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George Frederick Schwarz Papers and Research Material

• HF-ID: HF1965-01
• Category: Research Files
• Creator: Murison, William F.
• Associated Person: Carpenter, Elizabeth, Cline, A.C., Fisher, R.T., Schwarz, G. Frederick
• Date: 1965
• Location: Schwarz Tract (Harvard Forest)
• Media: Paper
• Contents:
  • 1 accordion folder.

• Abstract:
  • In 1963, William F. Murison began "the task of writing a biographical account of the life, work and thought of G. Frederick Schwarz, forester, who died in 1931."
  • Folder 1. Biography manuscript drafts.
  • Folder 2. Biography notes.
  • Folder 3. Inquiries from Murison to Cornell University looking for information about Schwarz, and responses.
  • Folder 4. Correspondence between Harvard Forest and Schwarz.
  • Folder 5. Gifts and Donations [empty].
  • Folder 6. Published works (excerpts).
  • Folder 7. Town of Dennis. Murison correspondence regarding a house formerly owned and occupied by Schwarz.
  • Folder 8. Odds and Sods. Correspondence between Murison and A.C. Cline, Betsey Carpenter, N.T. Newton, Appalachian Mountain Club, Forest History Society.
  • Folder 9. Yale. Correspondence between Murison and Yale, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, The Sleeping Giant State Park Association.
  • Folder 10. S.A.F. Correspondence between Murison and the Society of American Foresters.
  • Folder 11. U.S.F.S. Correspondence between Murison and the United States Forest Service.
  • Folder 12. Mr. F.A.O. Schwarz. Correspondence between Murison and F.A.O. Schwarz (nephew of G.F. Schwarz) and Barbara Schwarz French (niece of G.F. Schwarz)
  • Folder 13. Save-the-Redwoods. Correspondence between Murison and Save-the Redwoods League.
  • Folder 14. California Other. Correspondence between Murison and California Div. of Beaches and Parks, Sierra Club.
  • Folder 15. Schwarz paper file.
  • Folder 16. W. F. Murison manuscripts: Recreation and the Aesthetic Experience; Human Ecology or The Ethic of Being.
  • Folder 17. George Frederick Schwarz: Forest Aesthetician manuscript.

• Archives Location: Middle Room
• Access: Active
• Administrative Notes:
  • Former title: The biography of George Fredrick Schwarz - forest aesthetician