Sea Grant College Program Records (RG 201)
1964-2000 (inclusive); 1967-1998 (bulk)
12.3 cubic feet
Scope and Content Note
These records were generated by the Sea Grant College Program and document the
establishment and administrative operation of the Sea Grant Program at OSU.
The records are organized into eight series: I. Proposals; II. Reports; III.
News Releases & Clippings; IV. Radio Program Audiotapes; V. Awards Records;
VI. Correspondence; VII. Committees; and VIII. Publications.
Series I consists of proposals submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the National Science
Foundation for Sea Grant program funding, and include budget summaries, research
projects progress reports, a program administration narrative, and biographical
information on program personnel. These institutional program proposals cover
the years 1967 to 2000. Proposals for the funding and continuation of the Pacific
Sea Grant Advisory Program and College Program are also included in this series
as well as two proposals for individual projects: "Innovative Marine Biotechnology
Harnessing Cellular Machinery" and "Adapting To Change: Fishing Businesses,
Families, Communities, and Regions".
In addition to biennial reports, Series II consists of project completion reports,
five-year plans, research studies, an administrative review report, Marine Advisory
Program leader field reports, and project rosters. The news releases and clippings
pertain to research results, awards, and new staff and faculty appointments.
The series also documents the 1968-69 dispute between OSU's Marine Science Center
and the University of Oregon's Marine Biology Institute.
The audiotapes consists of complete Coastwatch radio programs produced and distributed
by Sea Grant Communications as well as interviews and individual reports used
in those programs. The awards records pertain to fellowships administered by
Sea Grant in conjunction with other organizations, including the American Fisheries
Society, the Governor's Natural Resource Office, and the Oregon Coastal Zone
Management Association. Awards described in this series include the Dean John
A Knauss Fellowship and the Walter G. Jones Fisheries Development Award, which
was established in 1981 as a scholarship to encourage graduate work in fisheries
development.
Series VI consists primarily of correspondence, but also contains flyers, publications,
and reports. In addition to administrative correspondence and chronological
files, this series covers a number of subjects, including: conferences and workshops
sponsored by Sea Grant, congressional re-authorization of the Sea Grant program,
annual site reviews by the national Sea Grant office, the Sea Grant Association,
and the procedure for submission of proposals and other paperwork.
The committee records contain correspondence, minutes, and reports generated
by various administrative bodies in Sea Grant, including the Council of Sea
Grant Directors, Sea Grant Advisory Council, and the Sea Grant Coordinating
Committee. Among the foci covered by these committees include procedural modification
process, awards selection, and the Pacific Sea Grant Advisory Program. Publications
generated by Sea Grant and the Pacific Sea Grant Advisory Program constitute
the bulk of Series VIII, which includes flyers and brochures for Sea Grant sponsored
events, newsletters, studies, and guides to resources available from the Pacific
Sea Grant Advisory Program.
New Accession, 2004
Historical Note
The OSU Sea Grant program was established on Feb. 20, 1968 as a result of the
National Sea Grant Program and College Act of 1966. It was the first and largest
of three programs set up at that time. Its mission was to develop "an understanding
and appreciation of how to live with the ocean and how to manage the coastal
zone." The program has focused on five areas: marine extension, education and
training, seafood research, coastal environments, and public policy analysis.
It is cooperatively funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
by the State of Oregon and local communities, and by private industry. Initially
administered by Oceanography Professor Herbert F. Frolander, the Sea Grant program
at OSU has also been directed by William Wick (1973-1988) and Robert Malouf
(1989-present).
Walter G. Jones earned bachelor's (1951) and master's (1958) degrees from Oregon
State College. At the time of his death in 1980, he had worked for more than
25 years in fisheries and was chief of fisheries development for the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region. Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) administrator John A. Knauss helped to found the Sea Grant
Program.
Related Materials
In addition to institutional records, there is also a collection for Sea Grant
photographs (P 185) and motion picture films and
videotapes (P185 - Films). There are numerous Sea Grant College Program
publications in the Archives as well. Other collections which contain materials
pertaining to Sea Grant's establishment, funding, and marine extension programs
include the Extension Service Records (RG
111), President's Office Records (RG 13),
Research
Accounting Records (RG 26), and records of the Center
for the Humanities (RG 221). There is also a manuscript collection for Sea
Grant Director William Wick.
Shelf Locations
4/2/7/10-4/2/7/40; 10/2/2/10-60
7/1/2/i (12x17 oversize box)
SR 1/02/6/10-30 (sound recordings)
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