Overview of the Collection
Biographical NoteWoody Holderman began his career with the Oregon Game Commission in 1947 as a trapper and demolition specialist for the removal of beaver dams. In 1961, be became the stream clearance foreman for the Oregon Game Commission. Assigned to projects by Commission biologists, Holderman coordinated with private landowners, dealt with community groups interested in the project, hired contractors, supervised the project, and evaluated the results. The stream clearance projects involved chainsaws, equipment to remove logs, and dynamite to remove obstructions. Project objectives were to improve fish passage in streams blocked with logs, silt, and other obstructions. After his retirement from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in 1978, Holderman continued his stream clearance work with private contractors. Content DescriptionThe Woody Holderman Photographs document the Oregon Game Commission's program of wood clearance from streams and rivers in Oregon's coastal basin forests. The images depict active removal of wood debris by crews under Holderman's supervision; the streams and river before and after the clearance projects; manmade features such as fish ladders; and river flooding. The collection consists of 772 black and white prints and negatives and 171 color slides taken by Holderman during the time he was a stream clearance foreman with the Oregon Game Commission. The collection includes photographs of the following coastal river basins: Alsea, Coos, Coquille, Nehalem, Siletz, Siuslaw, Smith, Trask. Umpqua, Wilson, and Yachats. Other Oregon rivers represented are the Deschutes, Hood, Long Tom, Marys, and South Santiam Rivers. Photographs of Tahkenitch, Siltcoos, Trillium, and Elbow Lakes are also included in the collection. Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available :
A selection of Woody Holderman Photographs pertaining to the Umpqua River Watershed are available online in the Oregon State University Historic Umpqua Basin Photograph Collection in the Umpqua Basin Explorer. Restrictions on Access :Collection is open for research. Preferred Citation :Woody Holderman Photographs (P 263), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon. Administrative Information
Additional Reference Guides :
Detailed lists of all the items in the collection were prepared by Courtland Smith and Jesse Ford with the input and consultation of Holderman. Separate lists for prints and negatives and slides are available online and with the photographs. The lists provide the stream name and river basin or lake; a description of the photograph; and the date. Related Materials :Reference materials and conference presentations assembled and prepared by Anthropology Professor Courtland Smith and Fisheries and Wildlife Professor Jesse Ford that describe the practice, rationale, and history of wood clearance projects in Oregon after World War II are available in the Archives' records for this collection. Subjects
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