Kenneth Nelson was born on April 14, 1915, to Ora Doolittle Nelson and Frederick Noel Nelson. Over a forty-eight year career with the Temple Family, Kenneth worked his way to the top of their lumber company, eventually reaching Vice President of the forestry Division of Temple-Inland before retirement. This collection contains company histories, correspondence, and chronologies from various lumber and forestry companies and organizations he worked with during his career from 1976-1982, undated.