Research Accounting Office Records, 1935-2010

Title: Research Accounting Office Records, 1935-2010

Predominant Dates: 1970-2001

ID: RG 026

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Research Accounting Office

Extent: 243.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The records are arranged by accession. Most accessions consist of Series 1. Funded Grant Proposal Records and 3. Sub-Contracts. Other series are: 2. Accounts Receivable Master Listing; 4. Reports of Indirect Costs; 5. Monthly Schedules of Gifts, Grants, and Contracts; and 6. Gift, Grant, and Contracts Records.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Research Accounting Records document the administration of funds from non-university sources for research projects at Oregon State University. The Research Accounting Office was established at Oregon State University in 1982.

Items from this colleciton have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

These records were generated by the Research Accounting Office and document the administration of funds for research projects from non-university sources. Records from the Oregon State System Higher Education (OSSHE) that document non-university project funds awarded prior to the establishment the Research Accounting Office in 1982 are also included in this record group.

The funded grant proposal records document research projects funded by non-University sources and constitute the bulk of the Research Accounting records. Included in this series are proposals, budgets, correspondence, contract agreements, sub-contracts, and,in some cases, final reports. The records in Series I are arranged by accession, within accession alphabetically by granting agency, and thereunder alphabetically by last name of principle investigator. The sub-contracts, which are arranged alphabetically within accession by sub-contractor, include agreements between OSU and other universities and organizations to provide services funded by a non-University source and include proposals, budgets, correspondence, and related documentation. The accounts receivable master listing for 1989 includes principal investigator, account number, department, duration of account, and amount.

The monthly schedules in series V contain information on grants from non-university sources received by OSU and compiled in monthly reports by the Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE) from 1979 to 1981, and later, the OSU Research Accounting Office for 1982-1989. Series VI consists of records generated by OSSHE that document research projects funded by non-University sources prior to 1982. The records in this series, which include correspondence, curricula vitae, contracts, agreements, reports, and grant proposals, document similar information to the funded grant proposal records in series I, and were generated prior to the establishment of the Research Accounting Office at OSU.

Accessions 2008:077, 2010:007, 2011:027, 2011:068, and 2012:060 consist of funded grant proposal records that document research projects funded by non-university sources and include proposals, budgets, correspondence, contract agreements, sub-contracts, final reports, and related documentation. The projects reflected in the Accession 2011:027 records closed during calendar year 2005. The projects reflected in the Accession 2011:068 records closed during calendar year 2006. The projects reflected in the Accession 2012:060 records closed during calendar year 2007.

Accession 2014:037 consists of funded grant proposal records that document research projects funded by non-university sources and include proposals, budgets, correspondence, contract agreements, sub-contracts, final reports, and related documentation. The projects reflected in these records all closed during fiscal year 2008.

Accession 2014:071 consists of funded grant proposal records that document research projects funded by non-university sources and include proposals, budgets, correspondence, contract agreements, sub-contracts, final reports, and related documentation. The projects reflected in these records all closed during fiscal year 2009.

Items from this colleciton have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.

More Extent Information: 244 boxes, including 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research. Grant proposals may include confidential personal information that is restricted.

Acquisition Note: The bulk of the records were transferred from the Research Accounting Office in multiple accessions from 1992 through 2006. The Gift, Grant, and Contract Records (Series VI) were transferred in 2001 from the Oregon University System's Records Management Services.

Related Materials: Other records documenting research conducted at OSU are available in the Research Office Records (RG 170). Extensive records of research conducted and/or funded by the Agricultural Experiment Station are available in the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025). Many academic department records and faculty personal papers also include research records.

Preferred Citation: Research Accounting Office Records (RG 026), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information:

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Historically, "squaw" has been used as a misogynist and racist slur to disparage indigenous American women. Within this historic usage, it has been applied to place names, and scientific or colloquial names for plants. In this collection, the term "squaw" is used in reference to the colloquial name for Ptychocheilus oregonesis. The common name of this fish has been changed to "Northern Pikeminnow".

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[Date of Acknowledgement: December 2023]

Other URL: A compiled preliminary container list for 31 separate accessions was created on or before November 19, 2015.

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