A.C. Cline Correspondence: General - B
- HF-ID: HFCor-1115
- Category: Correspondence
- Creator: Cline, A.C., Hosley, N.W.
- Date: 1935-1946
- Media: Paper
- Keywords: dioramas, fires, hurricane damage
- Abstract:
- Letters from Cline and Hosley are unsigned carbon copies of typewritten letters.
- There may be multiple letters to and from each correspondent.
- • Balch, R.E. – control of forest insects by silvicultural methods
- • Barbour, Thomas (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Director) –Cline’s response to scholarship request for Theodor R. Swem with reference to hurricane damage. Also mentioned, Mrs. Anderson.
- • Barr, P.M. (Professor, Division of Forestry, University of California) – request for information about the management of Harvard Forest; former Harvard Forest student, Findlay McKinnon [MF 1932]; congratulations on Fisher Memorial Bulletin and the biographical sketch by Henry James. Cline’s response includes thanks for letter sent on behalf of scholarship applicant James A. Egan [not found]
- • Bean, John E. – advice for planting cut-over hardwood swamp land
- • Becker, William B. (Massachusetts State College Agricultural Experiment Station, Research Assistant in Entomology) – visiting gypsy moth sample plots; Dr. Henry M. Bess of the Division of Forest Insects is in charge of the experiments
- • Belisle, Eugene L. – request for Harvard Forest models bulletin and information about forest conservation
- • Bennet, William S. – letter from Cline informing that Gerhard Kempff received his MF in 1927 and thesis subject was “The Form and Quality of Red Oak and White Ash as Influenced by Factors of Stand Density”; Kempff has the field data sheets and preliminary drafts of his manuscript, but copies of graphs are in Harvard Forest files
- • Bernie, Alexander C. (Mrs.) – Questions brought up by Cline’s article in the Old Farmer’s Almanac, “A Sounder Basis for Wood Lot Forestry”
- • Berst-Forester-Dixfield Co. – inquiry about market for large toothed poplar which Harvard Forest is considering cutting due to gypsy moth damage
- • Bitney, Raymond K. (Red Lake Indian Agency, Superintendent) –request for information about cutting of spruce and tamarack on bog sites; letter from N.W. Hosley in response to request for information about pruning of red and white pine
- • Blanchard, L.C. – Discussion of forest management, including forest fire conditions, which also mention 1938 hurricane
- • Boston Globe (W.S. Packer, Editorial Department) – forest fire situation; clear-cutting
- • Boutell, William – permission to take around 10 cords of red pine logs from along the Prospect Hill Road sent by Acting Director [A.C. Cline]
- • Bower, Ray F. (Instructor in Forest Extension, New York State College of Forestry) – request to borrow exhibit for NY State Fair
- • Boyce, J.S. (Yale School of Forestry) – Cline’s response to Boyce’s article, “Exotic Trees and Disease”
- • Bragg, Kendall – Inquiry about Worcester County Land-use Planning Project’s interest in timber stands in in Athol and Phillipston after seeing Athol Daily News article, Dec. 14, 1939, about Chandler and Chute’s work; Cline’s response that there is no WCLUPP work being done in Athol; Bragg’s request for someone to survey timber land in Maine and Cline’s recommendation of George T. Carlisle, Jr.
- • Brooks, C.F. (Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory) – request for loan of Swedish increment borer to take samples from downed trees with reference to “great destruction of the stands in your forest” [resulting from 1938 hurricane] and great uncle, James Brooks [note on letter (from Shepard?) for Cline to reply; postcard to Cline; 1938 hurricane observations
- • Brooks, Henry – Appreciation for gift to Harvard Forest library of “Typical Elms and Other Trees of Massachusetts”
- • Brooks, Philip P. – visiting Pisgah Forest; congratulations on appointment to director and response to fundraising request; Cline’s news of construction of Shaler Hall and Fisher Museum as well as new state highway through the “Barre woods”; offer and acceptance of gift of forestry pamphlets
- • Brown, Nelson C. (U.S. Forest Service) – Petersham Town Forest
- • Brues, C.T. (Museum of Comparative Zoology) – request for accommodations for entomology graduate students at Forestry building; J.W. Johnston’s thesis
- • Brundage, Thomas – high school student requesting information for report on Forestry Conservation; response from Harvard Forest librarian with suggested books and mention of Harvard Forest dioramas
- • Burncoat, Nancy (Worcester Sunday Telegram) – prints of forest models in the Fisher Museum
- Archives Location: Map Room, stack 7, drawer 1
- Access: Restricted
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