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Benton County (Or.) Extension Service Records, 1938-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Extension Service.
- Title
- Benton County (Or.) Extension Service Records
- Dates
- 1938-2010 (inclusive)19382010
1955-1997 (bulk)19551997 - Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, including 155 photographs, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- RG 249
- Summary
- The Benton County (Or.) Extension Service Records consist of materials generated and assembled by the Extension Service Office in Benton County, primarily documenting extension forestry activities and programs. Richard A. (Rick) Fletcher was Extension Forestry Agent for Benton County from 1979 until 2011.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Benton County received its first County Extension Agent in 1917. The Oregon State University Extension Service established a farm forestry project in 1944; by the early 1980s, the Extension Forestry program included 10 county agents and 8 central staff forestry specialists.
Rick Fletcher served as Extension Forestry Agent for Benton County from 1979 until his retirement in 2011. Bert W. Udell graduated from Oregon State College in 1940 with a degree in logging engineering. He established the Happy Valley Tree Farm near Lebanon, Oregon, where he hosted an annual tree day for the public. The tree farm was the site for 4-H activities and educational tours. Udell was also active in the Oregon Small Woodlands Association. He died in Lebanon in 2010.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Benton County (Or.) Extension Service Records consist of materials generated and assembled by the Extension Service Office in Benton County. The Records primarily document a variety of activities and programs, primarily pertaining to forestry operations and Christmas tree farms during the tenure of Extension Forester Richard A. (Rick) Fletcher. The collection includes brochures, bylaws, cds, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, research data, reports, and survey records. Information about forestry demonstration projects, tours and workshops, 4-H forestry programs, and collaboration with local forestry operations and Christmas tree farms are included as well as Extension Service planning materials, surveys, and research records. About a third of the materials reflect research projects in the Benton County area, primarily relating to Christmas tree farming. Materials documenting research on the cultivation of cottonwoods and ponderosa pines are also included. Records of the Oregon Small Woodlands Association are part of the collection.
The photographs consist of 95 slides and 60 prints depicting a forestry tour in Japan, the 1996 National Tree Farm Conference, examples of agro-forestry farming, and Bert Udell.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Benton County (Or.) Extension Service Records (RG 249), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Acquisition Information
This collection was transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012 by the Benton County Extension Office.
Future Additions
Additions to the collection are expected.
Related Materials
The Extension Service Records (RG 111) document Extension Service programs and activities throughout Oregon, including Benton County. The Forestry Extension Records (RG 103) document educational programs and research projects pertaining to forests and forestry in Oregon, primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. The Charles R. Papers (MSS Ross) document Ross' work as an Extension Forester with Oregon State University, begininng in 1946.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- 4-H clubs--Oregon.
- Christmas tree growing--Oregon.
- Forestry extension--Oregon.
- Tree farms--Oregon.
Personal Names
- Udell, Bert W.
Corporate Names
- Oregon Small Woodlands Association.
Geographical Names
- Benton County (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Compact discs.
- Photographic prints.
- Slides.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Fletcher, Richard A. (creator)
Corporate Names
- Oregon Small Woodlands Association. (creator)
- Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service. (creator)