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Title: James A. Harper Papers, 1930-1992
Predominant Dates: 1947-1986
ID: MSS HarperJ
Primary Creator: Harper, James A.
Extent: 10.35 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
This collection includes KOAC radio presentations, general reference files pertaining to the turkey industry and turkey research, students' papers and theses, and color slides taken of and used in turkey research and teaching programs. The research records include proposals, reports, notes, bulletins from OSU and other states' experiment stations, journal reprints, correspondence, and two films.
An addition to the Harper Papers (Accession 098:098) consists of two series. Series 1 consists of research records from the W-7 regional project and successor projects on turkey breeding and reproduction and includes proposals, reports, correspondence, and 2 motion picture films. Series 2 consists of two sets of informational files on turkey production and includes notes, bulletins from OSU and other states' experiment stations, journal reprints, and other materials.
James Arthur Harper was born on November 18, 1916, in Delemar, Idaho to Julia and Philip Harper.
He earned a bachelors from Oregon State College in 1940, and a masters from Pennsylvania State in 1942. Harper had two years of teaching experience before starting as a Research Assistant at Oregon State in 1942. As a faculty member in Poultry Husbandry, he focused on turkey research. Specifically teaching turkey management and reproduction, and the marketing of poultry products.
Harper married Mariellen McCracken, September 1942 in Benton County, Oregon.
He died in Corvallis on August 31, 2019.
More Extent Information: 10 cubic foot boxes and 1 document box
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: James A. Harper Papers (MSS HarperJ), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time.
Harper, James A.
Oregon State University. Poultry Program
Savage, Thomas F.
Harper, James A.
Natural Resources
University History
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