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Environmental Health Sciences Center Records, 1964-1996
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Environmental Health Sciences Center.
- Title
- Environmental Health Sciences Center Records
- Dates
- 1964-1996 (inclusive)19641996
- Quantity
- 1.3 cubic ft.
- Collection Number
- RG 155
- Summary
- The Environmental Health Sciences Center Records document interdisciplinary reserach in environmental toxicology at Oregon State University. The Environmental Health Sciences Center was established in 1967 with funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
- 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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Environmental Health Sciences Center was established in 1967 to provide coordination and stimulation of interdisciplinary environmental health research and training between OSU colleges and departments. The Center is funded primarily by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the major field of research is environmental toxicology. The director reports to the Dean of Research.
Directors have included Virgil Freed (1967-1981) and Donald J. Reed (1982-1997).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Series I, Introductory Booklet, consists of a packet of materials assembled in 1975 to illustrate the programs and operations of the Center. Series II, Progress Reports, consists of summary and annual reports of the Center and specific programs, from 1964-1996. The first report pertains to a program in place when the Center was established. Series III, Special Reports, consists of planning, program, meeting, and project reports, primarily from the 1970s. Series IV consists of policy /historical correspondence from 1975 and 1976. Series V includes the Center's executive committee meeting minutes from 1967- 1970. Series VI contains grant and research proposals for the Center and component programs, and dates from 1966-1970. Series VII, Special Events Records, contains reports and paper abstracts of conferences attended by Center staff or hosted by the Center in the early 1970s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Environmental Health Sciences Center Records (RG 155), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 7 series: I. Introductory Booklet; II. Progress Reports; III. Special Reports; IV. Policy/ Historical Correspondence; V. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes; VI. Grant and Research Proposals; and VII. Special Events Records.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Introductory Booklet, ca. 1975Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series II: Progress Reports, 1964-1996Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Toxicology of Pesticides in
the Environment, progress reports |
1964-1968 & 1966/67 |
| 1 | Summary Progress
Report |
1968-1973 |
Annual Reports |
1967-1993 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Entire
program |
1967/68-1970/71 |
| 1 | Environmental Toxicology
of Pesticides |
1971/72 |
| 1 | Entire
program |
1973/74, 1977/78 & 1984/84-1987/88 |
| 1 | Entire
program |
1988/89-1992/93 |
| 1 | Entire
program |
1993-1996 |
Series III: Special Reports, 1970-1984Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Planning, Programming and
Budgeting Report |
1970-1975 |
| 1 | Program Review and National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Task Force Report |
1983-1984 |
| 1 | Meeting Reports, Directors of
University-based Centers for the Environmental Health Sciences |
1975-1977 |
| 2 | Waste pesticide management
program status reports |
1970 |
| 2 | Project reports |
1973-1975 |
Series IV: Policy/Historical Correspondence, 1975-1976Return to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Series V: Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1967-1970Return to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Series VI: Grant & Research Proposals, 1966-1970Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Center for Environmental
Management |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | 1967-1973, submitted 1966 | |
| 2 | 1970-1975, submitted 1969? | |
| Box | ||
| 2 | Environmental Health Sciences
Center renewal grant for 1970-1975 |
submitted 1969 |
| 2 | Pesticide
Toxicology/Environmental Science training renewal proposal |
ca. 1970 |
| 2 | Land Use Planning &
Zoning in Selected Oregon Counties, research proposal |
1969 |
Series VII: Special Events Records, 1970-1972Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | Report on
" Environment: The Quest for
Quality" conference, Washington, D.C. |
February 1970 |
| 2 | Abstracts of papers from
" Beneficial Uses of Thermal
Discharges" conference, Albany, New York |
September 1970 |
| 2 | Abstracts of papers from
" Agents of Environmental
Stress" conference, Tualatin, Oregon (sponsored by Environmental Health
Sciences Center) |
July 1972 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Environmental health--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Environmental toxicology--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Pesticides--Toxicology--Research--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Research institutes--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University--Research.
- Oregon State University. Environmental Health Sciences Center.
