Archives West Finding Aid

All chronological, alphabetical, and numerical arrangement and inventorying of Series I materials was completed by E. Dale Trout, John P. Kelley, or an unidentified third party before the materials were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center.

Series I is comprised of correspondence to and from E. Dale Trout and John P. Kelley. The majority of this correspondence pertains to the professional work of Trout including research and experimentation, professional engagement, and administration of the Radiation Science and Engineering Laboratory at Oregon State University.

Series II consists of technical reports on diagnostic radiology instrumentation and techniques produced by E. Dale Trout through his research at the X-Ray Science and Engineering Laboratory. The series also includes course manuals, teaching materials, and a student survey relating to General Science radiation dosimetry and x-ray courses developed and taught by Trout under contract from the FDA’s Bureau of Radiological Health. Additionally, Series II contains documents relating to Trout's professional association with the Northwest College and University Association for Science (NORCUS) and the Joint Center for Graduate Study, as well as reports presented to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement during Trout's tenure as vice president of the organization.

Series III contains publications written or coauthored by Trout relating to radiology practices and equipment, roentgenology, dosimetry, radiation protection, and recruitment and instruction in the radiology field. Publications include "Isodose Curves for Superficial Therapy," "Conventional Building Materials as Protective Barriers in Dental Roentgenographic Installations," and "A Radiation Instrument Calibration System," among others. All arrangement and numbering of these publications appears to have been completed by John P. Kelley and an inventory created for the contents of the first two folders. Series III also contains materials from seminars and lectures given by Trout at the OSU X-Ray Science and Engineering Laboratory, the American Public Health Association, the Institute for Radiologic Technologists, and the Health Physics Society between 1966 and 1976.

Series IV is comprised of professional literature including pamphlets, technical manuals, and instructional booklets relating to radiation physics, radiology, super voltage radiation, radiology equipment test methods and procedures, and radiation safety. These materials were published by academic, corporate, and government entities including the National Bureau of Standards, the International Commission on Radiological Protection, Machlett, Eastman Kodak, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine. All materials were assembled by E. Dale Trout and John P. Kelley. This series also contains bibliographic notecards describing publications in the fields of radiology and radiation physics. All literature is arranged chronologically and the bibliographic notecards are arranged alphabetically A-Q and S-Z.

Series V is comprised of two photographic prints mounted on a folded board panel. Untitled with only Trout's signature and a date, the two images depict a bird hovering close to the water along a rocky shoreline and the smoke stacks of a ship in operation.