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 Machine-readable finding aid created by California Digital Library. Date of source: August 8, 2006. Finding aid written in: English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard Descriptive Summary Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection Circa 1880-1954 Circa 1910-1935 Consult repository Humboldt State University. Library 173 items 173 online items Humboldt State University Library. The Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection includes photographs, maps, and architectural and design drawings selected from several Humboldt State University Library collections for this project. Images were chosen to illustrate the broad range of people and activities typically associated with the early timber industry in Humboldt County. The company towns of Crannell (Little River Redwood Company) and Samoa (Vance Redwood Lumber Company and Hammond Lumber Company) are especially well documented. Promotional materials are included as well as residential, industrial and mechanical design drawings and infrastructure maps. Especially noteworthy are the series of promotional photographs produced for the Little River Redwood Company by Dold & Dold from 1924 and 1930 and the architectural drawings for the company town of Samoa which includes work by M. DeLin and E. F. Reese. Consult the library for more information about the collections from which these images were selected. Languages represented in the collection: English Online Items

Digitized collection materials available online.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Humboldt State University Library. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. To obtain permission to publish or to reproduce in any format, please contact the Special Collections Librarian.

 Preferred Citation

Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection, Consult repository. Humboldt State University Library, Arcata, Calif.

 Acquisition Information

This collection was created by Humboldt State University Library staff from 2005-06 as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project.

 Processing Information

The digitization project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), a multi-year program supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Leveraging the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) in partnership with Califa and Infopeople, the LHDRP explores a model to aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history materials maintained by California cultural heritage institutions via a single statewide online access point. For more information, see the LHDRP website.

 Scope and Content of Collection

The Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection includes photographs, maps, and architectural and design drawings selected from several Humboldt State University Library collections for this project. Images were chosen to illustrate the broad range of people and activities typically associated with the early timber industry in Humboldt County. The company towns of Crannell (Little River Redwood Company) and Samoa (Vance Redwood Lumber Company and Hammond Lumber Company) are especially well documented. Promotional materials are included as well as residential, industrial and mechanical design drawings and infrastructure maps. Especially noteworthy are the series of promotional photographs produced for the Little River Redwood Company by Dold & Dold from 1924 and 1930 and the architectural drawings for the company town of Samoa which includes work by M. DeLin and E. F. Reese. Consult the library for more information about the collections from which these images were selected.

 Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

Names Bullwinkel, Conrad Cole, Ed. Cole, Harry W. Eureka and Klamath River Railroad Hammond & Little River Redwood Co. Hammond Lumber Company Hammond Redwood Co. Humboldt Northern Railroad Little River Redwood Co. Oregon and Eureka Railroad Vance Redwood Lumber Co. Places Crannell (Calif.) Eureka (Calif.) Fairhaven (Calif.) Humboldt Bay (Calif.) Humboldt County (Calif.) Little River (Calif.) Mad River (Calif.) Samoa (Calif.) Topics Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans Architecture, Industrial--Designs and plans Automobile service stations Automobiles Barns Boats Bridges Buildings Cutover lands Community centers Company towns Company towns--California--Humboldt County--Maps Drying sheds Employee eating facilities Equipment Fire hydrants Forests Garages Gymnasiums Horseback riding Houses Industrial facilities Interiors Kilns Lodges houses Log ponds Loggers Lumbering--California-Humboldt County Lumbering--California-Humboldt County--Maps Lumber-yards Machinery Meat Industry Mills Offices Parks People Piers and wharves Portraits Portraits, Group Railroad bridges Railroad cars Railroad ferries Railroad locomotives Railroads Redwoods Schools Sewerage Ships Steam donkeys Storefronts Stores & shops Vehicles Water tanks Work camps Genres and Forms of Materials Architectural drawings Design drawings Manuscripts Maps Photographs Postcards