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Manuscript Group 376
Papers, 1951-1984
5 cubic feet
The papers of entomologist John A. Schenk were donated to the University of Idaho Library by the Department of Forest Entomology in October 1993. They were processed by Judith Nielsen in May 1995.
Forest entomologist John Albright Schenk was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on October 22, 1924. He received his B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1950, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1956 and 1961.
From 1951 to 1953 he was employed by the Relief Model Division of the Army Map Service, and he worked as a forester for the United States Forest Service from 1953 to 1954. From 1959 to 1961, while completing his Ph.D., he worked for the Wisconsin Conservation Department.
His entire teaching career, from 1961 to his retirement in 1988, was at the University of Idaho, where he specialized in forest entomological research with emphasis on biology and ecology of forest pests and their control by silviculture and biological methods. Among the insects he studies were cone and seed insects and bark beetles.
In addition to his teaching and research duties, he served as assistant to the head of the Department of Forest Resources and as director of the Master of Forestry program. He also served on a variety of committees including Faculty Council and Faculty Affairs. He is also a member of a number of professional organizations including the American Registry of Professional Entomologists, the Entomological Society of America, the Entomological Society of Canada, the Society of American Foresters, and the Western Forest Insect Work Conference.
Following his retirement in 1988 he moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where he still resides.
These papers, which were sent to the University of Idaho library by the department of Forest Entomology several years after Schenk's retirement, also contain some papers of Schenk's colleagues Molly Stock and Karel Stoszek.
Included in the collection are records of entomological research conducted by Schenk, Stock, and Stoszek, reprints of related articles, Forest Service maps of areas studied, and microscope slides of forest pests. Also included are personal and classroom papers of Stock and Stoszek.
Most of the material in this record group was in labeled file folders or three ring notebooks. In reviewing the material for processing it was decided to keep the records in their received order, since that order did lend itself to a series breakdown.
The first series, Entomological Research Projects, is separated into subseries by project. The spruce budworm research, of which Molly Stock was a part, was a cooperative program between Canada and the United States (CANUSA). Included are coding forms, field data, reprints of related articles and CANUSA publications.
Schenk's research on the bark beetle, MS (McIntyre-Stennis) 17, was a cooperative program with Potlatch Corporation. Papers include the agreement between the University and Potlatch, data collection forms, hand drawn maps of the study areas, reports of timber cruises in the areas, reports of insects caught on sticky traps, and summaries of the work completed.
The shoot borer project was conducted by Karel Stoszek and includes data collection sheets and reports.
The log books are daily records of the insects received or reared in the laboratory.
The final subseries includes wick data sheets, results of insecticide tests, and publications relating to forest entomology.
The second series contains U.S. Forest Service maps of study areas in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and New Mexico. These are filed alphabetically by forest, and a few folders also contain recreational maps of the areas. The maps of Alberta and Saskatchewan are standard road maps.
The papers of Mary W. (Molly) Stock, who worked as a research assistant at Washington State University before coming to the University of Idaho in 1974, include academic transcripts, correspondence, class notebooks from her student days, classroom handouts for her Insect Anatomy and Physiology course, and research notes on the Douglas fir tussock moth.
Karel Stoszek joined the University of Idaho faculty in 1975. His papers include handouts for his Fundamentals of Forest Protection course and several articles on the Douglas fir tussock moth.
The final series contains photographs and microscope slides. The photographs also include negatives and slides. Subjects include study areas, damaged and diseased trees, and wing studies.
The glass microscope slides are of insects, both field nymphs and field adults, insects reared in the laboratory, and slides used in the wing study. These slides date from 1969 to 1972.
Material discarded includes duplicates of mimeographed and published material, unused data collection forms, and coding sheets. The material in 3 ring notebooks was transferred to folders. In this way the collection was reduced by 3 cubic feet.
Box Folder Description Items
I. Entomological Research Projects, 1957-1984
A. Spruce Budworm, 1978-1981
1 1 Coding descriptions (Fire & logging), habitat type, keys and codes (Salmon), 1980 82 Overlays and cover type codes (Salmon), 1980 39 3 Sample data forms, 1978-1980 10 4 Fixed plot and understory, original field forms, 1978 11 5 Mensuration and defoliation, original field data, 1978 7 6-9 Western budworm mensuration data, Salmon, 1980 98 10 Projected field costs, FY 1980 5 11-12 Travel requisitions and expenses, 1978-1980 102 13 Requests for materials, 1978-1980 16 14-17 Data collection material, 1980-1981 362 18 Color morphology project, 1979-1980 43 19 Manuscript notes, bibliographies, etc., n.d. 26 20 Bibliographies, n.d. 42 21 Reprints of articles, 1979-1980 2 22 Talk to Pacific branch, Entomological Society of America meeting, June 1980 5 23 CANUSA: Brochures, 1979 5 24 Correspondence, 1979-1980 14 25 International directory, 1980 1 26-27 Literature supplements, 1979-1981 24 28 Newsletter, 1979-1981 10 29 Program activity schedule, 1979 1 30-32 R & D management inventories 1-3, 1979-1980 13
B. MS 17 Project, 1957-1982
33 Cooperative agreement, University of Idaho and Potlatch Corporation, 1971-1975 4 34-36 Correspondence, 1957-1980 82 37 Budget records, 1971-1972 9 38 Equipment inventory, 1972-1974 2 39 Agricultural Research Services, information on, 1976-1977 13 40 Notes on data analysis, 1973 4 41 Data collection forms, n.d. 19 42 ANOCOV-HLO (variables data), 1973? 5 43 Mortality cruises, 1978-1980 81 44 Vegetative cover plots, 1974 24 2 45 Mortality cruises: strip cruise (1 chain), 1972-1975 61 46 Mortality cruises: Plot mortality, 1971-1976 42 47 Windthrow information, 1971-1973 39 48 Stand maps, 1971-1972 53 49 Coding instructions, 1972 8 50 Specimen collection and identification forms, 1973-1977 208 51 Larval and pupal rearing sheets, 1963-1965 96 52 Insect productivity: Beetle productivity, 1977 13 53 Other insect data: Hemlock looper, Casebearer, Tussock moth, Mountain pine beetle, Douglas fir beetle, 1973 5 54 Sticky traps, 1972-1974 11 55 Sticky trap collections: Scolytus flights, 1972-1974 23 56 Grand fir exam, basal 6 feet, Field notes, 1972 84 57 Stand summaries, # stems, basal area, 1971-1974 8 58 Tree (Bolt) examination forms, 1973-1976 225 59 Tree (Bolt) exams, 1978 56 60 Validation stands, 1975-1976 14 61 Cone and seed insect data of grand fir and subalpine fir, 1971 167 62 Cone and seed insect newsletter, 1958-1983 22 63 Importance value index; Diversity index, n.d. 4 64 Cruise summaries, 1977 36 65 Plot cruise data, 1981 86 66 Grand fir felled and examined, 1972-1974 29 67 Research proposals (includes MS 13C and 17B, 1973-1977 13 68 Research proposals, MS 17, 1980 4 69 Summaries of work completed, 1973-1982 9C. Shoot Borer, 1980-1981
70 Report, 1981 1 71 Figures and tables for report, 1981 29 72-73 Data collection sheets, 1980 99 74 Plantation records and maps, 1980 54D. Log Books, 1976-1981
3 75 Douglas fir tussock moth, March 1976-November 1977 1 76-79 Mountain pine beetle, August 1976-August 1981 7 80-81 Spruce budworm, February 1977-June 1978 2 82 Spruce budworm Instar tests, 1979 1 83 Western spruce budworm, June-July 1981 1E. Other Data Sheets and Research Material, 1976-1984
84-85 Wick data sheets: Ground parasitoic study, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, 1979 169 86 Spruce budworm, Douglas fir tussock moth: Maine, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, n.d. 197 87-88 Instar insecticide tests, 1977 231 89 Computer material for mountain pine beetle, 1979-1980 59 90 Western pine beetle data sheets, 1980 110 4 91-92 Advanced forest entomology lecture notes, n.d. 28 93 Phillips, Thomas W. Ecology and systematics of Pissodes sibling species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). A thesis submitted...for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, State University of New York, Syracuse, May 1984 1 94 Articles on forest genetics, 1969-1976 8 95 Western spruce budworm, Castrovillo research project, 1978-1980 122 96 Collections: Spruce budworm and Douglas fir tussock moth, 1978 142 97 Forest insects and their tree hosts, n.d. 32 98 Forest insects, Notes on, 1965-1986 9 99 Forest entomology laboratory manual, 1962 1 100 Articles on tree borers, 1916-1942 8 101 Key to the genus Scolytus, 1967 1 102 Publications on forest entomology, 1976-1979 3II. Forest Service Maps, 1951-1972
103 Boise National Forest, Idaho, 1966 1 104 Cache National Forest, Idaho & Utah, 1962 1 105 Caribou National Forest, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, 1963 1 106 Carson National Forest, New Mexico, 1960 1 107 Challis National Forest, Idaho, 1965 2 108 Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, 1964 4 109 Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho 1966 5 110 Colville National Forest, Washington, 1953 1 111 Deschutes National Forest, Oregon, 1961 1 112 Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho, Montana, Washington, 1966-1970 9 113 Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho, 1964-1972 4 114 Payette National Forest, Idaho, 1960-1967 11 115 Salmon National Forest, Idaho, 1956-1966 2 116 Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, 1954-1967 6 117 St. Joe National Forest, Idaho, 1967-1968 6 118 Teton National Forest, Wyoming, 1964 1 119 Umpqua National Forest, Oregon, 1965 1 120 Assorted school forests, Palouse district, 1967-1970 5 121 Potlatch Forests, Inc., 1956-1961 18 122 Timber inventory maps, 1951-1960 12 123 Canada (Alberta and Saskatchewan), 1966-1968 2 124 Miscellaneous maps, 1959-1960 5II. Molly Stock, 1960-1980
125 Academic file, 1960-1977 51 126 Zoology 435, Physiology lab, 1968 11 127 Biochemistry, 1970-1971 11 128 Course notebooks, Biochemistry and chemistry, 1970-1973 2 129 Lecture notes, Chemistry 366, 1973 16 130 Places to write, 1971-1972 8 131 Counseling, General information, 1977-1980 18 132 Paper given at National ESA meeting, 1972 2 5 133 1. Nutrition, 1970-1980 4 134 4. Amino acids, ca. 1970-1971 25 135 5. DNA, ca. 1973 20 136 6. RNA, ca. 1973 7 137 Protein synthesis, ca. 1973 21 138 Funds: Douglas fir tussock moth, 1976-1978 11 139 Equipment, 1977-1978 26 140 Moths received, 1975 13 141 Douglas fir tussock moth: General data and analysis, 1977 14 142 Papers by Molly Stock, 1976 2 143 Comments and final report, XV Congress, Forest entomology section, 1971 12 144 Defoliator impact paper, 1975-1977 14 145 Notes and research proposals, 1975-1978 28 146 Moth enzyme data, 1976 6 147 Progress report, 1976 15 148 Proposals accepted and rejected, 1972-1978 21 149 Biology paper, 1974-1975 5 150 XV International Congress of Entomology, 1975 6 151 Insect anatomy and physiology course: General, 1977 17 152 Integument, 1977 10 153 Labs, 1977 24 154 Exams, 1977 13 155 Originals of handouts, 1977 48 156 Handouts, 1977 48 157 Biology research projects, Ghana, 1966 32 158 Pheromones, 1973-1977 11 159 Spruce budworm, 1977 50 160 Supplies, 1977 22IV. Karel Stoszek, 1979-1981
161 FWR 365, Fundamentals of Forest Protection: Reserve reading list, 1980-1981 3 162 Breeding for disease resistance in forest trees, 1979 2 163 Figures - Succession l and 2, 1981 4 164 Class handouts, 1979-1981 6 165 Exams and quizzes, 1979-1981 10 166 Articles on Douglas fir tussock moth, ca. 1979 2V. Photographs and Slides, 1961-1973
A. Photographic, 1961-1973
167 Damaged and diseased trees, n.d. 12 168 Damage to western white pine cones. Used in D.L. Williamson M.S. thesis, 1961 13 169 Cone and seed insects, 1961-1973 25 170 Negatives: SYB study area, 1970 7 171 Douglas fir tussock moth, 1971-1973 7 172 Photographs of study areas and wings, n.d. 21 173 Negatives of study areas and wings, n.d. 6 174 Slides of study areas and wings; also includes charts and graphs, n.d. 80B. Microscope Slides, 1969-1972
175 Field nymphs, 1972 3 176 Substrate, 1971 19 177 Field adults, 1971 9 178 Other locations, 1971 17 179 Wings, Waldport, N. Bend, 1969-1970 25 180 Wing size reduction series, 1970-1971 25 181 S.P., 1971 12 182 S.P. and cons. eggs, 1971 25 183 Wings, SYB, 1971 73 184 Field nymphs, 1972 18
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