Inland Forest Research Council Collection

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Inland Forest Research Council Collection

NAU.MS.272


Descriptive Summary
Creator:	Southwest Forestry Services
Collection Name	Inland Forest Research Council Collection,
Inclusive Dates:	1947-1985.
Physical Description	68 linear feet
Description	This collection of documents represents Kulosa's work for different aspects of the Forest Product industry. The collection is significant because it represents primary documentation of the forest product industry during a period of heightened environmental awareness and interest in public land issues on the part of the American public. This interest manifested itself in the passage of such laws as the Endangered Species Act, legislation about clean air and water and the evaluation of roadless areas. All of these issues had a direct impact upon the forest products industry.
Collection Number	NAU.MS.272
Language	English.
Repository	Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department. Northern Arizona University Box 6022 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022 Phone: 928 523 5551 Fax: 928 523 3770 Email: Special.Collections@nau.edu

Historical Note

The Inland Forest Resource Council (IFRC) collection was donated by Erwin Kulosa manager of the Southwest Forestry Services. Prior to working for the IFRC, Kulosa also worked for the Western Wood Products Association and the Federal Timber Purchasers Association. Although the bulk of the material is from Kulosa's work for the IFRC, material does exist from his employment with the other two organizations.

The Inland Forest Resource Council (IFRC) was the Rocky Mountain organization for the National Forest Products Association. Serving as a federated association, the IFRC represented the member companies within its region. These member companies included all aspects of the forest product industry.

Each of the basic activities of the IFRC was assigned to a committee. These basic activities included forest conservation, research, statistical information, transportation, governmental relations, lobbying, trade promotion, engineering, credit rating services and public relations. Kulosa also served on several U.S. Forest Service committees that dealt with timber management issues.

Scope and Content Note

This collection of documents represents Kulosa's work for different aspects of the forest product industry. This material has been organized according to Mr. Kulosa's original filing scheme.

The collection is significant because it represents primary documentation of the forest product industry during a period of heightened environmental awareness and interest in public land issues on the part of the American public. This interest manifested itself in the passage of such laws as the Endangered Species Act, legislation about clean air and water and the evaluation of roadless areas. All of these issues had a direct impact upon the forest products industry.

Of particular interest are the minutes and documents from meetings where strategy for the promotion of timber products and advocacy for forest product companies were discussed. It was the opinion of the forest products industry that there was a credibility gap with both the press and the public, and so a public relations campaign was initiated in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Additional items which were generated by the United States Department of Agriculture are included, promoting the forest and some environmental issues.

Another main theme documented in the collection is the growing strength of the environmental community and the reaction of the forest products companies to this change. Many appeals of timber sales occurred as a direct result of a stronger environmental community. The Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE) process began in the early 1970s with RARE I and continued through the 1980s with RARE II. There are many published items that are kept intact with notes and additional informational material which reflects the Federal Timber Purchasers Association's analysis of these studies. Also, the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 resulted in major policy shifts toward the timber industry.

The collection documents the working relationship between members of the forest products industry and the United States Forest Service. Minutes from several Forest Service standing committees -- the Industry committee, the management committee, the regional road committee and general work committee -- can be found in the collection.

Another significant aspect of the collection are the documents relating to timber sales. These documents include records of sale, timber appraisals and prospectuses. This material gives exact locations and specifications for logging sales in the forests of Arizona and New Mexico.

Finally the collection contains documentation on many New Mexico and Arizona forest product companies and how these companies interacted with the Forest Service. For example brochures and material from the Navajo Forest Products Industry can be found in series five. Documents on building roads and sawmills can be found in series six.

Organization

Organized into nine series.

I. Forest Products Industry, 1965-1985.
II. Wood use, 1961-1985.
III. Meetings, 1965-1985.
IV. Resource Council members, 1947-1985.
V. Timber sale appeals, 1953-1984.
VI. Forest engineering, 1960-1984.
VII. Forest legislation, 1968-1984.
VIII. Forest protection, 1954-1984.
IX. Environmental issues, 1966-1984.

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

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Access Points

Personal Name(s)

Kulosa, Erwin.

Corporate Name(s)

Inland Forest Research Council.

Subject(s)

Air quality management--United States.

Air quality--Standards--United States.

Endangered species--Law and legislation--United States.

Environmental policy--Citizen participation.

Environmentalism.

Forest conservation--Arizona.

Forest management--Arizona.

Forest products--Arizona.

Logging--Arizona.

Lumber trade--Arizona.

Water quality management--United States.

Water quality--United States.

Genre Form(s)

Contracts.

Reports.

Transcripts.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Inland Forest Research Council Collection, NAU.MS.272, Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Dept.

Container List


Series One, Forest Products Industry, 1965-1985.
	Four boxes containing 151 folders consisting of promotional and educational publications, and reports and information concerning the timber industry's viewpoint toward wilderness and national timber policy.

box	folder
1	1-40	Forestry notes, benefits, Energy Conservation Study, Flyers, 1967-84.
box	folder
2	41-84	Forest production and development, literature, misc. articles, National Forests, Parks, Monuments, and Historic Sites, 1968-85.
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3	85-122	Articles, magazines, pamphlets, 1962-77.
box	folder
4	123-151	USDA Forest Service Research, wilderness costs, FHA Isolation Standards, pamphlets on construction, 1968-83.


Series Two, Wood Use, 1961-1985.
	Consists of 35 boxes containing 453 folders. This series contains material relating to timber sales on Arizona and New Mexico forests. Included here are contracts, appraisals, records of sale and timber prospectuses.

box	folder
1	1-23	Contract extensions, terminations, cancellations, and revisions, 1970-85.
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2	24-45	Sales, provisions, extension policy, clauses, contract information, 1971-83.
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3	46-63	Regulations, sales, tree management, 1965-85.
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4	64-80	Appraisals, below cost timber sales, 1961-85.
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5	81-95	Below cost timber sales, Black Hills, employment, economics, 1974-85.
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6	96-109	Rideouts, sales conditions, transaction evidence appraisal, 1967-84.
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7	110-121	Appraisal summaries, 1979-84.
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8	122-134	Appraisal summaries, 1973-80.
box	folder
9	135-149	Appraisal summaries, 1970-74.
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10	150-160	Appraisal summaries, 1969-70.
box	folder
11	161-174	Appraisal handbooks, base point appraisals, log branding estimates, 1967-84.
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12	175-183	Logging costs, manual, appraisal committee, 1960-84.
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13	184-194	Timber appraisals, timber economics, weight studies, 1967-84.
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14	195-214	Appraisal bulletins, weekly price index, grade recovery, 1969-84.
box	folder
15	215-231	Index, price reports, miscellaneous cost information, overhead, price control, 1967-82.
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16	232-246	State NM, taxes, timber fund management, wage price freeze, WWPA lumber price trends, 1969-83.
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17	247-254	Report on Examination on Cost and Sales Realization, audit agreement, average rate bidding, bidder qualifications, 1960-85.
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18	255-270	Bidding, Cost Adjustment Index, P and R, profit ratio, 1961-83.
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19	271-285	Releases, sealed and stewed bidding, inflation, Wilcox Study, work group P and R Advantage Proposal, Worthington Episode, 1966-83.
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20	286-299	Appraisal summaries, timber sales program, 1969-85.
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21	300-313	Timber sales program, 1966-85.
box	folder
22	314-319	Cut and sold FY reports, 1964-84.
box	folder
23	320-332	Forest service budget, forestry accomplishment reports, performance and comparison of timber sales, 1966-85.
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24	333-341	Timber sales prospectuses, 1984-85.
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25	342-351	Timber sales prospectuses, 1982-84.
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26	352-359	Timber sales prospectuses, 1981-82.
box	folder
27	360-366	Timber sales prospectuses, 1981-82.
box	folder
28	367-376	Timber sales prospectuses, 1979-80.
box	folder
29	377-386	Timber sales prospectuses, 1977-79.
box	folder
30	387-397	Timber sales prospectuses, 1975-78.
box	folder
31	398-406	Timber sales prospectuses, 1974-75.
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32	407-418	Timber sales prospectuses, 1972-73.
box	folder
33	419-434	Timber sales prospectuses, 1970-72.
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34	435-447	Timber sales prospectuses, 1969-70.
box	folder
35	448-453	Timber sales prospectuses, 1968-69.


Series Three, Meetings, 1965-1985.
	Consists of seven boxes containing 41 folders. This series contains memoranda and transcripts relating to committee meetings, positions taken by regional associations and lumbers manufacturers and dealers. Tapes of the proceedings have been added to the Special Collections and Archives Oral History Collection.

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1		Tapes and transcripts. ,
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1a	1a-13a	Management Group Meetings, 1975-1984.
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1b	14a-26a	Work Group Meetings, 1970-1977.
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1c	27a-37a	Work Group Meetings, 1978-1985.
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2	1-13	AZ and NM forest practice committees, 1960-70.
box	folder
3	14-25	Forest Service-Industry Meeting, Management Committee Meeting, Albuquerque NM, Regional Road Committee, 1969-84.
box	folder
4	26-33	Regional Road Committee, Timber Sale Meetings, Work Committee Meeting, 1969-73.
box	folder
5	34-41	Carson DEIS Plan, Mud Springs Timber Sale Cruise, 1982-85.
box	folder
6	42-50	Federal Timber Purchasers Meetings, 1983-1984.
box	folder
7	51-55	Federal Timber Purchasers Meetings, 1984-1985.


Series Four, Resource Council Members, 1947-1985.
	Two boxes containing 28 folders containing information about members and associates of the Resource Council.

box	folder
1	1-15	Air Resource HOTLINE, Amalia Lumber Co., Bates Lumber Co., Black Hills Forest Research Association, Blevins Lumber Co., Caldwell Lumber Co., HOLD, Montana de Fibra, 1958-85.
box	folder
2	16-28	NFPA Newsletter, Philmont Scout Ranch, Research Recap, Rocky Mountain Forest Industries Conference, Silva Sale Bid-Bates, SWPA, 1947-85.


Series Five, Timber Sale Appeals , 1953-1984.
	Seven boxes containing 82 folders containing memoranda to and from the Inland Forest Research Council. This material relates to the appeals process for timber sales. There are also case studies and contract dispute information.

box	folder
1	1-10	Appeals Regulations, Apache Timber Sale, appeals and litigation, Bunker Creek Division, But us Department, claims, Conklin and Fork Sales, Contract Disputes Act, Carson Budworm Appeal, 1968-85.
box	folder
2	11-21	Disputes, Double Cabin Appeal, litigations, legislature, 1969-85.
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3	22-31	Timber Sales Information, litigations, Watts Timber Sale, Wyoming Outdoor vs. Butz Champion, 1966-83.
box	folder
4	32-44	Appraisal Navajo Forest Products Industry-Pinal Hills, Canyon Rim Sale, Capsulin Sale, Colorado Plateau Pulpwood Sale, Kaibab Lumber, Navajo Forest Products Industry, NM Mill and Lumber, NM Timber Co, 1953-84.
box	folder
5	45-55	NFPI Stuff, Wagon Wheel Cruise, Southwest Forest Industries, White Sands, 1969-84.
box	folder
6	56-69	Pollution Standards, Colorado Springs Conference, NM forestry, 1966-85.
box	folder
7	70-82	NM forestry, non point pollution, water and soil laws and studies, 1968-84.


Series Six, Forest Engineering , 1960-1984.
	Six boxes, 190 folders containing contract provisions for the construction of access roads and the maintenance of existing roads, as well as appeals concerning road construction.

box	folder
1	1-16	Analysis, Management, and Federal Lands, AZ Game and Fish, Exports, Environmental Program for Future, forest service problems, 1968-82.
box	folder
2	17-27	Regulations, land acquisition, land management, sustained yield, 1960-80.
box	folder
3	28-38	National Forest Management Act and Regulation, natural diversity, off-road vehicle use, Trade-off Study, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Worrell Report, 1963-83.
box	folder
4	39-49	Bureau scaling, cubic scaling, log account ability, log branding study, 1973-83.
box	folder
5	50-62	Log branding, log scaling and handbook, 1963-85.
box	folder
6	63-75	Quality determination, sample scaling, scaling, 1957-83.
box	folder
7	76-87	Allocation Study, log utilization, lopping costs, dead ponderosa pine, 1968-84.
box	folder
8	88-98	Lopping study, mill studies, RUM, research project, 1960-82.
box	folder
9	99-108	Sawing methods, slash disposal, timber sharing, utilization, wood energy, 1970-84.
box	folder
10	109-114	Economic analysis, Road Construction Cost Guide, Road Builders Meeting, 1962-84.`
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11	115-119	Road construction costs, 1973-84.
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12	120-126	Road contractors, estimates, road construction costs, 1973-85.
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13	127-131	Road cost estimates, transferable purchaser credit, 1972-78.
box	folder
14	132-141	Cable logging, forest engineering, 1978-84.
box	folder
15	142-148	Skyline logging, skyline yarding, snake, 1978-84.
box
16		Meeting notes, 1981-84.
box	folder
17	149-155	AZ-NM Mill Study, Lumber Recovery Study, 1973-85.
box	folder
18	156-167	LBR background, mill study, Whiteriver, 1971-83.
box	folder
19	168-174	Aggregate testing, Bear-Marvin Appeal, FARS Maintenance, 1978-84.
box	folder
20	175-185	Purchaser credit, road specifications, regulation obliteration maintenance, laws, closure, design, field trip, 1976-84.
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21	186-190	Surface replacement, timber company interests, work group road matters, 1971-84.


Series Seven, Forest Legislation , 1968-1984
	20 boxes, 107 folders containing forest management plans for most of the southwestern region. These items include publications, flyers, memoranda and handwritten notes from the meetings.

box	folder
1	1-8	Planning Committees, 1981-1984.
box	folder
2	9-16	Planning Research, 1981-1984.
box	folder
3	17-25	Planning Research, 1981-1984.
box	folder
4	26-33	Planning Research, 1981-1984.
box	folder
5	1-13	Barometer L.U. Study, Carson LUP, Cibola, Federal Gilita Land Use Planning and Notes, 1972-78.
box	folder
6	14-23	Land Use Planning, withdrawals, Mogollon Rim, Pecos, Sandra Peak, San Francisco Peaks, 1970-75.
box	folder
7	24-31	Santa Fe LUP, state, Wood LUD, work group material, 1972-85.
box	folder
8	32-38	Subcommittee at Santa Fe, RPA, areas, Sierra Club vs. Butz, Guadalupe, Optic Elk Mountain, Elk Mountain Road, 1970-84.
box	folder
9	39-55	Continental Divide Trail, Mormon Lake, off-road vehicles vandalism, log accountability, NDRC, Land Management Plan, 1969-83.
box	folder
10	56-60	Land Management Plan, research committee, Congressional Research Service, 1970-85.
box	folder
11	61-70	Area Guide Land Management, model act soil erosion, multiple use guides, 1970-77.
box	folder
12	71-77	Multiple use guides, multiple use land inventory, multiple use survey timber management, NEPA, 1968-81.
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13	78-82	Organic Act, policies, Renewable Planning Act, 1973-78.
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14	83-88	Renewable Planning Act, EEO Review Requirements, Satisfaction Study, 1970-77.
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15	89a-95a	Santa Fe Forest Land Management Plan, 1980-83.
box	folder
16	96a-102a	Santa Fe Forest Land Management Plan, 1980-84.
box	folder
17	103a-107a	Santa Fe Forest Land Management Plan, 1980-84.
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18	108a-111a	Cibola Forest Management Plan, 1981-84.
18	112a	Coconino National Forest Mission Statement. ,
18	113a	Coconino National Forest Mission Statement, 1980.
18	114a	Gila national Forest management Plan, 1981-82.
box	folder
19	89-98	Carson, Apache, Santa Fe Timber, Cibola, Kaibab, Coconino, management plans, 1965-84.
box	folder
20	99-107	Santa Fe, Sitgreaves Timber Management Plan, Tonto, 1971-84.


Series Eight, Forest Protection , 1954-1984
	Nine boxes, 81 folders containing material about procedures for forest harvesting and forest recovery. Other areas covered involve insect infestation and tree diseases.

box	folder
1	1-10	Awards, breeding and genetics, clearcutting, controlled burning, engelmann spruce, 1969-75.
box	folder
2	11-28	Equipment Rate Committee, fire, general, ponderosa pine, 1954-77.
box	folder
3	29-37	Redwood, regeneration, slash disposal, tree species, 1969-82.
box	folder
4	38-45	AZ-NM, Boise Cacade's Insect Law, Carson Budworm Appeal, 1970-85.
box	folder
5	46-58	Forest insect conditions, pest management, Oregon, 1965-85.
box	folder
6	59-68	Ponderosa Moth, research-reports, Santa Fe Spruce Budworm, Scleroderris Canker, 1968-84.
box	folder
7	69-72	Skleroderris Canker, bulletin, surveys and damage, tree diseases, 1971-85.
box	folder
8	73-81	Bird population, environmental analysis, large mammals, new wilderness study areas, selected outdoor recreation statistics, spotted owl, 1970-83.
box	folder
9	82	Water Committee, 1979.
9	83	Wildlife and Fishery Personnel Directory. ,
9	84	Wildlife Task Group, 1979-80.
9	85	Albert Squirrel, 1975.
9	86	Edges, 1976.
9	87	Guidelines for Maintaining Wildlife Habitat. ,
9	88	Jemez Mountain Salamander, 1983.
9	89	Woodpecker, 1979.
9	90	Bird Population, 1979.
9	91	Nest Boxes, 1983.


Series Nine, Environmental Issues, 1966-1984.
	26 boxes, 137 folders containing material related to environmental issues. Two important issues covered are the RARE I and II evaluation processes and the Endangered Species Act.

box	folder
1	1-11	NM Wilderness Act, Rare II, recent wilderness matters, 1978-84.
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2	12-19	Recent wilderness matters, 1977-84.
box	folder
3	20-21	Siberling Tour, unfoldered , 1977-80.
box
4		Catalogs--final environmental statement, 1979.
box	folder
5	22-29	Carson-Santa Fe roadless areas, land withdrawals, roadless areas, 1969-73.
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6	30-34	Roadless areas, 1971-73.
box	folder
7	35-39	Roadless areas, wilderness, 1970-73.
box	folder
8	40-43	Wilderness, 1968-77.
box
9		Pamphlets, notes, maps relating to RARE II, 1968-78.
box
10		Pamphlets, published items relating to RARE II, 1975-79.
box
11		Pamphlets, notes relating to RARE II, 1973-79.
box	folder
12	44-55	Aldo Leopold Wilderness, 1970-76.
box	folder
13	56-62	Gila Wilderness, Mount Baldy, Chama, El Malpais, Bandelier National Monument Wilderness and Additions, 1966-78.
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14	63-67	NM Wilderness Com, Pecos, Pueblos de Taos, San Pedro Park, Sundra and Manzano, 1968-77.
box
15		Meeting notes, 1978.
box	folder
16	68-75	Archaeological, 1980-85.
box	folder
17	76-85	Archaeological legal papers, CHUP T.S. Appeal, Cultural Resource Management, Jemez Salamander, 1977-85.
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18	86-93	Nest Box Study, NFPI, snag habitat, 1977-84.
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19	94-102	Endangered flora, endangered plants, AZ Wildlife Federation, endangered species, 1971-78.
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20	103-110	Endangered species, grizzly bear critical habitat, introduced species, wildlife, 1975-81.
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21	111-114	Environmental, 1976.
box
22		Published items relating to RARE II, 1974-81.
box
23		Published items relating to RARE II, 1969-84.
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24	115-124	Endangered wilderness, AZ, air pollution, Blue Range Wilderness, Cabeza Prieta, 1969-78.
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25	125-132	NFPA Evaluation Forms on Rare II, Grand Canyon, Mazatzal, North Kaibab, 1969-78.
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26	133-137	North Kaibab, Omnibus Bill, Rare II, Wilderness Act, 1969.


Series Ten, News Clips, AFI Public Service Messages, 1972-1982. 101 items
	This box contains news clippings, audio cassette tapes, audio reels, vinyl and other forms of audio public service advertisements


Series Eleven, Lumber Recovery print outs , 1981-1982.
	This box contains large print runs of timber data