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Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations, 1925-1941

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station.
Title
Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations
Dates
1925-1941 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.9 cubic feet, including 1084 photographs, (8 boxes, including 1 oversize box)
Collection Number
P 019
Summary
The Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations consist of photographs and other illustrations reproduced in Station Bulletins published from the mid-1920s to early 1940s. The subjects are representative of the various agricultural research projects conducted in Corvallis and at Branch Stations throughout Oregon.
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was established under the provisions of the federal Hatch Act of 1887, which provided grants of $15,000 to each U.S. state and territory for experimentation in the "principles and applications of agricultural science." Agricultural experimentation began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1888 under Edgar Grimm, the Station's first director, and in 1889 state legislation was approved formally establishing the Experiment Station. That year, the Station published its first bulletin and the college farm was increased from 35 acres to 155 acres.

In 1901 the first Branch Station was established at Union, in northeast Oregon, to address issues pertaining to the agriculture in that part of the state. Over the next few years, Branch Stations were established throughout Oregon, at Hermiston and Moro (1909); Harney and Talent (1911); Hood River (1912); and Astoria (1913). Prior to World War II, stations were established at Pendleton (1927); Medford (1931); Squaw Butte (1935); Klamath Falls (1937); and Oregon City (1939).

Major achievements of the Station's first 50 years included a successful way to remove spray residues from fruit; introduction of new grain varieties; new methods for storing and marketing Oregon pears; control of various livestock diseases; development of the modern maraschino cherry; and poultry breeding for egg production.

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Content Description

The Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations consist of photographs and other illustrations published in the Station Bulletin series. These illustrations were used in 129 Station Bulletins (with numbers 214-398) published between 1925 and 1941. Not all of the Bulletins published during this time period are represented.

Subjects of the illustrations are representative of the various agricultural research projects conducted in Corvallis and at Branch Stations throughout Oregon during this time period. Notable topics are horticulture, especially fruits, berries, and nuts; dairy husbandry and production; forage crops such as hay alfafa, and oats; cattle and sheep raising and marketing; poultry; speciality crops such as hops and flax; soils and irrigation; and plant diseases and insect pests. In some cases, individual farms or processing facilities are identified.

Of special note are photographs of Asian pears and pear trees taken by Frank Charles Reimer during a trip to China and published in Station Bulletin 214 in 1925.

The bulk of the photographs are photographic prints; the collection includes 10 film negatives and 7 nitrate negatives. Other illustrations are included for most bulletins including charts, graphs, diagrams, equipment drawings, and maps.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin Illustrations (P 019), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection consists of one series: I. Station Bulletin Illustrations, 1925-1941. The illustrations are arranged by bulletin number (SB) and have not been assigned unique individual numbers. In some cases, they are labeled P019:xxx, where "xxx" represents the bulletin number. In other cases, the items are labeled with the bulletin number (beginning with SB) and the figure number from the publication.

Acquisition Information

The collection was acquired by the Archives in the mid-1960s.

Related Materials

Original paper copies of Station Bulletins 214-398 are available in the Publications Collection (PUB 6-14a). Illustrations published in later Station Bulletins (numbers 413-594, dated 1938-1963) are part of the Extension and Experiment Station Communications Photographic Collection (P 120). Other photographs of Asian pears and their marketing are part of the Agricultural Experiment Station Photographic Collection (P 029). Many other photographs of Agricultural Experiment Station programs are part of the Agricultural Experiment Station (P 029), Extension and Experiment Station Communications (P 120), and Experiment Station Publications (P 132) photographic collections and Harriet's Collection.

Extensive documentation of the Station's agricultural research programs are available in the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agricultural experiment stations--Oregon.
  • Agriculture--Economic aspects--Oregon.
  • Agriculture--Research--Oregon.
  • Cattle--Oregon.
  • Crops--Research--Oregon.
  • Dairy products--Oregon.
  • Fruit--Research--Oregon.
  • Fruit-culture--Oregon.
  • Horticulture--Oregon.
  • Pear--China.
  • Plant diseases--Research--Oregon.
  • Poultry--Research--Oregon.
  • Sheep--Oregon.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film negatives.
  • Nitrate negatives.
  • Photographic prints.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station. (creator)
    • Oregon State Agricultural College. Agricultural Experiment Station. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis; updated by Ashley Norberg and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2009

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