This accession is made up of a memoirs written by alumnus Wesley Ross in which he describes his participation as a member of the 146th Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB) during World War II. In this memoirs, entitled "146th Engineer Combat Battalion: a Journey," Ross details a number of wartime experiences from training as part of a Navy Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU) in England for the D-Day invasion to his involvement in the Battle of the Bulge. In addition to Ross' narrative, this memoirs includes archival documentation about the "Neptune" mission of the 146th ECB and written accounts from other members of the 146th ECB and other NCDU units active in the D-Day invasion. A list of the 146th ECB members and their lives after the war is also part of this memoirs. In a chapter devoted to pre-war activities, Ross describes his student experience at Oregon State College, which includes stories of hijinks among fellow ROTC students and sample entries from a notebook listing his expenses at school. Wesley Ross graduated with a degree in engineering in 1943.
Accession 2012:039
Dornfeld, Ernst J., Papers
2012-05-15
1931-1989 4.6 cubic feet; 5 archives boxes
This accession is an addition to the Ernst J. Dornfeld Papers consisting of article reprints, correspondence, course materials, drawings, historical essays, book manuscript drafts, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, research data, and speeches. Reflecting Dornfeld's career in research and instruction in the Zoology Department, the bulk of this transfer pertains to the publication of Dornfeld's book "The Butterflies of Oregon." The course materials are made up of exams, class outlines, and lecture notes reflecting a comparative vertebrate histology class taught by Dornfeld. Numbering about 5800 images in total (3000 prints, 2700 negatives, and 100 slides/transparencies), the photographs are primarily views of individual butterflies (many of which were published in the book) and are identified by type. The images are housed in envelopes arranged numerically in a system created by Dornfeld. The drawings were rendered by Dornfeld as a part of graduate coursework in vertebrate anatomy and the morphology of algae at Marquette University. Ernst Dornfeld taught in the OSU Zoology Department from 1938 until 1978, serving as Department chair from 1950 to 1976. In addition to the study of the taxonomy and biology of butterflies, Dornfeld also researched cytochemistry, the embryology and cytology of the ovary, and the physiology of cell division. He was the recipient of many awards, including the Carter Award for Distinguished Teaching (1947) and the Sigma Xi Research Award.
This addition to the Jean Moule Papers is made up of employment records, photographs, student assignments, and a VHS videotape. Focused on the topic of Oregon towns with "sundown" laws designed to exclude African-Americans from settlement, the student assignments were generated for three of Moule's courses: TCE 219/519 (Multicultural Issues in Education), TCE 408 (Sundown Towns in Oregon), and TCE 522 (Racial and Cultural Harmony). In addition to essays summarizing research findings, the student work includes photocopies of archival resources, reflective self-assessment statements of what was learned in the course, and demographic data compiled about the racial makeup of the various Oregon municipalities examined. The materials about Moule's employment mostly pertain to the promotion and tenure process and sabbatical research plan. The six photographs depict Moule with various members of family and students visiting an unidentified museum/archives to do historical research. Produced by KBVR-TV, the videotape documents a 1996 student boycott and march at OSU organized by the OSU Black Student Union in response to incidents of racial harassment on campus.
This addition to the Annabelle Jaramillo Papers consists of materials generated and collected by Benton County Commissioner Jaramillo and is made up of correspondence, handbooks, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, publications, reports, and a speech. These records primarily document Jaramillo’s work on the commission and associated involvement on various committees, including: the Federal Forestland Advisory Committee (Oregon Board of Forestry), the Public Lands and Natural Resources Committee (Association of Oregon Counties), the Onsite Program Improvement Advisory Committee (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality), and the Benton County Forestland Classification Committee. In addition to local issues such as the Corvallis Endangered Species Response Plan and Oregon legislation regarding same-sex marriage, the correspondence consists of letters by Jaramillo to federal congressional representatives. Among the publications found in this transfer include directories, conference programs, and handbooks from the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, the Association of Oregon Counties, and the National Association of Counties. Other published materials and reports collected by Jaramillo pertain to immigration services, hate crimes, and racial/ethnic issues in the Oregon judicial system, and preservation of old growth forests. The speech are remarks made by Jaramillo in commemoration of the first year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
This addition to the Donald G. Jefferys Collection is made up of materials that document Jefferys' student experience at Oregon State College and the operation of the family turkey farm in Albany. Among the items reflecting the business and other general financial transactions include an account ledger, check stubs, patches, receipts, and World War II ration stamps. Most of the items related to Jefferys' student years pertain to his involvement in the ROTC Band (2 jacket patches, event programs, concert ticket stub) but also include a research paper written during middle school. Certificates awarded to Jefferys' wife, Meridee Brown, for her volunteer service to 4-H in Benton County are also part of this accession. Technical manuals for IBM punch card data entry equipment were also found in this transfer. Donald used these manuals in his work for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
This addition to the F. Ross Brown Collection is made up of materials documenting Brown's student experience at Oregon Agricultural College and involvement with the Oregon Wildlife Federation (OWF). The college related items consist of three OAC "Orange" yearbooks dated 1908, 1909, 1910. In addition to a report of an OWF 1952 quarterly meeting, other materials reflecting the Oregon and National Wildlife Federation include photographs, a brochure for the dedication of the National Wildlife Federation building, and business cards. The images depict Brown with the OWF "public relations car," Brown in a group shot with other attendees of an OWF meeting, and a view of downtown Portland.
This accession is made up of materials documenting research projects conducted by Crop and Soil Science Department faculty and includes correspondence, curriculum vitae, grant proposals, and research progress reports. Administered by the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station and the Extension Service, these files reflect research on a variety of topics such as varietal development, nitrogen cycling studies, biotechnology, soil properties, forage systems, gene mapping, and seed investigations. Also included as a part of this transfer are annual reports of OSU seed production research projects and photographic slides (67 in all) depicting a variety of unidentified student field trips.
See also accession 2012:031
New Record Group
Accession 2012:032
Benton County Extension Office Records (RG 249)
2012-04-25
1938-2010 4 cubic feet; 4 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the Benton County Extension Service Office and is made up of brochures, bylaws, cds, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, research data, reports, and survey records. These files document a variety of activities by the office (in particular, during the tenure of Extension Forester Rick Fletcher), including: forestry demonstration projects, organization of tours and workshops, involvement in Extension Service planning, participation in 4-H forestry programs, and collaboration with local forestry operations/farms in survey and research efforts. About one-third of these materials reflect research projects in the Benton County area, primarily relating to Christmas tree farming, but also relating to the cultivation of cottonwoods and ponderosa pines. Numbering 155 images in total (60 prints and 95 slides), the photographs depict a forestry tour in Japan, views of the 1996 National Tree Farm Conference, examples of agro-forestry farming, and Bert Udall. Records of the Oregon/Benton Small Woodlands Association were also found in this transfer.
This addition to the Charles R. Ross Papers consists of materials pertaining to various types of trees that were collected and generated by Ross as a part of the research and writing of the OSU Extension publication "Trees to Know in Oregon." Made up of drawings, newspaper clippings, notes, and publications, these files include chapter drafts and correspondence with researchers, U.S. Forest Service staff, and others for assistance with editorial review and information. Ross worked as an Extension Forestry Specialist for OSU from 1946 until 1970.
This accession consists of correspondence, annual summary reports, and directories generated by the Soil Science and Crop Science Departments. Primarily documenting the merger of the Crop and Soil Science Departments into a single department in 1990, the correspondence also details the appointment of Horace B. Cheney as the Head of the Soils Department and the annual newsletter for alumni of the Soils Science program. The annual summary reports and directories both list Soils Science faculty and staff members with the reports also citing research projects, articles published, scholarships awarded, and courses offered by the department.
See also accession 2012:033
Accession 2012:031
Crop and Soil Science Photographs (P 134)
2012-04-16
1983-2005 0.02 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of portrait shots of Crop and Soil Science professors Dale Moss and Elizabeth Sulzman. Numbering 25 prints and 15 negatives, these images also document at least four other unidentified faculty/staff members.
This accession consists of materials documenting the management and expansion of the Memorabilia Collection (MC) and includes correspondence, accession information, and finding aids/file inventories. The bulk of this transfer is made up of index cards created and maintained by the University Archives to provide a cross-reference system for searching the MC files by subject or name.
This accession consists of materials generated by Facilities Services that document renovation, repair, and maintenance projects for various campus structures and landscape features such as parking lots. Many of these projects pertain to the installation and replacement of lighting, HVAC systems, and electrical wiring. In addition to project manuals and architectural drawings, these records include bookplans, correspondence, photographs, and studies. There are also materials reflecting the management of the project paperwork flow, mission statements for guiding campus engineering staff, and the interaction between OSU and regional energy providers.
Inventory available
New Collection
Accession 2012:028
Spriggs, James Llewellyn, Photograph Album (P 285)
2012-03-22
1915-1921 0.15 cubic foot; 1 12x17 oversize box
This accession is made up of a photograph album assembled by alumnus James Llewellyn Spriggs that documents his student experience at Oregon Agricultural College. Primarily reflecting social activities with fellow students and Spriggs' involvement in athletics (track and field, football, basketball), the images also depict a variety of campus events such as: the construction of the homecoming bonfire, the freshman-sophmore bag rush, ROTC cadet inspection day events (that included a parade with a tank and other armaments), and the 1920 military ball. Images of Spriggs himself include portrait shots and several group shots with fellow members of the Oxford Club and the Sigma Phi Epsilon (SPE) fraternity. Several of the other students in these photographs are identified by name. In addition to photographs, this album also contains a few dance cards, event programs, ribbons, and an invitation to the 1920 graduation commencement.
Born in 1895 in Illinois, James Llewellyn Spriggs studied agriculture at Oregon Agricultural College receiving a BS degree in 1920. After graduation, Spriggs taught school in Willits, California. In 1939 and 1949, Spriggs returned to campus to take classes in organic chemistry, wood turning, sheet metal working, and forging/welding.
Accession 2012:025
Office of Academic Programs, Asessment, and Accreditation (RG 22)
2012-03-15
1998-2004 1 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of self-study reports prepared by several OSU departments and college in response to accreditation reviews. Among the information included in these reports are: faculty/staff lists, curriculum vitae, course syllabi, and historical details about the college/department. The units represented in these reports include: the Animal Sciences Department, the Accounting Program, the History Department, the Chemistry Department, the Athletic Training Education Program, Nutrition and Food Management, the Rangeland Resources Program, Home Economics, the College of Forestry, and Business Administration. About half of this transfer is made up of documentation submitted to the Council For Standards in Human Service Education regarding a bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Sciences with a Specialization Option in Human Services.
Accession 2012:024
Williams, Gerald W., Collection
2012-03-12
1898-2012 0.25 cubic foot; 2 archives boxes and 2 6x8 index card boxes
This addition to the Gerald Williams Collection is made up of newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, and lithographic prints. Numbering 124 images in total (55 postcards, 57 prints,12 stereographs), the photographs mostly depict various landscapes in Oregon, including shots of the Columbia Gorge, the Bonneville Dam, Celilo Falls, Mount Hood, Crater Lake, McKenzie Highway sights, Willamette Falls, the Three Sisters Mountains, and Klamath Lake. Other images in this transfer document aircraft used by the U.S. Forest Service, CCC camps in Oregon, early Pacific Northwest logging operations, and two vehicles featured in the 1905 Trans-Continental auto race. In addition to newsletters, the other Forest Service publications include a first aid manual, a report on "Facts for the Chief's Office," and early circulars on forest fire prevention. The three lithographic prints depict trees of the Western U.S.
This addition to the Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) records is made up of budgetary information, a cd, correspondence, meetings, membership rosters, newspaper clippings, photographs, procedural handbooks, schedules of classes, and treasurers' reports. These materials were found compiled together in notebooks organized by the following years: 2002/03; 2009/10; and 2010-2011. The cd contains electronic files of sign-up lists, membership rosters, Powerpoint presentations, financial information, forms, meeting minutes, forms, and flyers. The images depict views from ALL sessions on the history of Peavy Arboretum and West African art and culture.
This accession consists of 12 plaques documenting awards and scholarships received by Public Health and Health Care Administration students. Featuring the names of the honored students, the plaques were produced by the Public Health Department, the OSU Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administration, and off-campus professional organizations such as Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Among the awards reflected on these plaques include the Carl W. Anderson Scholarship and the Department Senior Honors Award. One of these plaques recognizes the department for achieving "Full Certified Undergraduate Status" by the AUPHA.
This accession consists of 12 plaques documenting awards and scholarships received by Public Health and Health Care Administration students. Featuring the names of the honored students, the plaques were produced by the Public Health Department, the OSU Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administration, and off-campus professional organizations such as Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Among the awards reflected on these plaques include the Carl W. Anderson Scholarship and the Department Senior Honors Award. One of these plaques recognizes the department for achieving "Full Certified Undergraduate Status" by the AUPHA.
This accession consists of several dozen letters exchanged between Edward Crapol and William Appleman Williams in which the two discuss matters both personal and professional. The bulk of the letters are written by Williams. The materials also include a reprint of a publication by Williams, "Fire in the Ashes of Scientific History," as well as several typescripts of articles and speeches by Williams. The accession likewise includes greeting cards and a handful of newspaper clippings related to Williams and his work.
Edward Crapol was a student of William Appleman Williams at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He began his career as professor of history at the College of William and Mary in 1967, retiring as professor emeritus in 2004. Crapol is regarded to be an expert on the life and presidency of John Tyler. Materials may not be viewed until ten years after Crapol's death.
New Record Group
Accession 2012:020
International Students of OSU (ISOSU) Records (RG 247)
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the International Students of OSU (ISOSU) office and is made up of budgetary records, cds, certificates, constitutions, a DVD, flyers, handbooks, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, publications, and survey materials. These items primarily reflect the budgetary management of ISOSU and the organization of events/programs by the various affiliate cultural associations under the ISOSU umbrella. This transfer includes materials from the precursor groups to ISOSU (founded in 1976), the Foreign Student Association and the International Student Organization. Numbering about 40 prints in total, the photographs depict ISOSU events and staff. The seven cds contain a variety of images documenting ISOSU events, graphics designed for the ISOSU webpage, electronic copies of the newsletter, and music featured at Hmong and China Night events. The DVD is a recording of the 2007 China Night performances.
Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Society-OSU Chapter Records (RG 20)
2012-02-27
1988 0.01 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession is made up of seven photographs documenting the 1988 Spring Banquet of the OSU Chapter of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Society. Among those identified in these images include: Animal Sciences Professor Dale Weber, Food Science Professor Zoe Ann Holmes, Ray Seidler, Anna Cortell, Corinne McKenzie, L. Roger Fendall, and Mary Jane Weber.
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the School of Education and is made up of bylaws, category I and II proposals, correspondence, handbooks, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, reports, and surveys. Documenting various administrative activities such as curriculum development, the merger with the Western Oregon State College School of Education, interaction with education organizations throughout Oregon, the management of teacher licensure, awarding of scholarships, and planning the rehabilitation of the Education Hall building, about half of this transfer documents the accreditation process by agencies such as the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. These materials also include reports and publications pertaining to home economics education, which relate, among other things, to the Parenthood Education Curriculum Project and supervised student teaching.
This accession is made up of photographs taken by Extension and Experiment Station Communications staff for use in publications produced at OSU such as "Oregon's Agricultural Progress." Some of these images were also featured in special OSU editions of the "Corvallis Gazette-Times" newspaper. Numbering about 25000 images in total (10000 prints and 15000 negatives), these photographs depict a variety of OSU research projects, Experiment Station branch station facilities, portrait shots of OSU staff, gatherings of the Agricultural Research Foundation, and events such as the Diamond Pioneer Awards Luncheon. Among the images found in this transfer are a few photographs originating from the collections of the OSU Special Collections and Archives and the Oregon Historical Society.
Inventory available
Accession 2012:016
Moule, Jean, Papers
2012-02-02
1998-2002 0.70 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This addition to the Jean Moule Papers documents Moule's development of a placement program (Alternate Placement and Math/Science Curriculum Development for Preservice Teachers of Minority Students) designed for graduate students in the College of Education Masters of Arts in Teaching Program. Made up of correspondence, grant proposals, notes, reports, student essays/narratives, and survey forms, this transfer is a combination of student work from program participants reflecting upon their placement experience and records relating to the grants Moule submitted to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program to fund the program. In the interests of privacy, names found on student assignments amongst these materials have been redacted (blacked out with a pen).
For other items in this collection - see Accession 2011:044
This accession is made up of four reports generated in the course of a redesign project of the public wing of the Hatfield Marine Science Center. The reports contain drawings of exhibit concepts, communication plans, and draft wording for signage/graphics.
1981-2002 14 cubic feet; 13 archives boxes and 5 film cans
This accession consists of materials generated by the Energy Program of the OSU Extension Service and is made up of films, photographs, publications, reports, and videotapes. The bulk of this transfer is comprised of films and videotapes (124 VHS, 26 U-Matic tapes, 33 magnetic tape reels, and 14 film reels) produced or recorded by the Energy Program. Some of these video productions were made in conjunction with the Bonneville Power Administration as a part of the "Super Good Cents" program. Primarily documenting conservation topics such as the installation of insulation, solar water heating, heat pumps, energy efficient home construction, and calculation of design heat load, a few of these tapes are recordings of workshops/conferences such as the Northwest Industrial Energy Forum. Numbering 4591 images in total (1891 slides, 1500 negatives, 1200 prints) the photographs depict workshops conducted by the Energy Program, studies of insulation and ductwork inside newly constructed manufactured homes, the Tera One Energy Conservation Laboratory, presentations on solar heating of homes, and the use of thermal imaging to detect air leakage.
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by the OSU Chapter (Alpha Tau) of the Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG) Honorary Society and is made up of annual reports, brochures, bylaws, a charter, certificates, correspondence, financial records, flyers, forms, handbooks, meeting agendas, membership lists, newspaper clippings, a plaque, photographs, publications, and artifacts used for initiation ceremonies. In addition to documenting announcements to the chapter from the national ESG office in Indiana, these records also reflect activities organized by the group, membership management, the establishment of the chapter, and ceremonial procedures.The artifacts consist of a cloth table drape with the lettering "Eta Sigma Gamma" and a brass oil lamp. Numbering 25 photographs in total (8 prints and 17 slides), the images depict the charter initiation ceremony for the Alpha Tau chapter, a shot of a trillium flower, and a community pumpkin carving event sponsored by ESG. Established in 1967 at Ball State University in Indiana, the Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary Society represents students and professionals in the field of health science. Alpha Tau, the chapter at OSU, formed in 1979. The chapter has been inactive since 2001.
Accession 2012:011
Farber, Paul Lawrence, Papers (MSS)
2012-02-02
1961-2011 10.3 cubic feet and 1.11 GB
This is accession is comprised of a wide array of materials documenting the academic career of OSU historian of science, Paul Lawrence Farber.
The accession includes extensive collections of note cards and research notes as well as correspondence, class materials and lecture manuscripts and visual aides, including nine cds of images used for presentations. Also included are a number of pocket diaries and daily planners kept by Farber as well as administrative documents and reports, a film strip, newspaper clippings, reprints of Farber publications and materials related to the eight books that Farber either wrote or edited. A large born digital component consisting of 1.11 GB of electronic correspondence, photographs, lecture slides and word processing documents, mostly in Microsoft Word format, are likewise part of this accession. Highlights of the accession include a copy of Farber's doctoral dissertation "Buffon's Concept of Species," a History of Science department self-study, materials detailing the establishment of the Horning Endowment and a 16 mm film in which Farber demonstrates the method that Galen of Pergamon would have used to dissect a pig.
Paul Lawrence Farber (b. 1944) was a member of the OSU History faculty from 1970 to his retirement as Professor Emeritus in 2008. Farber's undergraduate experience at the University of Pittsburgh as well as his graduate work at Indiana University are represented in this accession, as is his work as an academic and administrator at OSU. Farber served as chair of the General Science department from 1985-1991, and of the History Department from 1991-2008. Trained in zoology, he has written extensively on ornithology, evolution and the concept of race.
New Collection
Accession 2012:010
Ed Ferguson Oregon Anti-Apartheid Scrapbook (MSS)
2012-01-23
1980-1982 0.10 cubic foot; 1 document box
This accession is made up of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings assembled by History Department faculty member Ed Ferguson that documents the protest and educational campaign led by the OSU African Students' Association (ASA) in response to OSU wrestling coach Dale Thomas' association with the South African wrestling community. Thomas' hosting of visiting South African coaches and proposed team tour of that country drew fire because of an international ban upon competition with South African athletes as a protest of the racist apartheid political system. Taken primarily from the OSU Barometer, Corvallis Gazette-Times, and the Oregonian newspapers, these clippings include editorials about the campaign, articles about campus presentations sponsored by ASA on apartheid, and stories about public campus forums about the topic. The clippings date from 1980 to 1982 and include letters to the editor by Ferguson and stories about his involvement in the forums.
Entitled "Enforcing the International Sports Boycott of South Africa at OSU: News Clippings from the Struggle" the scrapbook is a photocopy of the original which is part of the Oregon Anti-Apartheid Files currently described as a part of the African Activist Archives Project at Michigan State University.
Ferguson, a specialist in African history, served as an associate professor in the History Department from 1979 to 1991.
Accession 2012:009
Sea Grant Program Moving Images Collection (P 185)
2012-01-11
1997-2000 0.20 cubic foot; 1 archives box
This accession is made up of five VHS videotapes produced by the OSU Sea Grant Program. Three of the tapes document different topics addressed as a part of the "Seminar Series for Commercial Fishermen." The titles of these three recordings are: "Getting More with Less: Adding Value to your Catch," "Understanding Seafood Markets," and "Anatomy of a Groundfish Assessment." The other two videotapes are "Salmon Life History in Freshwater: An Illustrated Lecture by Gordon Reeves" and "North Pacific Climatological Shifts."
New Collection
Accession 2012:008
OSU History Club Records (MSS)
2012-01-10
1989-2009 0.03 cubic foot; 1 file folder
This accession consists of materials documenting the OSU History Club and is made up of flyers, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, newsletters, and questionnaires. In addition to business meetings, these materials reflect various events organized by the club including: public lectures by history scholars, history career fairs, movie nights, social meet and greet with History Dept. faculty, fundraisers, and an undergraduate research conference. The club is also referred to as the "OSU History Students Association" in some of these records.
Accession 2012:007
Castle, Emery, Papers (MSS)
2012-01-10
1948-2003 7.5 cubic feet; 8 archives boxes
This addition to the Emery Castle Papers is made up of article reprints, certificates, conference papers, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, a plaque, reports, and speeches. Documenting Castle's research and publication activities as a professor of Economics, these materials also reflect presentations Castle made to various groups, peer reviews of research, organizational involvement, consultancy projects for other universities, honors received, and his administrative work at OSU. In economics, Castle's foci of interest were natural resource use and rural development. Interwoven into Castle's writings on rural development are topics addressing land use policies, water resources, and environmental protection. In addition to the National Rural Studies Committee in which Castle chaired while at OSU, other organizations represented in these records include the American Agricultural Economics Association, Western Rural Development Center, and the Resources For the Future, Inc (RFF). Castle worked for RFF for 10 years (1976-1986) before returning to campus to chair the University Graduate Faculty of Economics. Numbering 15 prints in total, the photographs are mostly portrait shots of Castle.
1986-1999 5 cubic feet; 5 archives boxes This accession consists of materials generated by the National Rural Studies Committee (NRSC) and is made up of articles, conference proceedings, correspondence, course materials, curriculum vitae, grant proposals, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, reports, and speeches. Documenting the scholarship and involvement of NRSC members (known as center associates), these records also reflect annual meetings of the NRSC, related organizations, and publication of printed matter on rural studies. The 9 photographic prints depict members of the NRSC in portrait shots and one group pose. Established in 1987 with funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the National Rural Studies Committee (NRSC) was chaired by OSU Economist Emery Castle as a part of the Western Rural Development Center. In its eight years, the NRSC was charged to encourage scholarship nationwide on topics relating to rural development. Among the impacts made by the NRSC include the establishment of multidisciplinary graduate degree programs in rural studies, publication of a directory of rural studies scholars, and stimulating the creation of the National Rural Poverty Task Force.
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by alumnus and Entomology Professor Norman H. Anderson and is made up of article reprints, conference papers, correspondence, curriculum vitae, a doctoral thesis, employment records, flyers, grant proposals, newspaper clippings, research data, reports, and slide presentation scripts. Documenting Anderson's studies of orchard insects, aquatic insects of coniferous forest stream ecosystems, and the insect recolonization of streams in the post eruption Mt. Saint Helens region, about half of this transfer consists of vello-bound collections of research published in journals or delivered at conferences/seminars. Of particular interest in these papers are narrative reports of insect collection trips made by Anderson to Mt. Saint Helens from 1980 to 1991. In these descriptive log entries, Anderson describes the types of specimens found, the post eruption landscape, colleagues with him on these trips, and the process of taking samples for research. The research data mostly pertains to studies at Ape Canyon in the vicinity of Mt. Saint Helens. Correspondence with the data offers a glimpse of the process to gain access from the U.S. Forest Service to the Mt. Saint Helens blast zone for research. The doctoral thesis by Richard Meyerhoff also features Anderson's research and is entitled "Post-Eruption Recovery and Secondary Production of Grazing Insects in Two Streams Near Mt. Saint Helens." Biographical details of Anderson's publication and committee work can be found in reports prepared for accreditation of the Entomology Department.
Having received a masters degree in entomology from Oregon State College in 1958, Norman H. Anderson returned to campus in 1962 to teach as an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology. Specializing in the study of insects in forest streams, one of Anderson's regular offerings was a course in aquatic entomology which involved the collection of specimens from the Oak and Berry Creek watersheds in the OSU McDonald Forest. He retired in 1995.
Accession 2012:005
Affirmative Action Office (RG 172)
2012-01-10
1977-2008 4.8 cubic feet; 5 archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated by the Office of Affirmative Action that is primarily made up of Affirmative Action Plans and annual reports, but also includes VHS videotapes and sound recordings. Compiled annually and biennially (for a few years), the plans include supplemental information on the workforce at OSU statistically broken down by position, department, gender, race, and other factors. Numbering 19 tapes in total, the VHS videotapes contain recordings of a variety of campus presentations, programs, and events relating to racism at colleges and the encouragement of a diverse student body and faculty. These include a lecture by Bill Wassmuth of the Northwest Coalition against Malicious Harassment, the opening of the Multicultural Affairs Office, programs about Native Americans at OSU, and a forum by the OSU group Faculty and Professional Staff of Color. The sound recordings consist of 15 cassettes of audio recordings mostly from non-OSU conference presentations on the topics of multiculturalism, mentoring, and faculty response to diversity at colleges.
New Collection
Accession 2012:004
Lavender, Denis, Papers
2012-01-15
1954-2007 6.8 cubic feet; 7archives boxes
This accession consists of materials generated and collected by alumnus and Forest Science Department Professor Denis Lavender. Primarily documenting Lavender's research and publication activities, this transfer is made up of article reprints, conference proceedings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, presentation materials, reports, research data, and theses. With an emphasis upon the study of the planting and storage of douglas fir, whitespruce, and lodgepole pine seedlings, these papers reflect Lavender's work at OSU (1950-1984) and the University of British Columbia (1985-1992). Lavender's involvement with the Silvicultural Institute of British Columbia and instruction of coursework for the organization is also illustrated in these papers. About two-thirds of this transfer consists of articles and other published sources on forest reseach topics (mostly by other scholars) arranged by Lavender by subjects such as root growth, seedling storage, prescribed burning, flowering, and the possible impacts of global warming on conifer forests. Described in the inventory as reference materials, these files include article reprints, conference proceedings, correspondence, notes, and photographic slides. Numbering about 300 slides in total, the images depict a combination of text prepared for presentations and views of research projects.
Lavender's association with OSU dates back to 1950, when he began working for the Oregon Forest Research Center (which later became the Forest Research Lab). With an interest in plant physiology, Lavender pursued graduate work in forestry at OSU, earning a MS degree in 1958 and a doctorate in 1962. Among the impacts of Lavender's research is the creation of methodology for the storage and planting of seedlings that has increased conifer survival rate by 20%. Retiring as a professor in the Forest Science Dept. from OSU in 1984, Lavender went on to serve as head of the Forest Science Dept. at the University of British Columbia from 1985 until 1992. During this period in Canada, Lavender and several colleagues established the Silvicultural Institute of British Columbia.
This accession consists of records generated by the Pacific Northwest Wheat Quality Council and is made up of correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, and reports. Documentation from associated organizations, the Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and the Western Coordinating Committee (WCC 81) are also represented among these materials.
