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Denis P. Lavender Papers, 1954-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lavender, Denis P.
- Title
- Denis P. Lavender Papers
- Dates
- 1954-2007 (inclusive)19542007
1965-2003 (bulk)19652003 - Quantity
- 6.8 cubic feet, including 300 photographs, (7 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS Lavender
- Summary
- The Denis P. Lavender Papers document the forestry research conducted by Lavender at Oregon State University and the University of British Columbia, especially regarding conifer seedlings and reforestation. Lavender earned his MS and Ph.D. degrees in forestry at Oregon State University in the late 1950s and early 1960s and then became a Professor of Forest Science until 1984. In 1985-1992, he was head of the Forest Science Department at the University of British Columbia.
- 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 - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Preliminary container list available online.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Denis P. Lavender earned his MS (1958) and Ph.D. (1962) degrees in forestry at Oregon State University and was a faculty member in forest science until 1984. After leaving Oregon State in 1984, he served as head of the Forest Science Department at the University of British Columbia until his retirement in 1992, when he returned to Oregon State as a Professor Emeritus in Forest Ecosystems and Society. Lavender's association with Oregon State dates from 1950 when he began working for the Oregon Forest Research Center, which later became the Forest Research Laboratory. Lavender's research focused on Douglas-fir as well as white spruce and lodge-pole pine. He developed a methodology for storing and planting seedlings that increased conifer survival rate by 20 percent. His findings enabled reforestation of the Tillamook Burn 10 years earlier than originally estimated. While in Canada, Lavender and several colleagues established the Silvicultural Institute of British Columbia (now known as the Forest Management Institute of British Columbia).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Denis P. Lavender Papers document the research activities and publications of Lavender, an Oregon State University Forest Science professor and alumnus. The Papers include article reprints, conference proceedings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, presentation materials, reports, research data, and theses. The collection reflects Lavender's work at Oregon State University (1950-1984)and the University of British Columbia (1985-1992), especially his research on the storage and planting of Douglas-fir, white spruce and lodge-pole pine seedlings. Lavender's role in the establishment of the Silvicultural Institute of British Columbia is documented.
The bulk of the collection is comprised of reference materials. These consist of article reprints and publications by other researchers, conference proceedings, correspondence, and notes -- all of which were arranged by Lavender into topics such as root growth, seedling storage, prescribed burning, flowering, and the possible impacts of global warming (climate change) on conifer forests. About 300 color slides include text and images prepared and assembled for presentations.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Denis P. Lavender Papers, Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The Lavender Papers were received by the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012.
Processing Note
This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Related Materials
The Special Collections & Archives Research Center includes extensive and substantive collections documenting forestry research in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest including the College of Forestry Records, the Gerald W. Williams Collection, and numerous collections of faculty papers.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Climatic changes--Environmental aspects.
- Conifers--Seedlings--Storage.
- Douglas fir--Oregon--Seedlings.
- Douglas fir--Planting--Oregon.
- Douglas fir--Seeds.
- Forests and forestry--Research--Oregon.
- Reforestation--British Columbia.
- Reforestation--Oregon.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College. School of Forestry.
- Oregon State University. College of Forestry.
- Oregon State University. School of Forestry.
- University of British Columbia. Forest Science Department.
Form or Genre Terms
- Slides.
Finding aid prepared by Karl McCreary and
Elizabeth Nielsen.
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
