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George Frederick Jewett, Sr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG 043

Scope and Contents

The Jewett Collection consists primarily of the business collection of George Frederick Jewett (1896-1956) in the capacity of Vice President (1935-1946) and President (1946-1949) of Potlatch Forests, Incorporated, and as a prominent member of the National Lumber Manufacturer's Association, leader of the Association's Committee on Forest Conservation, President of the North Idaho Conservation Association, and member of other conservation associations. In all there are twenty-five file boxes of this material and in addition there are eleven file boxes of the financial records of the companies, associations and institutions with which Mr. Jewett was associated. There are further fourteen file boxes of business letters pertaining to the Edward Rutledge Timber Company, of which company Mr. Jewett became General Manager in 1928, and which was one of the three companies to be merged into Potlatch Forests, Inc., in 1931. The correspondence of those companies associated with the Rutledge Company are filed in four boxes, all the miscellaneous papers relevant to this section being filed together in one box. Stored in five file boxes are all the financial and legal records of the Edward Rutledge Timber Company and its associated companies, large bound volumes precluded from being placed in file boxes by virtue of their size.

The personal papers of the Jewett Family date from (1853-1950) and despite sporadic gaps due to the loss of such material in recent floods they give a valuable insight into the lives of George Frederick Jewett, his father James Richard Jewett (1862-1943) and, to a lesser degree, his grandfather George Washington Jewett (d.1879). This material is contained in two file boxes. Also in two file boxes are the personal business papers of the collection. These include the correspondence between G.F. Jewett and the many companies with which he was associated on a personal basis; with his banks, insurance brokers, and attorneys; and his dealings in real estate. It also includes correspondence with the Republican Party, in which Mr. Jewett took a keen and active interest, with the English Speaking Union, the United Services Organization and with many other philanthropic institutions to which both he and Mrs. Jewett gave generously both of their time and money.

The collection of Jewett Memorabilia occupies one file box, and there is one file box of miscellaneous material.

The contents of each section are outlined in full detail in the following Description of Series. In addition to the subject analysis by section a name index of the entire collection enables the researcher to locate without difficulty all the correspondence of a given individual.

The Jewett Collection is a valuable source for the study of American forest history in all its aspects, and in particular from those of actual lumbering, conservation and business.

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1950

Language of Materials

English

Extent

67 l.f.

Abstract

Business records of the Edward Rutledge Timber Co.; also Jewett's personal and business papers.

Arrangement

The method of organizing and describing the Jewett Family Papers follows the system practiced by the United States National Archives in arranging government archives. Respect for provenance, or original order, determines the arrangement wherever practical so that methods of operation and interrelationships will be brought out as well as the importance of individual items.

Therefore:

1. All correspondence is arranged chronologically.

2. All letters are arranged alphabetically within each year, under the name of the person or company from whom the letter was received or to whom it was sent.

3. Note the following special cases.

a. Federal officers filed under the name of the town where located.

b. State officers filed under the name of the state.

c. County officers filed under the name of the appropriate town or city.

Wherever there are deviations from the system outlined above the same will be noted in the appropriate place in this register.

Title
George Frederick Jewett, Sr. Papers 1901-1950
Author
Finding aid prepared by Barbara Richards, under the direction of Elwood Maunder, Forest History Society, Inc.
Date
©1969
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latn
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English.
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository