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John D. Lattin Papers, 1941-2004View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1955-1996
The John D. Lattin Papers consist of materials produced and assembled by John Lattin during his tenure as professor of entomology at Oregon State University. The collection includes professional correspondence, research proposals and reports, informational and promotional materials from OSU, and research materials related to entomology and Pacific Northwest forest management.
ID: MSS Lattin
Extent: 4.5 cubic feet
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Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation: John D. Lattin Papers (MSS Lattin), Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The John D. Lattin Papers were donated to the Oregon State University Archives in four accessions. 1.5 cubic feet of material were received from the Department of Entomology in August 2003. An additional 3.95 cubic feet were donated by John D. Lattin between November 2003 and October 2006. The collection is now held by the OSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives Research Center.
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Series 1: Correspondence, 1950-2004 Add to Shelf
Series I contains incoming and outgoing correspondence arranged alphabetically, chronologically, or by individual according to Lattin’s original organization. This series includes extensive professional correspondence and related documentation such as reports, conference materials, articles, and photographs. The majority of this series is contemporary to Lattin’s employment at OSU and demonstrates the information and specimen-sharing network established between entomologists in the United States and abroad. The correspondence also relates to Lattin's participation in professional events and organizations, curation of OSU's extensive entomology collection, official duties as an Entomology Department administrator, and the development of his personal entomology library.
Box-Folder 1.1: Correspondence, 1953-2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.2: Correspondence, 1958-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.3: Correspondence, 1958-2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.4: Correspondence, 1959-2006 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.5: Correspondence, 1967-2004 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.1: Correspondence, 1969-1981 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.2: Correspondence, 1971-1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.3: Correspondence, 1975-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.4: Correspondence, 1975-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.5: Correspondence, 1976-1999 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.6: Correspondence, 1977-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.1: Correspondence, 1978-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.2: Correspondence, 1994-1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.3: A, 1958-1980 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.4: A-C, 1953-1984 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.5: A-C, 1953-1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.6: D-I, 1950-1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.7: D-I, 1951-1983 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.1: D-I, 1952-1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.2: J-K, 1952-1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.3: L-O, 1951-1974 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.4: L-O, 1952-1981 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.5: M-R, 1958-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.6: P-R, 1951-1981 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.7: S, 1951-1972 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.1: S, 1955-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.2: S, 1960-1968 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.3: S-U, 1951-1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.4: W-Z, 1951-1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.5: W-Z, 1952-1973 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.6: OSU Museums and Collections Committee, 1980-1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.7: Reece Sailer, 1951-1957 Add to Shelf
Series 2: Scholarship & Education, 1941-2000 Add to Shelf
Series II is composed of materials relating to Lattin’s research and teaching efforts. The series contains proposals and reports, coursework, documents from Oregon State University, materials from professional events such as conferences and symposia, speech notes, and reprints of articles written by Lattin. This collection of material represents only a portion of the research, publications, and instruction produced by Lattin during his tenure at OSU.
Sub-Series 1: Grant Proposals and Project Materials, 1975-2000 Add to Shelf
Subseries 1 is comprised of grant proposals, research reports and documentation generated by Lattin, materials relating to Lattin’s engagement with professional organizations such as the Long-Term Ecological Research Network and the National Science Foundation, and work with the USDA, U.S. Forest Service, California Avocado Commission, and other groups.
Box-Folder 5.8: "Biosystematics of Predatory Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae: Podisus H. – S.) Associated with the Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Orgyia pseudotsugata McD. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)", 1975 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.9: "The Biosystematics of Predatory Stink Bugs of the Genus Podisus H. – S. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Aspinae) of America North of Mexico", 1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.10: "The Production and Development of Meadow Foam, Limnanthes alba, as a Renewable Source of Critically Needed Raw materials for Industrial Utilization", 1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.11: "Scientific and Technological Needs for Identification of Arthropods of Significance to Human Welfare", 1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.12: "Systematics of the Heteroptera (Insecta)", 1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.13: "An Investigation of Interrelationships Between Aquatic Invertebrates and Wood Debris in Stream Systems", 1978 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.14: "The Predatory Insects Associated with Western Spruce Budworms, Choristoneura spp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)", 1978 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.15: "A Systematic Study of the Miridae of the Pacific Northwest (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera", 1978 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.1: "Ecological Study of Alvord Basin Dune System, Southeastern Oregon", 1978-1980 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.2: "The Biosystematics of Predatory Stink Bugs of the Genus Podisus H.-S. (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Aspoinae) Associated with the Western Spruce Budworms, Choristoneura spp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)", 1979 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.3: "Applied Biosystematic Studies of Insects of Economic Importance", 1979-1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.4: "Systematic Entomology Service and Research Centers: A Feasibility Study", 1980 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.5: "The Role of Native Hazelnut as a Resource for the Dispersal of the Filbert Aphid", 1987 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.6: "Log Decomposition Processes as Influenced by Heterotroph Community Structure", 1987 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.7: "Enhancement of Beneficial Insects to Reduce Pesticide Use in Low Input Agricultural Systems", 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.8: "An RTG Program in Ecosystem Processes and Landscape Dynamics", 1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.9: "Butterfly Occurrence: Current Species Composition and Historical Reconstruction", 1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.10: "Systematic Entomology Laboratory Upgrade", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.11: "Symposium: The Crisis in Invertebrate Conservation", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.12: "Long-Term Ecological Research on the H. J. Andrews Experiment Forest", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.13: "Response of Plant and Arthropod Diversity to Land Use and Climate Change: Synthesizing the Functional Links Among Species", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.14: "1993 Supplemental Request for the Andrews Forest LTER Program", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.15: "Continuing Proposal for Long-term Ecological Research on the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (year 13)", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.16: "The Use of Arthropods to Monitor Biological Diversity in Forest Ecosystems", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.17: "Anglo-U.S. Workshop on Soil Diversity", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.18: "Transgenic Potato Systems Enhancing Insect Biological Control by Habitat Management", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.19: "Regional Ecosystem Change in the Pacific Northwest—Biophysical and Social Interactions", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.20: "Continuing Proposal for Long-term Ecological Research on the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Year 14)", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.1: "Threatened and Endangered Species", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.2: "Insects in Regeneration Stands of Douglas-fir in Western Oregon", 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.3: "Andrews LTER ’96 Supplement: Laser Sensing of Ecosystem Attributes", 1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.4: "Availability of Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Solid Wood Packing Materials Into the United States", 2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.5: "Report of the Site Review, Jornada LTER", 1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.6: Report: "Ecologically Sensitive Invertebrate Taxa of Pacific Northwest Old-Growth Conifer Forests", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.7: Report: "Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan: Other Organisms: Invertebrates: Arthropods", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.8: Draft Revisions of the "Draft-Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. For Amendment to the Survey and Manage Protection Buffer, and Other Mitigating Measures Standards and Guidelines", 1999-2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.9: Legal Affidavit re: the Asian Gypsy Moth, 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.10: National Science Foundation Committee of Visitors, 1990-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.11: California Avocado Commission, 1995 Add to Shelf
Sub-Series 2: OSU Department of Entomology, 1941-1999 Add to Shelf
Subseries 2 contains brochures, articles, and other documents from OSU’s College of Science and Department of Entomology, OSU Entomology Club Newsletters, a review of the OSU Department of Entomology, coursework generated by Lattin’s students, photographs of individuals and events associated with the Department of Entomology, and records of Lattin’s employment including curriculum vitae, correspondence, and evaluations.
Box-Folder 7.12: University, College, and Department Promotional and Informational Materials, ca. 1970-1999 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.13: OSU Entomology Club Newsletters, 1969-1981 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.1: Comprehensive Review of the OSU Department of Entomology, 1978 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.2: Entomology 591/691 Coursework, 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.3: Photographs, 1941-1980 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.4: John D. Lattin Employment Records, 1972-1998 Add to Shelf
Sub-Series 3: Speech, Public Hearing, Conference, and Symposia Materials, 1971-1996 Add to Shelf
Subseries 3 includes materials from professional events Lattin participated in such as The First Entomology Education Workshop and the 1992 Log Imports and Introduced Forest Pests in the Pacific Northwest Conference. The subseries also includes notes from speeches Lattin gave between 1971-1995, and records from a public hearing on the "Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Raw or Processed Wood Products".
Box-Folder 8.5: Conference Materials: "The First Entomology Educations Workshop", 1975 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.6: Conference Materials: "Log Imports and Introduced Forest Pests into the Pacific Northwest", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.7: Conference Materials: "Importing Wood Products: Pest Risks", 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.8: Public Hearing: "Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Raw or Processed Wood Products", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.9: Biotic Surveys and Inventories Panel, 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.10: Speech Notes, 1971-1995 Add to Shelf
Sub-Series 4: Article Reprints, 1947-2000 Add to Shelf
Subseries 4 is comprised of reprints of articles published by Lattin including "Effects of Global Climatic Change on Forests in Northwestern North America," "Arthropod Diversity and Conservation in Old-Growth Northwest Forests," and "Arhyssus Hirtus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhopalidae) in Minnesota: The Inland Occurrence of an East Coast Species."
Box-Folder 9.1: Reprints of Publications by John D. Lattin, 1947-2000 Add to Shelf
Series 3: Research Materials, 1957-2004 Add to Shelf
Series III is comprised of research materials assembled by John D. Lattin including handwritten notes, article reprints, newspaper clippings, and reports generated by the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other organizations. The majority of the materials collected in this series relate to Pacific Northwest forest management, foreign lumber importation, and the spotted owl controversy.
Box-Folder 9.2: Pest Risk Assessment of Imported Timber, 1957-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.3: Pest Risk Assessment of Imported Timber, 1970-1999 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.4: Pest Risk Assessment of Imported Timber, 1984-1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.5: Russian Timber, 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.6: Regulation of Imported Timber, 1990-1999 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.7: Pacific Yew and Taxol, 1951-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.1: Pacific Yew and Taxol, 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.2: H. J. Andrews Long Term Ecological Research Program, 1979-2004 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.3: H. J. Andrews Long Term Ecological Research Program, 1987-2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.4: Newspaper Clippings, 1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.5: Newspaper Clippings, 1990-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.6: Newspaper Clippings, 1990-1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.7: Newspaper Clippings, 1991-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.1: "The Identity of Naphius Seed Bug Pests in Africa (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)", 1968 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.2: "Worldwide Introduction and Establishment of Bark and Timber Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae)", 1976 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.3: "Invertebrates of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Western Cascade Mountains, Oregon: A Survey of Arthropods Associated with the Canopy of Old-Growth Pseudotsuga Menziesii", 1982 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.4: "Canopy Arthropod Community Structure and Herbivory in Old-Growth and Regenerating Forests in Western Oregon", 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.5: Draft: "Invertebrates of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Western Cascade Mountains, Oregon: A Preliminary List of the Insects and Other Arthropods Found at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest", 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.6: "Trees to Know in Oregon", 1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.7: "Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals of Oregon", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.8: Draft: "Generic Nonindigenous Aquatic Organisms Risk Analysis Review Process", 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.9: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation into the United States of Unprocessed Pinus and Abies Logs from Mexico", 1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.10: "Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured Wood Articles", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.11: "Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured Wood Articles", 1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.12: "Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured Wood Articles", 1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.13: "Importation of Logs, Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured Wood Articles", 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.1: Draft: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation of Unprocessed Eucalypt Logs and Chips from Australia into the United States", 2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.2: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation Into the United States of Unprocessed Logs and Chips of Eighteen Eucalypt Species from Australia", 2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.3: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation into the United States of Unprocessed Pinus Logs and Chips from Australia", 2006 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.4: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation into the United States of Unprocessed Pinus and Abies Logs from Mexico", 1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.5: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation of Pinus radiata and Douglas-fir Logs from New Zealand", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.6: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation of Larch from Siberia and the Soviet Far East, 1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.7: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation of Pinus radiata, Nothofagus dombeyi, nd Laurelia philippiana Logs from Chile", 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 12.8: "Pest Risk Assessment of the Importation into the United States of Unprocessed Eucalyptus Logs and Chips from South America", 2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 13.1: "Risks of Exotic Pest Introductions from Importation of Fresh Mexican Hass Avocados into the United States", 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 13.2: "An Efficacy Review of Control Measures for Potential Pests of Imported Soviet Timber", 1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 13.3: Draft: "Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl", 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 13.4: "Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl," Volume I, 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 13.5: "Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl," Volume II-Appendices, 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 14.1: "Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl," Appendix J2, 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 14.2: "Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl," Appendix J3, 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 14.3: "Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment to the Survey & Manage, Protection Buffer, and other Mitigation Measures Standards and Guidelines," Volume I, Chapters 1-4, 2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 14.4: "Records of Decision and Standards and Guidelines for Amendments to the Survey and Manage, Protection Buffer, and other Mitigation Measures Standards and Guidelines", 2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 14.5: "Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to Remove or Modify the Survey and Manage Mitigation Measure Standards and Guidelines", 2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 14.6: "Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement", 2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 15.1: "Biology of Alder: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Northwest Scientific Association Fortieth Annual Meeting", 1968 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 15.2: "Western Conifers Research Cooperative 1987 Research Plan", 1987 Add to Shelf