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In 1973, Pacific University hosted a symposium on the impending creation of the Scoggins Valley Dam, which would flood a nearby rural valley in order to create a reservoir for Washington County, Oregon. This project came at a time when many area residents were concerned about the rapid development of the county at the expense of prime farm lands. Titled "Man and the Land: Humanistic Perspectives on the Uses of Land," the symposium was funded by a grant from the Joint Committee for the Humanities in Oregon and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Walter Reif, a professor of philosophy and religion, was the director. The organizers of the symposium intended to bring together a variety of perspectives on the dam project, giving attention to local residents as well as business, development, agricultural, historical and recreational interests. As the grant proposal stated, it was held in order to "afford the citizenry of Washington County the opportunity to learn more about the implications of the dam project and to stimulate discussion around those values toward land found in the humanistic tradition." Approximately 130 people attended.
Contributors to the symposium included: Congressman Wendell Wyatt; the Forest Grove City Planner; the Wildlife Editor of the Oregonian; a biologist from the State Game Commission; representatives from the Oregon Student Public Interest Group (OSPIRG); a speaker from the Washington County Historical Society; an industrial forester; the director of the Oregon Recreation Trails System; numerous Pacific University faculty members; and others. They discussed the pros and cons of the plans to build the dam on Scoggins Creek. This plan, funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, was ultimately completed in 1975, displacing residents of Scoggins Valley and creating Henry Hagg Lake.
This collection includes documents, images and recordings related to the Symposium, including: the grant application for the symposium, planning documents, programs, position papers, registration records, speeches, completed evaluations, news clippings and mailing lists. Printed copies of the Bureau of Reclamation's environmental impact reports that were prepared for the dam project are also present. These textual documents are arranged roughly by their chronological order of creation. Other media including audio recordings of the proceedings, slides and transparencies are placed at the end of the collection. Scans of the slides, which include about 60 images of Scoggins Valley and surrounding areas in Washington County, are available online at: http://washingtoncountyheritage.org/cdm/search/searchterm/(RG.5.12)
Scoggins Valley Dam Symposium Records, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.
These documents were probably copied and distributed to key personnel involved in the Symposium. It includes: panelist instructions; contact responsibilities; drafts of speeches; attendance records; notes from the evaluations; and other material that is duplicated elsewhere in the collection.
This record book was likely compiled in order to create the final grant report. It includes: symposium plans; printing and copy records; mailing lists; financial records; correspondence, memoranda and notes; a grant proposal draft; clippings and publicity material; and documents on projects similar to the symposium.
Printed copies of speeches and position papers given at the symposium. Two notable ones are those by Congressman Wendell Wyatt, who supported the dam project, and Robert L. Benson, a member of the Washington County Historical Society who opposed it.
Housed in Oversized Drawer 6.
Reel audio recording of Session two, which was Saturday night wrap-up of the symposium.
Slide carousel includes approximately 60 color photographs on slides of Scoggins Valley and other sites in Washington County. These slides have been scanned and are available online at http://washingtoncountyheritage.org/cdm/search/searchterm/(RG.5.12)