Forest History Society Forest History Society Databases Page 1 of 2 Forest History Society "Understanding the past for its impact on the future" FHS Databases The Forest History Society presently has three databases that can be searched on this site: A bibliography containing annotated descriptions of over 30,000 books, articles, and dissertations on topics in the fields of forest, conservation, and environmental history. A guide to archival collections in the fields of forest, conservation, and environmental history that are housed in repositories across North America and throughout the world. A catalog of the holdings of the U.S. Forest Service Headquarters History Collection housed at the Forest History Society. A catalog of a special collection of 20th century novels documenting Forests in Fiction. A specialized bibliography on vegetation change in South and Southeast Asia. Details About USFS History Forests in Fiction Bibliography Archival Guide Collection Collection Asia Bibliography Search the Databases Search Tips All of the databases are searchable using Reference Web Poster software. The software allows searching across databases, or you may search a single database individually. Select a database from the drop-down menu "Search" box on the Reference Web Poster search page. Enter the word or phrase you wish to search for in the "Text to search for:" box and either press the "Enter" key on your keyboard or click on the on-screen "Start Search" button. If you wish to search for information other than an author, a keyword, a publication date, or a journal title, you must click the "Advanced Search" button. Help The button provides more detailed information about the search process. Records retrieved will display in an initial brief format. To see the full record, click on the page icon next to the check box. You may mark records and save them in a tagged text format. Use your browser's print option to create a printout of the initial search results page or of a full record. Search results displays are limited to 150 records no matter how many matching records are found. You can try several variations of a search term, or contact the Forest History Society library staff for a customized comprehensive search. If you do not find what you are looking for, please feel free to contact the Society library staff (Librarian Cheryl Oakes coakes@duke.edu or Assistant Librarian Michele Justice mjustice@duke.edu), who will be glad to perform custom searches of the databases on the main library computers and email the results to you. Search the Forest History Society Web site: http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/databases.html 8/26/2002 Forest History Society Databases Page 2 of 2 Home Library Archives Publications Journal Membership http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/databases.html Last update April 10, 2002.. C Forest History Society, 1997-2001. http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/databases.html 8/26/2002 Collections Database - USFS History - Forest History Society Page 1 of 2 704 Wm. Vickers Ave. Durham NC 27701 phone 819/682-9319 919/882-2349 U.S. Forest Service History > Collections Database People Collections Database Places USDA Forest Service Headquarters History Collection Policy Search Search Browse by Search Oral Publications Tips Database Title Histories Search FHS Bibliography Search FHS Archival Guide Collections Database About the Collection Search this site Forest Service historian David Clary began organizing this collection in the Washington Office in 1976. Forest Service staff Submit used the collection for reference purposes, until 1998, when the Washington Office transferred the Headquarters History Collection to the Forest History Society in Durham, North Carolina. The Forest History Society is taking the lead in a partnership project to inventory, care for, and respond to questions based on the collection. This database encompasses the 4645 published items and manuscript files cataloged to date. The collection is useful for researchers and Forest Service employees interested in the administrative history of the agency and the broader histories of forestry, conservation, and land use. The materials include correspondence, memoranda, legislation, books, periodicals, articles, pamphlets, and photographs. The collection is not comprehensive and should be used in conjunction with materials at the National Archives, federal records centers, and other libraries. Search Tips The USFS History Collection is searchable. The software allows searching across databases, or you may search a single database individually. To search the USFS History Collection: Open the search database form. Enter the word or phrase you wish to search for in the "Text to search for:" box Click on the on-screen "Start Search" button. Start Bussi http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/usfscoll/collections/index.html 8/26/2002 Collections Database- USFS History - Forest History Society Page 2 of 2 If you wish to search for information other than an author, a keyword, a publication date, or a journal title, you must click on the "Advanced Search" button. Keyword phrase searches, such as national forests, need to be surrounded by quotation marks. For example, Text to Search for : "national forests". The ? button provides more detailed information about the search process. Records retrieved will display in an initial brief format. To see the full record, click on the page icon next to the check box. You may mark records and save them in a tagged text format. Use your browser's print option to create a printout of the initial search results page or of a full record. Browse Books, Reports, and Manuscripts by Title The browse display contains title, author, and publication information. To see abstract, subject (keywords), and notes fields, Search the entire database. W- ABCDEFGHI K ILMNOPOST V X- Numbers Y- List of subject headings (Note: This document is approximately 53 pages long (123K).) Biographical index -- information on over 2000 Forest Service personnel and others involved in forestry. Updated: July 17, 2002 People I Places I Policy I Publications I Collections Database Staff Contact Information Forest History Society home page U.S. Forest Service home page http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/usfscoll/collections/index.htm 8/26/2002