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Michigan College of Mining and Technology Forest Products Research Division Reports

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MTU-182

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Reports, 1949-1955, by the Forest Products Research Division of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Includes "Forest Resources in the Copper Country: A Basis for Industrial Development" by Arlie W. Toole and "Second Growth Hardwood Thinning Study" prepared by Leland W. Hooker.

Dates

  • 1949-1955

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

The Department of Forestry (now the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science) at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan was founded in 1936. Housed in the Hubbell School, the original department had two faculty members and the first graduating class numbered twelve in 1940. The Institute of Wood Research, formerly the Forest Products Research Division was established by legislative action in 1947 "to develop industry and further employment in the forest areas of Michigan."

Extent

0.18 Cubic Feet (1/2 manuscript box (letter size))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Reports, 1949-1955, by the Forest Products Research Division of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in Houghton, Michigan. Includes "Forest Resources in the Copper Country: A Basis for Industrial Development" by Arlie W. Toole and "Second Growth Hardwood Thinning Study" prepared by Leland W. Hooker.

General Physical Description note

0.18 cubic feet1/2 manuscript box (letter size)

Processing History

Elizabeth Russell,7/6/2011

Title
Michigan College of Mining and Technology Forest Products Research Division Reports
Author
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell
Date
7/6/2011
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US