Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Lane Community College
(Eugene, Or.)
Archives
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97405
Phone: 541-463-5466
Fax: 541-463-3996
E-mail: archives@lanecc.edu
Web: http://www.lanecc.edu/archives/
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Collection Number:
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A-021
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Creator:
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Lane Community College
(Eugene, Or.)Forest Technology Program
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Title:
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Forestry Technician Program
Records
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Dates:
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1963-1987 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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.4 cubic feet
1 document box
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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The Forestry Technician Program Records
document the program from 1962 - 1987 and contain curriculum files, lists of
graduates, seminars, history of program, and Forest Technology Advisory
Committee meeting minutes.
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Biographical Note
In 1962, John Phillips, forester at Snellstrom Lumber Co., was asked
by an Advisory Committee of Eugene Technical Vocational School (ETVS) to plan
and instruct a Manpower Development Training Act Program (MDTA) at ETVS.
Federal guidelines were used, and a one-year program was developed. Unemployed
high school graduates were eligible for enrollment.
The unemployment rate was so high that, in March of 1962, the program
began a second class to run concurrent with the first. The program moved in the
fall of 1965. Of the 69 men enrolled in ETVS’ one-year courses, 37 graduated in
June 1965. The 1966 and 1967 class of 47 saw 27 graduates.
The two-year program was started in 1967; the curriculum was
developed by Phillips and closely followed the Society of American Forester
Guidelines for Technical School Recognition. Mr. Gerald Meier was hired from
the United States Forest Service to teach the two-year program with Phillips.
The first class graduated from the two-year program in 1969.
The first woman graduated in 1971. Through June 1985, the program had
245 graduates; 38 of whom were women.
Phillips headed the program until he retired in 1982. Curt McKinney
replaced him and Gerald Meier became the senior instructor. In January 1985,
Curt asked for a leave-of-absence to do an industrial job and Russ Hendricks
was hired as a temporary director through the end of the 1984-1985 school
year.
Due to low enrollment and a changing employment situation, the program
was suspended indefinitely in June 1985. Special provisions were made for
returning second-year students so they could graduate.
Content Description
The collection is divided into three series: Administrative Records,
Graduate Lists, and Photographs. All are housed in one box.
The Forest Technician Department records provide information about the
history of the Lane Community College Forest Technician Program from 1963
through 1987. The collection contains administrative records, handwritten
drafts and notes on the history of the program written by John Phillips, course
outlines, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs.
Initial records of the formation of the Forest Technician program, its
curriculum, and its connection to Eugene Technical and Vocational School are
present. In 1978, the name of the program changed to Forest Technology.
Records of the meetings after the program dissolved in 1985 are
included. Discussion of information concerning the continuation of the program
is the main topic of the minutes.
Details of the middle years of the program are lacking, though there
are graduate lists and symposium guides for conferences held at Lane included
in the holdings.
The photographs have been separated from this folder and are in the
Archives Photograph Collection under “Forest Technician Program.”
Arrangement
The collection is divided into three series.
Series A: Administrative Records, 1963-1987
Series B: Graduate Lists, 1966-1981
Series C: Photographs, 1966-1981
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Records were received from John Phillips, the founder of the program,
in 1990,
Processing Note The collection was transferred to the Archives in one accession in
1990. They were processed by Boris Kort-Packard in 2000.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Series B, Graduate Lists, are restricted because of privacy
concerns.
Restrictions on Use There are no use restrictions.
Preferred Citation Forestry Technician Program Records, 1963-1987 (A-021), Lane Community
College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Hendricks,
Russ |
| McKinney,
Curt |
| Phillips,
John |
| Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.) |
| Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.)--Forest Technology Program |
| Lane
Community College (Eugene, Or.)--Forestry Technician Program |
| Forestry schools and
education |
| Forests and
forestry |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series A:
Administrative Records, 1963-1987
This series includes information about organizational features,
committee minutes, curriculum records, and seminars sponsored by Lane Community
College.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Organizational
Features
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1963-1981 |
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Forest Technology Advisory
Committee Minutes
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1985-1987 |
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Forestry Aid Program
Curriculum
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1963-1964 |
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Forest Techniciam Program
Curriculum
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1975-1976, 1983 |
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LCC-sponsored
Seminars
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1873-1974, 1978, 1984 |
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Series B:
Graduate Lists, 1966-1981
This series contains a list of program graduates; however,
information in these files is restricted due to student privacy laws.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Annual Graduates
Listings
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1966-1981 |
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Graduate Lists
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1972-1975 |
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Series C:
Photographs, 1966-1981
Included in this series are photographs of students in the field,
John Phillips, and students performing surveys, as well as photosheets and
negatives.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Forest Technician Program, photos, photosheets,
negatives
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1966-1981 |
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