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Scaler's tally books
- Date Range
- 1964-1966
- Collection
- Gilbert family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- Three log scaler's tally books used by Ron Gilbert during his forestry career.
- Collection
- Gilbert family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual record
- Creator
- BC Forest Service
- Ron Gilbert
- Fonds No.
- PF37
- Series No.
- SS1
- File No.
- 6
- Accession No.
- 2021.22
- Physical Description
- ~3 cm textual materials
- Reference Code
- PF37 S1 SS1
- Date Range
- 1964-1966
- History / Biographical
- A log scaler calculates the amount and quality of saleable lumber that can be obtained from a cut tree.
- Custodial History
- Material was donated to the Bulkley Valley Museum by Ron's daughter, Janice Gilbert, on June 10th 2022, as an accrual to her earlier donations in 2021. These books were selected to represent a larger sample of tally books from the same period.
- Scope and Content
- Three log scaler's tally books used by Ron Gilbert during his forestry career.
- Geographic Access
- Bulkley Valley
- Notes
- Books cover the periods Jan. 3rd 1964 - Aug. 12th 1964, Aug. 6th 1964 - Feb. 12th 1965, and April 5th 1965 - Jan. 13th 1966. Locations of logging given as "Mill Landing" and "Log Landing."
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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