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Roy A. Young Papers, 1913-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Young, Roy A. (Roy Alton), 1921-
Title
Roy A. Young Papers
Dates
1913-1990 (inclusive)
1943-1990 (bulk)
Quantity
4.5 cubic feet
Collection Number
Consult repository.
Summary
These materials were generated by Roy A. Young as a faculty member and administrator at Oregon State University (1948-1976 and 1986-1990), the University of Nebraska (1976-1980), and Cornell University (1980-1986).
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
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Young served as a faculty member and administrator at Oregon State University (1948-1976 and 1986-1990), the University of Nebraska (1976-1980), and Cornell University (1980-1986).

Roy Alton Young was born 1 March 1921 in McAlister, New Mexico. He obtained an Associate of Arts degree from Eastern New Mexico Junior College in 1939, a B.S. in Biology from New Mexico State University in 1941, and an M.S. in Plant Pathology from Iowa State University in 1942. Following military service in the U.S. Navy (1943-1946), he returned to Iowa State University and completed requirements for the Ph.D. in Plant Pathology in 1948.

Young came to Oregon State University in 1948 as an Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology. He taught graduate courses on bacterial diseases of plants and plant disease control. Principal research efforts were on diseases of ornamentals and potatoes with emphasis on soil borne diseases and on fungicide research. He served as Head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1958 until 1966, when he was appointed Dean of Research with campus-wide responsibility for research coordination.

Young served as Acting President of Oregon State University from June 1969 until July 1970 and subsequently as the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies from 1970 to 1976. In 1976, he accepted appointment as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and then in 1980 as Managing Director/President of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University. He retired in 1986 and returned to OSU, where he served as part-time Director of the Office for Natural Resources Policy until 1990.

Young was active in the American Phytopathological Society and serves on several national councils, advisory panels, and the boards of directors of several private and public organizations. He married Marilyn Sandman in 1950 and they have 2 children, Janet E. and Randall Owen.

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Content Description

Includes personal files created by Young in his capacity as a faculty member and administrator at OSU, and as an administrator at the University of Nebraska and Cornell University. Contains correspondence files, research project files, reports, reference files, professional organizations files, publications, clippings, and photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Roy A. Young Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 9 series: 1. Dept. of Botany & Plant Pathology; 2. Dean of Research; 3. Acting President; 4. Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies; 5. Chancellor, University of Nebraska; 6. Professional Organizations & Activities; 7. Publications; 8. Talks and Trip Summaries; 9. Photographs. Each series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Custodial History

Papers were donated by Roy A. Young in August 1990.

Related Materials

University records pertaining to Young's administrative positions at OSU can be found in the Botany & Plant Pathology Department Records (RG 54); Vice Provost for Research & International Programs Records (RG 170); and the President's Office Records (RG 13). The Research Office Records (RG 170) contain materials of the Governor's Science Council from the years that Young was a member.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • College administrators--Nebraska--Lincoln.
  • College administrators--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College presidents--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Student movements--Oregon.
  • Universities and colleges--Administration.

Personal Names

  • Borlaug, N. E.
  • Butz, Earl L. (Earl Lauer), 1909-
  • Jensen, James H.
  • MacVicar, Robert William, 1918-
  • Young, Roy A. (Roy Alton), 1921-

Corporate Names

  • Agricultural Research Foundation (Or.)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • American Institute of Biological Sciences--Congresses.
  • American Phytopathological Society.
  • Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research.
  • International Congress of Plant Pathology.
  • National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Energy and Environment Committee.
  • National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Council for Research and Policy Administration.
  • Oregon State University--Research grants.
  • Oregon State University. Dept. of Botany & Plant Pathology.
  • Oregon State University. Environmental Health Sciences Center.
  • Oregon State University. Faculty Senate.
  • Oregon State University. Marine Science Center.
  • Oregon State University. Office of Dean of Research.
  • Oregon State University. Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
  • Oregon State University. Office of the President.
  • Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program.
  • Science Development Program (U.S.)
  • Society of the Sigma Xi. Oregon State University Chapter.
  • University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Chancellor.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs.


1990

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