Ivan Sack Papers
Scope and Contents
The Ivan Sack Papers include material generated and collected by Sack and pertain almost exclusively to his work with the U.S. Forest Service. The few exceptions relate to his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Included are official Forest Service daily diaries, 1951-1965; published and unpublished U.S. Forest Service material; articles and a manuscript written by Ivan Sack; autobiographical material; collected printed works including books, reports, brochures and maps, and a small collection of photographs.
Dates
- 1934-1979
Creator
- Sack, Ivan, 1908-1985 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Ivan Sack was born on October 4, 1908 in Alamosa, Colorado. He was educated in Iowa and graduated from Iowa State University in 1933 with a degree in forestry. Before coming to Nevada, Ivan Sack worked with the U.S. Forest Service as a professional forester in the states of California, Colorado, and Utah, and also served in World War II as an officer in the U.S. Navy. In 1951, the Forest Service transferred Sack to Nevada as forest supervisor for the Toiyabe National Forest, a position he held for fifteen years.
During this time, he also joined the faculty of the University of Nevada, Reno, as a part time lecturer, a position which continued past his retirement from the Forest Service in 1965. Other post-retirement activities included general consulting work, Natural Resources consultant for the State of Nevada, Reno Park Superintendent (1967-1971), appointed member-at-large to the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (1968-1970), and service on numerous boards and commissions.
In 1977, he completed an oral history for the University of Nevada, which may be consulted for further biographical information.
Sack died in Reno, Nevada on January 13, 1985.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ivan Sack (1908-1985) was a forester and lecturer for the University of Nevada, Reno. The collection contains, predominantly, United States Forest Service material including daily diaries, manuscripts, reports and printed material.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Personal and Collected Papers; 2) Official Diaries; 3) Printed Materials; 4) Photographs
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Ivan Sack in 1978.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Special Collections photo archive as collection number UNRS-P1991-19.
Creator
- Sack, Ivan, 1908-1985 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ivan Sack Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lenore Kosso
- Date
- circa 1978
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu