 Southern Forest Institute collection
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteThe Southern Forest Institute (SFI) is an educational and public relations organization for the pulp and paper industry. Sponsored by over 30 companies throughout the Southeast, the SFI is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of records of the Southern Forest Institute from 1939-1946 and 1961-1979. The collection includes records of the Southern Forest Disease and Insect Council, the Southern Forest Research Council, the Southern Pine Beetle Action Council, the Hardwood Forestry Research Fellowship, and photographs from the Pulpwood Conservation Association. These records document the problems of disease and insects facing Southern forests, research undertaken to combat the problems, and publicity material used to educate the public. Organization and ArrangementOrganized into five series: (1) Southern Forest Disease and Insect Research Council, (2) Southern Forest Research Council, (3) Southern Pine Beetle Action Council, (4) Hardwood Forestry Research Fellowship, and (5) Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association photographs. Administrative InformationConditions Governing AccessThough the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings. Preferred CitationSouthern Forest Institute records, ms1988, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated materials available in the following collections of this repository: MS 3078 Southern Forest Institute papers. Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms1988/bmac-coll | ||||||||||||||||||