Some reminiscences of an early forester

Collection

Identifier: Mss 2282

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typescript photocopy, 80 pages, of Henry Haefner's reminiscences about his service in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909-1925 and in 1930.

Dates

Creation: 1967

Creator

Haefner, Henry E. (Henry Earl), 1884-1980 (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Henry Earl Haefner was born in Giard Township, Iowa, in 1884. He began working with the U.S. Forest Service in 1908, beginning in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. He worked in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909 to 1925. He retired from the Forest Service in the 1940s. Haefner died in 1980.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Typescript photocopy of Henry Haefner's reminiscences about his service in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909-1925 and in 1930.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Henry Haefner, 1975.

Existence and Location of Copies

An additional copy of Haefner's reminiscences is held in book collections at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Related Materials

An oral history interview with Henry E. Haefner, SR 9235, is also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, and is available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Publication note

An edited partial version of Haefner's manuscript was published as "Reminiscences of An Early Forester" in Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volume 76, No. 1 (March 1975), pages 39-88.