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Douglas W. Glennie Papers, 1919-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Glennie, D. W. (Douglas William), 1927-
- Title
- Douglas W. Glennie Papers
- Dates
- 1919-1966 (inclusive)19191966
1957-1964 (bulk)19571964 - Quantity
- 1 cubic foot, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS Glennie
- Summary
- The Douglas W. Glennie Papers consist of research records created and assembled by Glennie in his forest products chemistry research. Glennie was head of chemical research at the Forest Research Laboratory at Oregon State University from 1956 until 1964.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Douglas W. Glennie was head of chemical research in the Forest Research Laboratory at Oregon State University from 1956 until his resignation in 1964, to accept a research position in the pulp industry. Glennie earned his BS (1949) and MA (1951) degrees from the University of British Columbia and his Ph.D. (1955) from the University of Washington. Glennie died in the state of Washington in 1971.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Douglas W. Glennie Papers consist of research records created and assembled by Glennie and his colleagues in the course of their forest products chemistry research at the Forest Research Laboratory. The records consist of research reports, research notebooks, and reference and research files pertaining to specific research projects or topics. The reference files include reprints and publication, correspondence, research notes, and chemical data and analyses.
The research notebooks are for projects 3C-1, Chemistry of Douglas Fir Wood Lignin; 3C-2, Lignin Sulfonates; and 50-G, Exploratory Research in Wood Chemistry. The collection also includes research notebooks for Project 764, One- and Two-Stage High Yield Pulping of Red Alder ( Alnus rubra), conducted by E.D. Hansen and Project VII-A-1 conducted by Charles Schmokel and Glennie.
The reference files pertain the chemistry of wood lignin; wood chip transport waste; pulp liquor; and a book chapter written by Glennie on the chemistry of lignin.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The papers were transferred by the Forest Products Department to the Archives in 1999.
Related Materials
The Forest Products Department Records (RG 003) include extensive documentation of forest products research and teaching at Oregon State. The Archives' collections include the papers of several other forest products faculty, including George H. Atherton, S.E. Corder, Leif Espenas, Robert. D. Graham, and James W. Johnson. The Augy H. Rauch Collection documents Rauch's wood products research. Additional materials pertaining to the Forest Research Laboratory are held in the College of Forestry (RG 139) and College of Agricultural Sciences (RG 158) Records.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Douglas fir.
- Lignin--Analysis.
- Lignin--Structure.
- Red alder.
- Wood--Chemistry.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Oregon Forest Products Laboratory. (creator)
- Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory. (creator)
Finding
aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
2009
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
