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Minutes of the Harvard Forestry Club, 1908-1913 and Official Register of Harvard University - Division of Forestry 1910-1911

• HF-ID: HF1913-25
• Category: Research Files
• Creator: Harvard Forestry Club
• Date: 1904-1914
• Location: Cambridge MA, Petersham MA
• Media: Paper
• Contents:
  • minutes, course offerings. 1 File Folder. 7 3/4 inches x 10.5 inches, 5.5 inches x 8 1/4 inches.

• Keywords: education and policy, harvard forest history
• Abstract:
  • The Harvard Forestry Club was organized by undergraduates interested in Forestry at a meeting held in 8 Holworthy Hall on November 23, 1903. The club was named "Harvard Forestry Club" and the officers for the year were a chairman and secretary. Dues of fifty cents were made which were later changed to one dollar.
  • Index of Journal:
  • History of the Harvard Forestry Club.
  • Officers of the Club.
  • Honorary Members.
  • Active Members.
  • Constitution.
  • Signers of the Constitution.
  • Minutes of Meetings.
  • Secretary's Accounts.
  • The back cover of the Journal has an envelope with some bills
  • and an index card with Harvard Forestry Club members names and addresses.
  • Some of the members were: R.T. Fisher, I.W. Bailey, A. Cary, W. Shepard.
  • Honorary members were G. Pinchot and N.S. Shaler.
  • R.T. Fisher was president from 1904 to 1910.
  • Ward Shepard was president from 1911-1912.

• Archives Location: Middle Room, stack 1, drawer 3, HF History file
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