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Roland Eugene Dimick Papers, 1933-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dimick, Roland Eugene, 1900-
- Title
- Roland Eugene Dimick Papers
- Dates
- 1933-1970 (inclusive)19331970
- Quantity
- 0.8 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- Consult repository.
- Summary
- These papers were created and assembled by Roland Dimick and document the establishment of the Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management and Dimick's participation in the Oregon Wildlife Federation..
- Repository
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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.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Roland Eugene Dimick was born in Hubbard, Oregon on July 5, 1899. He received a B.S. in 1926 and an M.S. in 1931 from Oregon State College. From 1929 to 1931 Dimick was a teaching fellow and assistant at the Agricultural Experiment Station, and served as Assistant Professor from 1931 to 1936. He helped establish the Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management and was appointed Professor and department head in 1936. He was department head until 1963 and became Professor Emeritus in 1966.
Dimick received the OSU Distinguished Service Award in 1969. He was a member of the Sigma Xi, Kappa Delta Pi and Gamma Sigma Delta honorary societies. Dimick died in Corvallis on February 1, 1980.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Series 1 and 2 document the establishment of the Department of Fish, Game and Fur Animal Management at Oregon State in 1935-36. The Oregon Wildlife Federation materials include an early constitution and membership list, general bulletins sent to county chapters, reports, resolutions, annual meeting programs, a recording on fishing, and news clippings. Photographs are of William J. Smith and the Oregon Wildlife Federation, logging salvage operations, and the Camp Adair area.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Roland Eugene Dimick Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 9 series: 1. William L. Finley Correspondence; 2. Dept. of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Curricula; 3. Grade Distribution Study; 4. Agriculture Awards Banquets; 5. Wildlife Club; 6. Oregon Wildlife Federation; 7. Miscellany; 8. Photographs; 9. Recording. Most series are arranged chronologically.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence with William L. Finley, 1935Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series II: Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal ManagementReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Curricula |
1935-1936 |
Series III: OSC Grade Distribution Study, 1936Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series IV: Agriculture Awards Banquet, 1967 and 1969Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series V: Ding Darling Wildlife Club, 1940-1942Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | "Oregon's
Wildlife" |
1940-1942 |
| 1 | Club officers |
1941-1942 |
| 1 | Publicity |
1941-1942 |
Series VI: Oregon Wildlife Federation, 1933-1970Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Constitution |
1937 |
| 1 | Membership lists |
ca. 1938 |
| 1 | Directors |
1938 |
| 1 | Reports of
Secretary/Treasurer |
1937-1939 |
| 1 | General Bulletins |
1938-1940 |
| 1 | Correspondence and news
releases |
1937-1938 |
| 1 | Reports |
1937-1939 and undated |
| 1 | Testimony before Federal
Power Commission |
1960 |
| 1 | Resolutions |
1939 and undated |
| 1 | Annual Meeting
programs |
1936-1970 |
| 1 | News clippings |
1937-1948 |
| 1 | Materials from associated
organizations |
1933-1953 |
National Wildlife
Federation |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Ad proofs and proof copy
from national newsletter |
ca. 1938 |
| 1 | Publication |
ca. 1960 |
Series VII: MiscellanyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Oregon Committee on Natural
Resources, 4th Biennial Report |
1961 |
| 1 | Water Pollution
article |
1960 |
| 1 | Waldport Ranger District
map |
1945 |
Series VIII: PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | William J. Smith |
1939-1940 |
| 2 | Oregon Wildlife Federation
banquet |
1936? |
| 2 | Glock Webb, Alsea Hatchery
superintendent |
ca. 1953 |
| 2 | Logging salvage
operations negatives
only
|
ca. 1950s |
| 2 | Wasco County habitat
improvement records (Elwood Madden thesis?) |
ca. 1949 |
| 2 | Camp Adair area
Photos taken by John McCann?; removed from album.
|
1954-1957 |
| 2 | John McCann's thesis
illustrations |
ca. 1960 |
| 3 | Camp Adair area
apx 12x17 in.
Photos taken by John McCann?; removed from album.
|
1953-1958 |
Series IX: RecordingReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 4 | Oregon Wildlife Federation,
" Fishing Debate" ",
William J. Smith interviewing Rep. John Hounsell and Don McKernan, broadcast on
KOAC (tape recording and transcript) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Logging--Oregon.
- Wildlife conservation--Oregon.
Personal Names
- Smith, William Joy.
Corporate Names
- National Wildlife Federation.
- Oregon Wildlife Federation.
- Oregon State College. Dept. of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management--History.
Geographical Names
- Camp Adair (Or.)
- Wasco County (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953. (creator)
- McCann, John Albert. (creator)
