Karuk and Yurok Baskets
Karuk Tribe of California
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California
This photograph illustrates baskets from the Karuk and Yurok; the Eureka Times Standard advertised the baskets as: Seven Fancy Baskets in their book, "Made for The Trade."
Johnson, Ron
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Made for the Trade, pg 108
Times Printing
2012
Kelley Marks, Coleen
Van Kirk, Susie
Trinidad Museum
Clarke Historical Museum
Book
Color Photograph
Image/jpeg
English
E98.B3 J656 2012
"#8 Lucille V. Gordon Robinson 1976.jpg"
Lucille Vinyard and Gordon Robinson in 1976
Colored positive slide
Dave Van de Mark
"Cat Road Build to Retrieve One Log"
Logging
A man surveys the aftermath of a cat road put in by Georgia-Pacific to retrieve a log days before Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the act that established Redwood National Park.
unknown
Lucille Vinyard Papers
1968
English
"Daily Reminder 1974" Insert
Map on the back of a letter inserted into the journal between the pages of 23 March and 24 March
unknown
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English
"Discovery: Tallest Tree in the World"
Redwood
Redwood Creek
Becking
Western Hemlock
Tree height comparison
This article from The Audubon Magazine discusses the new discovery of tall trees by Becking along Redwood Creek and offers a comparison of some of the tallest tree species in the world.
N/A
Audubon Magazine
1966. Sept./Oct.
digitized by Christine Emerson
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Photocopy of original article, dated at top by Becking
"Dr. Rudolf W. Becking, A Forester with a Vision"
Becking
Forestry
Redwood
Trees
This newspaper describes Becking's discovery of the tallest redwood yet discovered at that time (385 feet).
N/A
Northcoast Outdoors
1966.12.23
digitized by Christine Emerson
Copyright to the unpublished Becking material is the sole property of Humboldt State University Library. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
Newspaper clipping
"Mark Twain" 33 ft. in diameter
Lumbering
People
A photograph of the "Mark Twain" tree, 33 feet in diameter. A logging crew is shown positioned around the log and its stump in the forest. This picture was taken in the Sierra Nevada.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Image/jpeg
Black and White Photograph
2003.01.1580
"Redwood National Park Expansion, Woodstock,
Earth Day, and the Kent State Massacre"
Redwood National Park
Becking
"Save the Redwoods:" 1919 - 1925
The Humboldt County Redwood Movement
Table of contents for "Save the Redwoods"
N/A.
N/A.
1980
thesis
F868.H8.B37 1974-81
"Vinyard's Legacy Lives On," Newsletter Article, Redwood Needles, Sierra Club
Lucille Vineyard's Legacy.
A newsletter article from the Sierra Club's Redwood Needle discussing Lucille Vinyard's contributions to Redwood National Park following her death in December 2015.
Sierra Club.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
#23 July, 1976 Positive Film Slide
This is a scanned image of a positive film slide in the Vinyard collection
1969 Journal
January 26, 1969- January 27, 1967
Lucille's journal entry
Lucille Vinyard
1969.01.26 - 1969.01.27
N/A
1969 Journal
Moon
Lucille's account of the moon landing as well as her work.
Lucille Vinyard
N/A
1969.07.19-1969.07.20
1969 Journal
5 miles North of Trinidad along 101 (Snag)
A positive image slide of a "snag" 5 miles north of Trinidad along 101
Mostly Coastal Related, Lucille Vinyard Slides Collection
06/26/1977
English
A Change in Thinking
Redwood National Park (Calif.)
A newspaper article discussing the arrival of the Redwood National Park. The article states that the bill establishing the park is to be established soon, and proposes that the community accept that the Redwood National Park is to be established. The article additionally suggests some actions for the community to take in the spirit of this change, including economic study, purchasing land for protection, and making the city of Eureka more attractive and welcoming to tourists.
Don H. Clausen Congressional Papers
Times Standard
09/18/1968
English
1999.05, Box 3, Folder 1
A Compromise Solution
Redwood National Park (Calif.)
This 1968 Times-Standard newspaper article discusses the dispute over where the Redwood National Park should place its headquarters. While Crescent City, Orick, and Klamath would all like to host the Redwood National Park headquarters, this article proposes a solution that would put offices in multiple locations: administrative offices in McKinleyville, and visitor-oriented information centers in Orick and Crescent City.
Don H. Clausen Congressional Papers
Times Standard
09/20/1968
English
1999.05, Box 3, Folder 1
A Giant Redwood for the World's Fair
Logging
World's Fair
Redwood
An article printed in the Pacific Rural Press, in 1893 describing the Redwood tree used for a display at the World's Fair.
California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside, <http://cdnc.ucr.edu>
04/22/1893
Image/jpeg
English
A Logger Posing in Front of his Truck
A black and white photograph of a Humboldt County logger posing in front of his heavily loaded truck.
Merle Shuster
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contact Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Shuster Collection
Black and white photograph
Shuster Collection, Box 3, Lumbering Folder
A Redwood National Park is Urgently Needed
89th Congress
Redwood National Park
House of Representatives
H.R. 11723
A speech about the need for a Redwood National Park given by Jeffery Cohelan of California to the 89th Gongress in the House of Representatives. Cohelan advocates for a park that includes the Redwood Creek tract of redwood forest. He includes a financial plan and presents H.R. bill 11723.
Cohelan, Jeffery
HSU Special Collections
10/21/1965
Paper Document
Application/PDF
English
Redwood National Park - 1965
A student working on an HSU forestry study
Humboldt State University
Student work
Freshwater Forest
Becking
Forestry
A black and white photo showing a student helping to conduct a forestry study in the HSU Freshwater forest.
N/A
N/A
1976.10.10
digitized by Christine Emerson
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Black and white photograph
A Yurok Forest History
Environmental science, policy and management
Government Document
title page
Lynn Huntsinger
Sarah McCaffrey
Laura Watt
Michael Lu
University of California Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
University of California Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
1994
N/A
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book
Environmental Science
Tribal
Policies and Management
Local books
A Yurok Forest History
Canoes and canoeing
A redwood canoe crosses the Klamath near Waukell Flat.
Lynn Huntsinger
Sarah McCaffrey
Laura Watt
Michael Lu
University of California Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
University of California Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
1994
Contact Humboldt State University's Special Collections
photo
book
Environmental Science
Tribal
Policies and Management
E99.Y97 Y8 1994
Aerial image, Gold Bluffs Beach, 1965
An aerial image of Golds Bluff Beach taken in 1965. Part of Gold Bluffs Beach slide box.
Unknown
N/A
1965
Color Positive Slide
Aerial image, Road to Fern Canyon, Gold Bluffs Beach, 1965
Aerial image of the road to Fern Canyon along Gold Bluffs Beach taken in 1965. Part of the Gold Bluffs Beach slide box.
Unknown
N/A
1965
Color Positive Slide
Aerial View of Boats in Humboldt Bay
Aerial photography
Humboldt Bay (Calif.)
Boats
A black and white photograph of boats docked in the Humboldt Bay.
Merle Shuster
HSU Special Collections
N/A
1947
Humboldt State Library Special Collections
Black and white photograph
N/A
Shuster Photograph Collection, Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Humboldt
Aerial photography
A black and white aerial view of Humboldt County
Merle Shuster
HSU Special Collections
N/A
12/07/1956
Contact Humboldt State Library Special Collections
Shuster Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Shuster Photograph Collection, Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Humboldt Bay
Aerial photography
Humboldt Bay (Calif.)
A black and white photograph of Humboldt Bay.
Merle Shuster
HSU Special Collections
Photo Specialty Shop, Eureka
04/07/1948
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Shuster Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Shuster Photograph Collection, Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Humboldt County (2)
Aerial photography
Humboldt Bay (Calif.)
A black and white photograph of Humboldt County.
Merle Shuster
HSU Special Collections
Photo Specialty Shop, Eureka
12/07/1956
Contact Humboldt State University Special Collections
Shusther Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Shuster Photograph Collection, Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Humboldt Hills
Aerial photography
A black and white photograph of the rolling Humboldt Hills, taken on December 7, 1956.
Merle Shuster
HSU Special Collections
Photo Specialty Shop, Eureka
12/07/1956
Contact Humboldt State University Special Collections
Shuster Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Shuster Photograph Collection, Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Humboldt River/ Bay
Aerial photography
Humboldt Bay (Calif.)
A black and white photograph of a Humboldt River flowing into the bay.
Merle Shuster
HSU Special Collections
N/A
n.d.
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Shuster Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Shuster Collection, Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Lumber Operations
Aerial photographs
Lumber
A black and white photograph of a Humboldt County lumber yard.
Shuster, Merle
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
n.d.
Contact Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Shuster Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Box 4, Aerials
Aerial View of Lumber Yard
Aerial photographs
Lumber
A black and white overhead shot of a lumber yard.
Shuster, Merle
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
n.d.
Contact Humboldt State University Special Collections
Shuster Photograph Collection
Black and white photograph
Box 4, Aerials
Along Redwood Creek
Redwood Creek (Humboldt County, Calif.)
Sierra Club
A positive slide image along Redwood Creek during a Sierra Club Outing on July 15, 1979.
Mostly Coastal Related, Lucille Vinyard Slides Collection
07/15/1979
English
Along Van Duzen River
A positive slide image along Van Duzen River from Route 36,
Mostly Coastal Related, Lucille Vinyard Slides Collection
n.d.
English
American Goldfinch Sketches
Ornithology
Becking, Rudolf Willem, 1922-
American goldfinch
This sketch has several drawings of American Goldfinches from different angles while sitting on a branch.
Becking, Rudolf W.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
12/08/2000
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Pencil drawing partially overlayed with ink on 8.5" by 11" paper
English
Box 49, Folder 15
American Living
Humboldt County
Live in trailer
Among the Humboldt Redwoods, California; Excelsior Redwood Co., Eureka, Cal.
Freshwater
Landscapes
Lumbering
Railroads
People
A loaded train hauls 24 sections of redwood logs at Excelsior Redwood Co. in Eureka, California. The sign on side of train reads "The Humboldt Logging Railway Co."
Ericson
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Image/jpeg
Black and White Photograph
2003.01.3386
Among the Redwoods in California
Lumbering
Redwoods
People
Equipment
Portraits
Six men pose with a large saw next to the stump and base of a massive redwood log.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Image/jpeg
Black and White Photograph
1999.02.0337
Among the Redwoods in California (Giant Redwood Log)
Lumbering
People
Essex
Historic logging photograph in Vance woods, showing the massive scale of a fallen Redwood tree.
Ericson, A.W.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
n.d.
Image/jpeg
Black and White Photograph
1999.02.0256
Among the Redwoods in California (Logging With Oxen)
Landscapes
Lumbering
People
Animals
Loggers use a team of oxen to pull redwood logs out of the forest.
Ericson, A.W.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
n.d.
Image/jpeg
Black and White Photograph
1999.02.0260
Among the Redwoods in California (Portrait of Redwood Loggers in Vance Woods)
Lumbering
People
Essex
A group of men poses in the undercut of a huge redwood tree: two inside the cut, two on springboards next to the tree, and one in front.
Ericson, A.W.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
n.d.
Image/jpeg
Black and White Photograph
1999.02.0255
Annotated News Clippings
Compilation of annotated newspaper clippings.
News clippings sent to Lucille Vinyard by another concerned citizen.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Annual Report to Congress on the Status of Implementation of the Redwood National Park Expansion Act of March 27, 1978
Redwood Construction Financial Problems.
Redwood Construction complaints to congress.
Redwood Construction Co. Inc.
N/A.
1978.12.04
serial
F868.R4.U55
Arcata Cut Block, Mouth of Elam Creek
Redwood National Park (Calif.)
Arcata (Calif.)
A positive slide image of a Arcata cut block located at the mouth of Elam Creek
Mostly Coastal Related, Lucille Vinyard Slides Collection
August, 1975
English
Arcata Looks Back
Preservation
Community activists
Newspaper clipping depicting Susie van Kirk
N/A
N/A
5/16/1996
N/A
Arco Cut, Redwood Park
A positive image slide of Arco cut at Redwood National Park on July 28, 1976.
Mostly Coastal Related, Lucille Vinyard Slides Collection
07/28/1976
English
Are You Being Filled Full of Sawdust?
Citizens for a Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park
Logging
A newspaper advertisement placed by Citizens for a Redwood National park that utilizes the analogy of sawdust to explain the misinformation they feel is being propagated by other entities who are opposed to establishing a Redwood National Park.
Citizens for a Redwood National Park
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
09/19/1965
Newspaper Article
Application/PDF
English
Redwood National Park- 1965
Arthur and Irene Davison.
Davison Ranch
Arthur and Irene Davison posing together.
Susie Van Kirk
1992
N/A
Back Cover of "Pocket Flora of the Redwood Forest"
Coast redwood
Forest plants
Botany
Becking, Rudolf Willem, 1922-
This is the back cover of Rudolf Becking's book, "Pocket Flora of the Redwood Forest."
Becking, Rudolf W.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
Island Press
1982
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Book
English
Box 36
Becking and Students Backpacking
Becking, Rudolf Willem, 1922-
Humboldt State University
Students
This photo shows Professor Becking with a group of students on a backpacking trip near Emerald Creek.
Humboldt State University Library Special Collections
1967
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Color photograph
Box 68, Folder 18