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Charles H. Martin Papers, 1939-1942
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Martin, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1901-1975.
- Title
- Charles H. Martin Papers
- Dates
- 1939-1942 (inclusive)19391942
- Quantity
- 0.20 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS MartinC
- Summary
- The Charles H. Martin Papers consist of three narrative research reports on garden symphylids compiled by Martin while he was a researcher at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Martin joined the faculty of the Oregon State College Department of Entomology in 1946.
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles H. Martin was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Department of Entomology from 1946 until his retirement in 1968. Martin earned B.A. and M.A. (1927) degrees from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. (1939) from Cornell University. He was a researcher at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Cincinnati after completing his doctoral degree and before joining the faculty at Oregon State College. Charles Herbert Martin was born in Aline, Oklahoma on March 23, 1901 and died in Tucson, Arizona on October 21, 1975.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Charles H. Martin Papers consist of three narrative research reports on garden symphylids compiled by Martin while he was a researcher at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. In addition to narrative text, the reports include tables and charts of experimental results as well as photographs of experimental methods and processes.
Garden symphylids, also known as garden centipedes, are soil-dwelling arthropods. They consume decaying vegetation and can do considerable harm to agricultural crops by consuming seeds, roots, and root hairs in cultivated soil. Symphylids are described as a "serious agricultural pest" in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, and cause extensive damage in home gardens, nurseries, and greenhouses. Consequently, there have been active research and extension programs at Oregon State University pertaining to garden symphylids since the 1930s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Charles H. Martin Papers (MSS MartinC), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
These materials were transferred to the former University Archives by the Oregon State University Entomology Department in 2002.
Processing Note
This finding aid was prepared under remote working conditions in 2020 without access to the original collection; consequently, the number of original photographic prints in the reports could not be determined by the finding aid author and is not included in this finding aid.
Related Materials
The Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings include additional materials pertaining to symphylid research in the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025), the Entomology Department Records (RG 027) and Photograph Collection (P 055), the Ralph Berry Papers (MSS Berry), and the Hugh E. Morrison Papers (MSS Morrison). Additional photographs are available in the Extension and Experiment Station Communications Photograph Collection (P 120). A 1958 film "Symphylids and Their Control" from the Extension and Experiment Station Communications Moving Images (FV 120) is available streaming online.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Research--Ohio
- Arthropod pests
- Symphyla--Control
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. (creator)
Finding Aid Authors: Elizabeth Nielsen.
2020
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