%xmlchars; ]> ua140_045 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources, School Forests records, 1869 - 2001 Processed by: Winifred Fordham, Tom Vincent, and Pat Webber; machine-readable finding aid created by: Tom Vincent and Todd Kosmerick North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center

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2002 Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources, School Forests Records, 1869 - 2001 UA 140.045 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: Processed by Staff, Tom Vincent, October 2003 Materials added by Pat Webber and Todd Kosmerick, 2005 - 2007 Encoded by Tom Vincent, 2003 Revisions Finding Aid updated by Todd Kosmerick, April 2007 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. North Carolina Forestry Foundation North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources, School Forests Records, 1869 - 2001 UA 140.045 31 13 7 52.75 Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, legal files, logging records, photographs, and negatives, dating from 1869 - 2001. This collection documents the successful efforts of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation to acquire forest lands for North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) for demonstration, teaching, and research while at the same time operating the forest on a profitable basis. Julius V. Hofmann to set up the forestry program at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in 1929, one of his immediate goals was to acquire some forestland for laboratory, research, and demonstration purposes. Unable to secure funding from the university or the state of North Carolina, Hofmann determined the only recourse was to purchase the land on a self-liquidating basis. He and some of the college trustees incorporated the North Carolina Forestry Foundation on April 15, 1929, to manage and develop the Poole Woods, a 74.94 acre tract in Wake County, North Carolina, and the first forest obtained by the Foundation. Other properties the foundation has overseen include Hill Forest, Maclean Forest, and Hofmann Forest. on-site For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Transferred by the North Carolina Forestry Foundation, 1998 - 2005.

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[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources, School Forests Records, UA 140.045, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

In February 1929, the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later N.C. State University) hired Dr. Julius V. Hofmann to set up a forestry program at the college. Prior to his appointment at North Carolina State College, Hofmann served as assistant director of the forestry school at Mount Alto, Pennsylvania.

One of Hofmann's immediate goals was to acquire some forest land for laboratory, research, and demonstration purposes. Unable to secure funding from the university or the state of North Carolina, Hofmann determined the only recourse was to purchase the land on a self-liquidating basis. His hope was that receipts from timber sales would pay for the land. In addition to research, he hoped the school forest would demonstrate how to operate a forest on a profitable and sustainable basis.

Hofmann, along with some trustees of North Carolina State College, incorporated the North Carolina Forestry Foundation on April 15, 1929, to manage and develop the Poole Woods, a 74.94 acre tract in Wake County, North Carolina and the first forest obtained by the Foundation. The Foundation was unable to operate the Poole Woods on a profitable basis and eventually liquidated the property in 1940 and 1941. The Foundation widened its scope to cover all lands acquired for the Department of Forestry. Other Foundation properties included the Hill Forest, near Durham, North Carolina, that the Department of Forestry received as a gift in 1930. The Forestry Foundation purchased the MacLean Forest, located in Hyde County, North Carolina, in 1932. The MacLean Forest was sold in 1942 so the Foundation could concentrate on their recently acquired land in eastern North Carolina, which became known as the Hofmann Forest.

The Hofmann Forest consists of nearly 80,000 acres of land in Jones and Onslow Counties. The Forestry Foundation completed a contract to purchase the land in 1934. The terms of the sale allowed the Foundation to pay for the land on a long-term basis, which they hoped to fund with timber sales. In 1939, the owners of the land indicated they would agree to a substantially lower purchase price if the balance were paid in cash. The Foundation obtained authorization to sell bonds in the amount of $200,000 to raise the money. The Durham Bank and Trust secured the bonds and the Foundation paid off their debt to the bank in 1983.

The Forestry Foundation was beset by conflicting claims concerning the boundaries of the Hofmann Forest. The largest of these claims was the Edward Trott suit, which lasted from 1977 to 1988. The Foundation invested substantial amounts of time, energy, and money in fighting these claims and lawsuits. Onslow and Jones Counties also participated in several property tax disputes with the Foundation. As a result of these tax disputes, the Foundation transferred ownership of Hofmann Forest to the NCSU Endowment Fund in 1977. The Foundation retained responsibility for management of the forest.

The Foundation sold timber from the Hofmann Forest to various timber and paper companies, but the bulk of their sales were made to the Halifax Paper Company of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The Foundation entered into a 99-year contract with Halifax Paper in 1945, which gave the paper company responsibility for the development, harvesting and general management of the property. The company's initial efforts were directed toward developing a drainage and road system and harvesting over-mature timber.

Champion Timberlands later took over management of the Hofmann Forest until 1986, when Champion terminated its lease and the Land Management Committee of the Forestry Foundation assumed responsibility for the forest.

The North Carolina Forestry Foundation continues to operate the Hofmann Forest as a living research laboratory and a productive, income-producing forest with the profits benefiting the NCSU School of Forestry. The Foundation is active in fund raising and both individuals and corporations have established scholarships and professorships through the Foundation.

Chronology 1929 February Julius V. Hofmann becomes head of the Department of Forestry at North Carolina State College. 1929 April North Carolina Forestry Foundation formed to preserve Poole Woods. 1930 Hill Forest deeded to NC State College. 1932 March MacLean Forest purchased. 1934 August Hofmann Forest purchased. 1935 August Civilian Conservation Corps camp established in Hofmann Forest. 1936 Deppe Plantations laid out in Hofmann Forest. 1937 - 1945 Cattle grazing experiment takes place. 1939 December N.C.F.F. begins selling bonds to pay off Hofmann Forest. 1940 - 1941 Poole Woods liquidated. 1942 MacLean Forest sold. 1942 February Contract signed with Williams-McKeithan Lumber Co. to cut lumber in Hofmann Forest. 1944 November Weather Station established. 1944 - 1962 Oil leases issued to various companies, none successful in finding oil. 1945 German Prisoners of War and laborers from Barbadoswere employed in the Hofmann Forest due to wartime labor shortages. 1945 June N.C.F.F. signs a contract with the Halifax Paper Co. to cut lumber in the Hofmann Forest. 1946 Halifax Paper Co. buys out Williams-McKeithan Lumber Co. contract. 1949 - 1951 Grants secured to improve Quaker Bridge Road. 1950 April The " great fire" occurred in Hofmann Forest. 47,500 acres were burned. 1956 Plots established to do continuous forest inventory (CFI). 1962 - 1963 Planting experiment in the "Big Opening" in Hofmann Forest is begun. 1963 Halifax Paper Co. merges with Albemarle Paper Co. The resulting organization was known as the Albemarle Paper Co. 1965 Complete boundary survey done by William Utley. 1965 August Julius V. Hofmann dies. 1965 October Colin G. Spencer, president of N.C.F.F. since 1944, dies. 1965 November A plaque honoring J. V. Hofmann is unveiled at the Hofmann Forest. 1965 George Jackson chosen to succeed J. V. Hofmann as Manager of the Foundation. 1966 CFI plots established in Block 10. This completed the installation of a continuous inventory system for the entire Hofmann Forest. 1968 Albemarle Paper Co. purchased by the Hoerner & Waldorf Corporation. 1977 Ownership of the Hofmann Forest transferred from the N.C.F.F. to the Endowment Fund of NCSU. 1983 September Mortgage on the Hofmann Forest is paid off. Scope and Content

This collection provides a record of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation's beginnings, acquisition of forest property for teaching and research purposes, and subsequent management of the forests. The bulk of the collection covers the years 1934 through 1986.

The General Administration series contains the Board of Directors' correspondence and J. V. Hofmann's correspondence. Also contained in this series are records pertaining to the financial and legal aspects of the Foundation and the management of the Foundation.

The collection includes writings by J. V. Hofmann, founder of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation (N.C.F.F.) and its first president. These writings contain histories of the Foundation and its forests.

The Foundation Forests series comprises the bulk of the collection, with material relating to the Hofmann Forest making up the greater part of that series. The collection has a wealth of information on forest management and timber sales. This series is rich in information on non-timber activities such as hunting, forest fires, and research undertaken in the Hofmann Forest.

The Photographs series contains color and black and white images of the Hofmann forest and forestry activities. There are many aerial views of the forest and photographs showing planting and harvesting activities. The majority of the photographs were taken between 1968 and 1977.

The first through fifth series had been processed previously. The reprocessing in 2003 involved consolidation of the correspondence files and division of a large, subject-oriented alphabetical file into the Timber Activities and Non-Timber Activities subseries in the Foundation Forests series.

Organization of the Collection

The collection is divided into six series. The first of these, General Administration, is concerned with the administrative, financial, and legal aspects of managing the North Carolina Forestry Foundation. The writings of J. V. Hofmann comprise the second series. The third series, Foundation Forests, contains information concerning the management of the Foundation's forests, both timber-related and non-timber activities. The fourth series contains photographs and is made up of black white negatives and photographs, color negatives and photographs, and color slides. The fifth series contains oversize items. The sixth series contains unprocessed materials acquired since the collection was processed in 2003.

Online Catalog Headings Albemarle Paper Company Alien labor -- Southern States Cattle -- North Carolina Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Champion International Corporation Durham County (N.C.) Floods -- North Carolina -- Jones County Floods -- North Carolina -- Onslow County Forest fires -- North Carolina Forest management -- North Carolina Forest mapping -- North Carolina Forest surveys -- North Carolina Forestry law and legislation -- North Carolina Forestry schools and education -- North Carolina Forests and forestry -- North Carolina Forests and forestry -- North Carolina -- Economic aspects Forests and forestry -- North Carolina -- History Forests and forestry -- North Carolina -- Maps Forests and forestry -- North Carolina -- Statistics Forests and forestry -- Research -- North Carolina Forests and forestry -- Research -- Southern States Forests and forestry -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina Forests and forestry -- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States Halifax Paper Company Harrelson, J.W. (John William), 1885-1955 Hill, George Watts Hofmann Forest (N.C.) Hofmann, Julius V. Hunting -- North Carolina Hyde County (N.C.) Jackson, George E. Jones County (N.C.) Land tenure -- North Carolina Loblolly pine -- North Carolina Lumber trade -- North Carolina Lumber trade -- North Carolina -- Statistics North Carolina Forestry Foundation North Carolina State University. College of Natural Resources North Carolina State University. Dept. of Forestry Onslow County (N.C.) Paper industry -- North Carolina Poe, Clarence Hamilton, 1881 - Preston, Richard Joseph, 1905- Prisoners of war -- North Carolina Real property -- Purchasing Smith, Walton R. Soldiers -- Training of -- United States Surplus government property, American -- United States Timber -- North Carolina Timber -- North Carolina -- Statistics Wake County (N.C.) White pine -- North Carolina World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- North Carolina Related Material College of Natural Resources Record Group, UA 140 College of Natural Resources Foundations and Development Records, UA 140.007 John William Harrelson Papers, MC 00001 Carl Alwin Schenck Papers, MC 00035 Clarence Hamilton Poe Pamphlet, MSS 00177 Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: General Administration, 1914 - 1991 13.5 archival boxes 6.75 linear feet

The General Administration series contains records on the administrative, financial, and legal aspects of operating the Foundation and its forests. The J. V. Hofmann correspondence details his early vision of procuring a school forest for research and teaching purposes. His correspondence also features information on the purchase of the White Oak Pocosin area, later known as the Hofmann Forest and the subsequent operation of the forest and sales of its timber. All the correspondence in this series contains letters written by and to the correspondents. This series also contains reports to the Board of Directors, minutes of their meetings and financial information such as audits and account books. The Legal sub-series details the many land boundary disputes the Foundation contended with throughout its existence.

Correspondence, 1929 - 1986 Board of Directors, 1933 - 1986 101 1933 - 1940 102 1941 - 1946 103 January, 1947 - June, 1947 104 October, 1947 - November, 1947 105 1948 106 1949 107 1950 108 1951 - 1958 109 1959 - 1962 110 1963 - 1964 111 1965 112 1966 113 August, 1967 - May, 1968 114 June, 1968 - December, 1968 115 January, 1969 - April, 1969 116 May, 1969 - December, 1969 117 January, 1970 - June, 1970 118 August, 1970 - October, 1970 119 January, 1971 - April, 1971 120 May, 1971 - November, 1971 121 March, 1972 - December, 1972 122 January, 1973 - October, 1973 123 June, 1974 - November, 1975 124 1976 125 1977 126 1978 - 1979 127 1980 - 1981 128 1982 - 1983 129 1984 - 1985 130 1986 Blanchard, Harold 21 1984 22 January, 1985 - May, 1985 23 July, 1985 - October, 1985 24 Ellwood, Eric, 1970 - 1984 Hofmann, J.V., 1929 - 1965 25 1929 - 1932 26 1933 27 January, 1934 - August, 1934 28 September, 1934 - December, 1934 29 January, 1935 - April, 1935 210 May, 1935 - September, 1935 211 October, 1935 - December, 1935 212 January, 1936 - March, 1936 213 April, 1936 - June, 1936 214 July, 1936 - September, 1936 215 October, 1936 - December, 1936 216 January, 1937 - March, 1937 217 April, 1937 - June, 1937 218 July, 1937 - September, 1937 31 October, 1937 - December, 1937 32 January, 1938 - March, 1938 33 April, 1938 - June, 1938 34 July, 1938 - September, 1938 35 October, 1938 - December, 1938 36 January, 1939 - June, 1939 37 July, 1939 - December, 1939 38 January, 1940 - February, 1940 39 March, 1940 - June, 1940 310 July, 1940 - December, 1940 311 1941 312 January, 1942 - April, 1942 313 May, 1942 - July, 1942 314 August, 1942 - December, 1942 315 January, 1943 - May, 1943 316 June, 1943 - December, 1943 317 January, 1944 - March, 1944 318 April, 1944 - June, 1944 319 July, 1944 - September, 1944 320 October, 1944 - December, 1944 41 February, 1945 - April, 1945 42 May, 1945 - December, 1945 43 1946 44 1947 45 1948 46 1949 47 1950 48 1951 49 1952 - 1953 410 1954 - 1955 411 1956 - 1957 412 1958 - 1960 413 1961 - 1965 414 Maki, T.E., 1967 - 1973 415 Poe, Clarence, 1934 - 1944 Preston, R.J., 416 1965 - 1967 417 1968 - 1972 418 Smith, Walton R., 1966 - 1984 Board of Directors, 1929 - 1986 Reports 51 1939 52 1949 - 1954 53 1955 - 1959 54 1960 - 1966 55 1967 - 1968 56 1969 57 1970 58 1971 59 1972 510 1973 511 1974 - 1975 512 1976 513 1977 514 1978 515 1979 516 1980 517 1981 518 1982 519 1983 520 1984 521 1985 522 1986 Minutes 523 1929 - 1941 524 1947 525 1949 526 1950 61 1951 - 1959 62 1960 - 1965 63 1966 - 1968 64 1969 - 1970 65 1971 - 1972 66 1973 - 1974 67 1975 - 1976 68 1977 - 1978 69 1979 610 1980 611 1981 612 1982 613 1983 - 1984 614 1985 615 1986 616 Members, 1981 - 1986 Financial, 1929 - 1991 Audits 71 1929 - 1936 72 1937 - 1943 73 1944 - 1949 74 1950 - 1953 75 1954 - 1957 76 1958 - 1961 77 1962 - 1965 78 1966 - 1968 79 1969 - 1971 710 1972 - 1974 711 1975 - 1977 712 1978 - 1980 713 1981 - 1982 714 1983 - 1984 715 1985 Financial Statements 716 1929 - 1937 717 1938 - 1939 718 1940 - 1943 719 1944 - 1954 720 1963 - 1966 721 Financial Statements, Summaries 1929 - 1961 Account Books 81 1939 82 1940 83 1940 - 1944 84 1941 85 1942 86 1943 87 1944 88 1945 89 1946 810 1947 811 1948 812 1954 - 1957 General Ledger 1940 - 1947 1947 - 1963 Purchase Journals 1938 - 1941 1942 - 1949 Accounting Budget Report 813 1987 814 1988 815 1989 816 1990 817 1991 Investment Reports 818 1985 Travel Expenses 819 1933 - 1945 Bond Issue General 820 1930 - 1960 Indenture 821 1939 Financial Statement 822 1946 - 1947 823 Loan Application, 1934 - 1938 Deed of Trust 824 1929 Legal, 1914 - 1988 91 Correspondence, 1934 - 1956 Certificate of Incorporation 92 1929 93 1934 - 1941 94 1947 95 1949 - 1965 96 1966 - 1977 97 [no date] 98 Attorney Certificate, 1929 99 Charter, 1940 Land Deeds, 1914 - 1979 Hofmann Forest 910 1914 - 1933 911 June, 1934 912 August, 1934 - 1939 913 Banks Deed, 1962 - 1979 914 Historical Deeds and Descriptions [reproductions] 915 Historical Research 916 McLean Forest, 1931 - 1934 917 McLean Forest, 1935 - 1943, [no date] 918 Ransom Poole Tract, 1929 919 Notice of Claim, Hofmann Forest, 1976 Leases and Agreements, 1933 - 1966 Leases 920 Camp Polk Prison Farm, 1948 921 Hill Forest, 1948 922 Hope Valley Area, 1948 Agreements, 1933 - 1991 101 Bate, Harold, 1966 102 Buchanan, J.C. and T.C. Teachey, 1940 103 Byrd, W.R., 1940 - 1949 104 Champion International Inc., 1979 105 Civilian Conservation Corps, 1935 106 Halifax Paper Co., 1945 107 Harris, E.H., 1933 108 Hines Brothers Lumber Co., 1937 109 Hoerner Waldorf Corp., 1971 1010 Jacksonville Lumber Co., 1946 - 1949 1011 Jacksonville, N.C., 1943 1012 Mills, 1940 1013 Mizell, 1935 - 1937 1014 N.C. Dept. of Conservation and Development, Deppe Tower Site, 1938 - 1941 1015 Puckett, W.H., 1949 1016 Weyerhauser Co., 1991 1017 Williams & McKeithan Lumber Company, 1941 - 1944 Land Disputes, 1926 - 1988 1018 Babbitt, Elizabeth, 1931 - 1972 1019 Barber, Thomas, 1936 - 1957 1020 Bradford, W.W., 1966 1021 Brock, I.M.L., 1940 1022 Brock, J.K., 1949 - 1953 1023 Brown, Horace, May, 1969 Bynum, Frederick 1024 August, 1977 - September, 1977 1025 [no date] 1026 Coston, David, 1935 - 1942 1027 Day, N.E., May, 1966 1028 Eubanks, Orpha, 1938 1029 George, B.H., 1951 1030 Gibson, B.S., 1950 - 1969 1031 Gray, Floyd, 1966 - 1972 Griffin, Lonnie 1032 1977 1033 1978 - 1979 1034 Haddock, Tabitha, 1947 - 1971 1035 Hardy, H.F., 1935 - 1937 Haywood, William Henry 111 1938 - 1949 112 1950 - 1965 113 Hofmann, J.V., 1964 - 1977 114 Humphrey, E.D., 1955 - 1956 115 Humphrey, Raymond, 1958 116 Jones, Charles, C., 1945 - 1968 117 Kellum, Daniel, 1936 - 1969 118 Griffin, John and Lonnie, 1941 119 Lloyd, George, 1939 1110 Marshall, George, 1962 1111 Melton, Sarah, 1935 - 1936 1112 Morris, Brice, A., 1956 1113 Morton, J.W., 1939 1114 Morton, Lott, 1938 - 1939 1115 Morton, Z.B., 1940 1116 Mungel & Bennet, Inc., 1926 1117 North Carolina Pulp Co., 1943 - 1946 Oliver, Hughes 1118 1978 1119 [no date] 1120 Onslow County, 1937 1121 Parker, Percy, 1970 Parker Sisters (Sue Parker Banks and Evelyn Parker Pelletier) 121 1972 - 1974 122 1975 - August 1, 1976 123 September, 1976 - 1977 124 [no date] 125 Phillips, Wilson, 1938 126 Pine Lumber Co., 1935 - 1946 127 Rochlier Veneer Co., 1946 Trott, Edward 128 1977 129 1978 - 1980 1210 1981 - 1982 1211 1983 1212 1984 - 1985 1213 1986 - 1987 1214 1988 1215 [no date] 1216 Maps, 1943 - 1986 1217 Utley Notes, 1982 1218 Summary of Exhibit, 1974 1219 Chain of Title, 1 - 10 1220 Chain of Title, 11 - 29 1221 Chain of Title, 33 - 50 1222 Chain of Title, 51 - 70 1223 Chain of Title, 71 - 79 1224 Chain of Title, 81 - 100 131 Chain of Title, 101 - 130 132 Chain of Title, 131 - 150 133 Chain of Title, Summary, 1744 - 1883 134 Tyndall, R.C., 1939 - 1981, [no date] 135 Weyerhauser Company, 1968 - 1982, [no date] 136 Wiggins, Raspberry, et. al., 1940 - 1942 Tax Disputes 137 1935 - 1942 138 1972 - 1985 Committees and Professional Societies, 1948 - 1985 141 Executive Committee, Minutes, 1986 142 Committee for Construction of Research Annex, Report, 1978 Land Management Committee 143 Minutes, 1982 - 1983 144 Recommendations, 1982 - 1985 Policy and Planning Committee, 145 Minutes, 1985 146 Recommendations, 1971 Society of American Foresters, 147 Proceedings, 1960 148 Directory, 1948 149 Professional Forester Proposal, 1966 1410 Municipal and Industrial Waste Conference, 1954 1411 Reforestation Show and Tell, 1985 North Carolina State University Development Council 1412 Agenda and Roster, 1969 1413 Report, 1967 - 1969 The Endowment Fund, 1977 1414 Deeds 1415 Agreements 1416 Minutes 1417 General Assembly Senate Bill 69 History, 1965 - 1985 1418 Hofmann Forest Report, 1979 1419 Hofmann Forest Happenings, 1965 - 1968 Hofmann Forest Book, 1420 Correspondence, 1968 - 1981 1421 Agreement, 1985 1422 Drafts, 1969 1423 Foreword, 1969 Hofmann Forest Dedication, 1965 1424 Speeches 1425 Invitations and Guest List 1426 Plaque Hofmann Forest Mortgage Burning, 1983 1427 Speeches 1428 Invitations 1429 Publicity Series 2: J.V. Hofmann Writings and Speeches, 1923 - 1963 1 archival box, .5 linear feet

This series contains the writings of J.V. Hofmann, founder of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation. These include articles written for the NCSU Forestry Department newsletter, capsule histories of the school forests, and drafts of radio talks Hofmann delivered on a variety of forestry related subjects. There are no personal writings by Hofmann in this collection.

Radio Talks 1430 1930 - 1934 1431 1935 1432 Poetry, [no date] Forestry Department 1433 History, 1929 - 1948 1434 Newsletter, 1932 - 1936 1435 Alumni Letter, 1963 1436 N.C.F.F. History, [no date] 1437 Relative Humidity and Forest Fires, 1923 1438 Report on Tillery Lands, 1951 School Forests Histories 151 Hill Forest, 1933 152 McLean Forest, [no date] 153 Hope Valley Forest, [no date] 154 Prison Farm, [no date] Hofmann Forest 155 Forest Fires, 1936 156 Reports, 1955 - 1956 157 Forest Management, [no date] 158 Non-Timber Activities, [no date] 159 Hofmann Forest History, [no date] Series 3: Foundation Forests, 1869 - 2000 15.5 archival boxes, 8.75 linear feet

This series contains information on the operation of the Hofmann Forest and other school forests: MacLean Forest, Goodwin Forest, and Carter Forest. The bulk of the material concerns the Hofmann Forest.

The Hofmann Forest sub-series is further divided into seven major sub-series. The Forest Manager Correspondence details many of the day-to-day details of managing the forest.

The Equipment sub-series consists of information on purchasing and selling Forestry machinery and vehicles. One particular highlight in this sub-series is the problems encountered in procuring heavy machinery during the Second World War.

The Forest Fires sub-series narrates the history and the costs, both financial and human, of fighting fires in the Hofmann Forest from 1936 to 1985.

The Forest Management sub-series contains forest inventories, timber cruises, and information on the planting, harvesting, and sales of the forest's trees. This series details many of the logging activities of paper and lumber companies such as Champion International Corporation, Halifax Paper Company, and the Albemarle Paper Company.

The Non-Timber Activities sub-series contains a wealth of information on managing a forest beyond logging and timber sales. Files in this sub-series detail the Foundation's involvement with hunting, cattle, mining for oil and gas, farming, and road construction.

The next sub-series, Personnel, chronicles the labor shortage faced by the Foundation during the Second World War. There are contracts, work reports, and time sheets of German Prisoners of War who labored in Hofmann Forest in 1945. There are also records of a failed attempt to employ workers from Barbados in the forest.

Another highlight in the Foundation Forests series is the Research sub-series. These records document decades of research performed in the Hofmann Forest, including reports on forest wildlife, tree planting and growth, soil types, and fertilizers.

Hofmann Forest, 186