John Albright Schenk Papers

John Albright Schenk Papers, 1951-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator: John Albright Schenk, 1924-
Title: John Albright Schenk Papers
Dates: 1951-1984 (inclusive)
19511984
Quantity: 5 cubic feet
Collection Number: MG376 (collection)
Summary: Research data concerning forest entomology research conducted by John A. Schenk, Molly Stock, and Karel Stoszek; includes maps, photographs and microscope slides.
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
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

Forest entomologist John Albright Schenk was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on October 22, 1924. He received his B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1950, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1956 and 1961.

From 1951 to 1953 he was employed by the Relief Model Division of the Army Map Service, and he worked as a forester for the United States Forest Service from 1953 to 1954. From 1959 to 1961, while completing his Ph.D., he worked for the Wisconsin Conservation Department.

His entire teaching career, from 1961 to his retirement in 1988, was at the University of Idaho, where he specialized in forest entomological research with emphasis on biology and ecology of forest pests and their control by silviculture and biological methods. Among the insects he studies were cone and seed insects and bark beetles.

In addition to his teaching and research duties, he served as assistant to the head of the Department of Forest Resources and as director of the Master of Forestry program. He also served on a variety of committees including Faculty Council and Faculty Affairs. He is also a member of a number of professional organizations including the American Registry of Professional Entomologists, the Entomological Society of America, the Entomological Society of Canada, the Society of American Foresters, and the Western Forest Insect Work Conference.

Following his retirement in 1988 he moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where he still resides.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

These papers, which were sent to the University of Idaho library by the department of Forest Entomology several years after Schenk's retirement, also contain some papers of Schenk's colleagues Molly Stock and Karel Stoszek.

Included in the collection are records of entomological research conducted by Schenk, Stock, and Stoszek, reprints of related articles, Forest Service maps of areas studied, and microscope slides of forest pests. Also included are personal and classroom papers of Stock and Stoszek.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Most of the material in this record group was in labeled file folders or three ring notebooks. In reviewing the material for processing it was decided to keep the records in their received order, since that order did lend itself to a series breakdown.

The first series, Entomological Research Projects, is separated into subseries by project. The spruce budworm research, of which Molly Stock was a part, was a cooperative program between Canada and the United States (CANUSA). Included are coding forms, field data, reprints of related articles and CANUSA publications.

Schenk's research on the bark beetle, MS (McIntyre-Stennis) 17, was a cooperative program with Potlatch Corporation. Papers include the agreement between the University and Potlatch, data collection forms, hand drawn maps of the study areas, reports of timber cruises in the areas, reports of insects caught on sticky traps, and summaries of the work completed.

The shoot borer project was conducted by Karel Stoszek and includes data collection sheets and reports.

The log books are daily records of the insects received or reared in the laboratory.

The final subseries includes wick data sheets, results of insecticide tests, and publications relating to forest entomology.

The second series contains U.S. Forest Service maps of study areas in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and New Mexico. These are filed alphabetically by forest, and a few folders also contain recreational maps of the areas. The maps of Alberta and Saskatchewan are standard road maps.

The papers of Mary W. (Molly) Stock, who worked as a research assistant at Washington State University before coming to the University of Idaho in 1974, include academic transcripts, correspondence, class notebooks from her student days, classroom handouts for her Insect Anatomy and Physiology course, and research notes on the Douglas fir tussock moth.

Karel Stoszek joined the University of Idaho faculty in 1975. His papers include handouts for his Fundamentals of Forest Protection course and several articles on the Douglas fir tussock moth.

The final series contains photographs and microscope slides. The photographs also include negatives and slides. Subjects include study areas, damaged and diseased trees, and wing studies.

The glass microscope slides are of insects, both field nymphs and field adults, insects reared in the laboratory, and slides used in the wing study. These slides date from 1969 to 1972.

Material discarded includes duplicates of mimeographed and published material, unused data collection forms, and coding sheets. The material in 3 ring notebooks was transferred to folders. In this way the collection was reduced by 3 cubic feet.

Acquisition Information

The papers of entomologist John A. Schenk were donated to the University of Idaho Library by the Department of Forest Entomology in October 1993.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Entomological Research Projects, 1957-1984Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	A. Spruce Budworm	1978-1981
Box/Folder
1/1	Coding descriptions (Fire & logging), habitat type, keys and codes (Salmon) 8 items	1980
1/2	Overlays and cover type codes (Salmon) 39 items	1980
1/3	Sample data forms 10 items	1978-1980
1/4	Fixed plot and understory, original field forms 11 items	1978
1/5	Mensuration and defoliation, original field data 7 items	1978
1/6-9	Western budworm mensuration data, Salmon 98 items	1980
1/10	Projected field costs 5 items	FY 1980
1/11-12	Travel requisitions and expenses 102 items	1978-1980
1/13	Requests for materials 16 items	1978-1980
1/14-17	Data collection material 362 items	1980-1981
1/18	Color morphology project 43 items	1979-1980
1/19	Manuscript notes, bibliographies, etc. 26 items	undated
1/20	Bibliographies 42 items	undated
1/21	Reprints of articles 2 items	1979-1980
1/22	Talk to Pacific branch, Entomological Society of America meeting 5 items	June 1980
1/23	CANUSA: Brochures 5 items	1979
1/24	Correspondence 14 items	1979-1980
1/25	International directory 1 item	1980
1/26-27	Literature supplements 24 items	1979-1981
1/28	Newsletter 10 items	1979-1981
1/29	Program activity schedule 1 item	1979
1/30-32	R & D management inventories 1-3 13 items	1979-1980
	B. MS 17 Project	1957-1982
Box/Folder
1/33	Cooperative agreement, University of Idaho and Potlatch Corporation 4 items	1971-1975
1/34-36	Correspondence 82 items	1957-1980
1/37	Budget Records 9 items	1971-1972
1/38	Equipment inventory 2 items	1972-1974
1/39	Agricultural Research Services, information on 13 items	1976-1977
1/40	Notes on data analysis 4 items	1973
1/41	Data collection forms 19 items	undated
1/42	ANOCOV-HLO (variables data) 5 items	1973?
1/43	Mortality cruises 81 items	1978-1980
1/44	Vegetative cover plots 24 items	1974
2/45	Mortality cruises: strip cruise (1 chain) 61 items	1972-1975
2/46	Mortality cruises: Plot mortality 42 items	1971-1976
2/47	Windthrow information 39 items	1971-1973
2/48	Stand maps 53 items	1971-1972
2/49	Coding instructions 8 items	1972
2/50	Specimen collection and identification forms 208 items	1973-1977
2/51	Larval and pupal rearing sheets 96 items	1963-1965
2/52	Insect productivity: Beetle productivity 13 items	1977
2/53	Other insect data: Hemlock looper, Casebearer, Tussock moth, Mountain pine beetle, Douglas fir beetle 5 items	1973
2/54	Sticky traps 11 items	1972-1974
2/55	Sticky trap collections: Scolytus flights 23 items	1972-1974
2/56	Grand fir exam, basal 6 feet, Field notes 84 items	1972
2/57	Stand summaries, # stems, basal area 8 items	1971-1974
2/58	Tree (Bolt) examination forms 225 items	1973-1976
2/59	Tree (Bolt) exams 56 items	1978
2/60	Validation stands 14 items	1975-1976
2/61	Cone and seed insect data of grand fir and subalpine fir 167 items	1971
2/62	Cone and seed insect newsletter 22 items	1958-1983
2/63	Importance value index; Diversity index 4 items	undated
2/64	Cruise summaries 36 items	1977
2/65	Plot cruise data 86 items	1981
2/66	Grand fir felled and examined 29 items	1972-1974
2/67	Research proposals (includes MS 13C and 17B 13 items	1973-1977
2/68	Research proposals, MS 17 4 items	1980
2/69	Summaries of work completed 9 items	1973-1982
	C. Shoot Borer	1980-1981
Box/Folder
2/70	Report 1 item	1981
2/71	Figures and tables for report 29 items	1981
2/72-73	Data collection sheets 99 items	1980
2/74	Plantation Records and maps 54 items	1980
	D. Log Books	1976-1981
Box/Folder
3/75	Douglas fir tussock moth 1 item	March 1976-November 1977
3/76-79	Mountain pine beetle 7 items	August 1976-August 1981
3/80-81	Spruce budworm 2 items	February 1977-June 1978
3/82	Spruce budworm Instar tests 1 item	1979
3/83	Western spruce budworm 1 item	June-July 1981
	E. Other Data Sheets and Research Material	1976-1984
Box/Folder
3/84-85	Wick data sheets: Ground parasitoic study, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington 169 items	1979
3/86	Spruce budworm, Douglas fir tussock moth: Maine, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico 197 items	undated
3/87-88	Instar insecticide tests 231 items	1977
3/89	Computer material for mountain pine beetle 59 items	1979-1980
3/90	Western pine beetle data sheets 110 items	1980
4/91-92	Advanced forest entomology lecture notes 28 items	undated
4/93	Phillips, Thomas W. Ecology and systematics of Pissodes sibling species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). A thesis submitted...for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, State University of New York, Syracuse 1 item	May 1984
4/94	Articles on forest genetics 8 items	1969-1976
4/95	Western spruce budworm, Castrovillo research project 122 items	1978-1980
4/96	Collections: Spruce budworm and Douglas fir tussock moth 142 items	1978
4/97	Forest insects and their tree hosts 32 items	undated
4/98	Forest insects, Notes on 9 items	1965-1986
4/99	Forest entomology laboratory manual 1 item	1962
4/100	Articles on tree borers 8 items	1916-1942
4/101	Key to the genus Scolytus 1 item	1967
4/102	Publications on forest entomology 3 items	1976-1979

Series II. Forest Service Maps, 1951-1972Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/103	Boise National Forest, Idaho 1 item	1966
4/104	Cache National Forest, Idaho & Utah 1 item	1962
4/105	Caribou National Forest, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming 1 item	1963
4/106	Carson National Forest, New Mexico 1 item	1960
4/107	Challis National Forest, Idaho 2 items	1965
4/108	Clearwater National Forest, Idaho 4 items	1964
4/109	Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho 5 items	1966
4/110	Colville National Forest, Washington 1 item	1953
4/111	Deschutes National Forest, Oregon 1 item	1961
4/112	Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho, Montana, Washington 9 items	1966-1970
4/113	Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho 4 items	1964-1972
4/114	Payette National Forest, Idaho 11 items	1960-1967
4/115	Salmon National Forest, Idaho 2 items	1956-1966
4/116	Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho 6 items	1954-1967
4/117	St. Joe National Forest, Idaho 6 items	1967-1968
4/118	Teton National Forest, Wyoming 1 item	1964
4/119	Umpqua National Forest, Oregon 1 item	1965
4/120	Assorted school forests, Palouse district 5 items	1967-1970
4/121	Potlatch Forests, Inc. 18 items	1956-1961
4/122	Timber inventory maps 12 items	1951-1960
4/123	Canada (Alberta and Saskatchewan) 2 items	1966-1968
4/124	Miscellaneous maps 5 items	1959-1960

Series II. Molly Stock, 1960-1980Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4/125	Academic file 51 items	1960-1977
4/126	Zoology 435, Physiology lab 11 items	1968
4/127	Biochemistry 11 items	1970-1971
4/128	Course notebooks, Biochemistry and chemistry 2 items	1970-1973
4/129	Lecture notes, Chemistry 366 16 items	1973
4/130	Places to write 8 items	1971-1972
4/131	Counseling, General information 18 items	1977-1980
4/132	Paper given at National ESA meeting 2 items	1972
5/133	1. Nutrition 4 items	1970-1980
5/134	4. Amino acids 25 items	ca. 1970-1971
5/135	5. DNA 20 items	ca. 1973
5/136	6. RNA 7 items	ca. 1973
5/137	Protein synthesis 21 items	ca. 1973
5/138	Funds: Douglas fir tussock moth 11 items	1976-1978
5/139	Equipment 26 items	1977-1978
5/140	Moths received 13 items	1975
5/141	Douglas fir tussock moth: General data and analysis 14 items	1977
5/142	Papers by Molly Stock 2 items	1976
5/143	Comments and final report, XV Congress, Forest entomology section 12 items	1971
5/144	Defoliator impact paper 14 items	1975-1977
5/145	Notes and research proposals 28 items	1975-1978
5/146	Moth enzyme data 6 items	1976
5/147	Progress report 15 items	1976
5/148	Proposals accepted and rejected 21 items	1972-1978
5/149	Biology paper 5 items	1974-1975
5/150	XV International Congress of Entomology 6 items	1975
5/151	Insect anatomy and physiology course: General 17 items	1977
5/152	Integument 10 items	1977
5/153	Labs 24 items	1977
5/154	Exams 13 items	1977
5/155	Originals of handouts 48 items	1977
5/156	Handouts 48 items	1977
5/157	Biology research projects, Ghana 32 items	1966
5/158	Pheromones 11 items	1973-1977
5/159	Spruce budworm 50 items	1977
5/160	Supplies 22 items	1977

Series IV. Karel Stoszek, 1979-1981Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
5/161	FWR 365, Fundamentals of Forest Protection: Reserve reading list 3 items	1980-1981
5/162	Breeding for disease resistance in forest trees 2 items	1979
5/163	Figures - Succession 1 and 2 4 items	1981
5/164	Class handouts 6 items	1979-1981
5/165	Exams and quizzes 10 items	1979-1981
5/166	Articles on Douglas fir tussock moth 2 items	ca. 1979

Series V. Photographs and Slides, 1961-1973Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	A. Photographic	1961-1973
Box/Folder
5/167	Damaged and diseased trees 12 items	undated
5/168	Damage to western white pine cones. Used in D.L. Williamson M.S. thesis 13 items	1961
5/169	Cone and seed insects 25 items	1961-1973
5/170	Negatives: SYB study area 7 items	1970
5/171	Douglas fir tussock moth 7 items	1971-1973
5/172	Photographs of study areas and wings 21 items	undated
5/173	Negatives of study areas and wings 6 items	undated
5/174	Slides of study areas and wings; also includes charts and graphs 80 items	undated
	B. Microscope Slides	1969-1972
Box/Folder
5/175	Field nymphs 3 items	1972
5/176	Substrate 19 items	1971
5/177	Field adults 9 items	1971
5/178	Other locations 17 items	1971
5/179	Wings, Waldport, N. Bend 25 items	1969-1970
5/180	Wing size reduction series 25 items	1970-1971
5/181	S.P. 12 items	1971
5/182	S.P. and cons. eggs 25 items	1971
5/183	Wings, SYB 73 items	1971
5/184	Field nymphs 18 items	1972

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Douglas-fir tussock moth -- West (U.S.)
Entomologists -- Idaho -- Correspondence
Forest ecology -- West (U.S.)
Forest insects -- West (U.S.)
Trees -- Diseases and pests
Western spruce budworm -- British Columbia
Western spruce budworm -- West (U.S.)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Schenk, John A.--Archives.
- Stock, Molly
- Stoszek, Karel

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