John R. Hardison Papers, 1969-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hardison, John Robert, 1918-
Title
John R. Hardison Papers
Dates
1969-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 cubic feet, (3 boxes)
Collection Number
MSS Hardison
Summary
The John R. Hardison Papers consist of materials created and assembled by Hardison pertaining to field burning in Oregon. Hardison was a research pathologist with U.S. Department of Agriculture and a research faculty member at Oregon State University.
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

John R. Hardison was a Research Pathologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Corvallis from 1944 until 1980. In 1950-1955, he had a joint appointment with the USDA and the Agricultural Experiment Station. In 1981, he was appointed to a part-time research faculty position in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Hardison earned his BS in 1939 from Washington State College and his MS (1940) and Ph.D. (1942) from the University of Michigan.

Hardison's research on field burning as a means to control diseases in grass seed production began in the 1940s and continued until the early 1980s.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The John R. Hardison Papers consist of reports and publications, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reference files. The reference files include reprints and photocopies of journal articles, reports and publications, and correpondence on a variety of topics pertaining to field burning, including burn and soil effects, insects, regulation programs, fire effects on range grass, plant disease control, straw utilization, fire ecology, and fire policy. The Papers include reports published by the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station and correspondence and reports to and from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission, the Oregon Seed Council, and the Oregon Seed Growers League. Information pertaining to forest slash burning; summaries of burning in California, other states, Canada, and other countries; and Hardison's testimony on field burning to the Oregon legislature and in lawsuits are part of the collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

John R. Hardison Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary and does not include a folder or box list.

Acquisition Information

The Hardison Papers were acquired by the Archives in 1990.

Related Materials

Other materials pertaining to field burning are available in the Agricultural Experiment Station (RG 025), Extension Service (RG 111), and Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory (RG 218) Records.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Air pollution--Oregon--Willamette River Valley.
  • Burning of land--Oregon.
  • Prescribed burning--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Seed Growers League.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station. (creator)
    • Oregon. Environmental Quality Commission. (creator)
    • Oregon. State Dept. of Agriculture. (creator)
    • United States. Environmental Protection Agency. (creator)