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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The KTSAF provides a source of information on the forest issues of Kentucky and Tennessee from World War II to the present. Committees and their reports track forest issues and how they should be addressed with the public and our state and local governments. Policies, Positions and Issues are the culmination of KTSAF committee work and work from national task forces established to address specific issues. The Minutes of Executive committee and business meetings provide a time line from an emerging issue to development of an action to address the issue. Within the minutes are reports from KTSAF members who belong to key forestry and environmental organizations and agencies in the states.
The records include the meeting minutes of the National Society of American Foresters (SAF) Council and House of Society Delegates. The Council is the national representative governing body of SAF and the House of Society Delegates is composed of the Chairmen of all of the state and multi state societies (such as KTSAF). These minutes provide insight on how the SAF functions as an organization. An issue that appears to be local in the meeting minutes may also be regional or national in scope.
The correspondence provides an insight on how some issues were brought before KTSAF and how those issues were handled. It also contains the responses from elected officials and leaders from groups or organizations.
A complete set of newsletters provides a synopsis of KTSAF affairs and information, issues and actions by individuals, other organizations and government agencies. The newsletters provide information about meetings as well as activities that occurred between meetings.
Chapter Records relate what was happening in specific sections of Kentucky and Tennessee.
The management assumptions and resources of KTSAF can be found in the Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Membership records, and Financial Records.
The Histories, and Annual Summaries may assist in identifying when specific events, activities or issues occurred.
Biographical Note
In 1900 seven foresters, including Gifford Pinchot, created the Society of American Foresters. Its purpose is to promote sound forestry practices on public and private lands; to further the profession of forestry by improving the education of Foresters and the public; and to provide the catalyst for foresters to gather and share their knowledge and experiences, thus providing for the continuing education of professional foresters.
By 1940 Kentucky was part of the Ohio Valley Section, East Tennessee was part of the Appalachian Section, and West Tennessee was part of the Ozark Section. In early 1940 concern over having to travel up to 1500 miles round trip to a section meeting led Kentucky, Tennessee and Northern Alabama members to look into forming a new Section. In February 1941 E.G. Wiesehuegel requested guidance from the national office on forming a more local Section. Willis M. Baker and I.C. Burroughs developed the first set of Bylaws. A petition with Bylaws was distributed among foresters in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Northern Alabama. The petition with 54 member signatures was sent to the national office on March 14, 1941. Council approved formation of the Kentucky Tennessee Section on February 24, 1942 with 123 members.
One of the primary purposes of the Society is to bring Foresters together at meetings to share information and experiences to further their professional knowledge. World War II delayed the first annual K-T Section meeting until September 24, 1943, with 57 members and guests present. The following standing committees were formed: (1) History of Kentucky-Tennessee Section, (2) Legislation, (3) Silviculture and Cutting Practices, (4) Stimulation of Technical Writing, and (5) Post-War Land Use Planning. The Legislation and Post War Land Use Planning committees were formed to provide guidance on how to influence the improvement of land management practices in the two states. The Silviculture and Cutting Practices, and Stimulation of Technical Writing committees were formed to provide guidance on how to improve the professional knowledge of member foresters. The first summer meeting was held in 1947. The summer meetings have historically been field trips to examine the affects of forest management on land. The annual winter meetings have conducted the K-T SAF business and provided a forum for discussion of critical issues affecting the improved management of forested lands. Some winter meetings are symposia of the latest research in an area of concern such as water quality, fire control, disease management, harvesting etc.
The winter meeting originally occurred in the fall of the year. Committee reports, chapter reports and awards for the year were presented at the fall meeting. The next year's committees and programs were planned at this time. In 1981 there was no annual fall meeting. It was moved to January so that more students and university faculty could attend meetings. Thus the annual reports of committees and chapters are presented in the beginning of the year, after the events occur. (The 1995 Treasurers report provides the income and expenditures of the 1994-year and the proposed budget of 1995).
In 1981 the Kentucky-Tennessee Section was renamed the Kentucky- Tennessee Society of American Foresters. The Society of American Foresters began in 1900 because: (1) The general public did not understand the importance of sound forest management as a critical component to our human survival, (2) Government legislators were not aware of the impacts that legislation has on the effective management of public and private forest lands. (3) The science and practice of forestry was complicated, continually improving, and required educated and trained professionals that can work with land owners and managers in their pursuit of productive and valuable forested lands.
The Kentucky-Tennessee Society has dealt with these three problems since 1943 and the same problems must be dealt with in the future.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Foster, Charles
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Histories, and Chronology, 1942-2000],
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Series 2: Meeting Programs and Minutes],
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Series 3: Correspondence],
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Series 4: Policies, Positions and Issues],
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Series 5: Newsletter],
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Series 6: Membership Records],
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Series 7: Financial Records],
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Series 8: Chapter Records],
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Series 9: National Meetings and National Newsletter],
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Series 10: Special Projects, Audio, Visuals],
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- Series 1: Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Histories, and Chronology, 1942-2000
- Box 1
- Barcode: 31234014059982
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Organizational history
- Folder 3: Charters and bylaws, 1942-1974
- Folder 4: Constitution and bylaws, manuals, 1976-1978
- Folder 5: Constitution and bylaws, manuals, 1979-1985
- Also includes forest policy guidebook and charters.
- Box 2
- Barcode: 31234014059958
- Folder 1: Constitution and bylaws, 1986-1987
- Also includes code of ethics for the Society of American Foresters, communicator's handbook, Kentucky/Tennessee road map, program committee organization and guide.
- Folder 2: Bylaws, charters, and manuals, 1988-1992
- Also includes program committee organization and guide, activities calendar, ethics guide for the Society of American Foresters, program committee charters, forest policies of the Society of American Foresters, leadership training guide.
- Folder 3: Bylaws, charters, and manuals, 1993-1998
- Also includes discussion guide for SAF Code of Ethics, 1996 SAF leadership directory, proposed changes to constitution, suggested program committee organization and guides.
- Folder 4: SAF Leadership Manuals, Leadership Academy, 1998
- Folder 5: Membership handbooks, referendum discussion, 1999-2000
- Also includes charter of membership information committee, charter of executive committee.
- Series 2: Meeting Programs and Minutes
- The Meeting Programs and Minutes Series consist of two boxes of records (boxes 3 & 4) arranged chronologically from 1943 to 2000. Annual winter meeting programs and minutes exist for 1943 to 1951. A summation of programs and meeting minutes are found in the Newsletter Series from 1952 to 1961. From 1963 to 2000 some original programs and minutes exist. The other meetings are summarized in the Newsletters Series. There are no records for the winter business meeting of 1965, the business meeting or executive committee meetings for 1982 and 1983, the summer meeting of 1988, the winter business meeting of 1989 and the winter business meeting of 1997. From 1994 to 2000 the executive committee meetings gradually conducted more of the Society
- Box 3
- Barcode: 31234014059941
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Reports on annual meetings, 1943-1946
- Folder 3: Reports on annual meetings, 1947-1959
- Also includes announcement of 1959 summer SAF meeting, agenda for business meeting.
- Folder 4: Meeting programs and minutes, 1960-1968
- Also includes reports of student loan and scholarship committees, business meeting agendas and programs.
- Folder 5: Meeting programs and minutes, 1969-1979
- Also includes meeting itineraries, schedules and programs; presentations, committee reports, copy of Kentucky General Assembly House Bill no. 128, proceedings of meetings.
- Folder 6: Meeting programs and minutes, 1980-1985
- Also includes SAF checking account and treasurer report, meeting itineraries, 1985 officers and committee chairmen directory.
- Box 4
- Barcode: 31234014059933
- Folder 1: Meeting programs and minutes, 1986-1988
- Also includes meeting agendas, committee directories, list of goals, budgets, treasurer's report.
- Folder 2: Meeting programs and minutes, 1989-1990
- Also contains summary of arson prevention presentations, resolution to encourage restoration of trees on surface mined lands, summary of SAF votes for chair-elect and secretary/treasurer elections.
- Folder 3: Meeting programs and minutes, 1991-1994
- Also contains Museum of Appalachia brochure, list of officials from associated organizations, policy committee report, 1992 SAF budget.
- Folder 4: Meeting programs and minutes, 1995-1997
- Also includes summaries of special accounts and projects, actual and proposed budgets, position paper titled "Effective Forest Stewardship in Kentucky", 1996 financial report, article about ecosystem management.
- Folder 5: Meeting programs and minutes, 1998-2000
- Also includes financial reports and budgets, 1998 statement of financial activities, memorial scholarship report, draft of "Principles and Criteria, Appalachia Regional Standards", letters to politicians concerning President Clinton's proposal to close roadless areas of national forests, 2000 policy committee report.
- Box 5
- Barcode: 31234014059925
- Folder 1: Meeting programs and minutes, 2001-2002
- Also includes policy committee reports, statement of financial activities, charter for executive committee, guide to KY-TN SAF records, proposed changes to bylaws, map of Pine Mountain State Resort park, draft of SAF core values.
- Folder 2: Meeting programs and minutes, 2003-
- Also includes KY-TN SAF 2002 financial statement, 2003 proposed budget, SAF meeting itinerary.
- Series 3: Correspondence
- The Correspondence Series consists of two boxes of materials (boxes 5 & 6) that cover the years 1958 to 1996. The material is in chronological order and includes letters written by the Secretary, Chairman, their proxies and correspondence to the Secretary, Chairman and Memorial Scholarship Fund. Most of the correspondence directed the affairs of the Society (including the Foresters Fund) or fulfilled the intent of meeting resolutions. Memorial Scholarship fund correspondence provides a record of donations to the fund, and letters to the spouses of the deceased. This series should be used in conjunction with the Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Histories, and Chronology Series, Meeting Programs and Minutes Series, Policies Positions and Issues Series, Newsletters Series, Financial Records Series, and Chapter Records Series.
- Box 6
- Barcode: 31234014059917
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1957-1962
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1963-1965
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1966-1967
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1968-1969
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1970-1971
- Folder 7: Correspondence, 1972-1973
- Box 7
- Barcode: 31234014059909
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1974-1977
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1978-1982
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1983-1984
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1985
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1986
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1987-1988
- Box 8
- Barcode: 31234014059891
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1989
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1990-1991
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1992
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1993-1994
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1995
- Folder 6: Correspondence, 1996-1997
- Box 9
- Barcode: 31234014059818
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1998-1999
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 2000-2001
- Series 4: Policies, Positions and Issues
- The Policies, Positions and Issues Series consist of three boxes of records (boxes 7 - 9) covering 1959 to 2000. This series includes correspondence concerning forestry policy within the organization and to cooperators such as businesses, public agencies, schools, and politicians. Position papers are part of this series as are records of ad hoc policy committees. Materials are in chronological order by the year the correspondence occurred. Actions taken to develop and finalize a position paper are gathered with the final position and filed in the year the position was approved. Ad hoc policy committees retain their correspondence, meeting minutes and working documents until they have completed their task. All committee documents are filed with the final committee product or in the year the committee becomes inactive. This series should be used in conjunction with the Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Histories, and Chronology Series, Meeting Programs and Minutes Series, Correspondence Series, Newsletters Series, Chapter Records Series and Special Projects, Audio Visuals Series.
- Box 10
- Barcode: 31234014059826
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Policies, positions and issues, 1959-1972
- Folder 3: Policies, positions and issues, 1973-1976
- Folder 4: Policies, positions and issues, 1977-1979
- Folder 5: Policies, positions and issues, 1980-1984
- Folder 6: Policies, positions and issues, 1985-1986
- Folder 7: Policies, positions and issues, 1987-1989
- Box 11
- Barcode: 31234014059834
- Folder 1: Policies, positions and issues, 1989
- Folder 2: Licensing committee, 1989-A
- Folder 3: Licensing committee, 1989-B
- Folder 4: Licensing committee, 1989-C
- Folder 5: Licensing committee, 1989-D
- Folder 6: Policies, positions and issues, 1990-1991
- Folder 7: Policies, positions and issues, 1992-A
- Folder 8: Policies, positions and issues, 1992-B
- Box 12
- Barcode: 31234014059842
- Folder 1: Policies, positions and issues, 1993
- Folder 2: Policies, positions and issues, 1994-1995
- Folder 3: Ad hoc policy committees, 1964-1995 (A)
- Folder 4: Ad hoc policy committees, 1964-1995 (B)
- Folder 5: Policies, positions and issues, 1996
- Folder 6: Policies, positions and issues, 1997-2000
- Series 5: Newsletter
- The Newsletter Series consist of two boxes of newsletters (boxes 10 & 11) covering the years 1945 thru 2000. The KY-TN newsletter provides the primary communication between members of the Society. The newsletter covers forest issues, a summary of meeting programs and minutes, transfers and promotions of members, changes in forest policies or practices and information about members. Reports from the KY-TN leadership, Council Members and national office employees are also included in the newsletters. This series also has one complete printed copy of the KY-TN Society Web Site from December 2000. 2000 was the first full year the web site was in operation. The newsletters are filed in numeric order, which also happens to be in chronological order. This series should be used in conjunction with all other series.
- Box 13
- Barcode: 31234014059859
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Newsletter series, 1945-1950
- Folder 3: Newsletter series, 1951-1952
- Folder 4: Newsletter series, 1953-1954
- Folder 5: Newsletter series, 1955-1956
- Folder 6: Newsletter series, 1957-1959
- Box 14
- Barcode: 31234014059867
- Folder 1: Newsletter series, 1960-1969
- Folder 2: Newsletter series, 1970-1982
- Folder 3: Newsletter series, 1983-1995
- Folder 4: Newsletter series, 1996-2000
- Folder 5: December 2000 website (A)
- Folder 6: December 2000 website (B)
- Folder 7: Newsletter series, 2001-2003
- Series 6: Membership Records
- The Membership Records Series consist of two boxes of records (boxes 12 & 13) covering 1951 thru 2000. Some years have a complete listing of members, total membership at the beginning of the year, a purge list and follow-up reinstatement list and a total membership for the end of the year. Most years have only one or two of these records, and 15 of the 50 years have no records. The membership records are in chronological order by year.
- Box 15
- Barcode: 31234014059875
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Membership records, 1951-1976
- Folder 3: Membership records, 1977-1980
- Folder 4: Membership records, 1981-1987
- Folder 5: Membership records, 1988-1990
- Folder 6: Membership records, 1991-1992
- Box 16
- Barcode: 31234014059883
- Folder 1: Membership records, 1993-1999
- Folder 2: Membership records, 2000
- Folder 3: National member campaigns
- Series 7: Financial Records
- The Financial Records Series consist of part of one box of records (box 13) covering the period 1943 thru 2000. Within the series inventory folder is a financial summary with the year
- Box 17
- Barcode: 31234014059768
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Ledger subseries, 1964-1974
- Folder 3: Ledger subseries, 1982-1999
- Folder 4: Correspondence and special projects subseries, 1980-1995
- Folder 5: Correspondence and special projects series, 1996-
- Series 8: Chapter Records
- The Chapter Records Series contain two boxes of materials (boxes 14 & 15) with chapter documents. To improve communication between members and better address local and regional forestry issues the KY-TN Society is divided into local chapters. Chapter Bylaws are filed in Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Histories, and Chronology Series. Chapter annual reports are included in Meeting Programs and Minutes Series. All other chapter records such as correspondence, histories, meeting minutes, newsletters, position statements, meeting programs and finances are filed by chapter first and then in chronological order by year. Records cover 1971 thru 2000. This series should be used in conjunction with Meeting Programs and Minutes Series, Correspondence Series, Policies Positions and Issues Series, Newsletters Series, Financial Records Series, Special Projects, Audio Visuals Series.
- Box 18
- Barcode: 31234014059735
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: East Tennessee chapter subseries, 1974-1999
- Folder 3: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1971-1976
- Folder 4: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1977-1979
- Folder 5: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1980-1986
- Folder 6: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1987-1989
- Folder 7: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1990-1995
- Box 19
- Barcode: 31234014059750
- Folder 1: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1996-1998
- Folder 2: East Kentucky chapter subseries, 1999-
- Folder 3: East Kentucky chapter subseries, meeting minutes, 1989-1997
- Box 20
- Barcode: 31234014059743
- Folder 1: West Kentucky chapter subseries, 1974-1976
- Folder 2: West Kentucky chapter subseries, 1977-1985
- Folder 3: West Kentucky chapter subseries, 1986-1997
- Folder 4: Middle Tennessee chapter subseries, 1986-1999
- Folder 5: Southeast Tennessee chapter subseries, 1973-2000
- Folder 6: West Tennessee chapter subseries, 1986-1996
- Series 9: National Meetings and National Newsletter
- The National Meetings and National Newsletter Series contain three boxes of materials (boxes 16-18). Files are arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically by year within each subject. House of Society Delegate Meeting Notes cover 1965 - 1999 with no record in 1966 thru 1983, and 1995 thru 1997. The House of Society Delegates is a national group with one representative from each state or multi-state society represented. The House of Society Delegates makes administrative and policy recommendations to the National Council. The National Council Meeting Notes cover 1974 - 1999. There are no records in 1975 thru 1981, 1992 and 1997. The National Council is the governing body of the Society of American Foresters. The state and multi-state societies are represented on the Council by a District Council member. The nation is divided into voting districts representing an equal number of Society members. The Council Notes record Council actions to provide national administration and policy direction for the National Society. The Forestry Notes is a national newsletter. The SAF Notes are replaced by The Forestry Source. This series should be used in conjunction with the Bylaws, Charters, Manuals, Histories, and Chronology Series, Meeting Programs and Minutes Series, Policies Positions and Issues Series, Newsletters Series, Financial Records Series, Chapter Records Series.
- Box 21
- Barcode: 31234014059776
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: SAF Notes subseries, 1985-1991
- Folder 3: Forestry source subseries, 1996-1998
- Folder 4: Forestry source subseries, 1999
- Folder 5: Forestry source subseries, 2000
- Folder 6: Forestry source subseries, 2001
- Box 22
- Barcode: 31234014059800
- Folder 1: Forestry source subseries, 2002
- Folder 2: Forestry source subseries, 2003
- Folder 3: Forestry source subseries, 2004
- Box 23
- Barcode: 31234014059792
- Folder 1: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 1984-1988
- Folder 2: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 1989
- Folder 3: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 1990-1993
- Folder 4: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 1994-1996
- Folder 5: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 1998
- Box 24
- Barcode: 31234014059784
- Folder 1: National Council meeting notes subseries, 1975-1986
- Folder 2: National Council meeting notes subseries, 1987-1995
- Folder 3: National Council meeting notes subseries, 1999
- Folder 4: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 1999
- Folder 5: House of Society Delegates meeting notes subseries, 2000
- Series 10: Special Projects, Audio, Visuals
- The Special Projects, Audio, Visuals Series consist of two boxes of materials (boxes 19 & 20) with newspaper clippings, visuals such as photographs, slide programs, films and audio records and audio such as recordings. The series has photographs, films, slide programs and videos from 1948 through 2000, newspaper clippings from 1964 to 1998 and an audiotape from 1995. The material is filed in folder subjects of Newspapers, Visuals, and Audio. Within subject folders material is filed chronologically by year. This series should be used in conjunction with the Meeting Programs and Minutes Series, Correspondence Series, Newsletters Series.
- Box 25
- Barcode: 31234014059727
- Folder 1: Series inventory
- Folder 2: Visuals subseries, photos, 1942-1972
- Folder 3: Visuals subseries, photos, 1974-2000
- Folder 4: "American Forester" 16mm film, 1966
- Folder 5: Slides, audiocassette (Foresters' fund project), "Continuing Forest" videotape, 1989
- Box 26
- Barcode: 31234014059719
- Folder 1: Videocassettes: "Forestry: An Intricate Balance", "Natural Resources", 1991
- Also includes teaching guides, Foresters' Fund project evaluation, FFA exhibitor show material, forestry career information packet, guide to SAF Centennial Celebration.
- Box 27
- Barcode: 31234014059701
- Folder 1: Videocassettes: "Forests: Providing Habitat For All," "Full Circle", 1999
- Folder 2: Newspapers subseries, 1964-1998
- Folder 3: Audio subseries, "Focus on Forestry" cassette, 1995
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous publications series, 1937-1983
- Folder 5: Miscellaneous publications series, 1989-1995
- Box 28
- Barcode: 31234014059693
- Folder 1: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 2: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 3: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 4: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 5: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 6: Wilderness Coalition, 1986
- Box 29
- Barcode: 31234014059685
- Folder 1: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 2: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 3: Cherokee National Forest, forest plan appeal, intervenor status
- Folder 4: Newspaper clippings
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