Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 25)

Inventory - Subgroup 1 - Station Administration Records

I.   Correspondence & Budget Reports, 1908-1966:
(reel 1)
     1    Administrative Notes - Records, 1958-1965
     2    Agricultural Research Foundation, 1954-1961
     3    Clubs - Agricultural Club, Agricultural Career Day, 1963
          Committees:
     4         Basic Research - Department Surveys, lists of members,
                 reports, 1956-1963     
     5         State Agricultural Mobilization
     6         Certification, minutes, advisory committee & members,
                 1951-1966
(reel 2)
     7         Natural Resources Management & Use, 1960-1965
     8         Water Resources, School of Agriculture, 1962-1966
     9    Experiment Station - Organization & Operation, 1950-1966
     10   Experiment Station Requests for Research
     11   Field Trips - Student Requests, 1962-1966
     12   Lists - Projects, 1961-1964
          Meetings:
     13        Department Heads, 1966
     14        School Station Staff, 1962-1965
     15   Out of State Travel, Requests & Authorizations, 1963-1966
     16   Policies, all
     17   Requests & Inquiries, 1958-1963
     18   Scholarships, 1932-1966
     19   Short Courses, 1965
     20   Summer Session, 1962-1963
(reel 3)     
     21   Associates - correspondence, 1962-1965
     22   Associated Records, 1959-1966
     23   College, Committees, correspondence, 1962-1965
     24   College, Committees - minutes, 1961-1965
     25   College, Organizations & Facilities, correspondence,
            1962-1965
     26   College, Schools - Correspondence, 1941-1965
          Departments:
     27        Range Management, Statistics, etc.
     28        Agricultural Economics, Fisheries & Wildlife, etc.
     29        Agricultural Chemistry, Economics, Travel Reports, etc.
          Federal, Departments, Divisions:
     30        Correspondence, 1959-1965
     31        Records, 1958-1965
(reel 4)  Finance:
     32        Budgets - Annual, 1958-1960
     33        Federal - Regional, 1965
     34        Foundation
     35        Gifts (report of Gift of Grant), 1958-1961
     36        Purchases - Equipment, 1963
     37        Research Grants & Applications, 1959-1963
     38        Academic & Agricultural Salaries, 1960-1962
     39        School of Agriculture - Expenditures, 1958-1959
     40        State - Audit of State Lands
          Personnel:
     41        Applications & Recommendations, 1948-1965
     42        Biographies, 1965
     43        Retired, 1965-1966
     44        Academic, but with rank before instructor, 1957-1961
     45        Civil Service - Temporary Appointments, 1948-1964
     46        Civil Service - Regular Appointments, 1917-1961
(reel 5)  Projects:
     47        Correspondence, 1962-1965
     48        Annual Progress Reports, 1946-1962
(reel 6)
     49        Outlines, Workplans, Letters of Approval, Records,
                 Termination Reports, 1955-1965
(reels 7-9)
     50        Regional Projects, 1949-1965
          Publications:
     51        Federal Agricultural Handbook
     52        Lists (Experiments Station Publications, OSU),
                 1959-1964
     53        Miscellaneous Papers, 1965
     54        Oregon State System of Higher Education Bulletin -
                 Faculty Publications
     55        Pacific Northwest Bulletin - Extension, 1962-1965
     56        Requests for Publications - By air Staff, 1964
     57        Requests for Publications - From other Places, 1964
     58        Publications - Research Newsletter, 1965
     59        Special Reports, 1953
     60        Speeches - By Staff   
     61   Reports & Studies, Annual Reports, Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, 1957-1966
(reel 10)
     62   Reports & Studies - Reports of Service, 1957-1963
(reel 11) State:
     63        Correspondence, 1961
     64        Audit Reports, 1961-1964
     65        Records, 1961-1965
     66        Minutes, 1962
     67   Stations - Correspondence, 1961-1962
     68   Miscellaneous, 1957-1966

                              (Addition)
(reel 18)
I.   Correspondence & Budget Reports, 1958-1965:
          Finance - Gifts:
     1         1958-1960
     2         1960-1961
     3         1961-1962
     4         1962-1963
     5         1963-1964
     6         1964-1965
          Projects - Regional, Federal:
     7         W-60 Effects of atmospheric conditions on specific
                 cotton fabrics
     8         W-63 Effect of climatic & soil factors on the response
                 of plants to herbicides
     9         W-69 Rural Housing
     10        W-5 Avian Respiratory Diseases
     11        W-7 Turkey Breeding
     12        W-34 Range Livestock Nutrition
     13        W-25 Brush Infested Rangelands
     14        W-95 Breeding Failure in Cattle (see also project #485
                 on mf reel 39)
     15        WM-40 Procurement policies & practices of large-scale
                 food retailers
     16        W-70 Economics of On-Farm Use of Irrigation Water
     17        W-73 Weather Radar Precipitation
     18        W-76 Capital-Labor Substitution
     19        W-16 Range Economics
     20        W-31 Nitrogen
     21        W-39 Fluorine Effects
     22        W-44 Diet in Cholesterol Metabolism
     23-25     WM-16 Grain Insect Control
     26        WM-20 Marketing Hay & Feed
     27        WM-39 Economic analysis of direct marketing of sheep &
                 cattle in the west


(reel 11)
II.  Course Outlines, 1931:
     1    General Entomology
     2    Economic Entomology
     3    Citrus & Subtropical Fruit Insects
     4    Fruit Insects
     5    Lectures 451
     6    Forest Insects - Lab Manual, Chamberlain
     7    Aquatic Entomology Syllabus - 341


(reel 12)
III. Clippings, 1925-1948


IV.  Spray Warnings, 1932-1949


(oversize box 7/1/1/c)
V.   Enabling Legislation, 1889


VI.  Annual & Biennial Reports, 1889-1967:
(box 8/1/3/10)
          First annual report, 1889
          Biennial reports, 1912/14, 1918/20-1928/30, 1932/34-1938/40
          Annual reports, 1949-1950 (Station Bulletins 477 & 491)
          Departmental reports (for inclusion in Director's report):
               Agricultural Chemistry, 1931/32, 1940/42, 1944/46, 1955
               Agricultural Economics, 1940/42, 1944/46, 1955
               Agricultural Engineering, 1940/42, 1944/46, 1947/48,
                 1955
               Animal Husbandry, 1940/42, 1944/46, 1955
               Bacteriology, 1944/46, 1955
               Botany & Plant Pathology, 1940/42-1944/46, 1955 (see
                 Horticulture Dept. for 1911-1920 reports)
               Dairy Husbandry, 1908, 1940/42-1944/46, 1955
               Entomology, 1936/38-1944/46, 1955 (see Horticulture
                 Dept. for 1911-1920 reports)
               Farm Crops, 1944/46, 1955
               Farm Management, 1938/40, 1940/42, 1944/46
               Fish & Game Management, 1938/40-1944/46, 1955
               Food Technology, 1938/40-1944/46, 1955
               Home Economics, 1938/40-1944/46, 1955
               Horticulture, 1911-1920, 1938/40-1944/46, 1955
               Poultry Husbandry, 1938/40-1940/42, 1944/46, 1955
               Soils, 1918/20, 1938/40-1940/42, 1944/46, 1955, 1969
               Veterinary Medicine, 1938/40-1944/46, 1955
(box 8/1/3/20)
          Summary of estimated impact of research on
            Oregon's agriculture (based upon 1955 departmental
            reports), 1955
          Director's report on special subjects: pears & apples,
            forage seed, strawberries, eggs, blackberries, cherries,
            corn, 1956
          Breakdown of [research] funds by commodity or resource,
            1966/67


VII. General Correspondence, 1968-1987:
          Station administration assignments, 1968
          Publications, 1968-1982
          Western Farmers Association, bankruptcy & reorganization,
            1982
          Administrative correspondence pertaining to accounts,
            Agricultural Research Foundation, research projects, &
            appointment of Associate Director, 1980-1987


VIII. Policies & Procedures, 1930-1985:
          Associate Director's policies manual:
               Publications policies, 1935-1943
               Funding & appropriations policies & information,
                 1929-1940
               Maps index, September 1940
               Personnel, 1934-1938
               Student regulations, ca. 1940
               Administrative rulings, 1934-1940
               Agricultural Car Pool, 1936-1941
               Committees & state Emergency Board, 1936-1941
               Budgetary & Accounting policies, 1930-1940
          Manual of Instructions, December 15, 1952 (includes addenda
            through 1957)
          Memo of Understanding, Agricultural Chemistry staff members
            participation in specialized teaching & graduate research
            programs, September 1952
          Research project organization, November 1957
          Instructions for preparing reports to CRIS (Current Research
            Information System), December 1968
          Farm Equipment Pool, 1976-1985
          Manual for cooperative regional research (USDA), 1977
          State-provided housing policy, 1979


IX.  Departmental & Program Reviews, 1969-1985:
          Agricultural Chemistry, 1973
          Agricultural Engineering, 1974
          Agricultural & Resource Economics, 1978
          Animal Science, 1975-1977
          Botany & Plant Pathology, 1975
          Branch Experiment Stations, 1972 (2 folders)
          Crop Science, 1981
          CSRS Program Reviews, 1969
          Entomology, 1978
(box 8/1/3/30)
          Fisheries & Wildlife, 1979
          Food Science & Technology, 1976-1980
          Fruit & Vegetable Research, 1972
          Horticulture, 1975
          Pacific Northwest Animal & Poultry Sciences, 1975
          Pacific Northwest Small Fruits Research, 1977-1978
          Rangeland Resources, 1974
          Soil Science, 1980
          Veterinary Medicine, 1980
          Washington-Oregon Tree Fruit Review, 1985


X.   Councils & Committees Records, 1890-1911 & 1948-1982:
(oversize box 7/1/1/c)
          Station Council minutes, 1890-1911 (2 volumes)
(box 8/1/3/30)
          Agricultural Research & Advisory Council, 1948-1980
            (3 folders)
          Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Committee, 1982


XI.  Special Events & Celebrations Records, 1983-1988:
          Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station
            Directors meeting, Corvallis, Oregon, August 2-5, 1983
          Nitrogen Fixation Symposium (6th International),
            August 4-10, 1985
          Centennial of Hatch Act, 1987-1988
(oversize box 7/1/1/c)
               Presidential proclamation, 1987


(box 8/1/3/30)
XII. Legislative Information, 1951 & 1973-1983


XIII.Surveys & Studies, 1964-1985:
          Working conditions survey report on fishery biologists in
            Oregon & southwest Washington, 1964-1965, March 1967
          Survey report of domestic fly problems on OSU Central
            Experiment Station, August 1967
          The public image of agricultural research in Oregon,
            September 1967
          A readership survey of OREGON'S AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS,
            November 1970
          Public support for agricultural research in Oregon (revised
            draft), August 1974
          Public preferences for agricultural research programs in
            Oregon, September 1976
          Agricultural research facilities questionnaire (USDA?),
            January 1979
          Public assessment of the use of agricultural chemicals on
            food crops in Oregon, February 1980
          Public perceptions of agriculture in Oregon, March 1981
          OREGON'S AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS 1982 readership survey,
            September 1982
          National State Agriculture Experiment Stations (SAES)
            instrumentation & equipment survey, September 1985


(box 8/3/2/60)
XIV. General & Special Reports, 1941 & 1964-1985:
          "Chronological Development of the Agricultural Experiment
            Station & Federal Cooperative Extension Service as
            Coordinate Parts of Oregon State College," 1941
          "Special Services & Facilities Available to Research Workers
            in the Agricultural Experiment Station," Dec. 10, 1964
          "Programs of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station,"
            1970 & 1972
          "The Economic Importance of Oregon Agriculture & the
            Impact of Agricultural Research," July 1976
          "Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station," ca. 1980
          "A Proposal for National Forage Seed Production Research
            Center," 1980-1985
          "Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station: History,
            Facilities, Research Projects," by Robert E. Witters,
            June 5, 1985
	  "Rangeland Resources for Multiple-Use Management in Southeastern 
		Oregon, An Analysis of," by Charles E. Poulton and Arleigh G. 
		Isley, August, 1970	

XV.  Scrapbook:
          Rockingham Majestic & his Family, 1925-1928

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