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Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps, 1914-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Zobel, Donald B.
- Title
- Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps
- Dates
- 1914-1989 (inclusive)19141989
1950-1980 (bulk)19501980 - Quantity
- 1.5 cubic feet, including 151 maps, (2 boxes, including 1 oversize box, and 6 map folders)
- Collection Number
- MSS ZobelMaps
- Summary
- The Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetations Maps consist of maps assembled and created by Zobel for his research in forest ecology and for teaching; the bulk of the maps depict forests in Oregon and northern California. Zobel was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1968 until 2003.
- Repository
-
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Donald B. Zobel was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1968 until his retirement in 2003. Zobel's research area was forest ecology; he worked on projects concerning the water relations of trees in the Himalayas and in North America and the recovery of plants buried by volcanic debris at Mount St. Helens.
William W. Chilcote was Professor of Botany at Oregon State University from 1950 to 1981.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps consists of maps assembled, annotated, or created by Zobel for his research and teaching in forest ecology and botany. Some of the maps were assembled by William W. Chilcote, his students, and other Botany Department faculty. Most of the maps are of Oregon, including McDonald Forest and the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, and northern California. However, the collection includes maps of forest types in midwestern states, a vegetation map of North America, and map of initial damage from the May 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens, Washington.
The primary topics addressed by the maps are forest types, forest and vegetation cover, timber stands, soils and erosion. These include maps of a cutbank stability reconnaissance survey in the Siskiyou National Forest in the 1960s, the California soil vegetation survey in the 1950s and 1960s, and research on the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness in the 1960s. The collection also includes general purpose forest, recreation, and topographic maps. Of particular note are a map of the of road system on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation (1962); a topographic map of the Three Sisters, Oregon, prepared by Edwin T. Hodge (1925); and a 1914 maps of the state of Oregon published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry. A map of the vegetation of North America prepared by John W. Harshberger in the 1910s is also included.
The collection includes maps prepared by the Oregon State University College of Foresty and OSU Research Forests; the U.S. Forest Service; the Oregon Department of Forestry; the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Geological Survey; and the California Division of Foresty.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Zobel Collection of Historic Foresty and Vegetation Maps is arranged in five series: I. McDonald Forest, 1989; II. H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 1959-1969; III. Oregon Forest Maps, 1914-1980; IV. California Soil Vegetation Survey, 1950-1970; and V. Other Maps, circa 1915-1980.
Acquisition Information
The maps were donated to the OSU Libraries in 2008.
Related Materials
The OSU Archives' holdings include many other collections documenting forestry in Oregon and the northwest. Other collections with significant components of maps are the Gerald W. Williams Collection; Spotted Owl Management, Policy, and Research Collection; and the Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory Records (RG 218). Substantive materials pertaining to McDonald Forest are part of the College of Forestry Records (RG 139). Zobel's work with the Oregon Flora Project is documented in the Donald B. Zobel Papers.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: McDonald Forest, 1989Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 2
Series I consists of an annotated map showing eco plots in the Soap Creek Tract of McDonald Forest; many of the plots include hemlock. An index map of the College of Forestry Research Forests is also included.
Series II: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 1959-1969Return to Top
Series II consists of maps compiled and assembled for research on timber stands and watersheds in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in the central Oregon Cascades.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 4 | Locations of Abies
grandis
Locations of recon plots by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness in late
1960s annotated by Zobel with locations of
Abies grandis as part of his research on
Abies grandis - A. concolor populations in
the central Oregon Cascades that was published in the mid-1970s.
|
circa 1969 |
| 4 | Watershed studies 7 sheets
Maps at various scales including 1 cm = 1 m. Maps of the Hi-15
watersheds (watersheds 6, 7, and 8) and watershed 2 showing timber stand
conditions. Also includes map showing vegetation sampling plots by Jerry
Franklin and Ted Dyrness.
|
1959-1969 |
| 5 | Watershed (WS) 10 Map
Stem map of one of the most intensively studied sites in the Andrews
Forest. Mapping of trees, downed logs, and stumps was done by Glenn Hawk
and others.
|
Series III: Oregon Forest Maps, 1914-1980Return to Top
Series III consists of forest type and forest cover maps of portions of Benton and Polk Counties; maps from a cutbank stability reconnaissance survey in the Siskiyou National Forest; maps of fire protection districts in western Oregon; and other maps of Oregon forests. Of particular note are a 1914 Oregon map published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry and a 1921 map of national forests in Oregon and northern California.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Siskiyou National Forest Cutbank Stability Reconnaissance
Survey 18 sheets
Map scale 1:62,500. Also includes report by Richard J. Alvis, Soil
Scientist with Division of Watershed Management, that outlines objectives,
procedures, and limitations of study; cutbank stability classes; and
erosion potential classes.
|
1963-1965 |
| 1 | Forest Type Maps for Alsea-Rickreall, Columbia River, and
Siuslaw River Master Units 33 sheets
Scales of 1 inch = 1000 feet and 2 inches = 1 mile. Base maps prepared
by U.S. Department to Interior Bureau of Land Management. Maps are
hand-colored and annotated.
|
circa 1957-1961 |
| 1 | Recreation Map of the Cascade National Forest,
Oregon |
1921 |
| 1 | West Oregon Protection District 2 sheets
Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department.
|
1968 |
| 1 | Western Lane Forest Protection District
Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department.
|
1969 |
| 2 | William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
Vegetation |
circa 1980 |
| Folder | ||
| fldr 1 | Waldport Ranger District, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon,
Fireman Map
Prepared by U.S. Forest Service.
|
1968 |
| fldr 2 | Coos Forest Protection District
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. Prepared by Coos Forest Protective District
Headquarters, Coos Bay, Oregon.
|
1950 |
| fldr 2 | Polk, Benton, Lincoln Counties State Forest Land
Ownership
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department;
original edition 1960, updated 1967.
|
1967 |
| fldr 2 | Sweet Home Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, Oregon,
Firemans Map |
1976 |
| fldr 2 | National Forests District 6
Scale 1 inch = 12 miles. Includes Oregon and northern California.
Prepared by U.S. Forest Service.
|
1921 |
| fldr 3 | Forest Type Map Alsea-Rickreall and Columbia River Master Unit
T7S R7W
Scale 1 inch = 1000 feet. Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management.
|
1958 |
| fldr 3 | Forest Cover Map Benton County T14S R6W
Scale 1:12,000. Prepared by Oregon State Tax Commission.
|
1968 |
| fldr 3 | Forest Cover Map Polk County 5 sheets
Sheets for following townships and ranges: T6S R7W; T7S R6W; T7S R7W;
T8S R6W; and T9S R7W.
|
undated |
| fldr 6 | Map of the State of Oregon
Published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry; compiled by Theodore
Rowland under direction of F.A. Elliott, State Forester. Item is very
brittle and fragile.
|
1914 |
Series IV: California Soil Vegetation Survey, 1950-1970Return to Top
Series IV consists Soil Vegetation Maps, Timber Stand Vegetation Cover Maps, and legends and supplementary information created as part of the California Soil Vegetation Survey during the 1950s and 1960s. The soil vegetation maps are of Humboldt County; the timber stand vegetation cover maps depict areas of both Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. All maps are at a scale of 1:31,680. The California Cooperative Soil-Vegetation Survey documented the types of upland soils and the natural cover of trees, shrubs, grasses, and other vegetation. It was a joint project of the California Division of Foresty, the University of California, and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Soil Vegetation Maps 21 sheets
|
1960-1962 |
| 1 | Timber Stand Vegetation Cover Maps 32 sheets
|
1950-1962 |
| 2 | Legends and Supplementary Information 2 folders
|
1955-1970 |
Series V: Other Maps, circa 1915-1980Return to Top
Series V consists of non-forest maps of Oregon as well as forest and vegetations maps of areas other than Oregon. These include forest type maps for midwestern states prepared by the North Central Forest Experiment Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Of special note are a 1962 road map for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and a 1925 topographic map of the Three Sisters, Oregon.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Topographic Map of the Three Sisters, Oregon
By Edwin T. Hodge, University of Oregon.
|
1925 |
| Folder | ||
| fldr 1 | Map of Detroit, Sisters, Bend Area
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. By H. Hayes.
|
1954 |
| fldr 1 | Map of Bend, Crescent Area
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. By H. Hayes.
|
1955 |
| fldr 1 | Indian Service Road System within the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation, Warm Springs, Oregon
Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior.
|
1962 |
Major Forest Types for Midwestern
States
Scale 1:1,000,000,000. Prepared by North Central Forest Experiment
Station of the U.S. Forest Service.
|
1965-1986 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | 7 sheets
Includes maps for Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, and South Dakota.
|
1965-1985 |
| Folder | ||
| fldr 1 | 4 sheets
Includes maps for Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
|
1977-1986 |
| Folder | ||
| fldr 2 | Initial Damage Map for Mt. St. Helens
Scale 1:100,000. Prepared from aerial photos taken June 19, 1980 by
U.S. Geological Survey.
|
1980 |
| fldr 6 | Vegetation of North America
Classroom map prepared by John W. Harshberger and published by Rand
McNally.
|
circa 1910s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forest mapping--Oregon.
- Forest reserves--Oregon--Maps.
- Forests and forestry--Oregon--Maps.
- Soil surveys--California--Humboldt County.
- Vegetation mapping--California--Del Norte County.
- Vegetation mapping--California--Humboldt County.
Geographical Names
- H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Or.)--Maps.
- McDonald Forest (Or.)--Maps.
- Oregon--Maps.
- Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.)--Maps.
- Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.)--Maps.
- Three Sisters (Or.)--Maps.
- Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps.
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Chilcote, William W. (creator)
- Dyrness, C. T. (creator)
- Franklin, Jerry F (creator)
- Harshberger, John W. (John William), 1869-1929. (creator)
- Hodge, Edwin T. (Edwin Thomas), b. 1887. (creator)
Corporate Names
- California. Division of Forestry. (creator)
- Geological Survey (U.S.) (creator)
- OSU Research Forests. (creator)
- Oregon State University. College of Forestry. (creator)
- Oregon. Dept. of Forestry. (creator)
- United States. Bureau of Land Management. (creator)
- United States. Dept. of the Interior. (creator)
- United States. Forest Service. (creator)
Finding aid prepared
by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2009
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