Susan Aldrich-Markham Photographs, 1971-2003

Title: Susan Aldrich-Markham Photographs, 1971-2003

Predominant Dates: 1985-2000

ID: P 289

Primary Creator: Aldrich-Markham, S. (Susan)

Extent: 1.4 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Susan Aldrich-Markham Photographs consist of color slides created and assembled by Aldrich-Markham in her work as a Field Crops Extension Agent with the Oregon State University Extension Service in Crook, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties. The images were used for weed and native plant identification and illustrate agricultural methods and techniques for weed control, seed crops, and pasture management. Susan Aldrich-Markham served as an Extension Agent from 1984 until her retirement in 2008.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

The Susan Aldrich-Markham Photographs consist of color slides taken and assembled by Aldrich-Markham in her work as a Field Crops Extension Agent. The images were used in slide presentations and Extension publications for weed and native plant identification. The images also illustrate agricultural methods and techniques such as companion planting, sprayer maintenance, roadside grass seeding, nurse crop planting, conservation, and pasture management. Most of the farms and farming operations depicted in the photographs are identified by name. Images of a tour of Polk County, a visit to the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz and Trigo (CIMMYT) research facility in Mexico, and a national meeting of county agricultural agents are also part of the collection.

The collection includes 4083 slides that are arranged in general topics; many of the images are annotated with detailed descriptions. Most of the images were taken by Aldrich-Markham. Slides by Extension Agent L.C. Burrill and others are also included.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Susan Aldrich-Markham served as a Field Crops Extension Agent for the Oregon State University Extension Service from 1984 until her retirement in 2008. Aldrich-Markham was based in Crook, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties during her career and specialized in weed identification, planting of nurse crops for erosion control, and native plants. She worked closely with grass seed farmers and the Master Gardener program.

Susan Aldrich-Markham earned a B.A. in Psychology from Pomona College in 1969 and completed post-baccalaureate studies at Oregon State University for a B.S. (1973) and M.Ag. (1978) degrees in Crop Science.

More Extent Information: 4083 photographs; 2 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The photographs were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center by the Yamhill County Extension Office in 2012.

Related Materials: The Crop Science Department Records (RG 095), Crop Science Department Photographic Collection (P 134), and Crop and Soil Science Department Videotapes (FV 134) provide extensive documentation of crop science research, teaching, and extension activities at Oregon State. Additional photographs of Oregon crops are available in the College of Agricultural Science Photographs (P 036), Farm Crops Department Photographs (P 130), and Extension Service Photographs (P 062). The Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings include the papers and records of many Extension Service workers and organizations. Among these are the James F. Bishop Papers(MSS Bishop) and the N. John Hansen Scrapbook (MSS HansenNJohn).

Preferred Citation: Susan Aldrich-Markham Photographs (P 289), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 14, 2014.

Aldrich-Markham, S. (Susan)
Burrill, L. C.
Oregon State University. Extension Service

Agricultural extension work--Oregon.
Aldrich-Markham, S. (Susan)
County agricultural agents--United States.
Crops--Oregon.
Endemic plants--Oregon.
Grass seed industry--Oregon.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Natural Resources
Pastures--Management.
Polk County (Or.)
University History
Weeds--Control--Oregon.
Weeds--Oregon--Identification.
Women agricultural extension workers--Oregon.

Slides (photographs).