4 collections related to Forest genetics -- Research

The Bruce J. Zobel Papers contain diaries, correspondence, speeches, an autobiography, articles, awards, reports, course information, theses proposals, serials, conference and symposia information, research plans, photographs, slides, artifacts, and other materials related to Zobel's career in forestry. Included are materials relating to Zobel's work on the faculty of North Carolina State University as well as work with the Central America and Mexico Resources Cooperative (CAMCORE), the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for Promoting Scientific Research in the Forest Industry, the N.C. State-Industry Cooperative Forest Tree Improvement Program, the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee, the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), Zobel Forestry Associates, and other organizations. Major topics include international forest improvement programs, forest genetics, wood properties, forest management, and tropical forestry. Bruce J. Zobel (1920-2011) was an internationally respected lecturer, consultant, professor, and expert on forest genetics and forest improvement. His career at North Carolina State University as a professor, head of the North Carolina Tree Improvement Cooperative, and professor emeritus as spanned nearly fifty years, from 1957 to 2004. Less

Harry Sheldon Welby, a consultant for pistachic culture for Standard Oil Company, from 1920 until at least 1952, was a graduate of the Biltmore Forest School. He was a member of the Northern Nut Growers Association, an organization seeking to develop better nut trees. The Harry Sheldon Welby Diaries and Photograph contains two diaries written by Harry S. Welby in 1910-1912 and one photograph of Harry S. Welby and Dr. Carl A. Schenck circa 1911-1912. The content of the diaries range from discussions between Mr. Welby and Dr. Schenck on topics covering the forest industry to Mr. Welby's research of various types of wood specimens. Less

The Institute of Forest Genetics Oral Histories consist of oral history videos, in cd format, from scientists, technicians, former student interns, and sabbatical visitors who worked at the Institute over its (then) 75 years of existence. The Institute of Forest Genetics is part of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. The Institute of Forest Genetics began on its present site in 1925 and was donated to the Forest Service in 1935. As the first and oldest research station devoted to investigation of forest genetic resources, the Institute of Forest Genetics led the world in development of knowledge and technique in the field. Their mission is to develop and communicate science needed to sustain forest ecosystems and their benefits to society. Less