[Rangelands] Fritz Metcalf Online Photograph Collection

[Norma Kobzina]

Please pardon any duplication.

The Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library proudly
announces the availability of a newly digitized photograph collection
relating to forestry, conservation, and the lumber industry in
California and the United States. The nearly 9000 images in the
Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection can be browsed or searched at
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/fmpc/.

Emanuel Fritz and Woodbridge Metcalf were among the first to join the
faculty of the new School of Forestry at UC Berkeley in the early years
of the last century. They were also avid amateur photographers who
together created a collection of nearly 9000 photographs documenting
their passionate involvement with forestry and the University. Subjects
include:

* the activities of the University of California Berkeley's School of
Forestry, including the Forestry Club and Forestry Summer Camp
* forest research, reforestation and conservation
* fire protection, firefighting equipment, and lookout stations
* logging operations and equipment
* lumber mills
* roads, railroads, bridges, and other logging infrastructure
* the University campus

The bulk of the photographs were taken between 1910 and 1960 by
Professors Fritz and Metcalf, with contributions by other affiliates and
friends of the University's School of Forestry. Professor Fritz, a
member of the faculty from 1919 until 1954, was a widely-respected
expert on the Coast Redwood. Professor Metcalf was on the faculty from
1914 until 1956, and during his more than three decades as Extension
Forester consulted on tree farm projects throughout the West. Both were
highly active in conservation organizations such as the
Save-the-Redwoods League and the California Conservation Council. The
Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection will be a rich resource for those
interested in the history of forestry and the University, and is one of
18 photograph collections housed in the Bioscience Library.

Special thanks to Dan Johnston, Xiuzhi Zhou, and Heather Thams for their
efforts in bringing the Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection digitization
project to fruition.

Please send any questions or comments to Norma Kobzina 
(nkobzina at library.berkeley.edu)

Norma Kobzina and Beth Weil
Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library
2101 VLSB #6500
U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6500