Information is given on the Caplazi family, who originally came from Switzerland. Caplazi's father, Albert, lived first in Toledo, Ohio, and then came to Stillwater in 1856. Albert Caplazi was a carpenter by trade and also worked in lumber camps. Other data given in the interview include: Albert Caplazi's Civil War experiences; his work as a contractor in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; early streets in Stillwater; William Holcombe's addition to Stillwater; early settlers in Stillwater; and circuses.

Reminiscences of a lumberjack. Costley worked for the Red River Lumber Company (T. B. Walker interest) in Hubbard County, Minnesota, from 1903-1910. After that date he worked for the Congers & Wilson Company and the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company until his retirement in 1943. The manuscript gives details on life in a lumber camp, mentioning: food, clothing, daily routine, accidents, wages, implements used, and lumberjack stories and songs.

The paper contains data on Dexter's father's saw mill on the Sissibou River, Nova Scotia; the migration of the family to Minnesota in 1884; and Dexter's subsequent employment in the following lumber firms: Bray & Robinson and Hall & Ducey, which was owned by the Shevlin interests. From 1907, Dexter was employed by the Shevlin company in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, and Rainy River, Ontario. Dexter also discusses early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony.

Detailed information on the logging enterprises of Dulany and his father in Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin; on the many individuals connected with the lumber industry such as the Lamb Brothers and the Weyerhaeusers; on lumbermen's associations, particularly the National Lumbermen's Association; anecdotes and stories of his experiences in the lumber industry; and his political opinions.

Heitman was engaged in the construction and maintenance of lumber camp railroads. He worked for the William O'Brien lumber interests in Minnesota until 1903. After, he worked for a number of lumber firms on the West Coast, including the Simpson Lumber Company and the Pacific Coast Construction Company. From 1898-1900 he was in the U.S. Army, and took part in the conflict at Leech Lake between the U.S. Army and the Ojibwe Indians and in the Boxer Rebellion in China. The manuscript contains details on all these activities.

Reminiscences of life in the lumber camps in Canada and Michigan.

Reminiscences of Mathieu's experiences as a log rafter in Alma, Wisconsin, and the Beef Slough in the 1880s; his work as buyer of timber for the Crookston Lumber Company, 1897-1902; and his removal to Canada in 1902. At that time Mathieu organized the J.A. Mathieu, Ltd., mill firm at Rainy River, Ontario. The paper gives information on logging methods, camp life, wages paid to workers, lumber grading, union organizing among the workers, differences between Canadian and American lumber operations, and the Northern Pine Manufacturers Association.

Information is given on Mrs. Carlgren's uncle, Smith Ellison, a pioneer lumberman. He was related to the Judd family of the Walker, Judd, and Veazie Lumber Company. Information is given on the partnership of Walker, Judd and Veazie and LaFloyd Bates; on the career of LaFloyd Bates; on the lumbering activities of the company near Sunrise, Chisago County; on Samuel McClure and Lucius K. Stannard; genealogical data on the Garlick family; Indian-White relationships; James Mullen, an early settler and lumberman in Taylors Falls; and on William H. C. Folsom's lumber operations.

Wirt Mineau's interview gives information on the C.E. Mullen Logging Company, for whom Mineau worked; on the logging operations near Clam Falls and Nevers Dam; and on Mineau's family background. The greater part of the interview consists of descriptions of life in the logging camps, with information on the clothing worn by the men, food, equipment used, and logging songs and stories.

Information is found on camp equipment and on the problems and progress made in reforestation projects in the Western States.

The manuscript gives information on the lumber firms operated by Neils and his father. The first mills were located in Sauk Rapids and operated under the name Thayer & Neils Company. In 1895 this partnership was dissolved, and with Shevlin backing, Neils organized the J. Neils Lumber Company. At that time, the firm moved to Cass Lake, Minnesota. In 1905 Neils and Shevlin began purchasing timber in the Western States and in 1911 purchased the Dawson Lumber Company of Libby, Montana. Neils also operated a box factory at Klicktat, Washington. The manuscript also gives information on logging methods, and on the use of hydroelectric power in the lumber industry.

The paper contains more information on the J. Neils Lumber Company. Olson, who came to Sauk Rapids around 1884, was employed by the company in 1902 as an office clerk. In 1912 he was made office manager of the company's branch firm in Libby, Montana. The manuscript gives information on log drives and jams; prices received for logs; log markings; and methods of record keeping used by the company.

Reminiscences of Maggie Orr O'Neill, whose father owned logging camps on the Tamarac River, Loon Lake and Sioux Portage, Wisconsin. During the winters of 1880, 1886, and 1887, Maggie and her sister cooked meals in the lumber camps. Information is given on the types prepared; relations with the Indians; incidents in the lumber camps; songs sung by the lumberjacks; Indian clothes; nationality groups represented in the camps; and wages paid the men.

Reminiscences of Hugo Schlenk, who was born in Stillwater, Minnesota, and was, in his early life, employed by the St. Croix Boom Corporation, the Albert Scheffer banking concern, and finally, in 1903, by the Weyerhaeuser interests. Mr. Schlenk was put in charge of the Weyerhaeuser company in Cloquet in 1906. Information is given on the Northern Lumber Company of Cloquet; the Cloquet fire of 1918; and early Stillwater and its sawmills.

Attached to the interview are the following:

The interview contains reminiscences of Sinclair's family background, their early settlement in St. Paul in the 1850s, and his experiences in the logging industry. Sinclair was a grandson of Daniel Hopkins, an early settler in St. Paul and was also related to the David Tozer family.

Reminiscences of Stevens, who was the compiler of the Paul Bunyan stories. The manuscript gives details on his family background; his school life in Idaho and other Western states; his religious background; and his work in construction camps in Idaho. The major portion of the interview deal with Stevens' gathering of and publication of the Paul Bunyan stories and reminiscences of literary personages of the 1920s and 1930s with whom he was acquainted.