The OSU Sea Grant program was established on February 20, 1968 as a result of the National Sea Grant Program and College Act of 1966. It was the first and largest of three programs set up at that time. Its mission was to develop "an understanding and appreciation of how to live with the ocean and how to manage the coastal zone." The program has focused on five areas: marine extension, education and training, seafood research, coastal environments, and public policy analysis. It is cooperatively funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, by the State of Oregon and local communities, and by private industry.
Sea Grant Communications produces books, reports, brochures, and newsletters as well as videos and DVDs that interpret, reflect, and promote the work of Sea Grant-funded research.
Jim Larison began his work at Oregon State University in 1978 as Assistant to the Director for Communications of Oregon Sea Grant. He became the Director of Sea Grant Communications in 1983, a position he held until about 1994.
Materials were transferred to the former University Archives and the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in several accessions from 1991 through 2014, primarily from Sea Grant Communications. The bulk of the materials were received in 2000, 2003, and 2014.
This collection is not fully processed and this guide is preliminary. Some materials that were previously part of this collection when it was originally described in 2009 have been transferred to separate collections -- Oregon Sea Grant Communications Videotapes and DVDs (FV 185 - SG 1) and
Collection is open for research.
Oregon Sea Grant Communications Moving Images (FV 185 - SG 3), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Other moving image materials created and assembled by Oregon Sea Grant Communications are described in separate collections:
The Oregon Sea Grant Communications Moving Images are arranged in 4 series: 1. Final Productions, 1973-1981; 2. Accession 2000:100, 1980-1991; 3. Accession 2003:083, 1980-1991; and 4. Accession 2014:047, 1975-1989.
The Oregon Sea Grant Communications Moving Images consist of final productions as well as extensive raw footage and film elements used in those motion picture films and others produced by Oregon Sea Grant. The motion picture films pertain to marine resources, oceanographic research, and wildlife in Oregon and were produced from the mid-1970s through early 1990s. Jim Larison was producer and/or filmmaker for most of these film productions. The following films are represented in the collection by final productions and/or raw footage and film elements: Oregon Trawler (1973-1975); Columbia River Gillnetters (circa 1975); Sea Grant: Marine Resources (circa 1975);
Of note in the collection is footage of ALVIN manned submersible dives off the Oregon coast in the mid-1980s and several public service announcements. While the bulk of the collection consists of 16 mm final productions, film elements, and raw footage, the collection also includes 3 open-reel videotape masters.
Several of the final productions have been digitized from videotape versions and are
Series 1 consists of 4 16 mm color film productions by Oregon Sea Grant Communications. Two of the films have been digitized from videotape versions and are
First and second editions.
Production digitized from a videotape version and is
Production digitized from a videotape version and
Series 2 consists of production elements and raw footage for several Sea Grant motion picture film productions that were received by the University Archives as Accession 2000:100. The materials are housed in 7 boxes and 14 film cans and include film and sound elements. The productions represented in this series are
Series 3 consists of production elements and raw footage for several Sea Grant motion picture film productions that were received by the University Archives as Accession 2003:083. The materials are housed in 20 boxes and 6 film cans. The final productions represented in the series are
The series also includes raw footage and film elements identified as Riches from the Sea, Soviet Fishery, Living Ocean, and Lawless Sea. Footage identified as Riches from the Sea was used for a production with the National Geographic Society Educational Films Division. The film Lawless Sea was not completed.
An item-level film log describing the footage included for Sagebrush County, Riches from the Sea, and Oregon’s Ocean is available in the collection central file and upon request. Four of the final productions have been digitized from videotape versions and are
Series 4 consists of 16 mm film productions, public service announcements, raw footage, and open reel videotape masters that were received by the Special Collections and Archives Research Center as Accession 2014:047. The materials are housed in 2 boxes and 4 film cans. The final productions represented in this series include Oregon Trawler (1975), Columbia River Gillnetters (circa 1975),
Several of the final productions have been digitized from videotape versions and are
30-second PSA; 3 copies; 16 mm film
2:20 minutes; PSA; 16 mm film
4 copies
KOAC-TV; narrated by Bill Wick.
2nd edition
open reel videotape (1- or 2-inch); 9:44; master 4/88. Production digitized from a videotape version and
2 open reel videotapes (1- or 2-inch); one is labeled "30:00; master C525 dupe, 2/8/82); the other is labeled "28:00; master with NDF time code, re-xfer, 4/8/82). Production digitized from a videotape version and is
Production digitized from a videotape version and is
27:00. Production digitized from a videotape version and
positive release print, 11/89. Production digitized from a videotape version and
Based on the film box, this may be "To Touch the Sky", a Weyerhauser film production.