Forests and forestry

Scope and Contents This accession includes receipts and correspondence concerning pine seedlings, a How-To pamphlet on caring for seedlings, correspondence letter to Jackie Powell about a revision to the AL Forestry Council Agenda for Tuesday, July 24, 2018 due to John Sorrell Braswell's death (includes information from Braswell's obituary), Council’s 2019 Winter Meeting Minutes and guest speakers, individual resumes and biographies, and an unidentified essay about the importance of Alabama forest...

Abstract

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a surveying transit owned by Clinton McClure, made by Gurley Engineering Instruments. McClure used this instrument extensively to locate landlines on the forest properties he managed and purchased. It also includes two timber maps created by McClure of southern Sumter and northern Choctaw counties in Alabama. One of these maps shows the location of McClure's timberland property, with individual trees marked.

Content Description

This collection includes materials related to Mosley's student days at API (now Auburn University), his career at Southern Bell, and his involvement in Auburn University affairs after his retirement. Includes materials on talks he gave, his sponsorship of awards and lecturships, and on Pinelend, a Treasure Forest in Marengo County, Alabama.