Kootenai County Defense Council, 1915-1920
Content Description
The material contained in this collection includes correspondence and financial records from some of the companies comprising the Potlatch Forests, inc. These companies include Bonners Ferry Lumber, Washington, Idaho, & Montana Railway, Red Collar Line, St. Joe Boom, Edward Rutledge Timber and several smaller subsidiaries. There is also one box of material relating to the Kootenai County Defense Council.
Much of the material in this collection complements the material in the George Frederick Jewett, Sr. papers, Manuscript Group MG043. A descriptive inventory of these papers was completed by Barbara Richards in 1969. A researcher in this area should consult both inventories in order to make maximum use of the material in these two collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1920
Creator
- From the Collection: Potlatch Forests, inc (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
Huntington Taylor, who was chairman of the defense council for Kootenai county, was also the general manager of the Edward Rutledge Lumber Company. The defense councils were begun in 1917 and were responsible for coordinating the various war related fund drives.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository