Dwight Smithson Jeffers papers
Scope and Contents
These materials came from College of Forestry Dean Emeritus Dwight Smithson Jeffers. He came to U of I in 1935 and retired in 1953. The materials include course information, syllabi, correspondence, and other papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1946
Creator
- Jeffers, Dwight Smithson, 1883-1980 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Dwight Smithson Jeffers was born on May 12, 1883 to E. M. and Florence Jeffers in Illinois. He recieved his bachelors degree from Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy in about 1906. Jeffers then attended the Yale Forest School, and recieved both his M.D. and Ph.D. At one point he became an assistant for the United States Forest Service. He was stationed at the Medicine Bow Naitonal Forest located in Laramie, Wyoming. He also served as a Forest Supervisor at Hot Sulohur Springs in Greenwood, Colorado.
In 1935, Jeffers replaced R. E. McArdle Dean of the College of Forestry at the University of Idaho. McArdle had gone on to serve as Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. At U of I, Jeffers taught forestry courses including forest management. During this time, U of I's School of Forestry had more than 300 enrolled students. Under his management, the Forestry, Wildlife and Range Experimental Station was established. Jeffers retired in 1953. He died on April 20, 1980. The U of I College of Natural Resources has a Dean Dwight Jeffers Scholarship in his honor.
Extent
.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Course syllabi and other drafts of publications.
Arrangement
Collection was left in the order in which it was recieved.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated to Special Collections and Archives by B. Paulsen in 1998.
- Title
- Guide to Dwight Smithson Jeffers papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository