OREwood.xml Guide to the G. Burton Wood Papers 1908-1987 Wood (G. Burton) Papers Finding Aid Authors: Roxanne Edgar and Elizabeth Nielsen. Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center 2018
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This finding aid was encoded in EAD by Archon 3.21 from an SQL database source on December 6th, 2018. Encoding was modified by Elizabeth Nielsen for Archives West compliance. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). Wood, G. B. (Gregory Burton), 1909- G. Burton Wood Papers 1908-1987 1946-1975 MSS Wood 2.70 cubic feet, including 6 photographs 4 boxes Materials in English. Special Collections and Archives Research Center
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The G. Burton Wood Papers document Wood's professional work as the Director of the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station from 1966 to 1975 and as an agricultural economist.  The collection includes trip and meeting files, speeches, and reference materials.  Wood was a faculty member in agricultural economics at Oregon State University from 1951 until his retirement in 1975. Biographical Note:

G. Burton Wood joined the faculty of Oregon State College in 1951 as head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, a position he held until 1966 when he was appointed Director of the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Associate Dean of Agriculture.  Wood retired from these positions in 1975.    Wood earned a BS from the University of Oregon in 1938, an MS from Oregon State College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1945.  From 1944 to 1951, he was on the faculty at Purdue University.  Wood's specialities within agricultural economics were marketing, farm management, and arbitration.

Gregory Burton Wood was born in 1909 in Medford Oregon.  He married Ramona Jackson, daughter of E.P. Jackson, in 1935 and they had two children, Gregory Jr. and Patricia.  Wood died in 1990.

 Henderson, Robert W. (Robert Wesley), 1914-2006. Wood, G. B. (Gregory Burton), 1909- Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State University. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Western Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Photographic prints. Agricultural development projects--Turkey. Agricultural economists--Oregon. Agriculture--Economic aspects--Oregon. Agriculture--Research--Oregon. Crops--Research--Oregon. Weeds--Control--Oregon. Agriculture Colleges and Universities Economics and Banking Oregon Corvallis Washington (State) Photographs

The materials were donated to the University Archives by Wood's daughter, Pat Gregory, in 1998.

This finding aid replaces a stub record created in 2012.  Administrative Regulations for Oregon Agricultural College that were assembled by E.P. Jackson have been removed from the collection and transferred to the President's Office Records of William Jasper Kerr (RG 013 - SG 7).

Collection is open for research.

G. Burton Wood Papers (MSS Wood), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Oral history interviews of G. Burton Wood are available in the A.L. Strand Oral History Collection (OH 007) and the Horner Museum Oral History Collection (OH 010).  Records documenting Wood’s administrative role and research are part of the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department Records (RG 128) and the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025).  The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holds the papers of several other agricultural economics faculty including Emery N. Castle, D. Curtis Mumford, and Fred W. Obermiller as well as Elvin A. Duerst, Oregon State alumnus and international agricultural economist.

The G. Burton Wood Papers are arranged in 3 series: 1. Trip and Meeting Files, 1950 -1987; 2. Speeches and Presentations, 1946-1970; and 3. Reference Materials, 1908-1984.

The G. Burton Wood Papers document Wood's professional work as an agricultural economist and administrator.  The collection consists of trip and meeting files, speeches, and reference materials  The Papers reflect Wood’s representation of Oregon State University at special events, in meetings of Oregon commodity groups, and in regional associations and advisory groups.  The bulk of the records are for Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the western United States.  The collection also reflects Wood’s particular interests within agricultural economics – farm management, marketing, cooperative associations, the role of land grant colleges and universities, and the administration of agricultural research through Experiment Stations.  Speeches, reports, and publications on agricultural forecasts and the future of agriculture broadly in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest are part of the collection.  Also of note are materials pertaining to agriculture in Turkey assembled by Wood as part of a large Oregon State University contract with the United States Agency for International Development.  Materials pertaining to mint oil, grape wine research, and the Winegrowers Council are part of the papers.  Several photographs of groups of individuals (which may include Wood) are included as well.

 Series 1 Trip and Meeting Files 1950-1987

Series 1 comprises the bulk of the collection and documents conferences, meetings, and events that Wood attended in his role as an agricultural economist and Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. As Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Wood represented Oregon State University at special events throughout the state of Oregon, in meetings of Oregon commodity groups, and in regional agricultural associations and advisory groups. The bulk of the records are for 1966-1975. This series includes materials assembled by Wood pertaining to agriculture in Turkey as part of an Oregon State University contract with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to advise on the organization and coordination of agricultural research and extension programs and the development and prospects for agriculture in Turkey - especially production of wheat and other cereal grains.

 1.01 USAID (United States Agency for International Development) Weed Control Project Meeting 1971-1972 1.02 Agricultural Bankers Spring Conference Talk 1972 1.03 Fall Agricultural Conference Meeting 1974 1.04 Agricultural Research Foundation Investment Committee Meeting 1987 1.05 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Governing Board 1970-1971 1.06 Agricultural Research and Advisory Council Meeting 1972 1.07 Albers Milling Co. Conference Meeting 1974 1.08 American Arbitration Association 1964-1972 1.09 American Bankers Association 1971-1973 1.10 ASCS (Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service) Conference Trip Folder 1975 1.11 Beef Cattle Day 1972 1.12 Beef Cattle Field Day Meeting 1973 1.13 Branch Station Superintendents Meeting 1973 1.14 Community Banker Workshop 1973 1.15 Crop Science Field Day 1974 1.16 Department Heads Meeting 1972 1.17 Interim Committee of ESCOP (Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy) Trip Folder 1972 1.18 Annual Summer Meeting of Experiment Station Superintendents 1974 1.19 Farm and Ranch Executive Seminar 1974 1.20 Governmental Affairs Committee, Corvallis Chamber of Commerce 1963-1965 1.21 Governmental Affairs Committee Chamber of Commerce 1965-1966 1.22 Grape Wine Research Meeting 1973 1.23 Annual Meeting of Gresham Cooperative 1975 1.24 Jefferson County Livestock Association Meeting 1973 1.25 Meeting with Mark T. Buchanan 1973 1.26 Mint Oil Handling Evaluation and Recommendations 1958-1962 1.27 Mint, Personal 1958-1960 1.28 National Agricultural Outlook Conference 1971 1.29 Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the National Research Council's Agricultural Research Institute 1972 1.30 National Rural Development Conference 1973 1.31 Northeast Regional Center for Cultural Development Trip Folder 1972 1.32 Netarts Program and Graduate Student Budgets 1973 1.33 Northwest Agricultural Show Talk 1972 1.34 Northwest Food Processers Association Liaison Research Committee Meeting 1972 1.35 Northwest Regional Meeting of Deans and Directors 1974-1975 1.36 Meeting of the Nursery Industry 1973 1.37 Oregon Agricultural Research and Advisory Council Meeting 1974 1.38 Oregon Branch Experiment Station, Review Committee, Closure 1972 1.39 Oregon Poultry Industries Association Meeting 1973 1.40 Oregon Rural Areas Development Committee Meeting Talks 1970 1.41 Oregon Turkey Improvement Association Meeting 1972 1.42 Ornamentals Laboratory Dedication 1974 1.43 OSU and USAID Contract for Weed Control Trip Folder 1974

USAID (United States Agency for International Development)

 1.44 Pacific Northwest Agricultural Chemical Credit Conference Talk Trip 1973 1.45 Pacific Northwest Conference on Agricultural Trade with Japan Meeting 1974 1.46 Pacific Northwest Farm Forum Trip Folder 1972 1.47 Annual PCA (Production Credit Association) Directors' and Managers' Meeting 1974 1.48 Pear Bureau Meeting 1972 1.49 Planning Session for Joint Meeting of WSRAC (Western Social Research Advisory Committee) and Extension Rural Development Group Trip Folder 1972 1.50 Rangeland Resources Advisory Board Spring Meeting 1974 1.51 Regional Bankers Agriculture Conference Meeting 1973 1.52 Review of Agriculture Services to Outlying Islands Trip Folder 1975 1.53 Scoggin Dam Meeting 1973 1.54 Seattle Cedargreen, Personal Basic Data 1950-1960 1.55 Seattle Cedargreen Report 1960 1.56 Spring Agricultural Conference Trip Folder 1974-1975 1.57 Squaw Butte Experiment Station Advisory Committee Meeting 1972 1.58 Squaw Butte Beef Cattle Field Day 1974 1.59 Superintendent's Annual Meeting 1972 1.60 Southwest Washington Weed Association Meeting 1973 1.61 Spring Agricultural Representative Conference 1974 1.62 Tri-State Research Coordination Meeting 1972 2.01 Turkey Agriculture Materials for Trip Folder 1967-1973

1 of 3 folders

 2.02 Turkey Agriculture Materials for Trip Folder 1967-1973

2 of 3 folders

 2.03 Turkey Agriculture Materials for Trip Folder 1967-1973

3 of 3 folders

 2.04 U.S. Bank Agri-Business Talk Meeting 1972-1975 2.05 U.S. National Bank Fall Agriculture Conference Meeting 1973 2.06 Veterinary Medicine Isolation Facility Dedication 1974 2.07 Western Farmers Association Meeting 1974 2.08 Western Region Area Development Research Center Meeting 1972 2.09 Western Regional Extension Committee Meeting 1972 2.10 Western Regional Planning Meeting 1973 2.11 W-113 Western Regional Technical Research Committee Meeting Trip Folder 1973 2.12 W-113 Technical Committee 1974 2.13 W-114 Annual Meeting Trip Folder 1975 2.14 Winegrowers Council Meeting 1974 2.15 Winegrowers Council of Oregon Meeting 1974 2.16 WSRAC Meeting Trip Folder 1973

WSRAC (Western Social Research Advisory Committee)

 2.17 WSRAC Meeting Trip Folder 1973-1974

WSRAC (Western Social Research Advisory Committee)

 2.18 WSRAC Meeting Trip Folder 1974

WSRAC (Western Social Research Advisory Committee)

 2.19 WSRAC Meeting 1974

WSRAC (Western Social Research Advisory Committee)

 2.20 Yamhill Chamber of Commerce Harvest Dinner Meeting 1974 2.21 Personal Notes on Others' Talks 1965-1973 Series 2 Speeches and Presentations 1946-1970

Series 2 consists of speeches and presentations given by Wood on a variety of topics at conferences and meetings; typed and reproduced speeches as well as handwritten outlines are included. Most of the speeches are from 1969-1970. Topics addressed include: markets for agricultural commodities, challenges of agricultural research especially in the context of Experiment Stations, the beef cattle industry in the Pacific Northwest, potato marketing and pricing, irrigation, the future of agriculture in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest; agricultural credit, and the commercialization of agriculture ("big agriculture").

 2.22 Speeches Given 1946-1970 Series 3 Reference Materials 1908-1984

Series 3 consists of publications, reports, and reference materials received and assembled by Wood. They include publications by governmental and non-governmental organizations, Experiment Station materials, and newspaper clippings. The materials represent a wide range of topics including economic and agricultural forecasts, farmers cooperatives, the role of land grant colleges and universities, and agricultural research administration especially through Experiment Stations. This series also includes a 1908 postcard to Mrs. E.P. Jackson, Wood’s mother-in-law, as well as several photographs taken in the 1960s-1970s of groups that may include Wood. Materials pertaining to a committee studying the feasibility of a proposed OSU golf course are included. A directory from 1970 demonstrates Wood's professional contacts.

 2.23 Agricultural Research Foundation Publications 1983-1984 2.24 Curriculum, Ornamentals Short Course (Horticulture) 1959-1966 2.25 Department Reviews 1968 2.26 Directories 1969-1970

Includes Deans of Agriculture, Experiment Station Directors, Other Departments, Branch Stations, Extension services, Oregon Agriculture Commodity and Farm Organization, Senate and House Comittees, ESCOP (Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy),WSRAC (Western Social Research Advisory Committee), WAERC - ERC (Western Agricultural Economics Research Council), USDA, and Northwest Soil and Water Conservation

 2.27 Feasibility of a Proposed OSU Golf Course 1978 2.28 Materials Relating to the Industrialization of Agriculture 1967-1968 2.29 Materials Shared with Wood 1961-1975 2.30 Materials Shared with Wood 1967-1972 2.31 Newspaper Clippings- Farm Subsidies and Picking a University President 1967-1968 2.32 Oregon Experiment Station Materials 1973-1975 2.33 Oregon Commodity Data Sheets 1967-1968 3.01 Others' Materials and Papers Presented 1963-1972 3.02 Others' Materials and Papers Presented 1966-1975 3.03 Papers by Others 1961-1974 3.04 Photographs circa 1965-1975

Includes a photgraph of Roy Young with a field trip group (circa 1965) and 4 other photographs of unidentified groups (which may include Wood). Several of the photographs are by R. W. Henderson. One is a color print.

 3.05 Photographic postcard to Mrs. E.P. Jackson 1908

Postcard from E.P. Jackson to Mrs. E.P. Jackson, parents of Wood's wife Ramona Wood (nee Jackson)

 3.06 Publications and Materials by Government Agencies 1960-1980 3.07 Publications and Materials by Government Agencies 1962-1973 4.01 Publications and Materials by Government Agencies 1967-1974 4.02 Publications and Materials by Non-Government Organizations 1960-1976 4.03 Publications and Materials by Non-Government Organizations 1965-1973 4.04 Quality and Food Task Force 1974-1975 4.05 Report on Effects of Effluents on Flavor of Salmon Fish 1966 4.06 Reprinted Publications 1956-1968 4.07 A Review of the Pacific Northwest White Wheat Futures Contract, Report to the Governor 1973 4.08 Western Agricultural Economics Association Publication 1983