Biographical Note
Gary D. Jolliff joined the Oregon State University faculty in 1976 as an
Associate Professor in the Crop Science Department, specializing in the study
of meadowfoam and its development as a domesticated crop in the Willamette
Valley. As a part of his meadowfoam research, Jolliff headed up the Oregon
Experiment Station Research New Crops Research Project 481 from 1978 until his
retirement in 2002.
Jolliff earned BS and MS degrees from The Ohio State University and his
Ph.D. from Colorado State University. He held faculty positions at the
University of Nebraska (1969-1971) and Texas A and I University (1971-1976)
prior to arriving at OSU.
Content Description
The Gary Jolliff Papers consist of materials generated and collected by
Crop and Soil Science professor Gary Jolliff and include article reprints,
conference papers, correspondence, course materials, curriculum vitae, grant
proposals, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, overhead
transparencies, publications, photographs, reports, speech transcripts, and a
thesis. The Jolliff Papers primarily document Jolliff's research of meadowfoam
and other plants such as cuphea, soybeans, and rapeseed. The materials also
reflect Jolliff's career as instructor of crop science courses, participation
in conferences and workshops, involvement in professional organizations,
testimony before congress and the Oregon legislature on agriculture-related
bills, and participation on various departmental and university committees. The
photographic images consist of a slide presentation (17 images in all) on
meadowfoam research and a print of a field of meadowfoam.