3 collections related to Forests and forestry -- Germany

"A Trip Through European Forests" by Dr. J. V. Hofmann is a manuscript written by Dr. Julius V. Hofmann in December 1925 to document a trip to forests in Europe in which he traveled with a party including Dr. C. A. Schenck, twelve students, and a lumberman. From March 28 to June 13, 1925, the party visited forests in Holland, Germany, Switzerland, France, and London. Hofmann documented, among other things, the forestry techniques practiced in each location, forestry expenses, and forest schools. In February 1929, the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later N.C. State University) hired Dr. Julius V. Hofmann to set up a forestry program at the college. Prior to his appointment at North Carolina State College, Hofmann served as assistant director of the forestry school at Mount Alto, Pennsylvania. Less

Collection includes diaries, correspondence, field notes, manuscripts, articles, student records, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and artifacts, dating from 1865-1955. While the bulk of the material is in English, a substantial number of items, including a portion of the correspondence, diaries, and writings, are in German. This collection documents the professional and personal activities of Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck. These activities include his work at the Biltmore Estate and Forest and logging operations throughout Europe and the United States. In addition, this collection also provides significant information on the Biltmore Forest School and its students. Carl Alwin Schenck (March 25, 1868–May 17, 1955) was a forester and pioneering forestry educator in North America. Schenck was known for his contributions as the forester for George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate and as the founder of the Biltmore Forest School, the first forestry school in the United States, in 1898. After the Biltmore Forestry School closed in 1913 Schenck returned to Germany and served in the German army during World War I. After the war, Schenck spent most of the 1920s and 1930s travelling across Europe and the United States giving tours and lectures to forestry students. Schenck made his last visit to the United States in 1952. Less