collected by the defunct North Idaho Historical Society.
Carl Krueger died in Coeur d'Alene on November 1, 1985.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers of Carl Krueger span the years 1926 to 1983, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1930 to 1965.
The material includes forest service diaries, slides, manuscripts and one letter. While the diaries cover his years in Wyoming, North Carolina, and Idaho, there is no information on the years he spent in Texas, August 1949 to July 1952.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The diaries were in chronological order when received, but the remaining material was not arranged. These items were sorted into two series, slides and manuscripts and correspondence.
The diaries consist of standardized forest service daily diaries. These are in chronological order.
There are many slides in the collection; all were in slide trays or storage boxes and were identified by Krueger. The file labeled "The Cradle of Forestry in America" contains slides, photographs and brochures on the Pisgah-Croatan National Forest.
The manuscripts and correspondence series includes an article on the Mullan Road written by Krueger, a student paper on the ecology of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, class notes, and one letter concerning a timber management report from the Forest Service in Wyoming.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Forest Service Diaries , 1930-1965Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Shoshone National Forest, Cody, Wyoming 43 items
|
January 1930-August 1943 |
| 1 | Pisgah-Croatan National Forests, Asheville, North Carolina 71 items
|
August 1943-July 1949 |
| 1 | Coeur d'Alene National Forest 146 items
|
August 1952-October 1965 |
Series II. Slides , 1952-1983Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/1 | Various Forestry Practices 475 items
|
1956-1970 |
| 2/2 | Foreign Foresters 40 items
|
1960 |
| Box | ||
| 2 | Last Log Drive on Clearwater & St. Joe 30 items
|
1971 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/3 | Society of American Foresters Meetings 120 items
|
1952-1961 |
| 2/4 | Beaverhead 90 items
|
1964 |
| 2/5 | Cradle of Forestry in America 22 items
|
1964-1983 |
Series III. Manuscripts and Correspondence , 1926-1983Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/6 | Krueger, Carl. "Route of the Mullan Road Over the Bitterroot Divide" 6 items
|
undated |
| 2/7 | Krueger, Carl. "An Ecological Study of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area" 1 item
|
1926 |
| 2/8 | Notes on Forestry Practices 3 items
|
1926 |
| 2/9 | TLS: Randall R. Hall to Carl Krueger 1 item
|
1983 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forest management -- United States -- History -- Sources
Geographical Names
- Clearwater River (Idaho) -- History
- Coeur d'Alene National Forest (Idaho) -- History -- Sources
- Croatan National Forest (N.C.) -- History -- Sources
- Mullan Road
- Pisgah National Forest (N.C.) -- History -- Sources
- Saint Joe River (Idaho) -- History
- Shoshone National Forest (Wyo.) -- History -- Sources
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Krueger, Carl G.--Archives.
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1989
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