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Forestry Extension Records, 1933-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Extension Forestry Program.
- Title
- Forestry Extension Records
- Dates
- 1933-1990 (inclusive)19331990
1958-1969 (bulk)19581969 - Quantity
- 3.5 cubic ft.
- Collection Number
- RG 103
- Summary
- The Forestry Extension Records document the educational programs and research projects pertaining to forests and forestry, logging, water quality, and recreational land use in Oregon, primarily during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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 - 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
Although the OSU Extension Service dates to 1911, not until 1944 was a farm forestry project initiated within Extension. In the late 1940s, the Extension Service added two foresters to the central staff at OSU. By the early 1980s, the Extension Forestry program included ten county agents and eight central staff forestry specialists, and was administered by the College of Forestry. Charles Ross served as Extension Forester from 1946 to 1970.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Of note are series I-IV, and X. Series I includes circular letters, general correspondence and correspondence between the Extension Forester and the Director of the Extension Service, as well as the County Extension Agents. Other correspondence files pertain to agencies outside the University and are organized by subject such as private forestry organizations and extension service agencies in other states. Of special interest in the correspondence, particularly in the letters of Charles Ross, are references to the issue of national population control and growth. Series II pertains to educational programs administered by Forestry Extension such as short courses and forest conservation tours for school children.
Series III documents several research projects undertaken by Forestry Extension from the 1960s through the 1980s. Several projects concern the impact of forests and lumbering upon streams and rivers; one major project pertains to the Alsea Basin. Series IV includes general information on forest related topics such as camping and the outdoors, sawmills and lumbering equipment, and forestation. Series V is a 1986 survey summary pertaining to the effectiveness of Forestry Extension programs in Oregon. Series VI is a biographical sketch of North Carolina extension forester Robert W. Graeber. Series VII consists of monthly field reports of Oregon extension work recorded by Extension Forestry Specialist Charles Ross.
Series VIII contains correspondence, a report, and returned questionnaires relating to the development by the Extension Service of contract services for woodland properties. Series IX consists of situation studies primarily addressing options in land use including forestry co-ops and recreational use of private farm and woodlands. Series X covers program planning topics such as a long range farm forestry plan and includes county planning council recommendations, group process guides, and plan of work reports. Series XI contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to the informational role of extension agents and forestry education in secondary schools.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Forestry Extension Records (RG 103), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 11 series: I. Correspondence; II. Educational Programs; III. Research Projects; IV. Informational Files; V. Survey Report; VI. Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Graeber; VII. Monthly Field Reports; VIII. Contract Services; IX. Situation Studies; X. Program Planning; and XI. Training Materials.
Related Materials
Other record groups pertaining to Forestry and Forestry Extension include: RG 139 (College of Forestry, Subgroup II [Office of the Dean]), RG 111 (Extension Service), and P 61 (College of Forestry). Related publication series include Pub 14-3 and 209. The Antone Van Vliet Papers and MC - Forestry Extension file also contain related materials.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence, 1962-1975Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Circular letters |
1963-1970 |
1 | County agents |
1962-1970 |
1 | Extension Service-other
states |
1966-1970 |
1 | General
correspondence |
1962-1968 |
2 | General
correspondence |
1968-1975 |
2 | Kolmer, Lee,
correspondence |
1971-1973 |
2 | Miscellaneous Federal
agencies |
1967-1969 |
2 | OSU Extension |
1962-1969 |
2 | OSU-other than
extension |
1963-1969 |
2 | Private Forestry
Organizations |
1967-1969 |
2 | Ross, Charles |
1967-1968 |
2 | Ross, Charles, Population
control and growth |
1968 |
Series II: Educational Programs, 1957-1975Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
2 | School Forest Conservation
Tours |
|
Box | ||
2 | General
information |
1960-1978 |
2 | Correspondence |
1961-1963 |
2 | County Tour preparation
(includes three photographs) |
1961-1963 |
2 | Teachers'
helps |
1961-1962 |
2 | Teachers suggested
follow-up activities |
ca. 1961-1962 |
2 | Teacher surveys and
county evaluations |
1958-1963 |
2 | Ideas for tour
improvement |
1960-1963 |
2 | Idea book materials and
final copy (includes two photographs) |
1961 |
2 | Statewide
handbook |
1961-1963 |
2 | Data for handbook
revision |
1964 |
2 | Washington state student
conservation handbooks |
1959-1961 |
2 | Publications,
handbooks |
|
Box | ||
2 | Oregon coast
region |
1960-1969 |
2 | Western Oregon
region |
1961-1969 |
2 | Eastern Oregon
region |
1960-1969 |
2 | Non-Oregon
region |
1959-1960 |
2 | Short courses |
1971-1975 |
2 | Other short OSU
programs |
1973 |
Educational
materials |
||
Box | ||
3 | Miscellaneous |
1957-1962 |
3 | American Forest Products
Industries, Inc., educational packet |
1962 |
Series III: Research Projects, 1959-1990Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Water Resources Research
Institute |
||
Box | ||
3 | Annual Reports, and
related data |
1964-1970 |
3 | Seminars |
1967 |
Proposals |
||
Box | ||
3 |
" Feasibility of
Irrigating Forest Stands"
|
1968 |
3 |
" Physiological Effects
of Irrigating Forest Trees"
|
1969 |
Water quality-Alsea Basin
Study |
||
Box | ||
3 | Watershed Grant
applications to Public Health Service, correspondence |
1962-1968 |
3 | Annual
Reports |
1966-1967 |
3 |
" Studies on Effects of
Watershed Practices on Streams" , project number 13010EGA, Alsea
Watershed Report, Quarterly Progress Reports, correspondence |
1969-1970 |
3 | Research
agreements |
1959-1966 |
3 | Research
budgets |
1966-1969 |
3 | Equipment |
1965 |
3 | Work
schedules |
1966 |
Box | ||
3 | Coastal Oregon
Productivity Enhancement (COPE) Program |
|
3 | Annual and Progress
Reports |
1987-1989 |
3 | Advisory Council
Meetings |
1986-1987 |
Box | ||
3 | Forestry Intensified Research
(FIR) Program, Annual and Progress |
|
Box | ||
3 | Reports |
1987-1990 |
Series IV: Informational Files, 1933-1968Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Forestry |
||
Box | ||
3 | Economics,
miscellaneous |
1945-1968 |
Equipment |
||
Box | ||
3 | Planting |
1944-1962 |
3 | Sawmill |
1945-1953 |
Forestation,
Planting |
||
Box | ||
3 | Oregon |
1933-1965 |
Seeds |
||
Box | ||
3 | Planting, other
states and Federal (general) |
1951-1963 |
3 | Propagating
cuttings |
1962-1966 |
3 | Seeding, aerial,
direct, natural regeneration |
1952-1966 |
3 | Tree planters'
notes - index |
1961-1965 |
Outdoors and
camping |
||
Box | ||
3 | General
information |
1948-1952 |
3 | 4-H Woodsman,
miscellaneous data |
1949-1956 |
3 |
" Bob Lincoln's
Knapsack"
|
1952-1953 |
3 | Campcraft, miscellaneous
clippings |
1948-1955 |
3 | Choosing and using the
axe; edible fruits, plants, etc. |
1947-1960 |
3 | Safety
pointers |
1946-1958 |
3 |
" At Home in the
Woods"
|
1953 |
Box | ||
3 | Small woodlands
management |
1954-1958 |
Series V: Survey Report, 1986Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
3 | Woodland owner views of
Extension Forestry Programs in Oregon |
1986 |
Series VI: Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Graeber of North Carolina, 1948Return to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Series VII: Monthly Field Reports, 1956-1969Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
3 | 1956-1965 | |
4 | 1966-1969 |
Series VIII: Contract Services, 1966Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
4 | Report,
correspondence |
1966 |
Series IX: Situation Studies, 1960-1967Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
4 | Forestry co-ops |
1965-1967 |
4 | Motivation
reports |
1961-1967 |
4 | Recreational land use
reports |
1962-1967 |
4 |
" Potential From Small Private
Woodlands of Columbia County"
|
1960 |
4 |
" Outdoor School Oregon
Style"
|
1966 |
Series X: Program Planning, 1954-1968Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
4 | Counties |
1966-1968 |
4 | County planning councils'
recommendations |
1958-1959 |
4 | Extension long range program
development |
1963-1967 |
4 | 4-H materials |
1963 |
4 | General |
1964-1968 |
4 | Group process
guides |
1954-1965 |
4 | Long range farm forestry
plan |
1958-1967 |
4 | Long range planning
conference |
1967-1968 |
4 | Plan of work
reports |
1959-1964 |
4 | State oriented instructions;
specialist duties |
1966-1967 |
Series XI: Training Materials, 1958-1967Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
4 | Agent training |
1958-1967 |
4 | Forestry in secondary
schools |
1958-1964 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Forest landowners--Oregon.
- Forestry extension--Oregon.
- Forestry schools and education--Oregon--Curricula.
- Forestry schools and education--Oregon.
- Forests and forestry--Multiple use--Oregon.
- Logging--Oregon.
Personal Names
- Graeber, R. W.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service.
- Oregon State University. Extension Service.
- Oregon State College. Extension Forestry Program.
- Oregon State University. Extension Forestry Program.
Geographical Names
- Alsea River Watershed (Or.)
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Ross, Charles R. (Charles Robert), 1908- (creator)