Lumber and lumbering -- Michigan
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lawrence Rakestraw Research Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-114
Abstract
Research papers, circa 1974-circa 1979, of Lawrence Rakestraw, a faculty member of the Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Includes research papers and field notes on Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as well as research papers on land ownership in Ontonagon County, the Sturgeon River Lumber Company and a history of the Department of Forestry (now the School of Forest Resources and Environmental...
Dates:
Circa 1974-Circa 1979
Timber Property Record Books
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-431
Abstract
Record books, circa 1960-circa 1989, compiled by Michigan Technological University alumni Robert C. LaBelle. LaBelle worked in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan as a land surveyor, timber cruiser, timber buyer, log scaler and grader and logging engineer and this collection consists of his notebooks from his field work. Includes notations on types of wood, estimated board feet, land owners and disposition of the timber.
Dates:
Circa 1960-Circa 1989