Potlatch Forests, Inc. records
Scope and Contents
The group of Potlatch papers spans the years 1941 to 1982, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1960-1975. The papers include correspondence, reports, cost estimations and blueprints of the various modernization plans for the mill located in Potlatch, Idaho, as maintained by the Lewiston office of Potlatch Forests, Inc. Also included are a set of ten bound volumes of Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications. In addition to this record group, the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives has several other groups of Potlatch related material.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1982
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, cost estimates, and blueprints for Potlatch mill, Potlatch, Idaho. Accompanied by Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications (10 v.).
Arrangement
The material was, for the most part, in labeled folders or three-ring notebooks. All headings were retained during processing. The two accessions which were combined to form this group form the two series divisions.
The Potlatch mill modernization records maintained by the Lewiston Office of Potlatch Forests, Inc. include correspondence, blueprints, cost estimates, and photographs relating to the various remodellings at Potlatch. Major renovations took place in 1961, 1973-1974, and 1978. Some of the material is an overall study of the plans, other folders deal with specific areas or pieces of equipment. There are two oversize volumes of equipment drawings.
The second series contains ten bound volumes entitled Pres-to-Log machine drawings and material specifications, and contains greatly reduced drawings of various parts of the machinery. The final series contains memos and correspondence regarding security and fire protection during World War II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Potlatch mill modernization papers were donated to the University of Idaho Library by the Potlatch Corporation in May 1986; James McAdoo donated the Pres-to-Log machine drawings in August 1986. These two accessions were combined and processed by Judith Nielsen in May 1990.
More records were donated in 2023 (MA 2023-41) by Idaho Forest Group featuring materials about security and fire protection during World War II.
- Title
- Guide to Potlatch Forests, Inc. records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen; updated by Sara Szobody in 2023.
- Date
- 1990
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written 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