MenuInventory of the Forestry Club Records, 1962-1976
Abstract
The Forestry Club (sometimes called the Environmental Management Club) was founded in 1962 by graduate students from Duke's Department of Forestry.
Contains correspondence, budgets, memoranda, flyers and negatives related to the activities of the student-run Forestry Club from the years 1962-1976.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Duke University. Forestry Club.
- Title
- Forestry Club Records, 1962-1976
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear Feet, 100 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Contains correspondence, budgets, memoranda and flyers relating to Club activities. Activities include the Spring Banquet and Christmas tree sales, academic meetings, yearbook and speakers series. Also contains photographic negatives of banquets, a club portrait and student projects. A folder of prints was moved to the Photograph Collection. Packets of canceled checks and detailed financial statements were discarded, and the collection was reduced to one Hollinger box.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
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In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Historical Note
The Forestry Club (sometimes called the Environmental Management Club) was founded in 1962 by graduate students in Duke's School of Forestry. The Club organized activities for Forestry students including the Spring Banquet and Christmas tree sale and also published a yearbook starting in 1964-1965. The Club also served as an advocacy group during 1975-1976 amid Duke University's deliberations regarding the phase-out of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Subject Headings
Related Material
Nicholas School of the Environment records. University Archives, Duke University. Tropical Studies (Organization for) Records, 1962-1974. University Archives, Duke University. Phytotron Records, 1958-1984. University Archives, Duke University. Ellwood S. Harrar Papers, 1928-1975. University Archives, Duke University.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Forestry Club Records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Forestry Club Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1977.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood,
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser,
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.