Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Oregon State University
Libraries
University
Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
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Collection Number:
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MSS
Mater Engineering
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Creator:
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Mater
Engineering, Ltd.
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Title:
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Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation
Files
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Dates:
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1920-1995 (inclusive)
1970-1985 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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10 cubic feet
10 boxes
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Languages:
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Materials in English.
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Summary:
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The Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation
Files were generated and assembled by Mater Engineering, Ltd. and pertain to
the company's consulting work with Native American tribes in the use of their
forest lands. Mater Engineering, Ltd., located in Corvallis, Oregon, provides
engineering and consultation services to the forest products
industry.
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Historical Note
Mater Engineering, Ltd., located in Corvallis, Oregon, provides
engineering and consultation services to the forest products industry. It was
founded in 1952 by Oregon State College alumna Jean Mater, who earned her Ph.D.
in Forest Products Chemistry from OSC in 1955, and her husband, Milton Mater,
who served as president until his death in 1991. A graduate in mechanical
engineering from the City University of New York, Milton Mater held numerous
patents in sawmill automation.
Content Description
The Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation Files were generated and
assembled by Mater Engineering, Ltd. and pertain to the company's consulting
work with Native American tribes in the use of their forest lands. In addition
to correspondence, proposals, contracts, photographs, and studies documenting
the interaction between the tribes and the company, the files include
informational materials such as articles, maps, newspaper clippings, and
publications. The bulk of the informational materials was collected and
submitted by the tribes for lawsuits against the federal government. Materials
pertaining to the Colville, Hoopa, Klamath, Makah, Quinault, San Carlos Apache,
Umatilla, Warm Springs, White Mountain Apache, Yakima, and Yankton Sioux tribes
are included in the files.
Administrative Information
Processing Note This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation Mater Engineering Tribal Consultation Files, Oregon State University
Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Related Information
Additional Reference Guides Preliminary container list
available online. (text/html)
Subjects
| Colville
Indian Reservation (Wash.) |
| Hoopa
Valley Tribe, California. |
| Klamath
Indian Tribe of Oregon. |
| Makah
Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington. |
| Quinault
Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, Washington. |
| San Carlos
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona. |
| Umatilla
Indian Reservation (Or.) |
| Warm
Springs Indian Reservation (Or.) |
| White
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona. |
| Yakama
Indian Reservation (Wash.) |
| Yankton
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. |
| Forest
management--Arizona. |
| Forest
management--California. |
| Forest
management--Oregon. |
| Forest management--South
Dakota. |
| Forest
management--Washington (State) |
| Forest
products--Arizona. |
| Forest
products--California. |
| Forest
products--Oregon. |
| Forest products--South
Dakota. |
| Forest products--Washington
(State) |
| Indians of North
America--Government relations. |
| Indians of North
America--Industries. |
| Indians of North
America--Land tenure. |
| Photographs. |
| Other Creators : |
| Mater,
Jean, 1916- |
| Mater,
Milton H. |
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Intertribal Timber Council. |
| United
States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Branch of Forestry. |
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