Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 104
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Creator:
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Ames, Fred Elijah, 1880-1957
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Title:
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Fred Elijah Ames Papers
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Dates:
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1892-1919 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1 linear feet
2 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Fred Elijah Ames was a forester in Oregon. The collection contains his diaries, photographs, and reports.
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Biographical Note
Fred Elijah Ames was born in Spencer, Massachusetts in 1880. He graduated from Harvard in 1903, and
from Yale Forestry School in 1906. From 1908 to 1942 he was chief of silviculture and assistant regional
forester in Oregon. During World War I he was captain, 20th Company, 20th Engineers. He died in 1957.
Content Description
The collection contains diaries, photographs, speeches, and reports. The diaries begin with the boyhood
activities of Ames and describe his school and college life, his early forestry experiences, and his war service.
The photographs are of France in 1918-1919, especially the 20th Engineers. A collection of speeches and reports
accompanies the diaries.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Diaries; Series II. Photograph albums;
Series III. Papers.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Fred Elijah Ames Papers, Ax 104, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 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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| Ames, Fred Elijah, 1880-1957--Archives |
| Ames, Fred Elijah, 1880-1957--Diaries |
| United States. Army--Diaries |
| United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees |
| France--Photographs |
| Foresters--Oregon |
| Forests and forestry--Oregon |
| Diaries |
| Photographs |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Diaries
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Diary
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1892 |
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Diary
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1894 |
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Diary
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1895 |
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Diary
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1896 |
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Diary
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1897 |
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Diary
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1898 |
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Diary
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1899 |
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Diary
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1900 |
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Diary
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1901 |
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Diary
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1902 |
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Diary
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1903 |
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Diary
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1904 |
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Diary
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1905 |
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Diary
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1906 |
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Diary
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1907 |
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Diary
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1908 |
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Diary
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1909 |
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Diary
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1910 |
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Diary
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1916 |
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Diary
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1918 |
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Diary
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1919 |
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Series II:
Photograph albums
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Photograph album
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Yale Summer School of Forestry
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Photograph album
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World War I, European theater
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Photograph album
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1917-1919 |
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World War I, European theater destruction scenes
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Series III:
Papers
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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World War I, Roster, 20th Company, 20th Engineers, (Forestry)
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1919 |
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World War I, special orders
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1918-1919 |
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Letters from government regarding Ames' service in the war
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World War I, discharge Papers
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1919 |
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Four letters from the government regarding the end of Ames' service in the war
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Forest Service articles and speeches
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Forest Service articles and speeches
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Forest Service articles and speeches
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Forest Service articles and speeches
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Retirement from Forest Service
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May, 1942 |
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