Report of the Director of the Duke Forest, 1937-1938

Report of the Director of the Duke Forest, 1937-1938

In 1931, the Duke Forest was founded under the stewardship of Dr. Clarence Korstian, providing almost 5,000 acres of land to the School of Forestry—now the Nicholas School of the Environment. The first report from Korstian to President Few described the imminent need for professional training in technical forestry. In 1937, the Duke Forest had hosted over a hundred professional foresters from fifteen states, the District of Columbia, and five foreign countries. Today, the Forest contains over 7,000 acres, used for teaching and research by the Nicholas School and the rest of the university. This glass lantern slide from 1935 depicts a scene from the Forest, which maintains its same natural beauty almost a century later.

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1937

Nicholas School of the Environment Records, Box 1, C.F. Korstian Records Reports to the President 1937-1948 Folder, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Green cover of a report from the Director of Duke Forest

Duke Forest; academics

1937-1938