Department of Forest Science
1970-1994

The Department of Forest Science offered courses leading to a 
BSc (Forestry) as well as to graduate degrees in forest 
science. This department merged with Soil Science to form the
Department of Renewable Resources in 1994.

Chairs
1971-1974	John David Schultz 
1974-1975	Peter John Murphy (Acting)
1975-[1984]	Peter John Murphy 
1980-1981	James A. Beck (Acting)
1984-1989	James A. Beck 
1989-1994	Bruce P. Dancik


Multiple media, 1973-1989, 5.10 m
Record Group 40


Archives, 1983-1985
Relates to acquisition of personal papers for the University 
of Alberta Archives.

Buildings and facilities, 1982-1985
Includes West 240; Ministik Lake Station.

Courses, curriculum, program, 1978-1986

Departmental administration, 1973-1989
Includes Chair’s memoranda; University committees.

Forest history, 1979-1989
Includes Forest History Society; forest fires; sound tape 
recordings of interviews.

Government departments and agencies, 1973-1987
Includes Canadian Forestry Service; Alberta Research 
Council; United Nations agencies.

International contracts and agreements, 1980-1986
Includes contracts with China, India, Czechoslovakia, 
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); visiting 
scholars.

Junior Forest Wardens, 1983-1988

Lectures, 1976-1985
Includes sound tape recordings of lectures by Desmond I.  
Crossley and Max McLaggan.

Memberships, 1974-1989
Includes Alberta Forestry Association; Alberta Institute of 
Agrologists; national and international organizations.

Other universities and programs, 1981-1987
Includes Association of University Forestry Schools of 
Canada; accreditation of programs; review of University of 
Toronto’s school.

Professional activities: Advisory committees, 1981-1989
Includes Canadian Forest Sector Advisory Committee; Forestry 
Research Advisory Council of Canada.

Professional activities: Legislation, 1982-1985
Revision of the Forestry Profession Act (Alberta); includes 
Alberta Professional Foresters Association and Review Board.

Research, 1979-1989
Includes proposals; granting agencies; wood science 
projects; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 
of Canada (NSERC).

Students, 1979-1987
Includes scholarships; awards; internships.