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Roland Eugene Dimick Papers, 1933-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dimick, Roland Eugene, 1900-
Title
Roland Eugene Dimick Papers
Dates
1933-1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.8 cubic feet
Collection Number
Consult repository.
Summary
These papers were created and assembled by Roland Dimick and document the establishment of the Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management and Dimick's participation in the Oregon Wildlife Federation..
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.
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Biographical Note

Roland Eugene Dimick was born in Hubbard, Oregon on July 5, 1899. He received a B.S. in 1926 and an M.S. in 1931 from Oregon State College. From 1929 to 1931 Dimick was a teaching fellow and assistant at the Agricultural Experiment Station, and served as Assistant Professor from 1931 to 1936. He helped establish the Department of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management and was appointed Professor and department head in 1936. He was department head until 1963 and became Professor Emeritus in 1966.

Dimick received the OSU Distinguished Service Award in 1969. He was a member of the Sigma Xi, Kappa Delta Pi and Gamma Sigma Delta honorary societies. Dimick died in Corvallis on February 1, 1980.

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Content Description

Series 1 and 2 document the establishment of the Department of Fish, Game and Fur Animal Management at Oregon State in 1935-36. The Oregon Wildlife Federation materials include an early constitution and membership list, general bulletins sent to county chapters, reports, resolutions, annual meeting programs, a recording on fishing, and news clippings. Photographs are of William J. Smith and the Oregon Wildlife Federation, logging salvage operations, and the Camp Adair area.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Roland Eugene Dimick Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 9 series: 1. William L. Finley Correspondence; 2. Dept. of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Curricula; 3. Grade Distribution Study; 4. Agriculture Awards Banquets; 5. Wildlife Club; 6. Oregon Wildlife Federation; 7. Miscellany; 8. Photographs; 9. Recording. Most series are arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

Papers were found in Dimick's office.

Related Materials

Fisheries and Wildlife Department Records (RG 190) and Photograph Collection (P 179); and the William L. Finley Papers.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Logging--Oregon.
  • Wildlife conservation--Oregon.

Personal Names

  • Smith, William Joy.

Corporate Names

  • National Wildlife Federation.
  • Oregon Wildlife Federation.
  • Oregon State College. Dept. of Fish, Game, and Fur Animal Management--History.

Geographical Names

  • Camp Adair (Or.)
  • Wasco County (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953. (creator)
    • McCann, John Albert. (creator)


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