Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Oregon State University
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
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Collection Number:
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Consult repository.
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Creator:
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Bishop, James Franklin, 1912-1997
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Title:
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James F. Bishop Papers
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Dates:
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1940-1956 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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0.5 cubic feet
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Languages:
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Materials in English
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Summary:
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These records were generated and collected
by James Bishop while he served as City Extension Agent in Salem, Oregon.
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Biographical Note
James Franklin Bishop was born 5 September 1912 at Tigard, Oregon. He
graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College in 1934 with a B.S. degree in
Agricultural Technology. As a student at OSAC, Bishop was affiliated with Alpha
Gamma Rho. In 1933, he was a charter member of the Phi Sigma, a recognition
society in biology.
Between 1943 and 1955 Bishop served as Assistant County Agent in Coos
County (1943-1944), County Club Agent in Marion County (1944-1947), Umatilla
County Club Agent (1947-1949), and as the first City Extension Agent for Salem
(1949-1955). Bishop then became a County Extension Agent at Large, a position
he held until he resigned in September 1956 to become Public Relations Officer
for George Fox College in Newberg. Later, he was employed by the Tigard School
District. He was married to Elizabeth O. Bishop, and died July 22, 1997.
Content Description
Series one includes manuscripts written by Bishop and others. Series
two is comprised of reference data, including lists of rabbits for sale, 4-H
project notes, potential 4-H members, and 4-H ideas. Series three consists of
event records for staff meetings, 4-H leaders' meetings, 4-H members' meetings,
and various 4-H activities. Series four includes correspondence including
promotional letters, family award criteria, Chamber of Commerce activities, and
a proposal for a new City Hall in Salem. Series five consists of reports,
including a plan of work for boys and girls 4-H clubs, notes and drafts from
annual reports and monthly reports. Primarily, the papers were created while
Bishop was City Extension Agent in Salem, Oregon. Series six consists of
ephemera including an embroidered patch with the name "Jim" on it, and a plaque
of a Guernsey cow and calf.
Arrangement
Organized into 6 series: I. Manuscripts; II. Reference Data; III. Event
Records; IV. Correspondence; V. Reports; and VI. Ephemera.
Administrative Information
Custodial History The James F. Bishop Papers were donated by Bishop in 1987.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation James F. Bishop Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis,
Oregon.
| 4-H clubs--Oregon. |
| Agricultural extension
workers--Oregon. |
| Marion County
(Or.) |
| Oregon State
College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service. |
| Salem
(Or.) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I:
Manuscripts, 1950-1955 and undated
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Container(s)
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Description
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Charles Thompson, New Jersey
Extension Service agent, ca. 1955
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News release about his visit to Salem, Oregon before leaving
for a two-year stay in Israel.
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"For Good High Yielding Dairy
Pasture", 1 April 1954
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Notes taken from article in Western
Dairy Journal.
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The
Vegetable Garden, undated
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Outline of information used to grow asparagus, beans,
brussels, sprouts, carrots, and sweet corn.
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Statistics from Bureau of
Census, 1950
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Estimated Agricultural Income
for Marion County, 1953
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4-H
Club Visitor, newsletter, June 1951
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A Story
of Wildlife Conservation for 4-H Club Members, 1951
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Bulletin produced by Oregon State Game Commission in
cooperation with Oregon State College Extension Service.
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Conservation Programs and Projects for Classrooms and
Clubs, 1955
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Bulletin produced by Conservation Education Committee of the
Oregon Division, Izaak Walton League of America.
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Series II:
Reference Data, 1949-1955 and undated
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Container(s)
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Description
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4-H Project file, ca. 1950
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Series of 4-H project guides, record keeping forms, general
4-H information, used by 4-H Clubs in City of Salem.
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4-H Project cover,
green, undated
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Name and address on inside cover.
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4-H project notes, undated
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Including Oregon Wildlife Project, Chicken project; used to
promote various projects.
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Speech materials, 1950-1953
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Notes, ideas, quotations and data used in speeches.
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Contacts for potential and
interested 4-H members and leaders, school contacts, 1949-1955
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4-H ideas, ca. 1950
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Promotional and developmental, notes, talks given by
Extension agents, on how to improve 4-H, and increase numbers of
participants.
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Rabbits for sale
lists, 1953-1955
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Series III:
Event Records, 1949-1955 and undated
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Container(s)
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Description
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4-H Recreation events guides,
ceremonies, 1950 and undated
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4-H Contests, awards, dress
revue, 1952-1954
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Marion County 4-H Livestock
and Crops Tour, 1955
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4-H members citizenship
activities conference, 1955
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4-H Health and Achievement
Day Program, 1956
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4-H Extension Conference,
notes, 1949, 1954
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4-H Leaders
meetings, 1953, 1955
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Forestry camp participants, reference notes.
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Group Dynamics
Workshop, 1953
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Agenda, notes, outline, held at Medford, Oregon.
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Meetings to plan County
Planning Conferences, 1955
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Staff Conference
materials, 1955
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Series IV:
Correspondence, 1940-1955 and undated
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Container(s)
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Description
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4-H news notes on clubs'
meeting reports, 1951-1955
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Requests to other states for
information on 4-H and farm crops, 1940-1954
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4-H project guides, orders,
notes, loan list, 1954-1955 and undated
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4-H promotional
letters, ca. 1950s
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Chamber of Commerce
promotions, ideas, potential donors, plans, 1955
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Family Service Award
Certificates, recipient list, criteria for selection, 1953-1955
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Series V:
Reports, 1951-1955
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Container(s)
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Description
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Plan of Work, Boys and Girls
4-H Clubs, City of Salem, 1951
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Monthly report
materials, 1953-1955
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Including 4-H achievement list, tour programs, attendance
records, awards presented, financial statement.
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Proposal for new City Hall,
Salem, 1954
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Annual report notes and
drafts, 1955
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Series VI:
Ephemera, undated
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Container(s)
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Description
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Patch embroidered with the
word "Jim", undated
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Plaque of Guernsey cow and
calf, undated
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