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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RG
103
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Creator:
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Oregon State University. Extension Forestry
Program.
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Title:
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Forestry Extension Records
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Dates:
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1933-1990 (inclusive)
1958-1969 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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3.5 cubic ft.
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Languages:
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Materials
in
English.
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Summary:
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The Forestry Extension Records document
the educational programs and research projects pertaining to forests and
forestry, logging, water quality, and recreational land use in Oregon,
primarily during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Historical Note
Although the OSU Extension Service dates to 1911, not until 1944 was a
farm forestry project initiated within Extension. In the late 1940s, the
Extension Service added two foresters to the central staff at OSU. By the early
1980s, the Extension Forestry program included ten county agents and eight
central staff forestry specialists, and was administered by the College of
Forestry. Charles Ross served as Extension Forester from 1946 to 1970.
Content Description
Of note are series I-IV, and X. Series I includes circular letters,
general correspondence and correspondence between the Extension Forester and
the Director of the Extension Service, as well as the County Extension Agents.
Other correspondence files pertain to agencies outside the University and are
organized by subject such as private forestry organizations and extension
service agencies in other states. Of special interest in the correspondence,
particularly in the letters of Charles Ross, are references to the issue of
national population control and growth. Series II pertains to educational
programs administered by Forestry Extension such as short courses and forest
conservation tours for school children.
Series III documents several research projects undertaken by Forestry
Extension from the 1960s through the 1980s. Several projects concern the impact
of forests and lumbering upon streams and rivers; one major project pertains to
the Alsea Basin. Series IV includes general information on forest related
topics such as camping and the outdoors, sawmills and lumbering equipment, and
forestation. Series V is a 1986 survey summary pertaining to the effectiveness
of Forestry Extension programs in Oregon. Series VI is a biographical sketch of
North Carolina extension forester Robert W. Graeber. Series VII consists of
monthly field reports of Oregon extension work recorded by Extension Forestry
Specialist Charles Ross.
Series VIII contains correspondence, a report, and returned
questionnaires relating to the development by the Extension Service of contract
services for woodland properties. Series IX consists of situation studies
primarily addressing options in land use including forestry co-ops and
recreational use of private farm and woodlands. Series X covers program
planning topics such as a long range farm forestry plan and includes county
planning council recommendations, group process guides, and plan of work
reports. Series XI contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to
the informational role of extension agents and forestry education in secondary
schools.
Arrangement
Organized into 11 series: I. Correspondence; II. Educational Programs;
III. Research Projects; IV. Informational Files; V. Survey Report; VI.
Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Graeber; VII. Monthly Field Reports; VIII.
Contract Services; IX. Situation Studies; X. Program Planning; and XI. Training
Materials.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation Forestry Extension Records (RG 103), Oregon State University Archives,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Subjects
| Graeber, R. W. |
| Oregon State College. Extension Forestry Program. |
| Oregon
State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service. |
| Oregon State University. Extension Forestry Program. |
| Oregon
State University. Extension Service. |
| Alsea River
Watershed (Or.) |
| Forest
landowners--Oregon. |
| Forestry
extension--Oregon. |
| Forestry schools and
education--Oregon. |
| Forestry schools and
education--Oregon--Curricula. |
| Forests and
forestry--Multiple use--Oregon. |
| Logging--Oregon. |
| Other Creators : |
| Ross,
Charles R. (Charles Robert), 1908- |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I:
Correspondence, 1962-1975
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Container(s)
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Description
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Circular letters, 1963-1970
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County agents, 1962-1970
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Extension Service-other
states, 1966-1970
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General
correspondence, 1962-1968
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General
correspondence, 1968-1975
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Kolmer, Lee,
correspondence, 1971-1973
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Miscellaneous Federal
agencies, 1967-1969
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OSU Extension, 1962-1969
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OSU-other than
extension, 1963-1969
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Private Forestry
Organizations, 1967-1969
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Ross, Charles, 1967-1968
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Ross, Charles, Population
control and growth, 1968
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Series II:
Educational Programs, 1957-1975
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Container(s)
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Description
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School Forest Conservation
Tours
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General
information, 1960-1978
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Correspondence, 1961-1963
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County Tour preparation
(includes three photographs), 1961-1963
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Teachers'
helps, 1961-1962
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Teachers suggested
follow-up activities, ca. 1961-1962
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Teacher surveys and
county evaluations, 1958-1963
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Ideas for tour
improvement, 1960-1963
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Idea book materials and
final copy (includes two photographs), 1961
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Statewide
handbook, 1961-1963
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Data for handbook
revision, 1964
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Washington state student
conservation handbooks, 1959-1961
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Publications,
handbooks
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Oregon coast
region, 1960-1969
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Western Oregon
region, 1961-1969
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Eastern Oregon
region, 1960-1969
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Non-Oregon
region, 1959-1960
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Short courses, 1971-1975
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Other short OSU
programs, 1973
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Educational
materials
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Miscellaneous, 1957-1962
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American Forest Products
Industries, Inc., educational packet, 1962
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Series III:
Research Projects, 1959-1990
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Container(s)
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Description
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Water Resources Research
Institute
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Annual Reports, and
related data, 1964-1970
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Seminars, 1967
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Proposals
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"
Feasibility of
Irrigating Forest Stands", 1968
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"
Physiological Effects
of Irrigating Forest Trees", 1969
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Water quality-Alsea Basin
Study
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Watershed Grant
applications to Public Health Service, correspondence, 1962-1968
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Annual
Reports, 1966-1967
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"
Studies on Effects of
Watershed Practices on Streams", project number 13010EGA, Alsea
Watershed Report, Quarterly Progress Reports, correspondence, 1969-1970
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Research
agreements, 1959-1966
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Research
budgets, 1966-1969
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Equipment, 1965
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Work
schedules, 1966
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Coastal Oregon
Productivity Enhancement (COPE) Program
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Annual and Progress
Reports, 1987-1989
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Advisory Council
Meetings, 1986-1987
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Forestry Intensified Research
(FIR) Program, Annual and Progress
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Reports, 1987-1990
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Series IV:
Informational Files, 1933-1968
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Container(s)
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Description
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Forestry
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Economics,
miscellaneous, 1945-1968
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Equipment
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Planting, 1944-1962
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Sawmill, 1945-1953
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Forestation,
Planting
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Oregon, 1933-1965
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Seeds
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Planting, other
states and Federal (general), 1951-1963
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Propagating
cuttings, 1962-1966
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Seeding, aerial,
direct, natural regeneration, 1952-1966
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Tree planters'
notes - index, 1961-1965
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Outdoors and
camping
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General
information, 1948-1952
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4-H Woodsman,
miscellaneous data, 1949-1956
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"
Bob Lincoln's
Knapsack", 1952-1953
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Campcraft, miscellaneous
clippings, 1948-1955
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Choosing and using the
axe; edible fruits, plants, etc., 1947-1960
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Safety
pointers, 1946-1958
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"
At Home in the
Woods", 1953
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Small woodlands
management, 1954-1958
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Series V:
Survey Report, 1986
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Container(s)
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Description
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Woodland owner views of
Extension Forestry Programs in Oregon, 1986
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Series VI:
Biographical Sketch of Robert W.
Graeber of North Carolina, 1948
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Series VII:
Monthly Field Reports, 1956-1969
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Container(s)
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Description
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1956-1965
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1966-1969
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Series VIII:
Contract Services, 1966
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Container(s)
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Description
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Report,
correspondence, 1966
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Series IX:
Situation Studies, 1960-1967
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Container(s)
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Description
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Forestry co-ops, 1965-1967
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Motivation
reports, 1961-1967
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Recreational land use
reports, 1962-1967
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"
Potential From Small Private
Woodlands of Columbia County", 1960
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"
Outdoor School Oregon
Style", 1966
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Series X:
Program Planning, 1954-1968
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Container(s)
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Description
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Counties, 1966-1968
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County planning councils'
recommendations, 1958-1959
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Extension long range program
development, 1963-1967
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4-H materials, 1963
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General, 1964-1968
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Group process
guides, 1954-1965
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Long range farm forestry
plan, 1958-1967
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Long range planning
conference, 1967-1968
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Plan of work
reports, 1959-1964
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State oriented instructions;
specialist duties, 1966-1967
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Series XI:
Training Materials, 1958-1967
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Container(s)
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Description
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Agent training, 1958-1967
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Forestry in secondary
schools, 1958-1964
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