OREross.xml Guide to the Charles R. Ross Papers 1936-2001 Ross (Charles R.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen. Oregon State University Libraries, University Archives 2008
121 The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 Phone: 541-737-2165 Email: archives@oregonstate.edu Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Nielsen. 2008 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center University Archives
121 The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 Phone: 541-737-2165 Email: archives@oregonstate.edu Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
MSS Ross Ross, Charles R. (Charles Robert), 1908- Charles R. Ross Papers 1936-2001 1936-1964 0.7 cubic foot, including 100 photographs 2 boxes, including 1 oversize box The Charles R. Ross Papers document the work of Ross as an Extension Forester with Oregon State University, a position he held from 1946 until 1970; his prior work in forestry in Alabama and the Carolinas; and his writings during retirement. Materials in English. Biographical Note:

Charles R. Ross served as Extension Forester for Oregon State University from 1946 until his retirement in 1970. He earned his B.S. in forestry from the University of Georgia and M.S. from the University of Washington. From 1936 until 1946, he worked in the southeastern United States for the U.S. Forest Service, the Extension Services in South Carolina and Alabama, and as a regional consultant for the American Forestry Association.

Ross authored the popular OSU Extension publication, Trees to Know in Oregon and numerous other publications on 4-H forestry, tree planting, and forest management. He was also a prolific writer on land use and population issues; his letters were published in local and regional newspapers as well as the The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and other national publications.

A founding member of the Greenbelt Land Trust in Corvallis, Ross was instrumental in the preservation of forests and farmland surrounding Corvallis and helped with the purchase of land that would become Chip Ross Park and the Fitton Green Natural Area. Ross died in Corvallis in 2006.

The Charles R. Ross Papers consist primarily of his publications and writing on forest resources, cultivation, harvesting, and timber marketing; land conservation, preservation of open space, and population growth; and the geography and culture of the southern Appalachians. These include reports prepared during his work in the southeastern United States from 1936 to 1946; publications written as an Extension Forester in Alabama and Oregon; and editorials, letters, and columns written from the 1930s through 2001 on various forestry, social, environmental, and political topics.

The reports document forest resources in Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Missouri; several of the reports include photographs. Field notebooks which Ross used to record information on forest acreage on private lands, people involved in harvesting of trees, and milling operations are included.

The Extension publications include materials produced at Oregon State University as well as by the Alabama Extension Service pertaining to farm forestry.

The editorials, letters and columns include original typescripts, photocopies of published items, and original newspaper clippings. Clippings of The Ranger's Corner columns that Ross wrote as an Assistant U.S. Forest Service Ranger in Georgia in 1937 and of his Let the Trees Grow columns for the Oregon Farmer are part of the collection.

Collection is open for research.

Charles R. Ross Papers, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Additions to the collection are expected.

The Horner Museum Oral History Collection includes an oral history interview conducted of Ross in 1987. Biographical information for Ross is included in the Memorabilia Collection. Additional materials pertaining to forestry extension in Oregon are available in the Forestry Extension Records (RG 103) and the Extension Service Records (RG 111). The Archives' holdings include numerous other collections pertaining to forestry topics.

 American Forestry Association. Appalachian Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.) Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Extension Service. Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Extension Service. Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service. Oregon State University. Extension Service. Oregon State College. Extension Forestry Program. Oregon State University. Extension Forestry Program. Forestry extension--Alabama. Forestry extension--Oregon. Forestry extension--South Carolina. Forests and forestry--Alabama. Forests and forestry--Georgia. Forests and forestry--Multiple use--Oregon. Forests and forestry--South Carolina. Photographic prints. Colleges and Universities Environmental Activism Forestry and Forestry Products Oregon Corvallis Photographs